KVJ Is Not Literal, but Functional Equivalent

[McCree79]

So the functional way to translate in this case as he would be much better then the more literal one as an it?

I certainly believe so. The gender form of Greek should not always be brought into English. Just as calling αμαρτία (sin) a "she" would cloud the meaning, so does calling the Holy Spirit an "it". Greek gender does not always convey sex (male/female). Context is king.

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[Yeshua1]

I certainly believe so. The gender form of Greek should not always be brought into English. Just as calling αμαρτία (sin) a "she" would cloud the meaning, so does calling the Holy Spirit an "it". Greek gender does not always convey sex (male/female). Context is king.

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So while the Kjv translators were not technically wrong to do this, they should have chosen a different way!

 

[Ziggy]

"Infant" (το βρέφος) and "child" (το παιδίον) are both neuter in Greek. Should pronouns referring to such be merely "it"?

It is hardly dynamic equivalence to assign a correctly pertinent pronoun in the receptor language rather than remaining overly literal.

 

[McCree79]

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It is hardly dynamic equivalence to assign a correctly pertinent pronoun in the receptor language rather than remaining overly literal.

That is exactly what it is. It is not a bad thing, but it ignores the gender form...and rightfully so. It conveys meaning over form.



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[Jerome]

"Infant" (το βρέφος) and "child" (το παιδίον) are both neuter in Greek. Should pronouns referring to such be merely "it"?

Why not?