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    Diagram of The Directive and Local Functions of Prepositions

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    This document discusses the importance of accurately understanding prepositions in biblical interpretation. It provides a chart classifying the directive and local functions of prepositions in Greek. It then gives two examples where English translations have been faulty by mistranslating Greek prepositions. The first is John 13:8, where "in me" should be "with me". The second is Ephesians 4:11-12, where failing to distinguish the Greek prepositions obscures that the ministry belongs to all believers, not just pastor-teachers. Accurately interpreting prepositions is crucial for obtaining the true meaning of passages.

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    This document discusses the importance of accurately understanding prepositions in biblical interpretation. It provides a chart classifying the directive and local functions of prepositions in Greek. It then gives two examples where English translations have been faulty by mistranslating Greek prepositions. The first is John 13:8, where "in me" should be "with me". The second is Ephesians 4:11-12, where failing to distinguish the Greek prepositions obscures that the ministry belongs to all believers, not just pastor-teachers. Accurately interpreting prepositions is crucial for obtaining the true meaning of passages.

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    This document discusses the importance of accurately understanding prepositions in biblical interpretation. It provides a chart classifying the directive and local functions of prepositions in Greek. It then gives two examples where English translations have been faulty by mistranslating Greek prepositions. The first is John 13:8, where "in me" should be "with me". The second is Ephesians 4:11-12, where failing to distinguish the Greek prepositions obscures that the ministry belongs to all believers, not just pastor-teachers. Accurately interpreting prepositions is crucial for obtaining the true meaning of passages.

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    This document discusses the importance of accurately understanding prepositions in biblical interpretation. It provides a chart classifying the directive and local functions of prepositions in Greek. It then gives two examples where English translations have been faulty by mistranslating Greek prepositions. The first is John 13:8, where "in me" should be "with me". The second is Ephesians 4:11-12, where failing to distinguish the Greek prepositions obscures that the ministry belongs to all believers, not just pastor-teachers. Accurately interpreting prepositions is crucial for obtaining the true meaning of passages.

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    Diagram of the Directive and Local Functions of Prepositions

    Prepositional Meanings Classified

    Direction Position Relation Agency Means Cause Associa Purpose


    tion
    ana up in, by
    anti in exchange for, because of
    instead of, for
    apo from for by on account of
    dia through for by through, because of for the sake
    by means of of
    ek out of on by means of because of
    en into in, on, at, besides, among in with, because of with
    within by means of
    eis into, unto, to in, among, as, for, against, because of for the
    upon in respect to purpose of
    epi up to, to upon, at, on, against, after, in on account of for
    in, by, the time of
    before, over
    kata along, down, down, from, according to,
    upon, upon, at, in, with reference to
    throughout by, before
    meta after with
    para beyond, beside, contrary to with
    to the side of, before
    from
    peri around, about in behalf of, with
    concerning,
    about
    pro before
    pros to, toward at, on, beside against, for, by means of on account of with for
    pertaining to
    sun besides with
    huper beyond over, above concerning, for, for the sake
    instead of, of
    on behalf of
    hupo under by
    (From Dana and Mantey, Manual Grammar of the Greek Testament)

    I have found this chart so helpful that I have put it in the flyleaf of my Bible. To illustrate how important
    prepositions can be, I would like to cite two glaring cases of careless (and thus faulty) translation. In the
    Revised Standard Version John 13:8 reads, "If I do not wash you, you have no part in me." The Greek
    preposition translated "in" is meta, which should be translated "with." The King James Version and the
    New American Standard properly translate it so. The difference is crucial! "In me" would indicate that
    Peter's salvation was in question, whereas "with me" speaks of Peter's fellowship with Christ--his joint
    participation with the Lord in the activities of life.

    The other faulty translation is perhaps just as costly if we fail to get the true meaning inferred from the
    prepositions used. It is in Ephesians 4:11, 12, and here even the New American Standard Version doesn't
    keep it straight. The passage should read, if we observe the Greek prepositions used: "And he gave
    some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers toward (Greek, pros) the equipping of the
    saints unto (Greek, eis) the work of ministry, unto (Greek, eis) the building of the body of Christ." (italics
    mine).

    Most of the translations fail to make the distinction between the prepositions used here in the Greek text.
    Thus it obscures the fact that the ministry belongs to all God's people, not just the pastor-teachers. The
    result of this failure has, among other things, contributed greatly to the Christian "unemployment"
    problem. Many Christians would think themselves to be presumptuous to entertain the idea of having a
    ministry for the Lord. Source: Bob Smith – Basics of Biblical Interpretation, pp. 83-84.

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