[B-Greek] Jn 2.4 and translation practices
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Mon Nov 20 05:51:14 EST 2006
KURIA is a perfectly respectable term for a respectable lady, the
"lady of the house." Although it appears only 2x in the GNT,
apparently with reference to a church congregation in 2 and 3 Jn,
BDAG displays instances of such usage. In general KURIA = Lat.
"domina" as KURIOS = Lat. "dominus."
On Nov 19, 2006, at 11:07 PM, babc2 at comcast.net wrote:
> Date sent: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 18:28:24 -0800 (PST)
> From: George F Somsel <gfsomsel at yahoo.com>
>
>> [KAI LEGEI AUTHi hO IHSOUS, "TI EMOI KAI SOI, GUNAI? OUPW hHKEI hH
>> hWRA MOU."
>>
>> When we encounter KURIOS in some texts we translate it as "sir" or
>> "Mr.", but there seems to be no term of respect used for women. I
>> would propose that GUNH in some contexts should be translated as
>> "Miss" rather than "woman." It has always seemed rather
>> disrespectful
>> to hear Jesus address his mother as "woman" though it would seem that
>> the disrespect is more in the English than in the Greek. The use of
>> "Miss" or "Mrs." or "Lady" would eliminate this seeming lack of
>> respect.
>>
> Or "Ma'am" would sound most polite, I think. "Miss" would hardly
> do for one's mother, and "Mrs" isn't usually used without a family
> name following.
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
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