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Luke 2:36f
Hello All:
With great fear and trembling at renewing the old _parthenos_ debate, I
wonder if I could ask a translation question about Luke 2:36? The phrase
in question reads in the Greek: "zesasa meta andros ete hepta apo
tes parthenias autes . . ." The NIV has chosen to translate this verse as
"There was also a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe
of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years
after her marriage." The NRSV reads similarly, but the KJV and RSV read
"she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her
virginity; . . ." Now the question--what is the best sense of the Greek
here in Luke? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!
Regards,
Leo Percer
PERCERL@BAYLOR.EDU