Ps 8:6, LXX

R. Decker rd18411 at yahoo.com
Mon Dec 9 16:04:54 EST 2002


Thanks to both Pietersma and Winbery for their help
and (esp.) the references they supplied. I have been
using Pietersma's NETS vol. on the Psalms and found it
very helpful. Is there any word as to when future
vols. of NETS may be available?

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Rodney J. Decker, Th.D., Associate Prof/NT
Baptist Bible Seminary, Clarks Summit, PA,USA
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Albert Pietersma wrote:

> According to Smyth 1268: "With adjectives, adverbs,
and numerals, 
> TIS may strengthen or weaken an assertion." Thus "a
bit lower" or 
> "a little lower" I would deem correct. See now A New
English 
> Translation of the Septuagint: Psalms. OUP New York
2000. Al

And Carlton Winbery wrote:

> In a message dated 12/9/02 1:43:41 PM,
rd18411 at yahoo.com writes:
>
> L & N, 59.14 BRACUS b, EIA, U, : a relatively small
quantity or extent, 
> probably implying less than expected —
‘little, small amount 
> of.’ HINA hEKASTOS BRACU TI LABHi .
‘for everyone to have even a 
> little’ Jn 6:7;
>
> It seems to me that most translators take TI here to
mean somethin 
> like "a bit." Combined with BRACU it would mean "a
little bit."


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