[B-Greek] Word meanings: KLHROS vs KLHRONOMOS, SEBOMENOS vs FOBOMENOS (TON QEON)

George F Somsel gfsomsel at yahoo.com
Mon Aug 24 15:01:21 EDT 2009


I'm not much in favor of  trying to determine the meaning of a word by giving it a forensic exam, but since κλῆρος [KLHROS] designates a pebble or potsherd which was used as a ballot with the vote determined by how it was marked and κληρονόμος [KLHRONOMOS] is an heir of other beneficiary, I would expect that κληρονόμος [KLHRONOMOS] would indicate that which was according to the choice of the maker of the "ballot" regarding the matter.  This could be far off, but if I were to hazard a guess without making an historical investigation of the term's usage, that would be my understanding.
 george
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From: "Daniel, Robert S" <rob.daniel at hp.com>
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Subject: [B-Greek] Word meanings: KLHROS vs KLHRONOMOS, SEBOMENOS vs FOBOMENOS (TON QEON)

BDAG seems to suggest that KLHROS and KLHRONOMOS are related words, but it doesn't explain exactly what the relationship is. I would guess that KLHRONOMOS is a compound, formed from KLHROS plus something else (NOMOS?) Can somebody explain this? And is there something there in the BDAG entries that I am missing or if not is there another resource that does more to explain relationships between words such as KLHROS and KLHRONOMOS?

Also, it seems that the phrases "SEBOMENOS TON QEON" and "FOBOMEMOS TON QEON" mean the same thing, only the entry on "SEBOMENOS" explains that Josephus wrote that "SEBOMENOS TON QEON" was specifically used of non-Jews who attended synagogue. I wonder if the same can be said of "FOBOMENOS TON QEON"? In particular, in Acts Cornelius is described as "FOBOMENOS TON QEON" whereas Lydia is described as "SEBOMENHS TON QEON". Is this saying the same thing of both persons?

Rob Daniel
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