[B-Greek] Humor or a frozen expression? Mk 5.7

George F Somsel gfsomsel at yahoo.com
Sun Oct 1 02:43:46 EDT 2006


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KAI KRACAS FWNHi MEGALHi LEGEI, "TI EMOI KAI SOI, IHSOU hUIE TOU QEOU TOU hUYISTOU?  ORKIZW SE TON QEON MH ME BASANISHiS"
 
And crying out in a loud voice he said, "What have I to do with you [Lit.:  "What to me and to you"], Jesus Son of the most high God?  I implore you by God that you not torment me."  
 
I find this rather ironic that a demon possessing this man would thus beseech Christ in the VERY NAME OF GOD whom he supposedly opposes (I know "KAI TA DAIMONIA PISTEUOUSIN KAI FRISSOUSIN" (Jas 2.19), but that's another passage).  Was the writer being humorous or is this simply a frozen usage in relation to ORKIZW?
 
george
gfsomsel
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