[B-Greek] "Atomos" in 1 Corinthians 15:52

George F Somsel gfsomsel at juno.com
Thu Dec 1 13:10:16 EST 2005


On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 12:38:49 -0500 "GLENN ALLEN" <gandcallen66 at msn.com>
writes:
> Hi,
> 
> Besides being used to describe theoretically the smallest 
> indivisible unit of matter (Leucippus, 460 b.c.), does anyone know 
> if "atomos" (translated 'moment' in the KVJ) was also ordinarily 
> used to indicate a small unit of time in the first century or even 
> earlier? 
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Glenn Allen
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LSJ s.v. ATOMOS
 
ATOMOS, ON, uncut, unmown, LEIMWN S.?Tr.?200; A. PWGWNOW BAQH
Ephipp.?14.7; A. LIBANOSin lumps, Dsc.?1.68.1; ATOMON, TO, = hUOSKYAMOS,
dub.? in Ps.- Dsc.?4.68 (cf.? ATAIOS).
2. Gramm.?, of words, not compound, D.H.?Th.?22.
II. that cannot be cut, indivisible, GRAMMAI Arist.?Ph.?206a17, cf.?
LI?968a1; MEGEQH Id.?Ph.?187a3; esp.? of particles of matter, ETEHi ATOMA
(sc.? SWMATA) KAI KENON Democr.?9,125, cf.? Arist.?de An.?404a2,
Metaph.?1039a10; in full, A. SWMATA Id.?Cael.?303a21, Epicur.?Nat.?14
Fr.?5: sg.?, ATOMON ESTI SWMA STEREON .. Id.?p.129.24 U.; also A. FUSEIS
Democr.?ap.?Diog.Oen.?5, Epicur.?Ep.?1 p.7 U.; ATOMOI, hAI, ib.?p.14 U.,
al.?, Phld.?Sign.?5, al.?, Alciphr.?1.34.

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2. of Time, OUX OION TE EIS A. XRONOUS DIAIREISQAI TON XRONON
Arist.?Ph.?263b27; KAT' A. XRONON Id.?Sens.?447b18; EN ATOMWi in a
moment, Id.?Ph.?236a6, 1?Ep.Cor.?15.52; EN A. ORGHS Sm.?Is.?54.8.
b. metaph.?, infinitely small, DIAFORAI Plu.?Phoc.?3.
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III. in Logic, individual, of terms, Pl.?Sph.?229d; of the EIDOS,
Arist.?Metaph.?1034a8, de An.?414b27.
2. individual, Id.?APo.?96b11, al.?: Subst.? ATOMON, TO,
Id.?Cat.?1b6,3a38, Metaph.?1058a18 (pl.?), Plot.?6.2.2, al.?
3. of the summum genus, PRIN EIS TA A. ELQEIN Arist.?Metaph.?994b21.
Adv.? ATOMWS, hUPARXEIN immediately, without the intervention of a middle
term, Id.?APo.?79a33.

george
gfsomsel
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