[B-Greek] Nature of the Greek language

waldo slusher waldoslusher at yahoo.com
Mon Dec 8 09:34:28 EST 2003


Luke:

Despite geographical isolation or linguistic
limitations, people conceptualize alike. How a
particular people express that concept in symbols
(their language) is quite another matter. The idea of
words being definitions or descriptions would be of
little assistance in HOW PEOPLE THINK/CONCEPTUALIZE.

Waldo

--- Luke Hartman <luke at mrturtle.com> wrote:
> In a homiletics book I recently read (Homiletical
> Plot), the author 
> sees Greek as very rigid. a language where words had
> definitions, 
> contrasted with Hebrew, a verb-based language where
> words were 
> descriptions. (he would thus favor a Semitic
> thought-process for his 
> craft.) How accurate is his observation in
> describing the languages? 
> Would any of you have anything to add by way of
> addition or critique? 
> Perhaps the question could better be asked, "What
> are the fundamental 
> differences between Greek and Hebrew as languages?"
> 
> If this is deemed off-topic, please respond
> off-list.
> 
> Luke Hartman
> M.Div Student and little Greek
> 
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