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TL

2010-06-02

“Personally I dislike both “SUBORDINATE” and “SUBMIT”. I prefer “being subject” in Eph 5:21 and “are subject” in Eph 5:24. IMO, it better conveys the PASSIVE force of the verbs used.”

Personal preferences are fine, but we need to stay in the same grammatical form. “Are subject” is a noun. “Being Subjected” is a verb but one in which one is being acted upon by another; IOW someone else is subjecting you. Hupotassomenoi is a verb in the passive and middle voice. The form of hupotassomenoi is that one is NOT being acted upon, but is acting upon oneself.

More later, I’m out the door.

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