[B-Greek] Jo 13:10 LOUW
Wieland Willker
willker at chemie.uni-bremen.de
Thu Apr 7 10:38:25 EDT 2005
George F Somsel wrote:
> It would therefore appear that LOUW is used for an entire
> body wash whereas NIPTW is used for a washing of a
> part of the body.
Thanks for this.
>From time to time I think about this awkward sentence. Probably the intended meaning was: "The one who has bathed (to be prepared for the feast), has only to have his feet washed again to be completely clean."
But why it is expressed so curiously is unclear to me.
Another possible meaning would be:
"The one who has bathed (to be prepared for the feast), is completely clean. He has to wash his feet again, but this has no bearing on being clean (in terms of purity)."
Best wishes
Wieland
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