[B-Greek] meaning of ANTI

George F Somsel gfsomsel at juno.com
Sat Oct 8 10:28:59 EDT 2005


On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 02:37:26 +1300 "greg coupe"
<gregorycoupe at hotmail.com> writes:
> 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.
> 
> Thankyou
> Greg Coupe
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It would certainly help if you were to give a citation of where this is
found and a transliteration.  Fortunately, I have a program which enables
me to find these passages quickly.

1 Cor 11.15

GUNH DE EAN KOMAi DOCA AUTHi ESTIN?  hOTI hH KOMH ANTI PERIBOLAIOU
DEDOTAI [ATTHi]

ANTI can have several senses:  
(1) instead of 
(2) for, as
(3) on behalf of 
(4) for the purpose of

I hardly think anyone would advocate that ANTI PERIBOLAIOU here indicates
that a woman is thought to have long hair instead of or as a replacement
for clothing (even though some of us dirty old men might appreciate that)
yet it would seem that the other senses don't yield much different in
meaning.  I think one needs to consider the meaning of PERIBOLAIOU here. 
It would seem to have the sense of "mantle", that which hangs down over
the shoulders and covers the back -- i.e. a cape.  I can certainly see
how long hair which hangs about the shoulders and down the back might
give the impression of a cape.

george
gfsomsel
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