[B-Greek] Meaning of huparcho

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at ioa.com
Sat Oct 8 09:58:07 EDT 2005


On Oct 8, 2005, at 9:44 AM, greg coupe wrote:

> I notice that HUPARCHO literally means "UNDER-ORIGINATES" (Hupo-under,
> archo-originates) Can you please tell me how "under-originates"  
> connotates
> possesion. Does this word indicate that that which originates under
> something else is in possesion of its qualities or something? How does
> "under-originate" connotate possesion? I understand that etymology  
> does not
> exclusively define word meanings but it obviously effects them.

Greg, you're trying to push etymology beyond its limits for want of  
any direct knowledge of Greek. hUPARCW does not mean "under- 
originate" but rather "be present originally"  and is used with a  
dative of possession: hUPARCEI MOI POLLA CRHMATA = "there exists for  
me lots of money" or "I have lots of money." You cannot derive  
meanings of compounds so simply by adding meanings of the elements  
together


Carl W. Conrad
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