The Interpretation and Translation of Verbs of "Giving" in the New Testament 127 9. The Varying Interpretation and Translation of N+dat and P/εἰς Complements The previous discussions specified the interpretation and translation of the complements licensed by the verbs with the various usages. Among the observed lexical realizations of verbal complements, the dative case noun phrase has different functions with five verbal usages; and the εἰς prepositional phrase has different functions with four verbal usages: Usage Function N+dat P/εἰς Transference Goal to [+an] into, to [–an] Transference Locative in, under [–an] on [+an] Transference Benefactive for [+an] Delegation Goal to [+an] to [–an] Benefaction Benefactive for [±an] Transformation Benefactive for [+an] 10. Conclusion This study resolved the 636 occurrences of the thirteen NT verbs of “giving” into seven usages with distinctive semantic requirements on their three arguments and distinctive constraints on interpretation. Only two of the usages, Transference to a Goal and Benefaction, presented near English parallels and admitted to more or less straightforward translation. The remaining five usages were without English parallels and required the development of specialized procedures for translation that clarified the grammatical constraints imposed by the Greek verbs. The study also specified the varying function, interpretation, and translation of N+dat and P/εἰς verbal complements of verbs with the different usages. Paul DANOVE Villanova University 800 Lancaster Avenue Villanova, PA 19085-1699 (U.S.A) paul.danove@villanova.edu