[B-Greek] kataluma

Carl Conrad cwconrad2 at mac.com
Tue Dec 29 17:23:54 EST 2009


On Dec 29, 2009, at 3:36 PM, Bill Yates wrote:
> 	In Luke 2:7 we have kataluma translated as 'inn.  In 22:11 it is translated as 'upper room'.    
> 
> Can anyone suggest why this word would be translated in such different ways?   In 10:34 he uses PANDOXEION which is translated as 'inn'.   
> 
> Surely, the original author would not have intended this difference  in meaning in his original text.    
> 
> Did this discrepancy arise from St Jerome's Latin translation or is some other explanation more plausible.   
> 
> Why are 2:7 and 10:34 translated as inn from different Greek words but 2:7 and 22:11 translated differently from the same Greek words?

For what it's worth, you may access what the B-Greek Archives display of messages on this subject over the years at:

http://www.google.com/cse?cx=012625948438005725972:uzqrf4eolla&cof=FORID:0&q=KATALUMA

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





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