[B-Greek] 2Pt 3:16

Polycarp66 at aol.com Polycarp66 at aol.com
Sun Jan 4 20:54:36 EST 2004


In a message dated 1/4/2004 8:13:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
mitchlarramore at yahoo.com writes:
hWS KAI EN PASAIS EPISTOLAIS LALWN EN AUTAIS PERI
TOUTWN, EN hAIS ESTIN DUSNOHTA TINA, hA hOI AMAQEIS
KAI ASTHRIKTOI STREBLOUSIN hWS KAI TAS LOIPAS GRAFAS
PROS THN IDIAN AUTWN APWLEIAN

STREBLOUSIN apparently means to "twist" or "distort."
But if Peter argues that some things in Paul's letters
are DUSNOHTA, how is one to know its being distorted?
That assumes we understand the DUSNOHTA. And if that
is the case, was it really "hard" to begin with? 
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hWS KAI EN PASAIS EPISTOLAIS LALWN EN AUTAIS PERI TOUTWN, EN hAIS ESTIN 
DUSNOHTA TINA, hA hOI AMAQEIS KAI ASTRIKTOI STREBLOUSIN hWS KAI TAS LOIPAS GRAFAS 
PROS THN IDIAN AUTWN APWLEIAN.

Greek had a perfectly good word for something which was UNKNOWABLE, namely 
ANOHTOS.  This is not what appears -- it is said to be "difficult", but not 
"unknowable."  It is interesting that he calls those who engage in this practice 
AMAQEIS "unlearned."  Even now, how often does one see someone who has a 
Strong's concordance and perhaps enough Greek to be able to identify the letters 
making pronouncements on what the meaning of the Greek text (or Hebrew for that 
matter) means?  

A little learning is a dangerous thing
Drink deep or touch not the Pythian spring.

gfsomsel



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