[B-Greek] Ankorus, Agkura, Ago
Wilson Hines
wilsonhines at hotmail.com
Sun Apr 24 21:26:24 EDT 2005
Hey Paul,
Would you happen to have a source for the "personalization" of the anchor?
You have my interest peaked and I am looking into it in my library.
Thanks
Wilson Hines
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Subject: [B-Greek] Ankorus, Agkura, Ago
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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