[B-Greek] morphei (make that " imorphei")

Carl Conrad cwconrad2 at mac.com
Mon Jan 25 06:16:12 EST 2010


On Jan 25, 2010, at 5:47 AM, Bill Yates wrote:
> For info:   This book (0761848274)   is listed on amazon.com at $59   but is available on pre-order (it's not yet available in the UK)  at amazon.co.uk for £1:    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Form-God-Servant-Examination-Philippians/dp/0761848274/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1264416296&sr=8-1

"Product Description: This book examines the Greek noun imorphei to discover Paul's meaning in portraying Christ as existing in the form of God but taking on the form of a servant in Philippians 26-7. Using a synchronic approach to lexical semantics, this book examines the use of imorphei in church and history."

Just a quibble: Isn't it a little bit unusual for the noun to be referred to in the dative-case form "morphei"? Granted, it is μορφῇ MORFHI in the text of Phil 2:6 (but μορφὴν MORFHN in 2:7). Seems to me it's more common practice to refer to a Greek word in a discussion by its nominative form.

On closer examination I guess it's "imorphei" and was intended to be italicized. Some copy-writer or editor failed to recognize the coding.

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






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