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NASB | Hebrews 6:6 and then have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 6:6 and then have fallen away--it is impossible to bring them back again to repentance, since they again nail the Son of God on the cross [for as far as they are concerned, they are treating the death of Christ as if they were not saved by it], and are holding Him up again to public disgrace. |
Bible Question:
Anastaurountas (who crucify) is in the second aorist voice and is a present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine tense ... not just a present participle. The aorist tense is characterized by its emphasis on punctiliar (precise) action; that is, the concept of the verb is considered without regard for past, present, or future time, that is, that which expresses action without indicating its completion or continuation. There is no direct or clear English equivalent for this tense, though it is generally rendered as a simple PAST tense in most translations. The events described by the aorist tense are classified into a number of categories by grammarians. The most common of these include a view of the action as having begun from a certain point ("inceptive aorist"), or having ended at a certain point ("cumulative (second) aorist"), or merely existing at a certain point ("punctiliar aorist"). The categorization of other cases can be found in Greek reference grammars. The English reader need not concern himself with most of these finer points concerning the aorist tense, since in most cases they cannot be rendered accurately in English translation, being fine points of Greek exegesis (critical explanation or analysis of a text) only. The common practice of rendering an aorist by a simple English past tense should suffice in most cases. http://www.christiankeys.ca/QuestionsAboutScriptures15.html ... then click on "second aorist" Note "have fallen away" (parapesontas) is also in the second aorist voice and is a present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine tense ... as well as Romans 5:12 ... it is past ... not the future. |
Bible Answer: Greetings Searcher! You wrote: "Anastaurountas (who crucify) is in the second aorist voice and is a present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine tense ... not just a present participle." I'm not sure where you got your information my friend, but it is not accurate. A verb cannot be both Aorist and Present tense at the same time. The verbs in Heb. 6:4-6 are parsed as follows: * have been enlighted (aorist, passive, participle, masculine, plural, accusative.). * have partaken of the heavenly gift (aorist, deponent, participle, masculine, plural, accusative.). * have shared in the Holy Spirit (aorist, passive, participle, masculine, plural, accusative.). * have tasted the word of God (aorist, deponent, participle, masculine, plural, accusative.). * have fallen away (aorist, active, participle, masculine, plural, accusative.). * to renew (Present, active, infinitive.). * they are cruciying afresh (present, active, participle, masculine, plural, accusative). * they are exposing Him to public disgrace (present, active, participle, masculine, plural, accusative). In the above list, all of the aorist tense verbs refer to past time, but the last three verbs (all of which are present tense) refer to continous action in the present time. Now, everything you wrote describing the Aorist tense is accurate, but not the parsing. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |