[B-Greek] September... and the other months?

Donald Cobb docobb at orange.fr
Thu Nov 12 12:13:16 EST 2009


B-Greekers,

Ignatius' letter the Romans ends with this greeting (10:3):

?????? ?? ???? ????? ?? ??? ????? ???????? ???????????. ??????? ??? 
????? ?? ??????? ?????? ???????. EGRAYA DE hUMIN TAUTA THi PRO ENNEA 
KALANDWN SEPTEMBRIWN. ERRWSQE EIS TELOS EN hUPOMONHi IHHSOU CRISTOU.

Question: Realizing that several different calenders existed throughout 
the Greco-Roman world at different times, can anyone tell me what the 
other months of the year would have been for Ignatius and, I assume, for 
the Roman empire in Palestine and / or Asia Minor during the first century?

Modern Greek has ???????????, SEPTEMBRIOS, and the other months of the 
year are close to other European languages (??????????, ???????????, 
IANOUARIOS, FEBROUARIOS, etc.). Was this system already in place more or 
less as is during the First Century c.e.?

I'd appreciate any insight. Thanks.

Donald Cobb
Aix-en-Provence, France






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