TETRACHLISMENA

D.L. Christiansen dlc at multnomah.edu
Thu Sep 12 10:27:14 EDT 2002


leonard cottrell wrote:

> can anyone help with the derivation and usage of  TETRACHLISMENA  (HEB.
> IV, 13) -I CAN'T FIND IT IN W. BAUER lexicon.
> L.G. Cottrell

Leonard,

    The lexical form is TRACHLIZW.  In Heb 4:13, that form is hiding behind behind
the reduplication of a perfect participle, and the S-mask being worn by the Z.  The
term seems to mean something like "twist back someone's neck," possibly for
slicing.  Hence the typical figurative rendering of "laid bare" for the Hebrews
occurrence, which is the only place the term appears in the NT.

Daniel
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Daniel L. Christiansen
Professor, Bible & Theology, Biblical Languages
Multnomah Bible College and Biblical Seminary
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