[B-Greek] Genesis 1:1 and Revelation 3:14
Albert Pietersma
albert.pietersma at sympatico.ca
Fri Oct 8 14:09:30 EDT 2010
Given the fact that EN ARXH is a well known Greek phrase meaning e.g.
"at the outset" why would one describe ARXH in Gen 1:1 as having an
"Hebraic meaning"? Even Wevers' comment that EN ARXH is "in exact
imitation of MT" and thus unarthrous is not justified. All one can say
is that the LXX happens to be isomorphic with MT.
Furthermore, whatever sense one may attribute to Hebrew BERESHITH, I
see every reason to believe that EN ARXH in Gen !:1 is nothing more
than an adverbial phrase with the sense of "at the outset" or the more
traditional "in the beginning." I can see no connection between Rev
3:114 and Gen 1:1.
Albert
On Oct 8, 2010, at 6:20 AM, Vasileios Tsialas wrote:
>
>
> I have read in Lowndes' Hebrew-Greek Dictionary that the expression
> of Revelation αρχή της κτίσεως is taken from Proverbs
> 8:22 "the beginning of the ways" (resith derek), that is "the first
> of God's actions", an expression also found in Job 40:19.
> The connection between Proverbs 8:22 and Revelation 3:14 is an
> interesting speculation that can give an additional clue for the
> Hebraic meaning of αρχή as resith, namely, the first as regards
> importance or time.
> Vasileios Tsilas
> Athens, Greece
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