long words

Brent Hudson brent at riveroflifembchurch.com
Wed Sep 4 13:54:44 EDT 2002


PROKECEIROTONHMENOIS in Acts 10:41
DEISIDAIMONNESTEROUS Acts 17:22

And in the LXX:

PROSANOIKODOMHQHSETAI -- Sirach 3:14 (21 letters)
PARADEIGMATISQHSESQE - Daniel 2.5 (OG)

If you have a computerized Bible, just search the Bible for wildcard characters ("?" in most programs).

Brent Hudson



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On 9/4/2002  Clwinbery at aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 9/4/02 11:40:11 AM, rduggin at comcast.net writes:
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>>B-Greekers:
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>>I realize this request is somewhat trivial, but while reading Num.32
>>
>>this morning, I was impressed by a ten syllable word in v.30 --
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>>SUGKATAKLHRONOMHQHSONTAI
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>>
>>Off the top of my head, I can't think of a longer verb in biblical
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>>literature.
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>>(It doesn't hurt that it is 3rd pers. pl., fut. pass. form.)
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>>The longest one I can recall in the NT is the aor. infin.
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>>ANAKEFALAIWSASQAI, Ep.1:10.
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>>I'm sure some of you can remember longer ones and, if you have time,
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>>won't mind sharing them.
>
>What of SUGKATATEQEIMENOS in Luke 23:51 = 17 letters. I can't think of
>others 
>at the moment.
>
>Carlton Winbery
>Louisiana College
>
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