[B-Greek] Grain in Matthew 17:20

bertdehaan at gosympatico.ca bertdehaan at gosympatico.ca
Sat Oct 4 19:43:21 EDT 2003


 
>  "Frankie Gonzalez" <FGONZALEZ29 at carolina.rr.com> wrote on
>   Sat, 4 Oct 2003 18:01:43 -0400 :
  > This might be the right place to ask this questions, but I know this word is wellknown between you experts.
> 
> Theophoric.  
> 
> I know this referers to compound names from god, or of god
> or when you combine a proper name with theos.
> 
> However, I'm having a hard time finding this word in a good dictionary.  I look in Webster, Cambridge and Vox and others
> and is not listed.  
> 
> Any ideas why?
> 
> Frankie G.
> ---
 
I don't know what this has to do with Matth. 17:20.
Webster has under theophoric;"...derived from or bearing the name of a god".
I assume it is from QEOS and FERW

Bert de Haan





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