[B-Greek] Hebrews 1:2

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Sun Jul 11 17:24:54 EDT 2004


At 3:57 PM -0400 7/11/04, Jesus Arocho wrote:
>Why is the word AIWNAS translated as world as opporsed to ages?

Because the word means something like "time-space frame" -- world and the
time span for which it is intended to endure. In the context of this verse,
the reference is surely not merely to the creation of spans of time but to
the created world.
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Carl W. Conrad
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