ANQRWPOS ANQRWPOS

Steve Puluka spuluka at hotmail.com
Mon Sep 18 06:20:16 EDT 2000


See the discussion on the Reduplication of Words in Conybeare & Stock's
"Grammar of Septuagint Greek".  There are three categories:
Intensification
Distribution
Universalization
This verse is an example of the universalizing use.
They also list: lvt 17:3,8,10,13 18:6, 20:9, 22:18, Ezk 14:4, 7
hNDRI hNDRI- lvt 15:3

New Testament examples listed are:
Mk 6:7 DUO DUO  6:39 SUMPOSIA SUMPOSIA, 6:40 PRASIAI PRASIAI

Steve Puluka
Chair of the Adult Education Committee
Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick H Duggin" <rduggin at juno.com>

> I have a question concerning ANQRWPOS ANQRWPOS
> in Ezekiel 14:4, LXX  --
>
> "TADE LEGEI KURIOS ANQRWPOS ANQRWPOS EK TOU
> OIKOU ISRAHL, hOS AN QHi TA DIANOHMATA AUTOU
> EPI THN KARDIAN AUTOU KAI THN KOLASIN THS ADIKIAS
> AUTOU TAXHi PRO PROSWPOU AUTOU KAI  ELQHi  PROS
> TON PROFHTHN, EGW KURIOS APOKRIQHSOMAI AUTWi
> EN hOIS ENECETAI  hH DIANOIA AUTOU."
>
> Verse 7 also uses ANQRWPOS ANQRWPOS.
>
> Is this --
>    1. a Semitism, possibly for emphasis?
>    2. a noun used as a distributive pronoun ("any man")?
>    3. both of the above?
>    4. none of the above?
>
> Also, I was wondering if the NT uses a construction similar
> to this?   The only thing I can think of off the top of my head that
> resembles it is something like AMHN AMHN in John.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Rick Duggin
> Murfreesboro, TN  37129
>



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