Formal Address - CORRECTION
Polycarp66 at aol.com
Polycarp66 at aol.com
Sat Mar 9 20:50:54 EST 2002
In a message dated 3/9/2002 8:38:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, Polycarp66
writes:
> In a message dated 3/9/2002 8:13:50 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> spuluka at hotmail.com writes:
>
> In many indoeuropean languages the second person plural is used for formal
> address as a matter of respect to the person being addressed. The singular
> would be used in familar situations.
>
> Does this operate in Greek as well? Are there any examples of this in the
> NT?
> ________________________
>
> My recollection of this is that it doesn't happen. I could well be in
> error though. I have been putting Westcott & Hort's NT into unicode for
> CCEL and just did John 19 before I read your post. Here Jesus is speaking
> with Pilate (and one could argue that he should have shown respect to
> Pilate's authority). This is what appears (19.34 - for purposes of this
> e-mail the punctuation is English style) .
>
> APEKRIQH IHSOUS, "APO SEAUTOU SU TOUTO LEGEIS H ALLOI EIPON SOI PERI EMOU?"
>
> The rest is similar.
>
> gfsomsel
>
I guess I'm more tired than I realized. I've just started John 19. That was
18.34.
george
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