[B-Greek] Acts 20:35 a proverb?

lance w seevers lws39 at juno.com
Wed Jan 14 16:43:41 EST 2004


Some one who has the new BDAG probably has the full reference under
MAKARIOS but my older version references Plato  Republic 496c and
Thucydides 2.97.4.
Walt Seevers
Missoula Montana
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 12:35:15 -0800 (PST) waldo slusher
<waldoslusher at yahoo.com> writes:> 
> MAKARION ESTIN MALLON DIDONAI H LAMBANEIN> 
> It is more blessed to give than to receive.> 
> Has anyone else run across the background to this
> expression. I read once in a commentary (can't
> remember which one) that this was an ancient Greek or
> Roman proverb. In its original meaning the idea was
> basically that is was more blessed to give "than to
> hoard." (As in: It's more blessed to give than to
> hoard wealth for one's personal and selfish gain.)> 
> Can anyone give support to this?
> Waldo Slusher
> Calgary, AB

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