Cheryl Schatz

Craig,
The argument that Payne is making is that the two infinitives cannot have the same object if the case of the object does not match both of the infinitives. That argument is rejected by the grammar source that I quoted. The next question would be whether the object must be attached to both infinitives or just one. In all the other examples that Payne gives, both take the object. It seems like this is the normal assumption.

Yet one still needs to check the context to see what the context suggests. If “woman” is not generic, then having both infinitives take on the object “man” would qualify the kind of teaching as private, not public. If the teaching that is being restricted is public and the teaching is attached to deception, then the mention of this specific person makes sense. It is a specific issue to deal with that is different than the restrictions from chapter 1. If the teaching in 1 Timothy 2:12 that is being restricted is public and to the whole church, the there is no need to mention the woman as she would be covered along with all the other false, but deceived teachers mentioned in chapter 1.

I believe that the object attached to “teach” defines the problem as a hidden or private issue.