[B-Greek] CH Dodd quoting the Corpus Hermeticum
Stephen Baldwin
stbaldwi at hotmail.com
Thu Aug 2 23:29:57 EDT 2007
Brethren:
continuing (from Schurer) my penchant for reading authors who make claims on
my modicum of greek knowledge, I was wondering whether someone might be kind
enough to clarify my elementary understanding.
Dodd ("...Fourth Gospel" p13) quotes the CH thus:
Asklepios to King Ammon: FANHSETAI GAR SOI KAI TOIS EMOIS ENIOIS LOGOIS
ANTIFWNOS
I originally looked at this and thought that Asklepios said "For it will be
visible (clear?) to you [that] also some of my words are contradictory" but
ANTIFWNOS is not modifying "some of my words" since it does not agree in
case and number.
I now think he is saying "...He (Hermes, the main author of the CH) will be
seen contradictory to you as well as some of my own words" (apologies for
the clumsy translation but I think you get the gist...).
That is, ANTIFWNOS is qualifying the implied 3S in FANHSETAI -- correct?
Thus it is that both Hermes and Asklepios have contradictions in their
writings ("words" or whatever)...?
All corrections welcomed.
Steve
Stephen Baldwin
stbaldwi at hotmail.com
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