[B-Greek] Ankorus, Agkura, Ago
Paul Ringo
Pringo at worldnet.att.net
Sun Apr 24 13:35:36 EDT 2005
I've got a question and I've got a feeling that the answer is much bigger than the question. It's essentially about how NT Greeks understood the word in Hebrews 6:19 about Jesus being the anchor of the soul.
I've been told that the word translated as ankorus actually gives a picture of a person rather than an object. That person was one on Greek ships who was designated as a swimmer to bring (verb Ago) an anchor or anchor rope into a safe harbor ahead of the ship. In situations of low tide, storms, crowded harbors etc, this person was given the responsibility to swim to the dock to hold a place for the ship. When that person was at the dock, the ship was considered to be at dock and a place was held until the ship could physically make it to safe harbor.
I know that the root of Ankorus is Agkura and that both of these words are somehow rooted in Ago (to bring or lead). What I'm not sure about is how (grammatically) these words can be accurately connected or if this is how NT Greeks understood this image.
It's a wonderful word picture but I want to make sure it's accurate and that this is how this word in particular (Ankorus) would have been understood 2000 or so years ago. Thanks for your help.
Paul Ringo, Lake Charles, La.
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