[B-Greek] meaning of ANTI
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at ioa.com
Sat Oct 8 09:52:11 EDT 2005
On Oct 8, 2005, at 9:37 AM, greg coupe wrote:
> Can ANTI PERIBOLAIOU be translated "parallel of a throw-around."
> If hair is given ANTI PERIBOLAIOU does this necessitate that hair
> replaces a throw-around or is it possible that hair only PARALLELS
> a throw-around like the head parallels Christ and the shame of
> being uncovered parallels the shame of reing razor-shorn.
Is "throw-around" British English for a "wrap" or "cloak"? ANTI with
genitive normally means "in place of" or "serving the purpose of" or
"instead of." So the PERIBOLAION would be required for the woman's
head, IF she did not have the hair.
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
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