[B-Greek] STRHNOS

gfsomsel at juno.com gfsomsel at juno.com
Sat Nov 20 00:34:50 EST 2004


On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 20:01:31 -0600 Steven Lo Vullo
<themelios at charter.net> writes:
> On Nov 19, 2004, at 8:49 AM, Ron wrote:
> 
> > I am researching a hapax that occurs in Revelation 18:3, and would 
> 
> > like to ask those with a lot
> > of searching capabilities to provide a breadth of meaning for this 
> 
> > word, as well as how one views
> > the meaning in the context given.
> 
> Hi Ron:
> 
> I searched the GNT, LXX, Apostolic Fathers, and the books of the 
> Pseudepigrapha at my disposal (limited to the 21 books currently 
> offered by Accordance). I found only 2 occurrences outside of the 
> one 
> in Rev 18.3:
> 
> 2 Kings 19.28 ...DIA TO ORGISQHNAI SE EP' EME KAI TO STRHNOS SOU 
> ANEBH 
> EN TOIS WSIN MOU...
> 
> Ben 9.1 ...PORNEUSETE  GAR PORNEIAN SODOMWN, KAI APOLEISQE hEWS 
> BRACU, 
> KAI ANANEWSESQE EN GUNAIXI STRHNOUS...
> 
> I think the sense in 2 Kings 19.28 is clearly different from that in 
> 
> Rev 18.3. LEH-2 has the glosses "insolence, arrogance." I think the 
> 
> sense in Ben 9.1 is the same as that in Rev 18.3 (something like 
> "loose 
> sexual behavior"), except that in Rev 18.3 metaphorical fornication 
> is 
> in view. I don't think 3 examples are a large enough sample to 
> provide 
> a "breadth of meaning" for the word. Perhaps those with TLG can be 
> of 
> more help.
> ============
> 
> Steven Lo Vullo
> Madison, WI
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The online TLG produced no results.

george
gfsomsel



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