Hebrews 12:1-2 and MARTUS

dalmatia at eburg.com dalmatia at eburg.com
Fri Jul 10 11:37:01 EDT 1998


Carl W. Conrad wrote:
> 
> At 8:33 AM -0700 7/09/98, dalmatia at eburg.com wrote:

> >The question that arose for me in this arena concerns the relationship
> >between MARTUS and hAMARTIA.  Standard Bible class teaching calls the
> >latter a 'missing of the mark' or a 'falling short of the mark', and I
> >have wondered greatly if it might mean 'that which is un-witnessed',
> >or hidden from witnesses, done in secrecy [out of shame or fear of
> >being witnessed?], cloaked in darkness so as to be not witnessed,
> >etc.  And to date, I have encountered no literature in this approach.
> >Is there such a connection?
> 
> NO. hAMARTIA, so far as its etymology is concerned, appears to derive
> ultimately from an alpha-privative and MER/MOR/MAR "part," "share." The
> root sense thus seems to be "not share" or "having no part." But etymology
> is a very tricky game, more often than not it's pure guesswork, and the
> best guide to meaning is usage, not original derivation.

So the MAR in MARTUS is a different MAR from the one in hAMARTIA?? 
The first finds its English home in words like markers and marring,
and the second in ones like meridian??  They share no commonality??

Well, so much for that understanding!!  

Thanks Carl.  I am rooted in your debt!!

Again!!

George

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