[B-Greek] ANEPILHMPTON/ANEPILHPTON in 1 Timothy 3:2

Larry Overton lgo at larryoverton.com
Wed Jul 21 11:18:07 EDT 2004


My question involves the differing readings of ANEPILHMPTON/ANEPILHPTON in 1 Timothy 3:2, but it is not primarily (to my mind, at least) a question of textual criticism. First, the passage.

DEI OUN TON EPISKOPON ANEPILHMPTON EINAI MIAS GUNAIKOS ANDRA NHFALION
SWFRONA KOSMION FILOXENON DIDAKTIKON

At what point did the reading ANEPILHMPTON arise? Liddell-Scott (Perseus, LSJ; BibleWorks, LS Abridged) does not recognize this form with its retention of the Mu. Furthermore, the lexical entry in Thayer is ANEPILHPTOS, not ANEPILHMPTOS. On the other hand, Thayer references the retention of the Mu in the Alexandrian text type, and the lexical entry in BAGD is ANEPILHMPTOS.

Could someone please shed some more light on this issue? I am aware that textual criticism is involved here, as there are variations to the text. But is the reason behind the differing readings more a matter of etymology or grammar? Thanks in advance.

Larry G. Overton






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