[B-Greek] Mounce defines "cheir" as "hand," "arm," or "finger."

Kevin W. Woodruff cierpke at prodigy.net
Wed Feb 18 21:18:41 EST 2004


Glenn:

BDAG has in it's article: 
The arm may be meant (as Hes., Theog. 150; Hdt. 2,
121, 5 Herodas 5, 83 =in my arms; Paus. 6, 14, 7;
Galen, De Usu Part. 2, 2 vol. I p. 67, 1 Helmreich;
Longus  Mt 4:6; Lk 4:11 (both Ps 90:12; but s. above).


Kevin



--- Glenn Evans <glenn at irr.org> wrote:
> In the first-year Greek grammar, "Basic of Biblical
> Greek" by William D.
> Mounce "cheir" is defined as "hand," "arm," or
> "finger." When I took
> that class, I remember thinking that this definition
> explains how Christ
> was crucified through the wrist because of the wider
> meaning of the
> Greek term. But tonight I looked in three
> dictionaries and found that
> with only one exception the Greek word "cheir"
> translates into English
> as "hand." The only exception was in Luke 15:22
> where "cheir" refers to
> the finger, not to the hand, and therefore it is
> necessary to translate
> in most languages "put a ring on his finger." 
> 
> Why does Mounce gives "arm" as a possible
> translation.
> 
> Glenn A. Evans
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