[B-Greek] Re: Luke on KATALUMA

waldo slusher waldoslusher at yahoo.com
Wed Dec 31 02:05:07 EST 2003


Polycarp

> Returning to 
> our passage(s):  If the KATALUMA of Lk 22 can be
> designated ANAGAION "an 
> upstairs room" (and it is), this doesn't mean the
> KATALUMA in Lk 2 is likewise 
> upstairs (Were you not saying that it was?  Did I
> misunderstand you?).  

What I am saying is that TWi KATALUMATi in Luke 2,
like any similar usage of hO KATALUMA, refers to the
upstairs guest/dining room of a personal residence
(not just any room). But perhaps I should be quick to
add that I attribute no significance to its location.
And Luke's usage of this same word in chapter 22 no
more informs us of its meaning in chapter 2 as the
reverse would (we are in agreement on this, I
suppose).

hO KATALUMA would bring to mind a specific location
within a residence just as our word "attic" would.
Both are located upstairs, but that to me is of zero
significance. Should I reread my previous emails to
see what this fuss is about?

=====
Waldo Slusher
Calgary, AB

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