[B-Greek] APO in 2 Thess 1:9

Polycarp66 at aol.com Polycarp66 at aol.com
Tue Nov 25 18:55:35 EST 2003


In a message dated 11/25/2003 6:45:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
albert.pietersma at sympatico.ca writes:


> Though it is true that MPNY is typically translated in the LXX as APO 
> PROSWPOU (atypically APO *TOU* PROSWPOU), that only explains its form, 
> not its meaning. In semantic terms it presumably means the same as APO.
> In the NT one finds APO PROSWPOU typically (if not in fact exclusively) 
> is citations from the LXX.
> 

Not quite.  Of the 5 passages where it appears 

Acts 5.41
Acts 7.45
2 Thess 1.9
Re 6.16
Re 12.14

no more than 2 could even remotely be considered as being from the LXX.

gfsomsel



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