[B-Greek] Epiphanius, (Ancoratus 119, line18C-19)
Barry H.
nebarry at verizon.net
Mon Apr 18 18:14:07 EDT 2011
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Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Epiphanius, (Ancoratus 119, line18C-19)
> *The second creed contains the significant phrase GENNHQENTA EK QEOU
> PATROS,
> MONOGENH (the only begotten Son of God the Father.) There in the
> accusative case
> it takes both the word GENNHQENTA (begotten) and the word MONOGENH (only)
> to
> say”only begotten,” because MONOGENH there as in the NT has to do with
> uniqueness rather than conception.* (Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol.
> 72,
> No.4 (Dec, 1953), pg. 215)
>
> I couldn’t understand his reasoning from the snippet he included, so I
> searched
> and was able to fine the portion in question in Greek. It seemed his
> understanding destroyed the natural flow of the text, but since he is not
> here
> to defend or explain himself, I thought I would throw it out to the list.
It seems to me here that MONOGENH has to mean "only-begotten," since it
clearly explains GENNHQENTA EK QEOU PATROS, and is further explained by the
subsequent phrases. Whatever it means in the NT (and that one's up for
grabs), it certainly meant "only-begotten" to later ancient church
theologians.
N.E. Barry Hofstetter, semper melius Latine sonat...
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