Fwd: Re: [B-Greek] hOMOOUSIOS and hOMOIOUSIOS
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Sat Mar 27 17:38:15 EST 2004
I think this was meant for the list, and I stand corrected. cwc
>From: "Barbara D. Colt " <babc2 at comcast.net>
>To: "Carl W. Conrad" <cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu>
>Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 13:22:59 -0800
>Subject: Re: [B-Greek] hOMOOUSIOS and hOMOIOUSIOS
>
>On 27 Mar 2004 at 13:57, Carl W. Conrad wrote:
>
>>
>> hOMOIOUSIOS means "of similar nature," hOMOOUSIOS "of identical
>> nature"--the former. The difference between these two adjectives
>> constitutes the celebrated "iota of difference" that separated the
>> Eastern Orthodox from the Western Roman church over Christology. You
>> might look at a Greek lexicon and note the adjectives formed with
>> hOMO- and those formed with hOMOIO-. --
>>
>See the following for the received text of the creed of the Grek
>Orthodox:
>
>http://www.creeds.net/ancient/niceneg.htm
>
>You will note that it says hOMOOUSION (except that it doesn't show
>breathings).
>
>The matter of which word should be used separated NOT the Eastern
>Orthodox and the Western Churches, but the Orthodox, east and west,
>from the Arians.
>
>Barbara D. Colt, mailto:babc2 at comcast.net
>St John the Evangelist, San Francisco
>>From envy, hatred, and malice and all uncharitableness
>Good Lord, deliver us.
>
--
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
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