[B-Greek] Would "legitimate" be a better translation of DIKAIOS?

frjsilver at optonline.net frjsilver at optonline.net
Wed May 3 17:33:01 EDT 2006


I think that NOMIKOS would better render 'legitimate'.  

We need to think about the relative valences of NOMOS and DIKH and their antonymns, ANOMIKOS and ADIKOS.

Monk James

Father James Silver
Orthodox Church in America
 


----- Original Message -----
From: jam at surfing.net
Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2006 5:27 pm
Subject: [B-Greek] Would "legitimate" be a better translation of DIKAIOS?

> Is “LEGITIMATE” an optional translation of "DIKAIOS" instead of 
> just and
> righteous?  Why?  Because both “legitimate” and “DIKAIOS” have origins
> that relate to legality.  Second, the modern use of “legitimate” more
> strongly communicates the idea of “status,” which is important in the
> biblical use of “DIKAIOS.”  And finally “legitimate” is one word in
> English which carries a range of meaning analogous to the one word in
> Greek.  By not breaking the one word “DIKAIOS” up into several English
> words it might be easier to see the subtleties taught about “the
> righteous” or “the just”, as well as the over all importance of “the
> legitimate,”  as a central theme in God’s great work.
> 
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