[B-Greek] akataskeuastos in Gen. 1:1 LXX
Albert Pietersma
albert.pietersma at sympatico.ca
Fri Feb 11 15:15:04 EST 2005
On Feb 11, 2005, at 2:43 PM, Revdpickrel at wmconnect.com wrote:
> In a message dated 2/11/2005 3:51:19 AM Central Standard Time,
> gfsomsel at juno.com writes:
>
>
>>> I have always thought the adjective AKATASKEUASTOS in LXX Gen. 1:1
>>> an odd
>>> choice by the translator. Anyone know if recent finds have shed any
>>> light on
>>> this?
>>>
>
> George,
> I found AKATASKEUASTOS somewhere as "adj masc and fem nom sg", meaning
> an
> empty waste place, unfurnished, a void.
Though the Greek is mildly interpretive of the Hebrew, it would seem
eminently intelligible based on standard meanings of AORATOS and
AKATASKEUASTOS. Since the light has not yet been created the earth is
invisible and since the creation has not yet to begin the earth is not
as yet furnished for habitation. The NETS translation is now available
at http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/nets/edition/
Al
>
> Doug Pickrel
> Tejas Valley
> San Antonio, TX
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