[B-Greek] EPI TO AUTO

Alexander Hopkins alexali at surf.net.au
Fri Dec 26 23:18:31 EST 2003


Doug Hoxworth asked about the phrase EPI TO AUTO.  To add just a little
to what George Somsel wrote in support of his conclusion, "It may not be
extremely frequent, but it cannot be said to be specifically a
Semitism," it can be noted that the phrase is seen often enough in the
papyri, where it is commonly used with the sense 'altogether' or 'adding
to' (used in tax receipts, farm accounts, amounts of land, shares in the
ownership of a slave, and the like);  this does not commend it as a
Semitism.

May I take the opportunity to thank our list owner and chairs for their
work in making this such a valuable list.  To them and to all,

Best wishes for the Chrismas season and for the coming year,

Alex Hopkins
Melbourne, Australia




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