[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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