[B-Greek] One man one woman
Jay Carper
jc at historycarper.com
Thu Dec 8 15:41:09 EST 2005
Pardon the intrusion by a complete novice! ;-)
I have seen this translated in four basic senses:
1) Husband of a wife, meaning simply married.
2) Husband of only one wife, meaning monogamous.
3) A one-wife kind of man, meaning not a skirt-chaser.
4) Husband of his first wife, meaning not having divorced the "wife of
his youth" without just cause.
Admitting my very limited command of Greek, I favor the 4th
translation because it seems to fit nicely with Hebrew thought as
expressed by Solomon, one of the prophets (Hosea?), and Jesus.
Jay Carper
Colorado, USA
> Yancy:
>
> This phrase does not address the "how many times
> married" issue. And, the phrase does not address how
> this applies to "unmarried individuals." But boy do I
> wish it did!! Addressing those issues and how this
> phrase relates is sheer speculation.
>
>
> Eddie Mishoe
> Pastor
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