[B-Greek] AIWN in the plural
Steve Puluka
puluka at verizon.net
Tue Nov 16 07:00:28 EST 2004
on 11/16/04 12:09 AM, Chesster67 at aol.com at Chesster67 at aol.com wrote:
> Steve Puluka wrote: "I've been told that this is a Septuagintism. That the
> expression develops over time in the Septuagint translation. The Torah using
> the expression EIS
> TWN AIWNA XRONON and the later translations EIS TOUS AIWNAS TWN AIWNWN. This
> is supposed to be because Hebrew does not have a word for eternity. So the
> Greek is slavishly following the Hebrew expressions trying to speak of
> eternity without access to a single word."
>
> Gabe Chesster wrote: Most interesting. Do you have any further information on
> this?
I'm afraid not. The comment was made as part of a lecture during a class on
the prophets. I've never pursued the work. To check this out I would
suggest this procedure
* search for occurrences of these phrases in the Greek text
* check the Hebrew text behind these phrases
* consult the grammars for both Greek and Hebrew on these words & passages
(Louw & Nida's lexicon is probably worth a look)
* check major commentaries on the passages as well
* check these passages in the index of Septuagint reference works like
Swete, Jellicoe and Jobes.
I'm just involved in other papers for class and other personal research
projects.
--
Steve Puluka
Masters Student, SS Cyril & Methodius Seminary
Cantor, Holy Ghost Church, Mckees Rocks PA
http://www.puluka.com
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