[B-Greek] LAMBANW & PARALAMBANW in John 1:11-12
waldo slusher
waldoslusher at yahoo.com
Fri Jan 9 14:05:31 EST 2004
Ted:
> JOHN 1:11-12 reads:
> EIS TA IDIA HLQE KAI OI IDIOI AUTON OU PARELABON.
> OSOI DE ELABON
> AUTON EDWKEN AUTOIS EXOUSIAN TEKNA QEOU GENESQAI
> TOIS PISTEUOUSIN EIS
> TO ONOMA AUTOU
>
> 1. What did it mean in the ancient Greek language
> (or the Jewish
> culture) to LAMBANW or PARALAMBANW a person?
The standard answer here is that PARALAMBANW means to
welcome, whereas LAMBANW simply means to receive or to
take something. The nation of Israel (hOI IDIOI) did
not welcome their long-awaited Messiah.
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Waldo Slusher
Calgary, AB
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