Re: PANTOKRATWR

From: Jim West (jwest@highland.net)
Date: Sat Apr 04 1998 - 16:40:52 EST


At 12:56 PM 4/4/98 -0800, you wrote:
>Is the English word Omnipotent (Latin, Omnipotentia) an adequate
>translation of the Greek word PANTOKRATWR? (Rev. 19:8)
>
>E. Foster

Certainly. The Greek word, as you know, is a compound from
pantas
and
krator.

All
powerful

or

omni
potent

are nearly exact renderings.

Best,

Jim

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Jim West, ThD
Quartz Hill School of Theology

jwest@highland.net



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