[B-Greek] Matthew 16:18 - two questions
Elizabeth Kline
kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Sun Jul 20 18:51:51 EDT 2008
On Jul 20, 2008, at 2:09 PM, Harold Holmyard wrote:
> Hh: Thanks, Elizabeth. It is good to look at the way the Greeks
> conceived of Hades. The following is from a website about Hades in
> Greek
> mythology:
> http://messagenet.com/myths/bios/hades.html
Matthew 16:18 - KAGW DE SOI LEGW hOTI SU EI PETROS, KAI EPI TAUTHi THi
PETRAi OIKODOMHSW MOU THN EKKLHSIAN KAI PULAI hADOU OU
KATISCUSOUSIN AUTHS.
Harold,
As I am sure you know, hAiDHS in the LXX typically translates Sheol
and the NT use is a mixed bag, see TDNT. The expression PULAI hADOU in
Mat. 16:18 is used with a similar meaning (according to France Matt.
2007) in the following passages. Note that JOB 38:17 is somewhat of a
crux.
3Mac. 5:51 ἀνεβόησαν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ σφόδρα
τὸν τῆς ἁπάσης δυνάμεως δυνάστην
ἱκετεύοντες οἰκτῖραι μετὰ
ἐπιφανείας αὐτοὺς ἤδη πρὸς πύλαις
ᾅδου καθεστῶτας
Ode. 11:10 ἐγὼ εἶπα ἐν τῷ ὕψει τῶν
ἡμερῶν μου πορεύσομαι ἐν πύλαις
ᾅδου καταλείψω τὰ ἔτη τὰ ἐπίλοιπα
Job 38:17 ἀνοίγονται δέ σοι φόβῳ πύλαι
θανάτου πυλωροὶ δὲ ᾅδου ἰδόντες σε
ἔπτηξαν
Wis. 16:13 σὺ γὰρ ζωῆς καὶ θανάτου
ἐξουσίαν ἔχεις καὶ κατάγεις εἰς
πύλας ᾅδου καὶ ἀνάγεις
Sol. 16:2 παρ᾿ ὀλίγον ἐξεχύθη ἡ ψυχή
μου εἰς θάνατον σύνεγγυς πυλῶν ᾅδου
μετὰ ἁμαρτωλοῦ
Is. 38:10 ἐγὼ εἶπα ἐν τῷ ὕψει τῶν
ἡμερῶν μου ἐν πύλαις ᾅδου καταλείψω
τὰ ἔτη τὰ ἐπίλοιπα
3MAC. 5:51 ANEBOHSAN FWNHi MEGALHi SFODRA TON THS hAPASHS DUNAMEWS
DUNASTHN hIKETEUONTES OIKTIRAI META EPIFANEIAS AUTOUS HDH PROS PULAIS
hAiDOU KAQESTWTAS
ODE. 11:10 EGW EIPA EN TWi hUYEI TWN hHMERWN MOU POREUSOMAI EN PULAIS
hAiDOU KATALEIYW TA ETH TA EPILOIPA
JOB 38:17 ANOIGONTAI DE SOI FOBWi PULAI QANATOU PULWROI DE hAiDOU
IDONTES SE EPTHXAN
WIS. 16:13 SU GAR ZWHS KAI QANATOU EXOUSIAN ECEIS KAI KATAGEIS EIS
PULAS hAiDOU KAI ANAGEIS
SOL. 16:2 PAR OLIGON EXECUQH hH YUCH MOU EIS QANATON SUNEGGUS PULWN
hAiDOU META hAMARTWLOU
IS. 38:10 EGW EIPA EN TWi hUYEI TWN hHMERWN MOU EN PULAIS hAiDOU
KATALEIYW TA ETH TA EPILOIPA
Elizabeth Kline
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