[B-Greek] SEIRAS as 'braids' in Judges 16:13-19?
Albert Pietersma
albert.pietersma at sympatico.ca
Wed Jun 23 16:54:16 EDT 2010
On Jun 23, 2010, at 4:39 PM, George F Somsel wrote:
>
> καὶ εἶπεν Δαλιδα πρὸς Σαμψων Ἰδοὺ
> ἐπλάνησάς με καὶ ἐλάλησας πρὸς ἐμὲ
> ψευδῆ, ἀπάγγειλον δή μοι ἐν τίνι
> δεθήσῃ. καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτήν Ἐὰν
> ὑφάνῃς τὰς ἑπτὰ σειρὰς τῆς
> κεφαλῆς μου σὺν τῷ διάσματι καὶ
> ἐγκρούσῃς τῷ πασσάλῳ εἰς τὸν
> τοῖχον, καὶ ἔσομαι ὡς εἷς τῶν
> ἀνθρώπων ἀσθενής.
>
> KAI EIPEN DALIDA PROS SAMYWN, "IDOU EPLANHSAS ME KAI ELALHSAS PROS
> ME YEUDH, APAGGEILON DH MOI EN TINI DEQHSHi." KAI EIPEN PROS AUTHN
> "EAN hUFANHiS TAS hEPTA SEIRAS THS KEFALHS MOU SUN TWI DIASMATI KAI
> EGKROUSHiS TWi PASSALWi EIS TON TOIXON, KAI ESOMAI hS hEIS TWN
> ANQRWPWN ASQENHS"
>
> This is one of the instances when a more specialized lexicon comes
> in handy. BDAG and LSJ don't give the meaning "locks" or "braids",
> but Lust does give "locks."
Which means nothing more than that LEH fails to distinguish between
"sense" and "reference."
Note, on the other hand, that Muraoka, though noting JudgB, does not
use it as support for a second sense component. Note also his non-use
of italics.
Al
> σειρά,-ᾶςN1F 0-4-0-1-0=5
> Jgs 16,13; JgsB16,14.19; Prv 5,22cord, rope, chain
> → MM (metaph.) Prv 5,22; locks of hair Jgs 16,13
> While Lust reference Moulton & Milligan, M-M doesn't seem to lend
> much support for this.
>
> george
> gfsomsel
>
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> From: Daniel Buck <bucksburg at yahoo.com>
> To: B-Greek <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Wed, June 23, 2010 11:45:07 AM
> Subject: [B-Greek] SEIRAS as 'braids' in Judges 16:13-19?
>
> The usual meaning of SEIRA is a rope or cord. But in the account of
> Sampson and Delida, the LXX uses it in v. 13, 14, and 19 to refer to
> Sampson's hair, "TAS hEPTA SEIRAS THS KEFALHS." I can't imagine
> Sampson's uncut hair falling naturally into seven discrete strands
> each time it is mentioned, so it seems that what he did was wear his
> long hair in seven braids. And a braid does in fact bring to mind
> the twisted joining of strands into a rope.
>
> Could the lexicons be amiss here in not giving 'braids' as a
> specific meaning of SEIRA, or have I just not looked at enough
> lexicons?
>
> Daniel Buck
>
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