[B-Greek] Two troublesome words in Polycarp

waldo slusher waldoslusher at yahoo.com
Thu Apr 1 15:58:57 EST 2004


Christopher:

Hard to tell without any context provided.

Waldo

--- Christopher Culver <christopher_culver at yahoo.com>
wrote:
> 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
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Christopher Culver - christopher_culver at yahoo.com
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> 
> «ὁδος ἄνω κάτω μία καὶ
> ὡυτή.»
> - Heraclitus in Diels, Die Fragmente der
> Vorsokratiker, â… , p. 89, Fr. 60.
> 
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