[B-Greek] 1 Corinthians 11:4 KATA KEFALHS

Steven Lo Vullo slovullo at mac.com
Fri Apr 25 03:05:59 EDT 2003


On Thursday, April 24, 2003, at 09:41 PM, perry & Debbie McChesney 
wrote:

> I am a real beginner, so bear with me. I would like to ask about the
> Greek understanding of the words KATA KEFALHS translated head covered 
> in
> 1 Corinthians 11:4. Most people point out just two different Greek 
> words
> (KATAKALUPTW verses 6-7 & PHLIKOS verse 15 ) used for cover, covered,
> covering ... in  verses 1-16. It appears that there are actually 3 
> greek
> words translated cover, covered, covering...
> My question is: What, if any, would be the Greek insinualtion or
> understanding beyond a simple translation of this phrase, especially 
> the
> use of KATA since it is not usually used to mean covered but in the
> context seems to be the correct translation.

Hi Debbie:

As Robertson points out in his Word Pictures, the noun KALUMMA ("veil") 
is the understood object of the participle ECWN ("having"). KATA is 
used in its ablative sense to mean "down from" (cf. Mark 5.13; Acts 
27.14). So the idea is "having a veil down from the head," i.e., having 
one's head covered with a veil.
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Steven R. Lo Vullo
Madison, WI



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