[B-Greek] ELPIS and ELEOS

Albert Pietersma albert.pietersma at sympatico.ca
Tue Nov 16 16:25:04 EST 2004


Dear James,
Though the mistake you mention seems plausible, I don't off-hand know 
of an identical one. Given the fact that according to the Cambridge LXX 
there are no variants to ELPIS, one may want to entertain a variant in 
the Hebrew source text. Since ELPIS on a number of occasions in the LXX 
translates MaCHSeH (Ps 13:6, 60:4, 61:8, 90:9, 93:22, Isa 28:15)
Al
On Nov 16, 2004, at 3:00 PM, James Bowick wrote:

> Hello,
>
> in the LXX of 2 Chron 35:26 ELPIS is used to translate CHESED.  ELEOS 
> it
> seems would be a better choice, and in fact ELEOS is used in this 
> context
> elsewhere in 2 Chron.  (e.g. 32:32).  The only way I can account for 
> ELPIS
> in 35:26 is as a visual error.  Is it common to see copyists confuse 
> ELPIS
> and ELEOS?  Are there other examples?
>
> James Bowick
> M.Div. Cand.
> McMaster Divinity College
> Hamilton, Ont.
>
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