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.
-- 

Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
1989 Grindstaff Road/Burnsville, NC 28714/(828) 675-4243
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu OR cwconrad at ioa.com
WWW: http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~cwconrad/



More information about the B-Greek mailing list