EN EKEINWi TWi KAIRWi = TOTE ???

Jason Hare language_lover64801 at yahoo.com
Mon Nov 13 00:31:21 EST 2000


Carlton L. Winbery wrote:

> I would agree with Carl Conrad that this is reading too much back into
> Koine Greek. The word KAIROS is interesting even in modern Greek. Note
> the question in modern Greek, PWS EINAI hO KAIROS;  "How is the
> weather?"

This could also correlate, I'm sure with other languages.  For example,
Spanish has the word /tiempo/, meaning "time."  But the phrase /¿Qué tiempo
hace?/ means "How is the weather?"  Interesting note, though off-topic.
;-)
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Jason A. Hare
Ozark Christian College
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Joplin, MO  64801
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