[B-Greek] ELPIS and ELEOS

Albert Pietersma albert.pietersma at sympatico.ca
Tue Nov 16 18:42:42 EST 2004


On Nov 16, 2004, at 4:46 PM, Ken Penner wrote:

>  Dear Al,
> Is this the sort of question the IOSCS commentaries would address?
> Ken
Indeed, the commentator will want to assess the likelihood of ELPIS 
being a  textual variant (hence attributable to the source text) or an 
interpretational variant (hence attributable to the translator).
Al
>
>> 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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>> -
>> Albert Pietersma
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>> Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations
>> University of Toronto
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Albert Pietersma
Professor of Septuagint and Hellenistic Greek
Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations
University of Toronto
Home: 21 Cross Street,
Weston ON Canada M9N 2B8
Email: albert.pietersma at sympatico.ca
Homepage: http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~pietersm




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