[B-Greek] 1 Jn 1 & 5
Brian Sullivan
briansullivan at optusnet.com.au
Fri Apr 18 03:15:09 EDT 2003
Greetings to all,
Moulton , J., & Milligan, G., 1980 reprint single volume , p. 364. argues
that kuria (kuria) can be a courteous and affectionate form of address in
normal correspondence. P Oxy IV 7442 (1 B. C. E) reads Berouti th kuria mou
'To my dear Berous'.
Also festival invitation repeats the appellation thrice (cp the repetition
in 2 Jn 5) KairoiV, kuria mou Verhnia .. p[ara] petoseirioV. Pan poihson,
kuria, exelqei[n th] k toiV geneqlioiV tou qeo[u] .. opa [mn] amelhshV,
kuria.
'Greeting, dear Serenia from Petosiris,Be sure, dear, to cone up on the 20th
for the birthday festival of the god. So that you do not forget, dear." Ibid
I. 1121,3,7
They claim that Wescott saw this as a solution to translating 1 Jn 1 & 5.
If the translation 'Lady' is avoided in 2 Jn 1, 5 how would these sentence
be best expressed?
By implication of the above info:
The older man to [my] dear chosen [one] and her children .... I request,
dear [one]. (???)
Yours Sincerely,
Brian Sullivan
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