[B-Greek] Unique Vs. Begotten
James Ernest
jdemail at charter.net
Wed Jun 8 11:39:33 EDT 2005
For the etymological question I think you can just count the NUs. But
semantically there's overlap, and orthographically there's confusion,
between various words formed on these two stems, well into the fourth
century AD.
As to whether being begotten or born is the only way to become a hUIOS:
hUIOS has a semantic range; at one end of that range it clearly implies
physical begetting (by a father) or birthing (normally by a mother); at
another end any such notion is remote (e.g., "sons of perdition"). The
theological question that we're steering around is the eventual Christian
understanding of where "son of God" as applied to Jesus falls within or
beyond the normal semantic range of the word "son."
James Ernest
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> [mailto:b-greek-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Gary Hedrick
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> I didn't mean to provoke any sort of theological
> discussion, so let me ask my question in another way. Does
> MONOGENHS derive from GINNAW
> (beget) or GENWMAI (become)?
> Also, is being born or begotten the only way to become
> a son (hUIOS)?
>
> Gary Hedrick
>
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