[B-Greek] wife woman etc
Mike Sangrey
MSangrey at BlueFeltHat.org
Fri Jun 24 07:57:30 EDT 2005
On Fri, 2005-06-24 at 04:12 -0400, George F Somsel wrote:
<snip>
>
> While ANHR refers most frequently to a man, it can on occasion be used to
> reference a female in the sense MAN = HUMAN. We see such a use in James
> 1.8
>
> ANHR DIYUXOS, AKATASTATOS EN PASAIS TAIS hODOIS AUTOU.
>
> which is a gnomic statement.
FWIW: From the many conversations I've had regarding ANHR and ANQRWPOS,
I'm of the opinion that ANHR sometimes has an honorific sense. I
believe that is why James chose it instead of ANQRWPOS.
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Mike Sangrey
msangrey AT BlueFeltHat.org
Landisburg, Pa.
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