[B-Greek] "EQELOQRHSKIAi" (Col. 2:23)

A. J. Birch AJB1212 at ono.com
Fri Mar 12 03:12:15 EST 2010


Thankyou!

Andrew J. Birch
Palma de Mallorca, Spain

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Subject: Re: [B-Greek] "EQELOQRHSKIAi" (Col. 2:23)


> 1) Should it not be EQELOQRHSKEIAi, or are both forms correct?
All uses in TLG are spelled with EI, which would be the Attic spelling of a noun formed on a verb with infinitive -EUEIN or EW
> 2) As this appears to be a 'hapax legomenon' in the Greek New Testament, are there any extra-New Testament examples that throw light on the meaning and usage of this word?
All usages are post-NT, Christian and dependent upon Paul's koinage. No hits in Duke papyri database or inscriptions (Christian or otherwise). Seems like it was used, particularly, as a slur against Judaism (especially in Eusebius).

The Suda Lexicon gives 

Ἐθελοθρησκεῖ:> ἰδίῳ θελήματι σέβει τὸ δοκοῦν.

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