Matt 6:11 EPIOUSIOS

Steve Puluka spuluka at hotmail.com
Fri Jun 1 06:13:30 EDT 2001


In the Lord's prayer EPIOUSIOS is commonly translated "Daily Bread".  Danker
in the new BAGD notes that Origen is very likely correct in saying the word
is coined by the evangelists and does not occur outside Christian
literature.

But recently, I was told that EPIOUSIOS was used to refer to military
rations in Classical Greek.  Is any one aware of any usage of EPIOUSIOS
outside Christian literature?

Thanks

Steve Puluka
Cantor Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church
Mckees Rocks PA
www.geocities.com/spuluka



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