[B-Greek] Luke 2:36

Tory Thorpe torythrp at yahoo.com
Tue Jan 2 21:42:53 EST 2007


But the "state of virginity" still needs to be
defined. For the Semitic betulah behind PARQENIAS is
flexible, and I cannot tell in what sense the Gospel
author is using the latter in Luke 2:36. If the author
meant virgo intacta it seems an unecessary way to say
Anna lived seven years in a marital relationship since
virgo intacta may already be assumed at the time of
entering into the marital state. The verb ZHSASA
suggests, to me, that a type of marital life is being
described.

Tory Thorpe



--- ewhitehous at brynmawr.edu wrote:

> I think Danker explains the sense of this passage
> well. He defines
> PARQENIA as a state of being a virgin, but then
> adds: Of the time of
> virginity (w. focus on time of entry into married
> status). This works well
> here given both the context and the preposition APO
> upon which it is
> dependent.
> >
> >
> >
> > --- George F Somsel <gfsomsel at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Are you referring to
> >>
> >> KAI HN ANNA PROFHTIS, QUGATHR QANOUHL, EK FULHS
> >> ASHR; AUTH PROBEBHKUIA EN hHMERAIS POLLAIS ZHSASA
> >> META ANDROS ETH hEPTA APO THS PARQENIAS AUTHS
> >>
> >> and specifically to APO THS PARQENIAS AUTHS?
> >>
> >> george
> >> gfsomsel
> >> _________
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----
> >> From: Tory Thorpe <torythrp at yahoo.com>
> >> To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 2, 2007 6:03:32 PM
> >> Subject: [B-Greek] Luke 2:36
> >>
> >>
> >> Dear List,
> >>
> >> The final clause in Luke 2:36 is somewhat
> ambiguous.
> >> May we have an adverbial phrase here?
> >>
> >> Tory Thorpe




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