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by Barry Hofstetter
February 3rd, 2015, 6:56 am
Forum: New Testament
Topic: Luke 8:23 συνεπληροῦντο
Replies: 27
Views: 4804

Re: Luke 8:23 συνεπληροῦντο

συμπληρόω impf. pass. συνεπληρούμην (Hdt.+; ins, pap; TestSol 22:7; Philo, Joseph.; Just., D. 32, 3; Ath. 8, 1; 18, 3, R. 4 p. 52, 7) ‘fill up, fill completely’. In our lit. only pass. ‘become quite full’. ① to fill completely of a ship (equipped w. sailors: Arrian, Anab. 1, 19, 10; Menand. Ephes.: ...
by Barry Hofstetter
February 2nd, 2015, 10:30 am
Forum: New Testament
Topic: Mark 9:48 ὁ σκώληξ αὐτῶν οὐ τελευτᾷ
Replies: 5
Views: 1041

Re: Mark 9:48 ὁ σκώληξ αὐτῶν οὐ τελευτᾷ

The ancients simply didn't make scientific distinctions, and rarely even made technical distinctions. To them, a worm was worm, and I doubt that Mark was worried about the specific species. The point is perfectly clear... You don't want to be in the place where the worms don't die!
by Barry Hofstetter
February 1st, 2015, 10:23 am
Forum: New Testament
Topic: Mark 9:48 ὁ σκώληξ αὐτῶν οὐ τελευτᾷ
Replies: 5
Views: 1041

Re: Mark 9:48 ὁ σκώληξ αὐτῶν οὐ τελευτᾷ

Jerome translates with vermis, "worm," the type of which can apparently inhabit dung: quippe videre licet vivos existere vermes stercore de taetro Lucretius. (12/5/03). De Rerum Natura. Medford, MA: Perseus Digital Library. Sounds a bit maggoty to me... σκώληξ, ηκος, ὁ (Hom. et al.; SEG XX...
by Barry Hofstetter
January 29th, 2015, 2:18 pm
Forum: New Testament
Topic: Romans 6:21 agreement
Replies: 4
Views: 1352

Re: Romans 6:21 agreement

-ων of course is panclitic, but context makes the difference... :ugeek:
by Barry Hofstetter
January 29th, 2015, 7:02 am
Forum: New Testament
Topic: Romans 6:21 agreement
Replies: 4
Views: 1352

Re: Romans 6:21 agreement

Or you could simply say that Paul understands καρπός here as a collective, the various behaviors which cause one to be ashamed. Logos parses ἐκείνων as neuter plural. When used by itself the word usually refers to that which immediately precedes, and this is the way I've always read it here. When us...
by Barry Hofstetter
January 19th, 2015, 8:37 am
Forum: Other Greek Texts
Topic: HELP with HOMER
Replies: 17
Views: 4731

Re: HELP with HOMER

Homeric verse composition, so says the theory, is a matter of an entire memorized trove of expressions in perfect metrical formulation that are to be fitted together like jigsaw puzzle pieces so as to form an intricate and intelligible pattern. Wow, I had no idea that was the theory. That is wild.....
by Barry Hofstetter
January 9th, 2015, 6:36 am
Forum: New Testament
Topic: πλουτῶν εἰς Romans 10:12
Replies: 6
Views: 1284

Re: πλουτῶν εἰς Romans 10:12

In extra-biblical Greek, the usual meaning is "be rich." From the LSJ: πλουτ-έω, (πλοῦτος) to be rich, wealthy, opp. πένομαι, τάχα σε ζηλώσει ἀεργὸς πλουτεῦντα Hes.Op.313; πενιχρὸς αἶψα μάλ' ἐπλούτησε becomes rich, Thgn.663, cf. Pl.R.421d, Men.Kol.42; π. μέγα, μάλιστα, μεγάλως, Hdt.1.32, 3...
by Barry Hofstetter
January 6th, 2015, 12:33 pm
Forum: Word Meanings
Topic: Interlinears
Replies: 18
Views: 3723

Re: Interlinears

What, for example, does a person who doesn't know Greek, and doesn't intend to learn it, expect to gain from an interlinear. The answers to this are scary, from my anecdotal sampling. Same sort of question you might put to a first year NT greek student. The answers are equally scary. I generally ke...
by Barry Hofstetter
January 4th, 2015, 2:43 am
Forum: Word Meanings
Topic: Interlinears
Replies: 18
Views: 3723

Re: Interlinears

You aren't going to find a consensus on that one. The interlinear readers and users are not going to go away. It's a bit like saying that you aren't going to find a consensus on smoking cigarettes, tobacco companies and cigarette smokers aren't going to go away. Right. Why don't you e-mail the peop...
by Barry Hofstetter
January 3rd, 2015, 9:36 am
Forum: Syntax and Grammar
Topic: List of Articular Infinitives
Replies: 100
Views: 24469

Re: List of Articular Infinitives

Well, if I want to spend a lot of time to make a lot of mistakes, this would be a great way to do it. The fact that someone at your level of competence trusts technology more than his own eyes and brain says something about our culture (and perhaps your age). Of course, hypocritically, I would want...

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