[B-Greek] use of SEBO and SEBOUSI
George F Somsel
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Sat Dec 15 08:55:57 EST 2007
I see that this got bounced for being over the limit in size so I will truncate some.
I find six instances in the works of Philo. Of these 3 are the inf, one is a pres part, and 2 are the form which seems to interest Jonathan.
Decalogue § 78
§ 78 νυνὶ δὲ προσυπερβάλλον καὶ τῶν ἀνημέρων τὰ ἀγριώτατα καὶ ἀτιθασώτατα, λέοντας καὶ κροκοδείλους καὶ ἑρπετῶν τὴν ἰοβόλον ἀσπίδα, γεραίρουσιν ἱεροῖς καὶ τεμένεσι θυσίαις τε καὶ πανηγύρεσι καὶ πομπαῖς καὶ τοῖς παραπλησίοις· ἀφʼ ἑκατέρου γὰρ τῶν εἰς χρῆσιν δοθέντων ἀνθρώποις ὑπὸ θεοῦ, γῆς καὶ ὕδατος, διερευνησάμενοι τὰ ἀγριώτατα οὔτε τῶν χερσαίων λέοντος θηριωδέστερον ἀνεῦρον οὔτε κροκοδείλου τῶν ἐνύδρων ἀγριώτερον, ἃ σέβουσι καὶ τιμῶσι.
Borgen, P., Fuglseth, K., & Skarsten, R. (2005). The Works of Philo : Greek Text with Morphology (Decal 78). Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
§ 78 NUNI DE PROSUPERBALLON KAI TWN ANHMERWN TA AGRIWTATA KAI ATIQASWTATA, LEONTAS KAI KROKODEILOUS KAI hERPETWN THN IOBOLON ASPIDA, GERAIOUSIN hIEROIS KAI TEMENESI QUSIAIS TE KAI PANHGURESI KAI POMPAIS KAI TAIS PARAPLHSIOIS; AF' hEKATEROU GAR TWN EIS XRHSIN DOQENTWN ANQRWPOIS hUPO QEOU, GHS KAI hUDATOS, DIEREUNHSAMENOI TA AGRIWTATA OUTE TWN XERSAIWN LEONTOS QHRIWDESTERON ANEURON OUTE KROKODEILOU TWN ENUDRWN AGRIWTERON, hA SEBOUSI KAI TIMWSI.
On the Virtues § 34
§ 34 τῶν δὲ λεχθέντων σαφεστάτην πίστιν αἱ ἱεραὶ βίβλοι περιέχουσιν ἔθνος πολυανθρωπότατόν ἐστιν Ἄραβες, οἷς ὄνομα παλαιὸν ἦν Μαδιηναῖοι οὗτοι πρὸς Ἑβραίους φιλαπεχθημόνως ἔχοντες, οὐδενὸς ἕνεκα ἑτέρου μᾶλλον ἢ ὅτι τὸ ἀνωτάτω καὶ πρεσβύτατον αἴτιον σέβουσι καὶ τιμῶσι τῷ ποιητῇ καὶ πατρὶ τῶν ὅλων προσκεκληρωμένοι, καὶ πάσας μὲν μηχανὰς τεχνάζοντες, πάσας δὲ πείρας καθιέντες, ἵνα ἀπὸ τῆς τοῦ ἑνὸς καὶ ὄντως ὄντος τιμῆς αὐτοὺς ἀποστήσωσι καὶ μεθαρμόσωνται πρὸς ἀσέβειαν ἐξ ὁσιότητος οὕτως
γὰρ περιέσεσθαι ῥᾳδίως ὑπελάμβανον ἐπειδὴ,, μυρία καὶ λέγοντες καὶ δρῶντες ἀπειρήκεσαν, ὥσπερ οἱ θανατῶντες ἐφʼ ὧν ἀπογνῶσι σωτηρίας, καί τι τοιοῦτον ἐπινοοῦσι στρατήγημα
Borgen, P., Fuglseth, K., & Skarsten, R. (2005). The Works of Philo : Greek Text with Morphology (Virt 34). Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
§ 34 TWN DE LEXQENTWN SAFESTATHN PISTIN hAI hIERAI BIBLOI PERIEXOUSIN EQNOS POLUANQRWPOTATON ESTIN ARABES, hOIS ONOMA PALOION HN MADIHNAIOI hOUTOI PROS hEBRAIOUS FILAPEXQHMONWS EXONTES, OUDENOS hENEKA hETEROU MALLON H hOTI TO ANWTATW KAI PRESBUTATON AITION SEBOUSI KAI TIMWSI TWi POINTHi KAI PATRI TWN hOLWN PROSEKEKLHRWMENOI, KAI PASAS MEN MHXANAS TEXNAZONTES, PASAS DE PEIRAS KAQIENTES, hINA APO THS TOU hENOS KAI ONTWS ONTOS TIMHS AUTOUS APOSTHSWSI KAI MEQARMOSWNTAI PROS ASEBEIAN EC hOSIOTHTOS hOUTOS PERIESESQAI hRAiDIWS hUPELAMBANON EPEIDH, MURIA KAI LEGONTES KAI DRWNTES APEIRHKESAN, hWSPER hOI QANATWNTES EF' hWN APOGNWSI SWTHRIAS, KAI TI TOIOUTON EPINOOUSI STRATHGHMA
george
gfsomsel
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----- Original Message ----
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?
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:
"Of the worship of Christ by the faithful MPol 17:2b; cp. vs. 2a."
MPol 17:2b reads: ὅτι οὔτε τὸν Χριστόν ποτε
καταλιπεῖν δυνησόμεθα, τὸν ὑπὲρ τῆς
τοῦ παντὸς κόσμου τῶν σῳζομένων
σωτηρίας παθόντα, ἄμωμον ὑπὲρ
ἁμαρτωλῶν, οὔτε ἕτερόν τινα
σέβεσθαι. [ ... hOTI OUTE TON CRISTON POTE KATALIPEIN
DUNHSOMEQA, TON hUPER THS TOU PANTOS KOSMOU TWN SWiZOMEWN SWTHRIAS
PAQONTA, AMWMON hUPER hAMARTWLWN, OUTE hETERON TINA SEBESQAI.]
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
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