[B-Greek] MWRAINW

farley lfarley at sprint.ca
Mon Sep 8 03:12:42 EDT 2003


Dear friends:
      In Lk. 14:34, we read EAN DE KAI TO ALAS MWRANQH.  The verb MWRAINW is translated as "to become foolish" in other NT contexts (such as Rom. 1:22 and 1 Cor. 1:20).  In this present verse (as in Mt. 5:13) it is translated as "to become tasteless".  
    One commentator opines that there is a play on words present in the original Aramaic, answering to the Hebrew root tpl, which can mean both tasteless things (tapel; compare Job 6:16) and also folly (tiplah; compare Job 1:22).  
    What do you think?  Can this Greek verb mean both "to become foolish" as well as "to become tasteless"?  Is there any other usage (other than this logion of Jesus in Luke and Matthew) which shows the meaning "to become tasteless"?
    Thank you in advance for your responses.
    Yours as ever, 
    Lawrence Farley, Langley, B.C.



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