[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
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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 Gods great work.
>
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