EXEIN KALWS

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Thu Oct 7 15:44:59 EDT 1999


At 3:05 PM -0400 10/7/99, Bart Ehrman wrote:
>   1 Clem 14:2 indicates that "we" shouldn't follow those who rush
>precipitously into strife and faction, EIS TO APALLOTRIWSAI hHMAS ("so as
>to estrange us") TOU KALWS EXONTOS.  Anyone want to suggest how these
>final three words should be translated?

My initial "gut reaction" thought was: "from well-being" but a bit of
reflection makes me think of a couple alternatives that would surely be
better than that for the context: "from a wholesome disposition" and "from
a healthy state (of being)".


Carl W. Conrad
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