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New TestamentBiblical Languages
Evangelical
When Translating Participles with “-ing” is Not Enough (1 Tim 4:4)
Theologian
Bill Mounce
Duration
3.13
Uploaded to YouTube
13 April 2023
Added to Database
17 December 2025
YouTube description
How can you tell when to use one of the special uses of a participle (or even an indicative verb)? When using “-ing” makes no sense. 1 Timothy 4:4 gives a good example of a conditional participle (“if”).