[B-Greek] Humor or a frozen expression? Mk 5.7
Harold Holmyard
hholmyard at ont.com
Mon Oct 2 14:24:16 EDT 2006
George F Somsel wrote:
> 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?
HH: I think the parallel in Matt 8:29 clarifies
the matter a bit:
Matt. 8:29 “What do you want with us, Son of
God?” they shouted. “Have you come here to
torture us before the appointed time?”
HH: Apparently God has set a time when he will
punish the fallen angels. It is a time the parties
involved know, and they recognized Jesus' first
incarnation was not that time. So the demons
apparently appealed to God's expressed will in
this matter.
Yours,
Harold Holmyard
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