[B-Greek] SKUQRWPOS Mt 6:16 look of fasting

Carl Conrad cwconrad2 at mac.com
Tue Oct 28 07:16:12 EDT 2008


On Oct 28, 2008, at 12:30 AM, Oun Kwon wrote:

> 2008/10/27 Carl Conrad <cwconrad2 at mac.com>:
>>
>> On Oct 27, 2008, at 4:39 AM, Oun Kwon wrote:
>>
>>> SKUQRWPOS
>>>
>
>> Well, the cognates don't appear in the GNT. One noteworthy factor  
>> is that we
>> have a compound adjective here, with -ωπος [-WPOS] meaning  
>> "faced" or
>> "looking." In English we use "long-faced" or "down in the mouth" in a
>> similar fashion, the implication being that the expression on the  
>> face is
>> somehow distorted, twisted.
>
> <clipped>
>
>> Carl W. Conrad
>
> 'long-faced' appeals to me and seems well fit in the context. I
> thought it is a common expression. However, when I checked on English
> dictionary (OED), only meaning of 'having long face' (mine is its
> example) is there. Curiously there is nothing about this idiomatic
> usage. I have not yet to check in Oxford Idiom/Phrase dictionary.
>
> Oun.

New Oxford American Dictionary:

long face
noun: an unhappy or disappointed expression.
DERIVATIVES long-faced |ˈlɔŋ ˈfeɪst| adjective


Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)






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