Wisdom of Sirach

Larry Swain swainl at rocky.edu
Sat Jul 4 01:17:38 EDT 1998


Peter, 
This request seems to have gone unanswered.  I don't at the moment have 
access to a Greek text of the Apocrypha, so without the full context I'm 
unwilling to make too much of a commitment.  But you are quite correct to 
point out that META with the genitive usually means with, among, what my 
Greek teacher called Genitive of Accompaniment, I can't think of an 
instance where I could translate "upon" but I haven't checked LSJ either.

Could you supply the whole verse in Greek-be better able to address your 
question then.

Regards, 
Larry Swain



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