[B-Greek] Acts 2:22

Bryant J. Williams III bjwvmw at com-pair.net
Mon Jan 3 15:03:56 EST 2011


Dear Ellen,

Judging (understand guessing?; George could also be correct) from the 14
character question mark that you were asking about: "They particularly wondered
what ??????????????  meant", I think you are asking about APODEDEIGMENON,
Perfect Passive Participle Masculine Accusative Singular of APODEIGNUMI,
    BAGD, 2nd Ed., p. 89 has
        "2. 'show forth, display (PLond. 904, 34;  BGU 388 II, 19) TO AKERAION
THS PRAUTHTOS AUTWN BOULHMA APODEIXATWSAN 'let them display a sincere and gentle
disposition 2 Cl 21:7. Pass. ANDRA APODEDEIGMENON APO TOU QEOU 'attested by God'
Ac 2:22 (cf. Esth 3:13c; also Diod. S. 20, 40 6 APODEDEIGMENOS EIS T. POLIN =
well-liked in the city)."

Your example from Aaron's Rod budding, which was later placed in the Ark of the
Covenant, would be a good example of a miracle that gives attestation to God's
approval. I would think, though, that some examples from the miracles Jesus
performed would be given since the text indicates the listeners were familiar
with the DUNAMESI KAI TERASI KAI SHMEIOIS that were done EN MESWi hMWN as they
knew KAQWS AUTOI OIDATE.

En Xristwi,

Rev. Bryant J. Williams III

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George F Somsel" <gfsomsel at yahoo.com>
To: "Ellen Adams" <ellen at adamstech.com>; <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Acts 2:22


> As Carl has already explained, it is necessary to include a transliteration of
> the Greek -- especially when the font you are using is not a unicode font. I
> have nevertheless taken a look at this. Since you have specified SOME
> particular word or other, I compared the two passages and found nothing
> particularly comparable between them unless it be solely the word σημεῖον
> SHMEION. In that case, while is is used to designate events considered
> miracles, it is more broadly any visible manifestation which gives an
indication
> of something. In the book of Revelation, the entire work is said to be
"signed"
> and consists of visions and auditions introduced by εἶδον EIDON or ἤκουσα
> HKOUSA.
>
> Ac 2.22Ἄνδρες Ἰσραηλῖται, ἀκούσατε τοὺς λόγους τούτους· Ἰησοῦν τὸν Ναζωραῖον,
> ἄνδρα ἀποδεδειγμένον ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ εἰς ὑμᾶς δυνάμεσι καὶ τέρασι καὶ σημείοις
οἷς
> ἐποίησεν διʼ αὐτοῦ ὁ θεὸς ἐν μέσῳ ὑμῶν καθὼς αὐτοὶ οἴδατε,
>
> ANDRES ISRAHLITAI, AKOUSATE TOUS LOGOUS TOUTOUS, "IHSOUN TON NAZWRAION, ANDRA
> APODEDEIGMENON APO TOU QEOU EIN hUMAS DUNAMESI KAI TERASI KAI SHMEIOIS hOIS
> EPOIHSEN DI' AUTOU hO QEOS EN MESWi hUMWN KAQWS AUTOI OIDATE.
>
> Num 17.21-2621 καὶ ἐλάλησεν Μωυσῆς τοῖς υἱοῖς Ισραηλ, καὶ ἔδωκαν αὐτῷ πάντες
οἱ
> ἄρχοντες αὐτῶν ῥάβδον, τῷ ἄρχοντι τῷ ἑνὶ ῥάβδον κατὰ ἄρχοντα κατʼ οἴκους
πατριῶν
> αὐτῶν, δώδεκα ῥάβδους, καὶ ἡ ῥάβδος Ααρων ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν ῥάβδων αὐτῶν. 22 καὶ
> ἀπέθηκεν Μωυσῆς τὰς ῥάβδους ἔναντι κυρίου ἐν τῇ σκηνῇ τοῦ μαρτυρίου. 23 καὶ
> ἐγένετο τῇ ἐπαύριον καὶ εἰσῆλθεν Μωυσῆς καὶ Ααρων εἰς τὴν σκηνὴν τοῦ
μαρτυρίου,
> καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐβλάστησεν ἡ ῥάβδος Ααρων εἰς οἶκον Λευι καὶ ἐξήνεγκεν βλαστὸν καὶ
> ἐξήνθησεν ἄνθη καὶ ἐβλάστησεν κάρυα. 24 καὶ ἐξήνεγκεν Μωυσῆς πάσας τὰς ῥάβδους
> ἀπὸ προσώπου κυρίου πρὸς πάντας υἱοὺς Ισραηλ, καὶ εἶδον καὶ ἔλαβον ἕκαστος τὴν
> ῥάβδον αὐτοῦ. 25 καὶ εἶπεν κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν Ἀπόθες τὴν ῥάβδον Ααρων ἐνώπιον
> τῶν μαρτυρίων εἰς διατήρησιν σημεῖον τοῖς υἱοῖς τῶν ἀνηκόων, καὶ παυσάσθω ὁ
> γογγυσμὸς αὐτῶν ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀποθάνωσιν. 26 καὶ ἐποίησεν Μωυσῆς καὶ
Ααρων
> καθὰ συνέταξεν κύριος τῷ Μωυσῇ, οὕτως ἐποίησαν.
>
>
> 21 KAI ELALHSEN MWUSEHS TOIS hUIOIS ISRAEH, KAI EDWKAN AUTWi PANTES hOI
ARXONTES
> AUTWN hRABDON, TWi ARXONTI TWi ENI rABDON KATA ARXONTA KAT' OIKOUS PATRIWN
> AUTWN, DWDEKA hRABDOUS, KAI hH hRABDOS AARWN ANA MESON TWN hRABDWN AUTWN.
> 22 KAI APEQHKEN MWUSHS TAS hRABOUS ENANTI KURIOU EN THi SKHNHi TOU MARTURIOU.
> 23 KAI EGENETO THi EPAURION KAI EISHLQEN MWUSHS KAI AARWN EIS THN SKHNHN TOU
> MARTURIOU, KAI IDOU EBLASTHSEN H hRABDOS AARWN EIS OIKON LEUI KAI ECHNEGKEN
> BLASTON KAI ECHNQHSEN ANQH KAI EBLASTHSEN KARUA
> 24 KAI ECHNEGKEN MWUSHS PASAS TAS hRABDOUS APO PROSWPOU KURIOU PROS PANTAS
> hUIOUS ISRAHL, KAI EIDON KAI ELABON hEKASTOS THN hRABDON AUTOU
> 25 KAI EIPEN KURIOS PROS MWUSHN APOQES THN hRABDON AARWN ENWPION TWN TWN
> MARTURIWN EIS DIASTHRHSIN SHMEION TOIS hUIOIS TWN ANHKOWN, KAI PAUSASQW hO
> GOGGUSMOS AUTWN AP' EMOIU, KAI OU MH APOQANWSIN.
> 26 KAI EPOIHSEN MWUSHS KAI AARWN KAQA SUNETACEN KURIOS TWi MWUSHi, hOUTWS
> EPOIHSAN.
>
>
>
> george
> gfsomsel
>
>
> … search for truth, hear truth,
> learn truth, love truth, speak the truth, hold the truth,
> defend the truth till death.
>
>
> - Jan Hus
> _________
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Ellen Adams <ellen at adamstech.com>
> To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
> Sent: Mon, January 3, 2011 10:57:00 AM
> Subject: [B-Greek] Acts 2:22
>
> Hi.
> This is Ellen Adams (housewife), still alive and well. Happy New Year to all.
>
> Someone at church asked about Acts 2:22
> ?????? ??????????, ???????? ???? ?????? ???????. ?????? ??? ?????????, ?????
???
> ??? ???? ?????????????? ??? ???? ???????? ??? ?????? ??? ???????? ??? ???????
> ??' ????? ? ???? ?? ???? ????, ????? ??? ????? ??????,
> They particularly wondered what ?????????????? meant. Instead of defining the
> word, I described it by citing the Old Testament example of Aaron's rod
budding?
> Is that a good example?
> Anyone have a better way to explain it?
>
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