[B-Greek] Idiom

Steve Puluka steve at puluka.com
Tue Jan 11 08:37:15 EST 2005


Carl W. Conrad wrote:

> At 4:14 PM +1100 1/11/05, David McKay wrote:
> And surely the expressions EIS
> TON AIWNA and EIS TOUS AIWNAS or EIS AIWNAS TWN AIWNWN must be awkward if
> Englished as "into the age" or "into the ages" or "into ages of ages"--when
> the standard English equivalent is clearly simply "forever."

These expressions occur frequently in liturgical texts.  Most 
jurisidictions translate them into the age and ages of ages.  This is 
considered by most to be a "poetic" style that fits well in the context. 
  This is also the method that early translators into other liturgical 
languages like Church Slavonic used.

However, other translators render these two expressions as "forever" and 
"forever and ever."  This may be more clear modern English but helps to 
keep the the two expressions distinct in English rather than simply 
translating them both as forever.

In either case I think  the meaning is clear.

-- 
Steve Puluka
Masters Student, SS Cyril & Methodius Seminary
Cantor, Holy Ghost Church, Mckees Rocks PA
http://www.puluka.com




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