[B-Greek] POIEW as appoint" Septuagintal?

Revdpickrel at wmconnect.com Revdpickrel at wmconnect.com
Tue May 23 18:05:13 EDT 2006


In a message dated 5/23/2006 4:14:02 PM Central Daylight Time, 
hholmyard at ont.com writes:


> In a couple of places the NT uses POIEW as "appoint, install." LSJ gives 
> this meaning for POIEW but only offers a NT example (Mark 3:14) and an 
> LXX example (1 Kgs 12:6), no extra-biblical example. The 1 Kings 
> reference is incorrect in LSJ. Genesis 41:34 would seem to be a valid 
> LXX use of POIEW as "appoint." Another NT example is Heb 3:2, which was 
> a verse used by the Arians. Has anyone noticed POIEW meaning "appoint" 
> or "install" in non-biblical literature? I cannot find the usage as 
> "appoint, install" described in BAGD under POIEW.
> 
> Yours,
> Harold Holmyard

Hi Harold,

I have a copy of "Sophocles GREEK LEXICON of the Roman and Byzantine periods 
(from B.C. 146 to A.D. 1100), it renders POIEW #1. to make, #2. to make a 
feast, #6. to do, #8. to cause, to effect, 

Doug.
Rev. Doug Pickrel, Litt.D.
Tejas Valley
San Antonio, Texas



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