[B-Greek] ARRABWN engagement ring
Mitch Larramore
mitchlarramore at yahoo.com
Mon Feb 12 19:44:19 EST 2007
I've checked the archives and found the answer to the
following question...for the most part. It was asked
by someone if ARRABWN meant an engagement ring, and
someone cited its use as such a ring, but only in
Modern Greek. I note that ARRABWN is also listed as
meaning a 'pledge' in ancient Greek. So, I just wanted
to see if someone has ever bothered to determine
(confirm?) the first time this word was in fact used
for the engagement ring (or the entire engagement
ceremony). Since ARRABWN can be used of a pledge in
ancient Greek, it would seem like a word that could
have been used of an engagement ring. I guess my
question boils down to two elements:
1. what's the first attested reading of ARRABWN as
'engagement ring'?
2. is ARRABWN, when used of a pledge, ever found in
ancient Greek in the context of an engagement ceremony?
Mitch Larramore
Sugar Land, Texas
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