[B-Greek] QEOPREPESTATOU
Refe Tuma
refetuma at gmail.com
Mon Apr 25 16:41:32 EDT 2011
Must have glossed right over that. I figured the answer would
be embarrassingly simple. Thanks!
On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 3:26 PM, Ken Penner <kpenner at stfx.ca> wrote:
> It's the superlative form. In the first paragraph of BDAG's entry, you'll
> see " superl. Θεοπρεπέστατος"
>
>
> Ken M. Penner, Ph.D.
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> From: b-greek-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:
> b-greek-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Refe Tuma
> Sent: April-25-11 11:47 AM
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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.
>
> Thanks,
>
> RHFIOS - Refe
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