KURIW/KAIROS - Rom 12:11
Ted Mann
theomann at earthlink.net
Wed Nov 7 09:23:31 EST 2001
UBS4, NA27, TR and MT all have TWi KURIWi. In his Textual Commentary,
Metzger says: "The reading KAIRWi, supported chiefly by Western witnesses...
probably arose from a confusion of KW and KRW." [Naturally I can't
accurately duplicate these abbreviations here.]
Ted
Dr. Theodore H. Mann
theomann at earthlink.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lloyd" <bemaseat2001 at yahoo.com.au>
To: "Biblical Greek" <b-greek at franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 10:57 AM
Subject: [b-greek] RE: KURIW/KAIROS - Rom 12:11
> Dear Fellow Greekers,
>
> I have heard that the final three words to Rom 12:11 should be 'better(?)'
> translated not "...serve the Lord" (KURIW), but "serve the time" (KAIROS).
>
> The reasoning has me literally dumbfounded with regards to the integrity
of
> the Canon of Scripture. It was suggested that KURIW was not actually
penned
> by Paul's 'secretary' physically doing the writing to Paul's 'dictation'
but
> only the letters (shorthand) "KS". It was suggested that the context of
the
> verse could only imply service to the Lord, and hence "KS" would be better
> KAIROS (translated 'over time' not KURIW (or K URIO S)as it was
contextually
> obvious anyway.
>
> My question is does anyone know about these 'shorthand abbreviations' to
> which my interlinear displays not KS but KURIW?
>
> Yours in Christ
>
> Lloyd Dawson
> Townsville, Australia
>
>
>
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