[B-Greek] σύν SUN: opposite meanings
Daniel Buck
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Mon Apr 25 23:16:52 EDT 2011
προπεμπόντων ἡμᾶς πάντων σὺν γυναιξὶν καὶ τέκνοις ἕω
PROPEMTONTWN hHMAS TANTWN SUN GUNAIXIn KAI TEKNOIS --Acts 21:5
I recently noticed a switch in translating SUN in Acts 21:35 from "and" to
"including." Since these are mutually exclusive meanings in English, I checked
Perseus to see if Greek was any different. Sure enough:
8. including, “--” IG12.329.5, cf. 22.1388.85, 1407.12, al.; “--” Th.2.13, cf.
4.124, 5.26, 74, 7.42, 8.90, 95; "--” Ar.Fr.100; “--” Lys.21.4, cf. 2; “--”
Is.6.33, cf. 8.8,35, 11.42,46, Aeschin. 2.162, D.19.155, 27.23,al.,
Arist.HA525b15,17, Ath.19.6, Hipparch. 1.1.9, al., PSI10.1124.14 (ii A.D.).
9. excluding, apart from, plus, "--" six with (but not including) me the
seventh, A. Th.283; “--” Arist.HA 490a32; “--” D. 27.61; “--” together with . .
, PEnteux.32.7, cf. 89.9 (iii B.C.); “--” Ev.Luc.20.1, cf. Ep.Gal.5.24.
(I deleted all the Greek text, but it can be read online
at http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/morph?l=sun&la=greek#Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=su/n-contents)
My question is, what are the contextual clues that indicate whether SUN means
"including" or "excluding?"
one of the examples for #8:
Isaeus 6:33 "he sold some goats with their goat-herd" (indistinguishable)
8: 8 "giving her a dowry of twenty-five minae including raiment and jewelry"
(whole, including parts)
8: 35 "the fittings of his private residence, worth, including the slaves, about
thirteen minae" (whole, including parts)
Daniel Buck
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