[B-Greek] Question about LEPRA/LEPROS

George F Somsel gfsomsel at yahoo.com
Fri Dec 28 16:44:05 EST 2007


To give this at least a chachet of being a Greek question I will cite Philo, _Special Laws_

 
§ 80 νόμοι δὲ ἱερέων εἰσὶν οἵδε. παντελῆ καὶ ὁλόκληρον εἶναι τὸν ἱερέα προστέτακται, μηδεμίαν ἐν τῷ σώματι λώβην ἔχοντα, μήτε κατʼ ἔνδειαν ἐπιλείποντος ἢ ἀκρωτηριασθέντος μέρους μήτε κατὰ πλεονασμὸν ἅμα τῇ γενέσει περιττεύσαντος ἢ ὕστερον ἐκ νόσου προσφύντος μήτε τῆς χρόας μεταβαλούσης εἰς λέπραν ἢ λειχῆνας ἀγρίους ἢ μυρμηκίας ἤ τινας ἄλλας ἐξανθημάτων ἐκφύσεις· ἅ μοι δοκεῖ πάντα σύμβολα τῆς περὶ ψυχὴν εἶναι τελειότητος 

Borgen, P., Fuglseth, K., & Skarsten, R. (2005). The Works of Philo : Greek Text with Morphology (Spec I 80). Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

§ 80 NOMOI DE hIEREWN EISIN OIDE.  PANTELH KAI hOLOKLHRON EINAI TON hIEREA PROSTETAKTA, MHDEMIAN EN TWi SWMATI LWBHN EXONTA, MHTE KAT' ENDEIAN EPILEIPONTOS H AKRWTHRIASQENTOS MEROUS MHTE KATA PLEONASMON hAMA THi GENESEI PERIPEUSANTOS H hUSTERON ED NOSOU PORSFUNTOS MHTE THS XROAS METABALOUSHS EIS LEPRAN H LEIXHNAS GARIOUS H MURMHKIAS H TINAS ALLAS ECANQHMATWN EKFUSEIS; hA MOI DOKEI PANTA SUMBOLA THS PERI YUXHN EINAI TELEIOTHTOS

 
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----- Original Message ----
From: David Rollins <david87350 at earthlink.net>
To: bgreek <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 4:07:55 PM
Subject: [B-Greek] Question about LEPRA/LEPROS

While doing some study on LEPRA/LEPROS , I have found some  
disagreement about whether it really refers to what we now  know as  
leprosy, or to skin problems more generally. The article in TDONT v.4  
page 233 refers to articles which specifically raise doubts, but they  
are inaccessible to me. Does anyone have an article or reference to  
more information about this question. Thank you very much !

David Rollins




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