[B-Greek] "Atomos" in 1 Corinthians 15:52
Eddie Mishoe
edmishoe at yahoo.com
Thu Dec 1 14:36:10 EST 2005
Glenn:
ATOMOS would be an indivisible unit of any concept.
ATOMOS carries the idea of "indivisible," and the
speaker/writer is free to supply any category/object.
This is a rather common characteristic of any
language.
Eddie Mishoe
--- GLENN ALLEN <gandcallen66 at msn.com> wrote:
> 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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