[B-Greek] use of SEBO and SEBOUSI
George F Somsel
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Sat Dec 15 08:32:57 EST 2007
It appears in in MPol, EpDiog, and Shepherd
MPol: 17.1-2
17.1 Ὁ δὲ ἀντίζηλος καὶ βάσκανος καὶ πονηρός, ὁ ἀντικείμενος τῷ γένει τῶν δικαίων, ἰδὼν τό τε μέγεθος αὐτοῦ τῆς μαρτυρίας καὶ τὴν ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς ἀνεπίληπτον πολιτείαν, ἐστεφανωμένον τε τὸν τῆς ἀφθαρσίας στέφανον καὶ βραβεῖον ἀναντίρρητον ἀπενηνεγμένον, ἐπετήδευσεν ὡς μηδὲ τὸ σωμάτιον αὐτοῦ ὑφʼ ἡμῶν ληφθῆναι, καίπερ πολλῶν ἐπιθυμούντων τοῦτο ποιῆσαι καὶ κοινωνῆσαι τῷ ἁγίῳ αὐτοῦ σαρκίῳ. (2) ὑπέβαλεν γοῦν Νικήτην τὸν τοῦ Ἡρώδου πατέρα, ἀδελφὸν δὲ Ἄλκης, ἐντυχεῖν τῷ ἄρχοντι ὥστε μὴ δοῦναι αὐτοῦ
τὸ σῶμα, μή, φησίν, ἀφέντες τὸν ἐσταυρωμένον τοῦτον ἄρξωνται σέβεσθαι· καὶ ταῦτα ὑποβαλλόντων καὶ ἐνισχυόντων τῶν Ἰουδαίων, οἳ καὶ ἐτήρησαν μελλόντων ἡμῶν ἐκ τοῦ πυρὸς αὐτὸν λαμβάνειν, ἀγνοοῦντες ὅτι οὔτε τὸν Χριστόν ποτε καταλιπεῖν δυνησόμεθα, τὸν ὑπὲρ τῆς τοῦ παντὸς κόσμου τῶν σωζομένων σωτηρίας παθόντα, ἄμωμον ὑπὲρ ἁμαρτωλῶν, οὔτε ἕτερόν τινα σέβεσθαι.
Holmes, M. W. (1999). The Apostolic Fathers : Greek texts and English translations (Updated ed.) (240). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books.
17.1 hO DE ANTIZHLOS KAI BASKANOS KAI PONHROS, hO ANTIKEIMENOS TWi GENEI TWN DIKAIWN, IDWN TO TE MEGEQOS AUTOU THS MARTURIAS KAI THN AP' ARXHS ANEPILHPTON POLITEIAN, ESTEFANWMENON TE TON THS AFQARSIAS STEFANON KAI BRABEION ANANTIRRHTON APENHNEGMENON, EPETHDEUSEN hWS MHDE TO SWMATION AUTOU hUP' hHMWN LHFQHNAI, KAIPER POLLWN EPIQUMOUNTWN TOUTO POIHSAI KAI KOINWNHSAI TWi HAGIWi AUTOU SARKIWi. (2) hUPEBALEN GOUN NIKHTHN TON TOU hHRWDOU PATERA, ADELFON DE ALKHS, ENTUXEIN ARXONTI hWSTE MH DOUNAI AUTOU TO SWMA, MH, FHSIN AFENTES TON ESTAURWMENON TOUTON ARCWNTAI SEBESQAI; KAI TAUTA hUPOBALLONTWN KAI ENISXUONTWN TWN IOUDAIWN, hOI KAI ETHRHSAN MELLONTWN hHMWN EK WOUL PUROS AUTON LAMBANEIN, AGNOOUNTES hOTI OUTE TON XRISTON POTE KATALIPEIN DUNHSOMEQA TON hUPER THS TOU PANTOS KOSMOU TWN SWZOMENWN SWTHRIAS PAQONTA, AMWMON hUPER hAMARTWLWN, OUTE hETERON TINA SEBESQAI.
Shepherd: Man viii.10
(10) εἶτα τούτων τὰ ἀκόλουθα ἄκουσον· χήραις ὑπηρετεῖν, ὀρφανοὺς καὶ ὑστερουμένους ἐπισκέπτεσθαι, ἐξ ἀναγκῶν λυτροῦσθαι τοὺς δούλους τοῦ θεοῦ, φιλόξενον εἶναι (ἐν γὰρ τῇ φιλοξενίᾳ εὑρίσκεται ἀγαθοποίησίς ποτε), μηδενὶ ἀντιτάσσεσθαι, ἡσύχιον εἶναι, ἐνδεέστερον γίνεσθαι πάντων ἀνθρώπων, πρεσβύτας σέβεσθαι, δικαιοσύνην ἀσκεῖν, ἀδελφότητα συντηρεῖν, ὕβριν ὑποφέρειν, μακρόθυμον εἶναι, μνησικακίαν μὴ ἔχειν, κάμνοντας τῇ ψυχῇ παρακαλεῖν, ἐσκανδαλισμένους ἀπὸ τῆς πίστεως μὴ ἀποβάλλεσθαι ἀλλʼ
ἐπιστρέφειν καὶ εὐθύμους ποιεῖν, ἁμαρτάνοντας νουθετεῖν, χρεώστας μὴ θλίβειν καὶ ἐνδεεῖς, καὶ εἴ τινα τούτοις ὅμοιά ἐστι.
Holmes, M. W. (1999). The Apostolic Fathers : Greek texts and English translations (Updated ed.) (396). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books.
(10) EITA TOUTWN TA AKOLOUQA AKOUSON; XHRAIS hUPHRETEIN, ORQANOUS KAI hUSTEROUMENOUS EPISKEPTESQAI, EC ANAGKWN LUTROUSQAI TOUS DOULOUS TOU QEOU, FILOCENON EINAI (EN GAR THi FILOCENIAi hEURISKETAI AGAQOPOIHSIS POTE), MHDENI ANTITASSESQAI, hHSUXION EINAI, ENDEESTERON GINESQAI PANTWN ANQRWPWN, PRESBUTAS SEBESQAI, DIKAIOSUNHN ASKEIN, ADELFOTHTA SUNTHREIN, hUBRIN hUPOFEREIN, MAKROQUMON EINAI, MNHSIKAKIAN MH EXEIN, KAMNONTAS THi YUXHi PARAKALEIN, ESKANDALISMENOUS APO THS PISTEW MH APOBALLESQAI ALL' EISTREFEIN KAI EUQUMOUS POIEIN, hAMARTANONTAS NOUQETEIN, XREWSTAS MH QLIBEIN KAI ENDEEIS, KAI EI TINA TOUTOIS hOMOIA ESTI.
EpDiog 2.6
(7) ὑμεῖς γὰρ οἱ νῦν νομίζοντες καὶ <σεβόμενοι>, οὐ πολὺ πλέον αὐτῶν καταφρονεῖτε; οὐ πολὺ μᾶλλον αὐτοὺς χλευάζετε καὶ ὑβρίζετε, τοὺς μὲν λιθίνους καὶ ὀστρακίνους σέβοντες ἀφυλάκτως, τοὺς δὲ ἀργυρέους καὶ χρυσοῦς ἐγκλείοντες ταῖς νυξί, καὶ ταῖς ἡμέραις φύλακας παρακαθις<τ>άντες, ἵνα μὴ κλαπῶσιν;
Holmes, M. W. (1999). The Apostolic Fathers : Greek texts and English translations (Updated ed.) (536). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books.
(7) hUMEIS GAR hOI NUN NOMIZONTES KAI <SEBOMENOI>, OU POLU PLEON AUTWN KATAFRONEITE? OU POLU MALLON AUTOUS XLEUAZETE KAI hUBRIZETE, TOUS MEN LIQINOUS KAI OSTRAKINOUS SEBONTE AFULAKTWS, TOU DE ARGUREOUS KAI XRUSOUS EGKLEIONTES TAI NUCI, KAI TAIS hHMERAIS FULAKAS PARAKAQIS<T>ANTES, hINA MH KLAPWSIN?
EpDiog 3.2
(2) Ἰουδαῖοι τοίνυν, εἰ μὲν ἀπέχονται ταύτης τῆς προειρημένης λατρείας, <καλῶς> θεὸν ἕνα τῶν πάντων σέβειν καὶ δεσπότην ἀξιοῦσι φρονεῖν· εἰ δὲ τοῖς προειρημένοις ὁμοιοτρόπως τὴν θρησκείαν προσάγουσιν αὐτῷ ταύτην, διαμαρτάνουσιν.
Holmes, M. W. (1999). The Apostolic Fathers : Greek texts and English translations (Updated ed.) (536). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books.
(2) IOUDIAOI TOINUN, EI MEN APEXONTAI TAUTHS THS PROEIRHMENHS LATREIAS, <KALWS> QEON hENA TWN PANTWN SEBEIN KAI DESPOTHN ACIOUSI FRONEIN; EI DE TOIS PROEIRHMENOIS hOMOIOTROPWS THN QRHSKEIAN PROSAGOUSIN AUTWi TAUTHN, DIAMARTANOUSIN.
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From: Carl Conrad <cwconrad2 at mac.com>
To: Anita Clerke <clerke at humanperformance.cc>
Cc: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 7:59:25 AM
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] use of SEBO and SEBOUSI
On Dec 15, 2007, at 6:07 AM, Anita Clerke wrote:
> It seems that SEBOUSI ( σέβουσι ) is a word not found in New
> Testament texts. However when searching perseus tufts' "Dictionary
> head words" under SEBO (the basic uninflected form) I can find
> several instances where inflections of it are used. Eg: Matthew 15:9,
> Mark 7:7 (sebonte [should be SEBONTAI] in both instances); Acts
> 19:27 (sebomai); Acts
> 16:14 (sebome [should be SEBOMAI]). None of the inflected forms of
> sebo appear to be used
> in relation to worshipping Jesus.
>
> Could someone please confirm that SEBOUSI, or inflected forms of
> SEBO, are not used in the New Testament in relation to Jesus?
Generally speaking, the verb seems to be used only of reverence paid
to God or gods, not to human beings; the NT texts that use the word
are all within the gospels and Acts. It would be speculative (and
really OUTSIDE the parameters of BG list discussion) to raise the
question whether Jesus is implicitly or explicitly equated with God in
these texts.
I'm not sure where you got the information that the verb doesn't
appear in the GNT. I find 10 instances:
Matt. 15:9 μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με
διδάσκοντες (MATHN DE SEBONTAI ME DIDASKONTES ... )
Mark 7:7 μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με
διδάσκοντες (MATHN DE SEBONTAI ME DIDASKONTES ... )
Acts 13:43 Ἰουδαίων καὶ τῶν σεβομένων
προσηλύτων τῷ Παύλῳ (IOUDAIWN KAI TWN SEBOMENWN
PROSHLUTWN TWi PAULWi)
Acts 13:50 Ἰουδαῖοι παρώτρυναν τὰς
σεβομένας γυναῖκας τὰς εὐσχήμονας
(IOUDAIOI PARWTRUNAN TAS SEBOMENAS GUNAIKAS TAS EUXCHMONAS)
Acts 16:14 πορφυρόπωλις πόλεως
Θυατείρων σεβομένη τὸν θεόν (PORFUROPWLIS
POLEWS QUATEIRWN SEBOMENH TON QEON)
Acts 17:4 Σιλᾷ, τῶν τε σεβομένων
Ἑλλήνων πλῆθος πολύ (SILAi, TWN TE SEBOMENWN
hELLHNWN PLHQOS POLU)
Acts 17:17 Ἰουδαίοις καὶ τοῖς
σεβομένοις καὶ ἐν τῇ ... (IOUDAIOUW KAI TOIS
SEBOMENOIS KAI EN THi ...)
Acts 18:7 ὀνόματι Τιτίου Ἰούστου
σεβομένου τὸν θεόν (ONOMTI TITIOU IOUSTOU SEBOMENOU
TON QEON)
Acts 18:13 οὗτος τοὺς ἀνθρώπους
σέβεσθαι τὸν θεόν (hOUTOS TOUS ANQRWPOUS SEBESQAI TON
QEON ... )
Acts 19:27 ὅλη ἡ Ἀσία καὶ ἡ οἰκουμένη
σέβεται (hOLH hH ASIA KAI hH OIKOUMENH SEBETAI ... )
It's noteworthy that every single instance shows the verb being used
in the middle voice. BDAG seems to indicate that this is the more
fundamental usage.
> Could someone please indicate if SEBOUSI, or inflected forms of SEBO,
> are used in relation to worshipping Jesus in early Christian writings
> outside of the New Testament?
I don't have a searchable Greek text of extra-biblical writings, but
BDAG cites the Martyrdom of Polycarp:
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