PRODROMOS in Heb 6:20

Maurice A. O'Sullivan mauros at iol.ie
Wed May 26 16:01:23 EDT 1999


At 13:16 26/05/99 -0400, you wrote:
>
>I'm writing a paper which focuses on the range of possible meanings
>invoked by
>PRODROMOS in Heb 6:20.  I've gone through the LXX (Num 13:21 first
>fruit; Isa 28:4
>figs; Wis 12:8 wasps) and have done some work with the TLG - it's also
>used of winds
>(Aristotle, Theophrastus, Pliny, Columella) and messengers (Herodotus),
>of scouts
>(Polybius) and ships (Alciphron).  Later Christian writers tend to use
>it in
>connection with John the Baptizer.
>
Tom:

Westcott, in his commentary ( Eerdmans' reprint 1984)
writes:
"The word PRODROMOS was used especially of the men or troops which were
sent to explore before the advance of an army. Comp. Wisdom 12:8 (Ex. 23:28 )

The EDNT in addition  has a reference to Polybius 12.20.7

Hope this helps.

Maurice


Maurice A. O'Sullivan  [ Bray, Ireland ]
mauros at iol.ie





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