Re: What is the meaning of "worthy" in Matthew 8.8

From: Kevin W. Woodruff (cierpke@utc.campuscw.net)
Date: Fri Apr 09 1999 - 20:49:07 EDT


The word is" ikanos" and it means:

 of persons." fit, worthy (MT 8.8);
qualified, adequate, competent" (2C 2.16).

The centurion who was a Gentile (and possibly a prosylete to Judaism) admits
his own unworthiness for a godly rabbi such as Jesus to favor him with a
visit. A Gentile's dwellings were ceremonly unclean for a Jew to come inside
was to risk ceremonial defilement.

Kevin

At 05:41 PM 4/9/99, you wrote:
>I am interested finding out the root meaning of "worthy" in Matthew 8.8
>where the Centurion says, "I am not worthy."
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> Thanks!
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