[B-Greek] TARTARWSAS -- 2 Peter 2:4

Ted Shoemaker tedsmath at yahoo.com
Thu Apr 15 20:55:01 EDT 2004


Usually, we can determine a lot of the meaning of a NT Greek word
from its extrabiblical use.  When the word under study was originally
used in a sense that is conflisting with Jewish or Christian
concepts, how much of the semantic content can we then import to the
NT usage of that word?

I am thinking of TARTARWSAS in 2 Peter 2:4.  Surely the writer would
not have early Christian readers to accept at face value everything
that had been written about Tartarus?

Again, I realize that I have picked a topic that could easily veer
off-topic.  Let us please respect the wishes of those who would ask
us to keep to the linguistic features of this question while on list.
 Anyone who wants to discuss non-linguistic matters is welcome to
email me offlist.

Thank you for all replies!

Ted Shoemaker


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