[B-Greek] Possible re-translation error from Greek into Latin...
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at ioa.com
Sun Sep 25 21:13:55 EDT 2005
On Sep 25, 2005, at 4:35 PM, Daveat168 at aol.com wrote:
> Dear Carl,
> In my project, translating the Victor Codex Gospel into English,
> I found several cases of the Latin phrase <ante facium>, and one
> case of <ante conspectum>, which is translated into English by both
> Douay and KJV as <before (in place) the face of>.
> I am convinced by context, that the latter Latin version is
> correct, and the former erroneous. The latter Latin can be
> translated as <before (in time) the appearance (on stage) of>.
> I have chosen to translate all cases which KJV or Douay read as
> <before the face of> as <prior to the appearance of>.
> I would appreceate your judgement on this, especially if you
> agree that a re-translation error has occurred here.
Could it be ANTE FACIEM rather than ANTE FACIUM? I should think that
either phrase might convey the sense of PRO PROSWPOU which is itself
the Hellenized equivalent of the Hebrew LiFNeI meaning "in front of"
or "facing" or "ahead (of)." It would be easier to judge it were
clear exactly what passages you find these phrases in.
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
1989 Grindstaff Road/Burnsville, NC 28714/(828) 675-4243
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