[B-Greek] Simon

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Wed Sep 20 08:33:27 EDT 2006


On Sep 20, 2006, at 8:12 AM, reznik1 at juno.com wrote:

>
> -- "Carl W. Conrad" <cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu> wrote:
>
>>>> SIMWN in the text of the Greek NT is NOT a Greek name but a Greek
>>>> spelling of a Hebrew/Aramaic name. Obviously it's not related to
>>>> Greek SIMOS "snub-nosed" nor any other Greek word.
> Dear Carl,
> Do you have any idea why some believe that SIMWN means reed? E.g.  
> here:
> http://www.nw-cybermall.com/rock-of-inspiration/Documents/tracts/ 
> the_pope.pdf
> "Notice that Jesus changed the Apostle's name here from Simon,  
> which means reed, to Peter, which means rock."

Are you claiming that SIMWN was a Greek name and derived from a Greek  
word meaning "reed"?

Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
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