[B-Greek] question

Carl Conrad cwconrad2 at mac.com
Tue Mar 9 04:53:23 EST 2010


On Mar 9, 2010, at 2:33 AM, ray marion wrote:
> Hebrews 1:6 has the word "oikoumevnv", I would translate this word as home
> or house. Does anyone agree. Please reply.
> Written by: Ray

Text: Heb. 1:6 ὅταν δὲ πάλιν εἰσαγάγῃ τὸν πρωτότοκον εἰς τὴν οἰκουμένην, λέγει·
	καὶ προσκυνησάτωσαν αὐτῷ πάντες ἄγγελοι θεοῦ. 
[hOTAN DE PALIN EISAGAGHi TON PRWTOTOKON EIS THN OIKOUMENHN, LEGEI·
	KAI PROSKUNHSATWSAN AUTWi PANTES AGGELOI QEOU. ]

I don't agree. OIKOUMENH in standard Koine Greek usage means "the inhabited world" --
the human realm. It is a participle of the verb OIKEW "inhabit," "make one's dwelling" and
pretty clearly originally was understood with a noun GH "land," "earth."


Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)






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