kosmos being translated as "Christians" or "God's people" or "the chosen"

Polycarp66 at aol.com Polycarp66 at aol.com
Tue Apr 11 23:40:50 EDT 2000


In a message dated 4/11/2000 9:23:46 PM Central Standard Time, 
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu writes:

<< At 6:45 PM -0600 4/11/00, Wayne Leman wrote:
 >>
 >>hO ESTIN MEQERMHNEUOMENON
 >>
 >>Words having the same form can have different meanings.
 >
 >Indeed, and in the commercial fishing family I come from, we illustrate it
 >as:
 >
 >We can fish.
 >
 >it's a sign,
 >IXQUS,
 ><:==}
 >many fish,
 >many carp,
 >poly carp :)
 
 Gee whiz, Wayne--and poly carp also implies a big catch, don't it?
 
 -- 
  >>

Mercy!  My sides are splitting.  

Who says Greek is dull?

gfsomsel



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