[B-Greek] Acts 7:20

George F Somsel gfsomsel at yahoo.com
Fri Sep 19 22:41:49 EDT 2008


In Gen 1.2 (LXX) we find
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ἡ δὲ γῆ ἦν ἀόρατος καὶ ἀκατασκεύαστος, καὶ σκότος ἐπάνω τῆς ἀβύσσου, καὶ πνεῦμα θεοῦ ἐπεφέρετο ἐπάνω τοῦ ὕδατος. 
hH DE GH HN AORATOS KAI AKATASKEUASTOS, KAI SKOTOS EPANW THS ABUSSOU, KAI PNEUMA QEOU EPEFERETO EPANW TOU hUDATOS
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Heb -וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּיִם׃ 
W:Hf)fReC HfY:TfH ToHW. W:BoHW. W:Xo$eK (aL_P.:N"Y T:HWoM W:RW.aX ):eLoHiYM M:RaXeFeT (aL_P.eN"Y HaM.fYiM
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I'm operating from memory since I don't have the volume at hand, but I recall that E. A. Speiser in his Anchor Bible Commentary on Genesis (now the Yale Anchor Bible) translated this as "a strong wind blew over the waters."  It is my recollection that he contended that רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים RW.aX ):eLoHiM [LXX πνεῦμα θεοῦ PNEUMA QEOU] referenced a wind rather than the Spirit of God.
. george
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----- Original Message ----
From: Elizabeth Kline <kline_dekooning at earthlink.net>
To: Fridolin Janzen <fjanzen at gmx.net>
Cc: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 6:14:42 PM
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Acts 7:20


On Sep 19, 2008, at 1:40 PM, Fridolin Janzen wrote:

> Since this is the only occurrence in the NT, how can someone say with
> certainty that it is a Hebraism?

If you are looking of a Hebraism the first stop is the LXX. See Jonah  
3:3

JONAH 3:3 KAI ANESTH IWNAS KAI EPOREUQH EIS NINEUH KAQWS ELALHSEN  
KURIOS hH DE NINEUH HN POLIS MEGALH TWi QEWi hWSEI POREIAS hODOU  
hHMERWN TRIWN

"... Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city" RSV

According to Barrett (Acts ICC page 354) BDR #192 cites Barnabas 4:11,  
8:4 as examples but I took a look at them and do not agree.

BARN. 4:11 LEGEI GAR hH GRAFH: OUAI hOI SUNETOI hEAUTOIS KAI ENWPION  
hEAUTWN EPISTHMONES. GENWMEQA PNEUMATIKOI, GENWMEQA NAOS TELEIOS TWi  
QEWi.

" ... a perfect temple for God."  M.Holmes

BARN. 8:4 DIATI DE TREIS PAIDES hOI hRANTIZONTES EIS MARTURION ABRAAM,  
ISAAK, IAKWB, hOTI hOUTOI MEGALOI TWi QEWi.

" ... these men were great in God’s sight. " M.Holmes

Also Aesch. Agamemnon 345 is sometimes cited but it isn't a parallel  
either

345 QEOIS D ANAMPLAKHTOS EI MOLOI STRATOS,
    346 EGRHGOROS TO PHMA TWN OLWLOTWN
    347 GENOIT AN, EI PROSPAIA PH TEUCOI KAKA.

"offense against the gods" Denniston & Page (p100)


Elizabeth Kline




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