[B-Greek] a carefully phrased question
Ann Nyland
accuratebibles at ozemail.com.au
Mon Dec 8 19:16:19 EST 2003
The verb PROSKUNEW appears in the papyrus letter CPR 19 (prov. unknown, ist
or 2nd c), in a likely client-patron relationship. ...EKEI hH TUXE SOU
EPETREYE hHMIN hINA SE PROSKUNHSWMEN KAI ASPASWMEQA SE. (l.7)
The noun is in l. 11.WS KAI SO GAR hHMWN EMNHSQHS PAR' hEKASTA KAT'
EPISTOLHN, hOUTWS KAGW ENQADE TO PROAKUNEMA SOU POIW...
Horsley translates the verb here as "greet you with respect" and the noun as
"act of worship". At any rate, Greg (G.H.R.) Stanton (of University of New
England, Australia) wrote a paper on PROSKUNEW some years ago - I can't find
the ref. right now. He made much of the Persian influence, and the stress on
the (persian) falling to the knees. If anyone wants the ref. I will find out
what it is.
Deissmann doesn't have it. Moulton & Milligan have "'do obeisance to,'
'worship,' used generally of a god, as P.Flor III. 332" - they also mention
Ptolemaic isncrip. - also P.Giss I.II (of a slave to ehr master);
P.Tebt.II.286 which they trans. as "respect",. They note that PROSKUNHMA
(not in NT) is used in innumerable pagan letters. They also note a 6th/7th
c. use (in P.Oxy. I) of PROSKUNHMA as "obeisance".
Ann Nyland
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Subject: Re: [B-Greek] a carefully phrased question
> In a message dated 12/8/2003 1:31:11 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> brian_magnuson at juno.com writes:
> A translation translates the word proskuneo as obeisance and worship.
>
> Strong's : G4352
> s???e´?
> roskuneo¯
> pros-koo-neh'-o
> >From G4314 and probably a derivative of G2965 (meaning to kiss, like a
> dog licking his master’s hand); to fawn or crouch to, that is, (literally
> or figuratively) prostrate oneself in homage (do reverence to, adore): -
> worship.
>
> Could this greek word for worship be translated obeisance? I have not
> been able to find a dictionary to support this. I believe this directly
> relates to translation and does not name names and is very specific.
> This is from BGAD (Bauer, Arndt, Gingrich and Danker--A Greek-English
Lexicon
> of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature). You should
get
> yourself a copy of the new edition known as BDAG (Bauer, Danker, Arndt and
> Gingrich). It's indispensible for New Testament study.
>
> PROSKUNEW impf. PROSKUNOUN; fut. PROSKUNHSW; 1 aor. προσεκύνησα (trag.,
> Hdt.+; inscr., pap., LXX; En. 10, 21; Ep. Arist., Philo, Joseph., Test. 12
> Patr.) used to designate the custom of prostrating oneself before a person
and
> kissing his feet, the hem of his garment, the ground, etc.; the Persians
did
> this in the presence of their deified king, and the Greeks before a
divinity or
> someth. holy; (fall down and) worship, do obeisance to, prostrate oneself
> before, do reverence to, welcome respectfully, in Attic Gk., and later
(e.g.
> Appian, Mithrid. 104 §489), used w. the acc. (so Mt 4:10 and Lk 4:8 [Dt
6:13 v.l.];
> J 4:22a, b, 23b, 24a v.l.; Rv 9:20.—Gen 37:9; Ex 11:8; Judg 7:15 A; Ep.
Arist.
> 137; 138; Philo; Jos., Ant. 2, 13; 7, 250); beside it the Koine uses the
dat.
>
>
> gfsomsel
>
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