[B-Greek] One man one woman

Elizabeth Kline kline-dekooning at earthlink.net
Thu Dec 8 15:11:16 EST 2005


According to Marshal (Pastoral Epistles ICC p155-6) the inscription  
on the tombstones of women was MONANDROS or univira. The phrase hENOS  
ANDROS GUNH is not found on tombstones and probably has a different  
meaning.


1TIM. 5:9 CHRA KATALEGESQW MH ELATTON ETWN hEXHKONTA GEGONUIA, hENOS  
ANDROS GUNH,


Elizabeth Kline


On Dec 8, 2005, at 11:19 AM, Ann Nyland wrote:

> The term meant "faithful to one's spouse", as we now know from  
> epigraphical
> evidence. It has been found on the tombstone of women.
> Ann Nyland
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "W Ellison" <el_guero2000 at yahoo.com>
> To: <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 6:11 AM
> Subject: [B-Greek] One man one woman
>
>
>>  I am curious about the constructions of:
>>
>>  MIAS GUNAIKOS ANDRA and MIAS GUNAIKOS ANHR
>>
>>  I would think that since both the term for woman and man had  
>> secondary
>> meanings of wife and husband, that in the context of the NT church  
>> most
>> people would hear these phrases as a "husband of one wife".
>>
>>  The real reason that I am asking is that I have been told that  
>> this was
>> preposterous.  And while, I would like to think my literal  
>> translation is
>> preposterous, I seem to be close to the traditional  
>> interpretation.  Is
>> there any linguistic reason to believe the traditional translation  
>> was not
>> literal?
>>
>>  I was referred to Robertson (I assume: Robertson, A Grammar  
>> of . . .,
>> 496), and while I find refference to this possibly being an  
>> attributive
>> genetive.  I really do not see that people in the NT era would have
>> thought, "A man of (with) a woman."
>>
>>  Wayne 'Roy' Ellison
>> SWBTS
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