[B-Greek] Fw: KATALUMA & PANDOCEION
john
johneill at tiscali.co.uk
Mon Nov 19 18:35:18 EST 2007
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From: "john" <johneill at tiscali.co.uk>
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Subject: [B-Greek] KATALUMA & PANDOCEION
> A recent article in Christianity magazine includes a discussion of Luke
> 2.1-7 (The Birth of Jesus) and suggests that the word KATALUMA (usually
> translated 'inn') more probably refers to a guest-house. It's an
> attractive proposition, which I have heard several times recently, but how
> far is it justified? I tried to look the word up for myself, but have
> ended up slightly confused
>
> The writer of the article points out that Luke 22.11 uses KATALUMA for the
> upper room ('guestchamber' in the AV) where Jesus intends to eat the Last
> Supper with his disciples, and that in Luke 10:34 (The Good Samaritan) the
> wounded man is taken to a PANDOCEION. He suggests that, since Luke is
> usually very careful to choose exactly the right word, it is likely that
> there was 'no room' in the guest-room or sleeping quarters on the upper
> floor of an ordinary house rather than the inn, and that Mary & Jesus &
> Joseph may simply have shared the ground floor of the house with a few
> domestic animals.
>
> My rather ancient Liddell & Scott (9th edition, revised by HS Jones) gives
> 'lodging' as the main meaning of KATALUMA, & references LXX Ex.4.24, and
> Ev.Marc.14.14 (Mark 14.14 is the verse referring to the upper room exactly
> as in Luke 22.11)
> For PANDOCEION the meaning given is 'inn'
>
> Strong's Concordance gives KATALUW as the root of KATALUMA. He says the
> proper meaning of KATALUMA is 'a dissolution (breaking up of a journey)',
> and by implication 'a lodging place:- guestchamber, inn'.
> For PANDOCEION he gives the root meaning as 'all-receptive, ie a public
> lodging-place (caravanserai or khan): inn'
>
> This is only the second time I have tried to post here, so will you please
> accept my apologies if I have inadvertently broken any rules?
>
> Eileen
> (Birmingham, UK)
>
> I tried to send this to you, but it returned to my husband's in-box, so I
> shall try again now to forward it to your address
>
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>>From Eileen England (johneill at tiscali.co.uk)
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