CRISTIANOS, CRISTIANOU
jwest at highland.net
jwest at highland.net
Fri Oct 25 05:07:11 EDT 2002
> > it is an insult because it is a diminutive form of
> > christos = *little
> > christ*.
>
> This is incorrect. The -IAN comes from a fairly common
> Roman suffix, as in Caesarian, referring to those who
> follow, belong, or were loyal to a person/leader.
is it proper to confuse latin endings and usages with greek? several people on
list have done this as though the two languages were identical. this is a
fallacy of interpretation. to say that greek endings and common usage were
enforced by latin speakers and/or writers is tenuous at best and eisegetical at
worst. certainly there are instances where the two overlap. but this is not
one of them. nor is it likely that the common herd wandering the marketplace
in rome or the common herd in the agora of athens used word endings with such
precision as we are being led to believe.
hence, there are two errors being committed here. first, the generalization
stating that latin and greek endings are identical and second the false or at
least unsubstantiated belief that the average person of the first century (in
rome or athens) was as grammatically adept as carl or waldo appear to be.
see the article i referenced yesterday.
best to all
jim
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Jim West, ThD
Quartz Hill School of Theology
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