[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
_________
The online TLG produced no results.
george
gfsomsel
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