Codex Bezae (D05) Readings #1

Chuck Tripp ctripp at ptialaska.net
Sat Aug 24 13:26:37 EDT 2002


Carl wrote:

> Does anyone really believe that D05's KAQA in Lk 1:2 bears or is intended
> to bear a meaning different from the generally accepted KAQWS.

And

My own view is that
> KAQA in D05 (i.e. in Codex Bezae) means exactly the same as KAQWS in the
> chief MSS. I do NOT think that there's an implicit direct object in a hA
of  KAT' hA but rather than KAQA is an adverbial conjunction. Here's BDAG:

This kind of surprised me because my first impression was KAQA=KATA+hA.  It
seems like a viable viable way to read of Lk 1:2 with hA being that which
the AUTOPTOI PAREDOSAN hHMIN.

In the Liddle Scott, the entries as are follows: I Adv. for KAQ'hA,
according as just as.[snip]II [snip] like hWS, hATE strengthened

I also looked up Thayers which in addition to also giving the KAQ'hA
definition defined KAQWS simply as =KAQA.

Having conceded that though, I checked several references where KAQA or
related KAQO was used to see if the KATA + hA or KATA + hO were viable ways
to read the text.

Ge 7:9 DUO DUO EISHLQON PROS NWE EIS THN KIBWTON ARSEN DAI QHU KAQA
ENETEILATO AUTWi hO QEOS.  See also Ge 7:16

It seems like reading the hA in KAQA as the direct object of ENETEILATO is
fairly viable.  "According that which God instructed"

Ge 19:8 EISIN MOI DUO QUGATERES hAI OUK EGNWSAN ANDRA EXAXW AUTAS PROS hUMAS
KAI XRHSASQE AUTAIS KAQA AN ARESKNi hUMIN.

"According to that which might please you"

Same phrase pops up in Judith 3:3 XRHSAI KAQO AN ARESKHi SOI, except that
the object is now singular.  I think the fact that the number changes kind
of strengthens the point with regard to KAQA being KATA +hA.

Matthew 27:10 I think can be read the same way.

Thoughts?

Chuck Tripp
Kodiak, Alaska





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