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

Albert Pietersma albert.pietersma at sympatico.ca
Tue Nov 25 20:18:37 EST 2003


A slim basis, nonetheless, on which to argue that it became part of 
living Greek.
Al
On Tuesday, November 25, 2003, at 06:55 PM, Polycarp66 at aol.com wrote:

> 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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