[B-Greek] QEOPREPESTATOU
Barry H.
nebarry at verizon.net
Mon Apr 25 17:12:35 EDT 2011
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From: "Refe Tuma" <refetuma at gmail.com>
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Subject: [B-Greek] QEOPREPESTATOU
>I have just begun to translate the letters of Ignatius, starting with his
> letter to the Magnesians. Already in the first chapter I have come across
> a
> form that I can't identify! Maybe you folks can help me out.
>
> Here is the phrase:
>
> KATACIWQEIS GAR QEOPREPESTATOU
> καταξιωθεὶς γὰρ θεοπρεπεστάτου
>
> The word form is QEOPREPESTATOU (θεοπρεπεστάτου) which BGAD has listed
> under
> QEOPREPHS with a gloss for the verse in Ignatius: "a name that resounds to
> the glory of God."
>
> Any one have any idea why this word is in this form? It's obviously
> genitive
> singular, but if it is really a form of QEOPREPHS, shouldn't that make it
> QEOPREPHTOS? thanks to BGAD my translation isn't suffering, but it still
> bugs me that I can't recognize this word/form.
Refe, it's the superlative, "most resounding to the glory of God..."
N.E. Barry Hofstetter, semper melius Latine sonat...
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