[B-Greek] BIBLION, Rev 1.11, and EIS BIBLION (singular)...hEPTA...

Mitch Larramore mitchlarramore at yahoo.com
Sat Jul 25 08:33:13 EDT 2009


In Rev 1.11 John is told to write what he sees in a BIBLION, and in Luke 4, the BIBLION was to be unrolled. Should we understand any use of BIBLION to mean "scroll"? And if so, what would be the Greek word for "codex"? Is BIBLION a reference to the 'material' out of which a "book" is made? BIBLION is also used of 'papyrus.' And BUBLOS is used of the pith from an Egyptian plant. 

Second question on Rev 1.11

hO BLEPEIS GRAYON EIS BIBLION KAI PEMYON TAIS hEPTA EKKLHSIAIS, EIS EFESON KAI EIS SMURNAN...

How can John write a scroll (singular) and send [it] to 7 churches? Seems to me he needs to write 7 scrolls. Or, are we to use common sense and assume he would have enough copies made to follow this instruction?

Mitch Larramore
Augusta, GA


      



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