[B-Greek] AGAPE in the NT
Jeffrey B. Gibson
jgibson000 at comcast.net
Thu Feb 5 11:46:20 EST 2004
"Carl W. Conrad" wrote:
> This strikes me as a perfect
> illustration of theme that is raised from time to time in B-Greek
> discussion, that "a little Greek is a dangerous thing", i.e., that one
> needs a good deal more than a basic introduction to Greek in order to use
> it appropriately as a tool for exegesis. So I think that there probably
> does exist a "popular association" of AGAPH with "good love."
>
But (I think) this is my point. It is an association that is not held by most
who have actually taken the time to look at the usage of the verb in the Koine
in which the NT was written as well as in the NT itself, yes?
Yours,
Jeffrey
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> Carl W. Conrad
> Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
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