{"id":11982,"date":"2021-02-21T13:49:54","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T17:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/figuresofspeechinthebible.net\/?p=11982"},"modified":"2021-02-21T23:30:12","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T03:30:12","slug":"polysyndetons-quite-dinner-guest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/figuresofspeechinthebible.net\/?p=11982","title":{"rendered":"Polysyndeton’s Quiet Dinner Guest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Polysyndeton: Shhhh.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In verses 1-3 we saw the figure Polysyndeton used, and in more than one way.
\nIn verses 4-8 we see Polysyndeton’s counterpart, Asyndeton, which is the absence of conjunctions. With Polysyndeton more conjunctions are used than is normal. With Asyndeton we have the opposite, or less conjunctions than normal. The “A” in Asyndeton means <\/span><\/span>without<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/span>, hence this figure of speech is used not to tie together the bundle into a whole of its parts as with Polysyndeton, but to carry us along quickly. It is commonly accepted that Asyndeton will present a “punch-line”, or “moral of the story” at its conclusion, which it does in verse 8. However, Asyndeton is the deliberate <\/span><\/span>absence<\/i><\/span><\/span> of conjunctions, not the <\/span><\/span>presence<\/i><\/span><\/span> of punch lines.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n4 Charity suffereth long, [<\/span><\/span>and<\/i><\/span><\/span>] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
\n5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
\n6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
\n7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
\n8 Charity never faileth:<\/span><\/span>
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\nVerses 4-8 contain other figures as well. In this sitting we will enjoy the Asyndeton beginning with “charity” in verse 4, and concluding in verse 8 with “charity”. “Charity never fails” not only ends verses 4-7, but it begins a new thought carried from verse 8 through verse 10, which we will look at next time.
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\nNotice also the figure Prosopop\u0153<\/span><\/span>ia, or Personification, which is ” <\/span><\/span>A figure by which things are represented or spoken of as persons<\/i><\/span><\/span>;<\/span><\/span> or<\/i><\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> by which we attribute intelligence<\/i><\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>by words or actions<\/i><\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>to inanimate objects or abstract ideas.<\/i><\/span><\/span>” to pursue this figure further, see “<\/span><\/span>Figures of Speech Used in the Bible<\/u><\/span><\/span>” by Dr. E. W. Bullinger, beginning on page 861. https:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/cu31924029277047#page\/n915\/mode\/2up<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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\n4<\/strong> Charity1<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span> suffereth long<\/span><\/span>2<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span>, [<\/span><\/span>and<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>] is kind<\/span><\/span>3<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span>; charity envieth not<\/span><\/span>4<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span>; charity vaunteth not itself<\/span><\/span>5<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span>, is not puffed up<\/span><\/span>6<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span>,
\n<\/span><\/span>1 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span>( <\/span><\/span>\u1f29 \u1f00\u03b3\u1f71\u03c0\u03b7, <\/span><\/span><\/span>[agape]<\/span><\/span><\/span> the charity [G26<\/a>]; <\/span><\/span>noun<\/b><\/span><\/span>: a very special love from or for God, or one another).
\n<\/span><\/span>2 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span>(<\/span><\/span>\u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6<\/span><\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> [<\/span><\/span>makrothum<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>\u0101<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>] suffers long<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> [<\/span><\/span><\/span>G3114<\/a>]; <\/span><\/span><\/span>verb<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>: patient perseverance).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>
\n<\/span><\/span>3 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span>(<\/span><\/span>\u03c7\u03c1\u03b7\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u1f7b\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/span><\/span><\/span>, [<\/span><\/span>chr\u0113steuetai<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>] is kind [G5541<\/a>]; <\/span><\/span>verb<\/b><\/span><\/span>: to show oneself benevolently useful towards others). <\/span><\/span>
\n4 <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup>(<\/span><\/span>\u03b6\u03b7\u03bb\u03bf\u1fd6; \u03b6\u03b7\u03bb\u1f79\u03c9 [zeloi]<\/span><\/span><\/span> envies not [<\/span><\/span><\/span>G2206<\/a>];<\/span><\/span><\/span> verb:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> (negative sense) to boil with envy, anger, hatred)<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n5 <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup>(<\/span><\/span>\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b5\u1f7b\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9; \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b5\u1f7b\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9<\/span><\/span><\/span> [<\/span><\/span>perpereuomai<\/span><\/span><\/span>] vaunts not [G4068<\/a>]; <\/span><\/span>verb:<\/b><\/span><\/span> boastful, braggart).<\/span><\/span>
\n6 <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup>(<\/span><\/span>\u03c6\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9; \u03c6\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u1f79\u03c9<\/span><\/span><\/span> [fuseo<\/span><\/span>\u014d<\/span><\/span>] puff up [G5448<\/a>]; <\/span><\/span>verb:<\/b><\/span><\/span> inflate with pride).<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup>
\n5 <\/strong>Doth not behave itself unseemly<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>7<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span>, seeketh not her own<\/span><\/span>8<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span>, is not easily provoked<\/span><\/span>9<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span>, thinketh no evil<\/span><\/span>10<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span>;
\n<\/span><\/span>7<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span> (<\/span><\/span>\u1f00\u03c3\u03c7\u03b7\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd\u03b5\u1fd6<\/span><\/span><\/span>;<\/span><\/span> \u1f00\u03c3\u03c7\u03b7\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd\u1f73\u03c9<\/span><\/span><\/span> [<\/span><\/span>aschemone<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>\u014d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>] unseemly [G807<\/a>]; <\/span><\/span>verb<\/b><\/span><\/span>: to act unbecomingly, out of order).<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup>8<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span> (<\/span><\/span>\u1f11\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2<\/span><\/span><\/span>;<\/span><\/span> \u1f11\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6<\/span><\/span><\/span> [<\/span><\/span>heautou<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>] her own [G1438<\/a>]; <\/span><\/span>pronoun: <\/b><\/span><\/span>herself, himself, itself).
\nThis then addresses the noun “charity” in the Personification.<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup>9 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span>(<\/span><\/span>\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03be\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/span><\/span><\/span>; <\/span><\/span>\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03be\u1f7b\u03bd\u03c9<\/span><\/span><\/span> [<\/span><\/span>paroxoon\u014d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>] easily provoke [G3947<\/a>]; <\/span><\/span>verb:<\/b><\/span><\/span> to irritate, provoke to anger).<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup>10<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span> (<\/span><\/span>\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u1f77\u03b6\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/span><\/span><\/span>; <\/span><\/span>\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u1f77\u03b6\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9<\/span><\/span><\/span> \/<\/span><\/span>\u03ba\u03b1\u03ba\u1f79\u03bd;<\/span><\/span><\/span> \u03ba\u03b1\u03ba\u1f79\u03c2<\/span><\/span><\/span> [<\/span><\/span>logizomai\/ kakos <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>] think evil [G3049<\/a>]; <\/span><\/span>verb\/adjective<\/b><\/span><\/span>: to make an account of wrongs; see various meanings at link). <\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup>
\n6<\/strong> Rejoiceth<\/span><\/span>A<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span> not in iniquity<\/span><\/span>11<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>but<\/b><\/span><\/span>* rejoiceth<\/span><\/span>B <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span>in the truth<\/span><\/span>12<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span>;
\n* <\/span><\/span>but <\/b><\/span><\/span>is the word<\/span><\/span> <\/b>\u03b4\u1f73<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/b>which is a disjunctive conjunction, however, it does not negate the Asyndeton in verses 4-8a. Verse 6 is one element of the figure, and within that element the conjunction is used to join “rejoiceth not in iniquity” with “rejoiceth in the truth”. This is the conjunctive aspect of<\/span><\/span> <\/b>\u03b4\u1f73<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/b><\/span><\/span> It brings these two things together to show their difference. It does not join verse 6 with verse 5 or 7.<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>A <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span>( <\/span><\/span>\u03c7\u03b1\u1f77\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9;<\/span><\/span><\/span> \u03c7\u03b1\u1f77\u03c1\u03c9<\/span><\/span><\/span> [khi-r<\/span><\/span>\u014d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>] rejoice [G5463<\/a>]; <\/span><\/span>verb: <\/b><\/span><\/span>to welcome with gladness,<\/span><\/span> etc<\/i><\/span><\/span>. See various meanings at link).<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>11 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span>(<\/span><\/span>\u1f00\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u1f77\u1fb3<\/span><\/span><\/span>; <\/span><\/span>\u1f00\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u1f77\u03b1<\/span><\/span><\/span> [adikia] iniquity [G93<\/a>]; <\/span><\/span>noun:<\/b><\/span><\/span> injustice or unrighteousness.
\n<\/span><\/span>B <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span>(<\/span><\/span>\u03c3\u03c5\u03b3\u03c7\u03b1\u1f77\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9<\/span><\/span><\/span>; <\/span><\/span>\u03c3\u03c5\u03b3\u03c7\u03b1\u1f77\u03c1\u03c9<\/span><\/span><\/span> [<\/span><\/span>sun-khi-r<\/span><\/span>\u014d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>] rejoices [G4796<\/a>]; <\/span><\/span>verb: <\/b><\/span><\/span>to take part in another’s joy.)<\/span><\/span>
\n12 <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup>(<\/span><\/span>\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u1f77\u1fb3; \u1f00\u03bb\u1f75\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1<\/span><\/span><\/span> truth [G225<\/a>]; <\/span><\/span><\/span>noun:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> what is correct according to God.<\/span><\/span><\/span>)
\n<\/span><\/span>
\n7<\/strong> Beareth<\/span><\/span>13<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span> all things*, believeth<\/span><\/span>14<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span> all things, hopeth<\/span><\/span>15<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span> all things, endureth<\/span><\/span>16<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span> all things.
\n*<\/span><\/span>All things with distinction to what is true according to God’s Word.<\/span><\/span>
\n13<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup> (<\/span><\/span>\u03c3\u03c4\u1f73\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9; \u03c3\u03c4\u1f73\u03b3\u03c9<\/span><\/span><\/span> [<\/span><\/span>steg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>\u014d] to cover, hide or conceal<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> [G4722<\/a>]; <\/span><\/span>verb:<\/b><\/span><\/span> to cover over so as to protect others from the consequences of their faults.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>
\n14<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup> (<\/span><\/span>\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u1f7b\u03b5\u03b9; \u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u1f7b\u03c9 [<\/span><\/span><\/span>pisteuo<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>]<\/span><\/span><\/span> believe<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/b>[G4100<\/a>]; <\/span><\/span>verb:<\/b><\/span><\/span> to operate the manifestation of faith.)<\/span><\/span>
\n15<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup> (<\/span><\/span>\u1f10\u03bb\u03c0\u1f77\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9; \u1f10\u03bb\u03c0\u1f77\u03b6\u03c9 [<\/span><\/span><\/span>elpiz\u014d<\/span><\/span><\/span>]<\/span><\/span><\/span> hope [G1679<\/a>]; <\/span><\/span>verb:<\/b><\/span><\/span> to trust God at His word regarding what He has promised, but is not currently available to simply believe for.<\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span>
\n16<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup> (<\/span><\/span>\u1f51\u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9; \u1f51\u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03c9 <\/span><\/span><\/span>[hupomen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u014d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>]<\/span><\/span><\/span> endure [G5278<\/a>]; <\/span><\/span>verb:<\/b><\/span><\/span> abide, persevere.<\/span><\/span>)
\n<\/span><\/span>
\n8<\/strong> Charity never faileth: <\/span><\/span>(<\/span><\/span>\u1f10\u03ba\u03c0\u1f77\u03c0\u03c4\u03b5; \u1f10\u03ba\u03c0\u1f77\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9 <\/span><\/span><\/span>[<\/span><\/span><\/span>ekpipt<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>\u014d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>] fail [G1601<\/a>]; <\/span><\/span><\/span>verb:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> to fall powerless or be without effect.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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\nThat main course was quite filling, but this feast of figures is a smorgasbord, so we’ll just sit here at the table awhile and let our meal settle, then go back for seconds and enjoy!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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