[B-Greek] Problem with the word begotten and made in Greek

Octavio Rodriguez octaviors at gmail.com
Fri Nov 11 12:27:44 EST 2005


Dear Sir :
  I don´t want to create a Theological discussion. Only I have a problem
with the word GENHTOS and GENNHTOS.
 Excuse me my ignorance .
  For example Ignatius of Antioch (to Ephesians VII) said :"There is one
Physician who is possessed both of flesh and spirit; both made and not made
". The translator used made (GENNHTOS) and not made (AGENNHETOS).
  After this , i read in Theophilus of Antioch ( Autolycus book I , IV )
:"[God] is without beginning because he is unbegotten (AGENHTOS)."
 Due to it Theophilus understood GENHETOS as "begotten" if the translator
was rigth.
  After this i read that Arrius regards these two words (GENHTOS and
GENNHTOS) with the same meaning. However Athanasius said that
 GENHTOS means created and GENNHTOS begotten.
  I see a problem with the translators and with the real meanings.
  What happened with those words ?.
  Best Regards
Octavio Rodriguez



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