Mark 14:72 EPIBALLW

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Mon Mar 22 12:35:31 EST 1999


At 11:58 AM -0500 3/22/99, Jonathan Robie wrote:
>What exactly does EPIBALLW mean in the following:
>
>Mark 14:72 KAI EPIBALWN EKLAIEN
>
>EPIBALLW is used in other places to describe strewing cloaks on the ground,
>placing ropes on hands, etc. In this context, could it mean "to drop to the
>ground"? Did Peter drop to the ground and cry?

L&N (from AcCordance):
68.5 EPIBALLW: to begin an activity, with special emphasis upon the
inception or possibly the suddenness with which the event takes place - 'to
begin.' EPIBALWN EKLAIEN 'he began to cry' Mk 14:72. It would also be
possible to understand EPIBALLW  in Mk 14:72 as meaning 'when he thought of
it' or 'when he reflected on it' (see 30.7).

Carl W. Conrad
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