[B-Greek] [Fwd: gumnokefalos??]
Jeff Smelser
jeffsmelser at ntgreek.net
Wed May 17 13:07:50 EDT 2006
In an article on 1 Cor. 11:2-16, William Martin suggests that the word
γυμνοκέφαλος (GUMNOKEFALOS) would have been a more explicit term to
indicate "unveiled". He offers γυμνόπους (GUMNOPOUS) by way of analogy:
Besides, one would expect Paul to use some more explicit term for
"unveiled", such as γυμνοκέφαλος "bare-headed" (γυμνόπους
"bare-footed").
["1 Corinthians 11:1-16: An Interpretation," W. Ward Gasque & Ralph
P. Martin, eds.,/ Apostolic History and the Gospel. Biblical and
Historical Essays Presented to F.F. Bruce/. Exeter: The Paternoster
Press, 1970. pp. 231-241. Quoted as reproduced in PDF format at
http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/corinthians_martin.pdf]
I don't find GUMNOKEFALOS attested anywhere, and I'm thinking that
perhaps Martin means merely to conjecture the existence of the word or
something similar, using GUMNOPOUS as a model. Or does someone know of
some occurrence of the word?
Jeff Smelser
www.ntgreek.net
www.centrevillechurchofchrist.org
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