[B-Greek] Two troublesome words in Polycarp
Arie Dirkzwager
dirkzwager at pandora.be
Thu Apr 1 15:19:27 EST 2004
Hagio-prepes is a combination of two elements, the first well known (hAGIOS)
and the other PREPW, to fit.
So it means "fitting the saints".
hOU is "whose" and goes with TO hAIMA.
Concerning APEIQOUNTWN I cannot choose. The point is of course that they are
not believing. But in the line of the NT not believing can be called
disobeying: Rom 1: 5. On the other hand one can find a lot of places where
those who do not follow God or Jesus (without the notion of believe or
disbelieve being present) are called disobedient.
Arie
Dr. A. Dirkzwager
Hoeselt, Belgium
e-mail dirkzwager at pandora.be
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Verzonden: donderdag 1 april 2004 15:10
Onderwerp: [B-Greek] Two troublesome words in Polycarp
I'm currently reading Polycarp's epistle to the Philippians, and there are
two words which confuse me.
The first is "hagioprepesin" (1:1) the dative of an adjective which is
translated "which are like the saints" in an English translation I have.
However, I'm unhappy with this translation and am unable to find the word in
Liddell & Scott. I would be most grateful if someone could either tell me
what heading it is under in that dictionary, or explain the etymology and
literal meaning of the work.
The second word is "apeithountwn" (2:1). According to my dictionary, this
can either mean "of those disobeying" or "of those unbelieving." Which
meaning is more likely here? While it seems that Polycarp is not directly
quoting the New Testament, perhaps this word is used there in a specific way
which may help me understand its use here. Furthermore, perhaps someone can
tell me how to translate the "hou" beginning that clause.
Sincerely,
Christopher Culver
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