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

Vasileios Tsialas tsialas78 at hotmail.com
Fri Mar 12 04:48:59 EST 2010


Possibly
Paul considered εθελοθρησκία a derivative of εθελόθρησκος (which is not found in my TLG), 
and if there
was such a usage in the everyday oral speech of the early Christians,
Paul’s
option for spelling would be the most correct. 


A similar
case has to do with ειδωλολατρία, 
which is truly a derivative of ειδωλολάτρης
 and not of any nonexistent
verb as ειδωλολατρεύω. 


Of course,
a linguist’s comments would be mostly desired in this subject.



Vasileios
Tsialas


Athens,
Greece 

> From: AJB1212 at ono.com
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> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:12:15 +0100
> Subject: [B-Greek] "EQELOQRHSKIAi" (Col. 2:23)
> 
> Thankyou!
> 
> Andrew J. Birch
> Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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> Subject: Re: [B-Greek] "EQELOQRHSKIAi" (Col. 2:23)
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> 
> > 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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