[B-Greek] classic quote

timothy mcmahon targum at msn.com
Sun Aug 9 13:49:44 EDT 2009


Bill:

The third word is not hETEROS, 'other,' but hETAIROS, 'friend' (e.g., Matthew 20:13). Not sure where the "o" comes from in the transliteration on the wesbsite.

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> From: "Bill Barton" <phos at windstream.net>
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> Hello all,
> 
> I'm studying a Greek saying that I found on the internet: "Truth has a 
> friend in heaven."
> www.martianpictures.com/aliki/docs/aboutaliki.html
> 
> The link renders the Greek as "alethea erano oeteron" which I interpret as 
> follows:
> 
> alethea  =  ALHQEIA    (truth)
> erano    =  OURANWi  (in heaven)
> oeteron =  hETERON   (another)
> 
> Question, please:  Have I rendered and translated "oeteron" correctly?
> 
> 
> Bill Barton
> Layman
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