‏ 1 Corinthians 15:54

 Shall have put on ( ενδυσητα ). First aorist middle subjunctive with  οταν whenever, merely indefinite future, no futurum exactum, merely meaning, "whenever shall put on," not "shall have put on."

 Is swallowed up ( κατεποθη ). First aorist passive indicative of  καταπινω, old verb to drink down, swallow down. Perfective use of  κατα- where we say "up," "swallow up." Timeless use of the aorist tense. Paul changes the active voice  κατεπιεν in Isa 25:8 to the passive. Death is no longer victory. Theodotion reads the Hebrew verb (bulla, for billa,) as passive like Paul. It is the "final overthrow of the king of Terrors" (Findlay) as shown in Heb 2:15.

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