[B-Greek] Lexicography - Acts 2.13
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Mon May 17 07:06:07 EDT 2004
At 6:50 AM -0400 5/17/04, Jonathan Robie wrote:
>Danker, in BDAG, calls this "sweet new wine", and refers to Nicander,
>Alexiph 493: GLEUKOS, hO LEGETAI EN SUNEQEIA MOUSTOS = "GLEUKOS,
>commonly referred to as must".
>
>In modern English, "must" can refer to grape juice before or during
>fermentation - the further along it is, the more alcohol it has. But a
>lot of alcohol can develop over a week or two - for red wines, the
>initial fermentation is anywhere from several days (for a light red) to
>several weeks.
>
>I'm guessing that this verse refers to stuff that isn't really wine yet,
>but has alcohol. To me, that seems to be what Danker is saying.
It also says that they're pretty "happy" as a consequence: GLEUKOUS
MEMESTWMENOI EISIN. Here' L&N (sorry, Jonathan, it's still worth
consulting!):
59.40 MESTOW: (derivative of MESTOSa 'very full,' 59.39) to cause a space
to be exceptionally full - 'to fill, to cause to bulge.' GLEUKOUS
MEMESTWMENOI EISIN 'they are full of new wine' or 'they are drunk' Ac 2:13.
In many instances one cannot speak of persons being 'full of new wine.' It
is, however, possible in Ac 2:13 to say 'they have drunk a great deal of
new wine.'
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Carl W. Conrad
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