Rev 11:15 hH BASILEIA / hAI BASILEIAI

LGOberean at aol.com LGOberean at aol.com
Sun Sep 5 18:59:36 EDT 1999


G'day, David ~

Rev. 22:19 is perhaps the most famous example of this phenomena of KJV 
renderings in the Apocalypse that are of Latin (rather than Greek) origin.

AFAIRHSEI hO QEOS TO MEROS AUTOU APO TOU BIBLOU THS ZWHS  [Erasmus; Stephens, 
1550; Elzevir, 1633 ("TR")]
"...God shall take away his part out of the book of life..." (KJV)

This Greek text has no manuscript support.  It originated with Erasmus.  I 
refer specifically to the word BIBLOU in the phrase quoted above.  The 
reading BIBLOU is Erasmus' translation of the Latin "libro."  Either the 
Latin manuscript Erasmus translated from had this reading, or Erasmus mistook 
"ligno" (tree) for "libro" (book). 

It of course should read:  AFELEI hO QEOS TO MEROS AUTOU APO TOU XULOU THS 
ZWHS  [Griesbach; Lachmann; Tischendorf; Tregelles; Alford; Wordsworth; 
Westcott-Hort; Scrivener; Nestle (21st Edition); UBS3 (Corrected)]  "God will 
take away his part from the tree of life."

Also, in the beginning of this phrase in the so-called Textus Receptus, 
AFAIRHSEI lacks MSS support.  The reading should be AFELEI, as indicated 
above.

Hope this helps.

Larry G. Overton
LGOberean at aol.com


In a message dated 9/5/99 7:38:26 AM Central Daylight Time, music at fl.net.au 
writes:

<< Subj:     Re: Rev 11:15  hH BASILEIA / hAI BASILEIAI
 Date:  9/5/99 7:38:26 AM Central Daylight Time
 From:  music at fl.net.au (David McKay)
 Reply-to:  music at fl.net.au (David McKay)
 To:    b-greek at franklin.oit.unc.edu (Biblical Greek)
 
 I have read that some of the KJV renderings in Revelation come from Latin
 rather than Greek manuscripts. Does anyone have access to any information on
 this?
 
 I would be interested to know of a KJV rendering or two which illustrate
 this.
 
 David McKay
 muisc at fl.net.au
  >>




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