[B-Greek] KAKEIQEN

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Wed Aug 29 19:15:51 EDT 2007


KAKEIQEN is simply crasis for KAI EKEIQEN: "and from there" -- i.e.,  
from Haran. Haran was just a staging point between Ur and Canaan.

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

On Aug 29, 2007, at 5:08 PM, Ph. Maertens wrote:

> Dear list members,
>
> In Acts 7:4 we read :
>
>  TOTE EXELQWN EK GHS CALDAIWN KATWiKHSEN EN CARRAN KAKEIQEN META TO  
> APOQANEIN TON PATERA AUTOU METWiKISEN AUTON EIS THN GHN TAUTHN
>
> My question relates to the word KAKEIQEN which, according to LSG  
> and my modest Greek - Dutch dictionary, can function as a adverb of  
> time or an adverb of space. Most translations understand the word  
> in Ac 7, 4 as an adverb of space. Others treat it as an adverb of  
> time. Personally I would consider it an adverb of space : it  
> follows the indication of where Abraham settled. Is this a right  
> deduction or are there other clues which help to decide the  
> function of KAKEIQEN?




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