[B-Greek] Careful etymology...

Jeffrey B. Gibson jgibson000 at comcast.net
Fri Aug 22 16:46:10 EDT 2003


Brion Brooks wrote:

>I've been studying Greek for about a year now and have, so far, very much
>enjoyed doing exegetical studies in the GNT. And part of exegesis usually
>means turning to the TDNT and a lexicon or two. One caveat I've run across
>in my readings, however, is that one must be careful with the TDNT's and
>BDAG's notes regarding historical use of Greek words. Their meanings in
>classical Greek, for example, may have changed drastically by the time it
>reaches the first century CE. 
>
Forgive me if I have misunderstood you, but is it really your claim that 
the authors of the various articles in the TDNT and Frederick Danker 
don't take this into account?

Yours,

Jeffrey Gibson


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Jeffrey B. Gibson
Chicago, Illinois
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