From: A K M Adam (akm-adam@nwu.edu)
Date: Thu Apr 06 2000 - 11:59:32 EDT
<x-rich>Greetings, Kevin,
<excerpt><smaller>Greetings
Two questions.
1. Would anyone care to speculate concerning more or less what age to
draw the line between older and younger men/women in Titus 2:2-6? The
words I have in mind are PRESBUTAS and PRESUTIDAS for older people,
NEAS and NEWTEROUS for younger.
2. I found this quote in A Lion Handbook of the World's Relgions: "In
contrast, by the time of Theophrastos (370-287 BCE), a word was in use
whose meaning, 'fear of' or 'reverence for' divinity, already had such
negative overtones that it could designate the 'superstitious' person"
(C C Smith 1994:99). Anyone know what word he is alluding to?
Thanks
Kevin Smith
South Africa
<<mailto:kgs@iafrica.com>kgs@iafrica.com
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</smaller>I didn't see any answers to Kevin's question, so I venture to
guess that the answer to question 2 may be DEISDAIMWN or DEISDAIMWNIA.
We had a fascinating thread a few years ago about the distinction of
ages in Greek, but I can't recall the date or the ostensible topic. If
you search the archives for messages from Christopher Hutson "Re:
meirakion, pais, ephebos" you should find some background--it doesn't
seem to address your question precisely, but may be of some help.
Grace and peace,
A K M Adam
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Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
akm-adam@nwu.edu</fontfamily>
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