[B-Greek] (no subject)

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Fri Dec 15 05:23:42 EST 2006


On Dec 15, 2006, at 1:54 AM, pporta at oham.net wrote:

> Rev 22:12.
>
> The word 'MISQOS' has always and everywhere in the Bible the meaning
> 'positive reward' or 'prize' or 'recompense'?
> Is there any place in the Bible where this word conveys a negative  
> sense
> (punishment)?

Here's one:

Mt 6:2 hOTAN OUN POIHiS ELEHMOSUNHN MH SALPISHiS EMPROSQEN SOU hWSPER  
hOI hUPOKRITAI POIOUSIN EN TAIS SUNAGWGAIS KAI EN TAIS hRUMAIS hOPWS  
DOXASQWSIN hUPO TWN ANQRWPWN AMHN LEGW hUMIN APECOUSIN TON MISQON AUTWN.

The hypocrites "get their reward." One might say that this is used in  
a sarcastic sense, but BDAG (s.v. MISQOS 2. b. n an unfavorable  
sense, the requital that consists in punishment, and c. reward or  
punishment as the case may be


Carl W. Conrad
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