[B-Greek] Etymology of Kurios

Curtis Hinson curtis at curtishinson.com
Wed Jan 25 06:28:41 EST 2006


GEIA SOU Chris,

I cannot address the etymology of KURIOS, but I do have a thought on 
your question.  I think the solution is lexical rather than etymological 
in any case.

It is worth noting that before the Masorets began using vowel point 
notation to show the vowels of ADONAI in qere (what is to be read) for 
YHWH in ketiv (as it is written), the tradition had long existed to 
substitute ADONAI for YHWH.  I suspect KURIOS in the LXX is simply the 
Judeo-Greek translation then of ADONAI, not YHWH. LXX seems to follow 
qere most of the time from what I've observed, which is very 
interesting.  On the other hand I should note that the reasoning behind 
LXX equivalence is not always immediately obvious.

Bless the Name
Curtis Hinson
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Chris Weimer wrote the following on 1/25/2006 12:58 AM:
> Does anyone know the etymology of kurios? I'm also curious on how it was
> originally used before the LXX appropriated it for the name YHWH. It doesn't
> seem to parallel the Latin dominus (from domus, house) nor does it seem to
> be the original word for "master" such as master of slaves. Anyone have a
> clue?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris Weimer
> University of Memphis
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