PAIDAGWGOS -Gal. 3:24, 25

Jonathan Robie jonathan at texcel.no
Thu Jul 16 08:46:08 EDT 1998


At 07:31 AM 7/16/98 -0400, Carl W. Conrad wrote:
>At 2:59 AM -0400 7/16/98, Russ Herald wrote:

>>I am new to b-greek, and a "little" greek (a ThM. student).
>
>Just a note here: some of us are more than a little uncomfortable with
>Jonathan's pet name, "little greek."


And I continue to be very comfortable with the phrase, but I've always been
a little quirky. By way of explanation, let me quote a section from my
"Little Greek" page ("http://sunsite.unc.edu/koine"):


What is a little Greek? 

A "Little Greek" is someone who is still learning Greek. The phrase
originated when someone on the B-Greek Mailing List suggested that "a
little Greek is a dangerous thing". I replied that I am a Little Greek, and
I am dangerous, but so are some of the Big Greeks. Most Greek grammars say
a few things that are completely wrong, and most noted authorities on the
Greek language have said at least one stupid thing. But there is good news:
even Really Incredibly Awesome Big Greeks can be Little Greeks too, as long
as they realize one thing: 

ecomen de ton qhsauron touton en ostrakinois skeuesin, hina h hperbolh ths
dunamews h tou qeou kai mh ex hmwn. (2 Cor 4:7) 

Those who don't know aren't dangerous; those who insist they do know are
very dangerous. This is just as true for Really Big Greeks as for Little
Greeks. Each of us knows only in part; if we want to profit by studying
Greek, we must have the humility and the patience to learn one step at a
time, to be corrected by others, and be open to the Spirit who guides us in
all truth. 

Jonathan
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