PROSWPON as Person - 2 Cor 1:11 and Heb 9:24

Ben Crick ben.crick at argonet.co.uk
Thu Jul 23 21:58:46 EDT 1998


On Thu 23 Jul 98 (11:20:17), wes.williams at echostar.com wrote:
> Would anyone rightly object to a translation of "people" or "persons"
> for PROSWPWN (faces) at 2 Cor 1:11 and PROSWPWi ("person") at Heb 9:24?
> 
> I choose "people" for PROSWPWN at 2 Cor 1:11 by synecdoche since "faces"
> do not supplicate, people do. Therefore, by synecdoche (figurative
> extension of meaning), PROSWPWN appears to legitimately refer to the
> English gloss "persons" in this context. This is also noted by BAGD -
> PROSWPON - 2 "Person."
 [snipped]

 Dear Wes,

 This use of PROSWPON for "face" or "person" comes from the extremely
 common Hebrew phrase LiPhNeY-, "before the face of...". PaNiYM is plural
 in form but singular in number. Its basic meaning is Face or Countenance;
 but it also means the owner of that face or countenance. It is rendered
 as PROSWPON in the LXX.

 If you have "Strong's Numbers", see 06440.

 As ever,
 Ben
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