RENEW

Polycarp66 at aol.com Polycarp66 at aol.com
Fri Apr 28 06:35:36 EDT 2000


In a message dated 4/28/2000 12:39:44 AM Central Standard Time, 
j.buchegger at datacomm.ch writes:

<< 
 Now I think it is important to know, that in hellenistic Greek, in adding a
 preposition (which is popular in the Koine) is in the first place to
 intensify the meaning of the stem (?) of the verb itself. So don't read too
 much into it.
 This is also important for the mentioned (in a following post to your
 question) ANAKAINOW. Note that ANAKAINOW (and ANAKAINWSIS) does not occur in
 any Greek text before Paul! I think it is a word Paul "coined" for his own
 purpose.
  >>

Not only that, there is only one non-Pauline usage of the term -- Heb 6.6.

KAI PARAPESONTAS, PALIN ANAKAINIZEIN EIS METANOIAN, ANASTAROUNTAS hEAUTOIS 
TON hUION TOU QEOU KAI PARADEGMATIZONTAS.

Another curious fact is that Zenophon used KATAKAINW (with, of course, 
precisely the opposite significance -- to slay).  I wonder if ANAKAINOW/ 
ANAKAINIZW  was used in opposition to this.

gfsomsel




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