[B-Greek] FOBOS in Eph 5-6
Eric Inman
eric-inman at comcast.net
Sun Apr 4 09:22:32 EDT 2010
OUK ESTIN FOBHMA EI MH FOBOFOBOIA
Eric Inman
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[mailto:b-greek-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Carl Conrad
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 7:50 AM
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Subject: Re: [B-Greek] FOBOS in Eph 5-6
On Apr 4, 2010, at 8:25 AM, Mark Lightman wrote:
> Elizabeth wrote:
>
> <What I am concerned about is tendency among north american NT
> scholars to have a phobia about fear.>
>
> I like it. φοβοφοβια. FOBOFOBIA.
Jawohl! And it has that echt-griechisch onomatopoetic reduplication too.
Think of BARBAROI (English-speakers) and BORBOROS (slime) and BREKEKEKEX
(Froggy came a courtin).
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
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