[B-Greek] MONOGENHS in Psalm 24:16 (LXX)

Alex Poulos apviper at gmail.com
Sat Jun 19 10:32:19 EDT 2010


Χαιρετε!

I have a question regarding Psalm 24:16 in the LXX.  Here's the verse in
question:

ἐπίβλεψον ἐπ᾿ ἐμὲ καὶ ἐλέησόν με,
    ὅτι μονογενὴς καὶ πτωχός εἰμι ἐγώ.

EPIBLEYON EP EME KAI ELEHSON ME,
hOTI MONOGENHS KAI PTWXOS EIMI EGW

I don't really know any Hebrew, but I am curious about MONOGENHS here.  I
know MONOGENHS typicaly means "unique" or "one-of-a-kind," but can this be
extended to include the concept of "alone" with the implication of being
forsaken?  It fits rather well with the context in the psalms, and I think
it would work well with the way Jesus is portrayed in John's gospel (the
world did not receive him, even though through him it was created, etc.)

Please let me know your thoughts!

χαρις και ειρηνη ὑμιν,

Αlex Poulos
Senior - Computer Science
NC State University


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