[B-Greek] LXX gen 1:1-2

George F Somsel gfsomsel at juno.com
Sat Dec 31 12:48:48 EST 2005


On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 12:27:03 -0500 "Carl W. Conrad" <cwconrad2 at mac.com>
writes:
>  
> On Saturday, December 31, 2005, at 12:16PM, nick runecrow 
> <runecrow at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >"EN ARCH EPOIHSEN hO THEOS"
> >
> >I take this "EN ARCH" as generally, "'In the beginning' God made". 
> If I want 
> >to say, rather, "In beginning, God made" would this appear 
> grammatically the 
> >same, or should I look for a different construct? That is to say, 
> "In 
> >beginning," such as if I am writing of 'how to construct a guitar' 
> and I 
> >write then, "In beginning, choose a wood that will provide good 
> intonation". 
> >"In beginning, God made".
> 
> That's perhaps a better question than you may have been aware. The 
> Greek text
> in the LXX here is a literal representation of the Hebrew "B'ReSHiTH 
> BaRa'
> ELoHiM ..." (there is no article in the Hebrew text). But some would 
> read the
> Hebrew to mean, "When God began to create ..." or, as you're 
> suggesting, "God,
> when beginning to create ..." Perhaps Al Pietersma, the list's 
> resident LXX
> expert will have something to say about this.
> 
> >
> >"hH DE GH HN AORATOS KAI AKATASKEUASTOS"
> >
> >What is this "DE" doing that "KAI" does not do? I am not following 
> what this 
> >"DE" is doing. How would I understand this in translation if not by 
> 'and'.
> 
> This DE is the standard particle in Greek narrative used with a new 
> clause in
> continuous discourse. The LXX translator has understood the Hebrew 
> connective
> W' as its equivalent.
> 
> >Thank you for you help,
> >
> >Nicholas
> 
> Nick, hereafter please observe BG Protocol and sign your messages 
> with a
> full-name signature. Also read the FAQ, if you haven't, at 
> http://metalab.unc.edu/bgreek/faq.txt
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You might take a look at Lk 24.27 for this

KAI ** ARCAMENOS ** APO MWUSEWS KAI APO PANTWN TWN PROFHTWN DIERMHNEUSEN
AUTOIS EN PASAIS TAIS GRAFAIS TA PERI hEAUTOU

george
gfsomsel
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