[B-Greek] idiom

Hanna Paulouskaya aniapavl at mail.ru
Tue Apr 1 15:12:52 EST 2003


I thank everybody for the answer.
It is strange, I think, that people, who knew Greek well enough and who
should understand that some hebrew expression has figurative meaning, used
literal translation of them.... or maybe they just estimated a lot there
literal sense...

Hanna Paulouskaya
Hrodna, Belarus


----- Original Message -----
From: David Haeuser <haeuser at terra.com.pe>
To: Hanna Paulouskaya <aniapavl at mail.ru>; <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 8:29 PM
Subject: RE: [B-Greek] idiom


> Dear Hanna,
>
> BAGD says that it is based on a Hebrew idiom, siym panexa 'el, and that it
> denotes firm purpose. As examples of the idiom it lists Ezk 6:2; 13:17;
> 14:8; 15:7. It may also be an allusion to Is 50:7: "Therefore have I set
my
> face like flint".
>
> In Christ,
> David Haeuser
> MSELP
> Lima, Peru
>
> > -----Mensaje original-----
> > De: b-greek-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org
> > [mailto:b-greek-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org]En nombre de Hanna Paulouskaya
> > Enviado el: lunes 31 de marzo de 2003 23:12
> > Para: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
> > Asunto: [B-Greek] idiom
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> > there is an interesting expression in Lk 9:51 - to proswpon autou
> > esthrixen - what is often translated as "made decision". Is this
> > a greek or hebrew idiom? Maybe anybody would know.
> >
> > yours in Christ,
> > Hanna Paulouskaya,
> > Hrodna, Belarus,
> > aniapavl at mail.ru
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