[B-Greek] PATHR MELLONTOS AIWNOS

Ben Crick ben.crick at argonet.co.uk
Mon Feb 20 18:31:28 EST 2006


On Mon 20 Feb 2006 (22:14:28 +0000), joseph.ripley at ntlworld.com wrote:
> Can anyone explain why this has become "Everlasting Father" PATHR 
> MELLONTOS AIWNOS ?
> It seems the Hebrew says "abiod" which is translated in a similar way -
>  with or without the future emphasis.

 Dear Joe,

 The Hebrew, which is the /Vorlage/ of the LXX, has 'a:BiY `aD, "Father
 of Eternity". So it seems that the LXX /PATHR MELLONTOS AIWNOS/ is a
 fair paraphrase. "Everlasting Father" is better English than "Father
 of Eternity", the literal rendering of 'a:BiY `aD. The noun `aD "eternity"
 comes 6 times in Isaiah, used in a general sense (26:4, 30:8), and also
 more specifically in 57:15, 64:9 and 65:18. 30:8 has La`aD (`aD with the
 prefix L:), meaning "for the time to come". Brenton's translation is of
 course a literal rendering of the LXX Greek text without reference to
 the Hebrew.

 The Latin Vulgate (St Jerome) has /Pater futuri saeculi/ which has an
 affinity with PATHR MELLONTOS AIWNOS, don't you think?

 ERRWSQE
 Ben
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