[B-Greek] Humor or a frozen expression? Mk 5.7
Elizabeth Kline
kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Sun Oct 1 23:59:41 EDT 2006
On Oct 1, 2006, at 8:04 PM, Elizabeth Kline wrote:
> Is ORKIZW ... TON QEON found in pagan sources? LSJ cites this as a NT
> usage. My limited memory of oath taking in Attic and Homer is that
> the name or an epitaph of the deity is often used or in some cases
> QEWN. I don't recall seeing it used with ORKIZW (as a verb).
Searching TLG 8bc - 1bc
hORKON QEWN is fairly common e.g.,
Homerus Od. 2.377
... GRHUS DE QEWN MEGAN hORKON APWMNU.
but I did not find hORKON QEU within eight words.
Elizabeth Kline
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