[B-Greek] ITim. 6:9
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Mon Dec 18 17:20:49 EST 2006
I think George is right: it's six of one and half a dozen of the
other. For what it's worth, both words derive from the same root,
OL-, OLEQROS from the simplex OLLUMI/OLLUMAI, APWLEIA from the
compound APOLLUMI/APOLLUMAI. As a rule (not invariable, to be sure,
but pretty common) the compounded form generally becomes more common
later and supplants the earlier simplex. In the GNT we find OLEQROS
4x, APWLEIA 18x.
On Dec 18, 2006, at 4:22 PM, George F Somsel wrote:
> There really isn't much difference. Basically they're two words
> for approximately the same thing. You might compare it to some
> English expressions such as "cease and desist" -- what's the
> difference?
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Ron Snider <sarasotapt at verizon.net>
> To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 2:36:57 PM
> Subject: [B-Greek] ITim. 6:9
>
>
> I ITim. 6:9, does anyone have a quick distinction (if there is one in
> this context) between the terms OLEQRON and APWLEIAN, generally
> translated by the English terms ruin and destruction. Any insight
> into
> nuances that may be present in these terms would be appreciated.
Carl W. Conrad
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