Lk 1:76

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Thu Sep 12 08:36:23 EDT 2002


forwarded to B-Greek for George Somsel:

>In a message dated 9/12/2002 6:51:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu forwards on behalf of Sylvie Chabert d'Hyères:
>
>>George Somsel wrote:
>>
>>>> Sirach speaks of ENANTI NAOU "before the temple", not the "Holy of Holies"
>>>> specifically and exclusively.
>>>According to the Gospel of Luke hIERON designates the Temple in the broad
>>>sense of the term, and NAOS the part reserved with the Holy. The evangelist
>>>did not  use TO AGION, even in 1:9 when Zacharias entered to burn incense.
>>
>>Why ? is there any rule about TO hAGION?
>>
>
>
>I'm afraid I do not understand your question.  I will nevertheless attempt
>to respond to what I think you might intend.
>
>I would assume that by TO hAGION you are NOT referring simply to 'holy' or
>'sacred' things as in Jesus' statement
>
>MN DWTE TO hAGION TOIS KUSIN (Mt 7.6)
>
>but rather the usage of Lev 16.2, 3
>
>KAI EIPEN KURIOS PROS MWUSHN LALHSON PROS AARON TON ADELFON SOU KAI MH
>EISPOREUESQW PASAN hWRAN EIS TON hAGION ESWTERON TOU KATAPETASMATOS EIS
>PROSWPON TOU hILASTHRIOU, hO ESTIN EPI THS KIBWTOU TOU MARTURIOU . . .
>
>I still am uncertain what you mean by "_is there any rule about_ TO
>hAGION."  If you mean "When does it refer to the "Holy of Holies", only
>the context can determine that.  The article here serves to turn the
>adjective hAGIOS, -A, -ON into a noun -- "the HOLY (place/thing)".  By
>your statement "According to the Gospel of Luke hIERON designates the
>Temple in the broad sense of the term, and NAOS the part reserved with the
>Holy." I assume you mean that Lk used  NAOS to refer to TO hAGION or the
>"Holy of Holies."  This is clearly not the case unless you wish to make
>Zacarias the High Priest and unless you wish to place the altar of incense
>within the 'Holy of Holies' itself.  Such was clearly not intended.
>
>gfsomsel





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