Question on Genesis 34:3 LXX
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Wed Nov 6 09:31:39 EST 2002
At 5:48 AM -0800 11/6/02, waldo slusher wrote:
>Carl...
>
>PARQENOS
>
>> What this means is exactly what BDAG indicates: the
>> Greek word is not in
>> itself as specific as the NT usage of the word
>> unquestionably is. Therefore
>> the LXX references must be viewed NOT in the light
>> of NT usage, but of more
>> general Greek usage.
>> --
>
>Is this what is meant by "technical" usage? Namely,
>that the GNT restricts its nuance/meaning to "virgin."
Yes, essentially, but you really ought to examine the entire article in BDAG.
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Carl W. Conrad
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