Fwd: [B-Greek] Matthew 24:43 and Luke 12:39
Clwinbery at aol.com
Clwinbery at aol.com
Fri Apr 4 00:04:32 EST 2003
In a message dated 4/3/03 11:01:18 PM, Clwinbery writes:
>In a message dated 4/3/03 10:30:46 PM, rjavedan at cox.net writes:
>
>>Hi,
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>>What is the exact meaning in the context (including both the specific
>meaning
>>and the cultural meaning or intention as the word was used in Greek in
>>that time) of the Greek word translated as "to be dug through" in Matthew
>>24:43 and Luke 12:39?
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>>Does it mean that a thief of those times used to "dig through" for example
>>under or through a wall of a house in order to get into the house??
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>>Or does the "dig through" mean that the thief would dig through the
possessions
>>of the house (allegorically "shoveling" all the possessions away) ??
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>>Thanks very much for your insights.
DIORUSSW is the word and carries the idea of "digging through." In Mark
2:4 EXORUSSW. It assumes a wall (or roof in Mark) made of mud or clay or
dirt packed in around the other supports so that a thief has to "dig through."
Carlton Winbery
Louisiana College
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