[B-Greek] A thorny question- paraoinos (1 Tim. 3.3, Tit. 1.7)
Kevin W. Woodruff
cierpke at prodigy.net
Mon Sep 11 17:05:06 EDT 2006
Robert:
Let me preface this by saying that I am a believer in total abstinence with regards to alcohol, but the usage of paroinoV indicates that Paul was talking about someone who was abnormally "long at the cups" not someone who drank at all.
Lysias: He is worse for liquor
Lucian: He gets drunken and riotous
Diogenes Laertius: To be worse for wine
The quotes from Lysias, Menander's The Rape of the Locks, Diogenes Laertius, and Lucian show that. Drinking wine was a normal part of the ancient life, so from a historical -cultural contextual standpoint total abstinence would not have been meant. If you check the entry of paroikew in Liddell & Scott, you will se ethat all the usages have something to do with drunkedness and boorish behavior.
I hope this helps
Kevin
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From: Robert Easter <RDEaster at wbs.edu>
To: Kevin W. Woodruff <cierpke at prodigy.net>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 3:38:44 PM
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] A thorny question- paraoinos (1 Tim. 3.3, Tit. 1.7)
The question was if para-oinos means, in the original context, a total abstainer, one who is not influenced by an appetite for wine (or, by extension, the subtler pleasures of the flesh) or merely one who does not make it a habit of always having a cup of wine within reach. My personal preference, by application, is the first, but I am wondering about the intent at the writing.
Thanks.
Robert
Kevin W. Woodruff wrote:
And your question was...?
Prof. Kevin W. Woodruff, M.Div., M.S.I.S.
Library Director/Reference Librarian, Assistant Professor of Bible, Greek, Theological Bibliography and Research
Tennessee Temple University/Temple Baptist Seminary, 1815 Union Ave.
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37404, United States of America
423/493-4252 (office) 423/698-9447 (home) 423/493-4497 (FAX)
Cierpke at prodigy.net http://pages.prodigy.net/cierpke/woodruff.htm
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Subject: [B-Greek] A thorny question- paraoinos (1 Tim. 3.3, Tit. 1.7)
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