[B-Greek] Vocative hO QEOS

Steven Lo Vullo slovullo at mac.com
Fri Aug 20 22:46:53 EDT 2004


On Aug 20, 2004, at 9:16 PM, DJNordlund at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 8/20/2004 6:17:45 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> slovullo at mac.com writes:
>
> As for QEE, I just did a
> search in Accordance for QEOS in the  singular vocative and received
> only 7 hits (2 Sam 7.25; 3 Mac 6.2; 4 Mac  6.27; Ode 14.12; Wis 9.1; 
> Sir
> 23.4; Ezek 4.14). With so few hits, I'm  questioning the search. If 
> this
> is wrong, I hope someone will correct  it.
>
>
> Steve,
>
> using BibleWorks 6, I get 13 (12 in LXX, and 2 in GNT UBS 3), the 7 you
> found plus,
>
> Jdg 16:28, Jdg 21:3, 1 King 14:28, Tobit 3:11, Tobit 8:15, and twice  
> in Mat
> 27:46.

Thanks for responding, Dan.

I was confining my search to the LXX, since I was addressing Philip's 
question about the Greek OT.

Also, Philip's question was whether the vocative form of QEOS (QEE) 
occurred "more often" outside the Psalms. He apparently assumed that it 
occurred in the Psalms, which it does not. I wasn't checking for 
variants from the Rahlf's text. QEE in Jdg 16.28; 21.3; Tob 3.11; 8.15 
are variant readings, which I perhaps should have mentioned. But the 
text has the nominative form. QEE in 1 Kings 14.28 is actually not 
related to QEOS. It is a Hebrew word that means "room" (note the neuter 
article). If BibleWorks has it tagged as the vocative of QEOS, you 
should probably inform them of this.

Grace & Peace,

Steve




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