From: Carl W. Conrad (cwconrad@artsci.wustl.edu)
Date: Fri Jan 12 1996 - 14:54:45 EST
At 1:38 PM 1/12/96, Bruce Terry wrote:
>On Thu, 11 Jan 1996, Kenneth Litwak wrote (in part):
>
>>4. Finally, II:7 says ou mishseis panta anqrwpou. I think this says
>>"You shall not hate every person", while Lightfoot translates it as
>>"thou shalt not hate any man". I don't think I accept translating pas as
>>"any". that's what tis is for. Comments?
>
>The rule of thumb here is to translate PAS as "any" when used with a negative.
>This is because Greek PAS is used with different meaning than English "all"
>with negatives. If you translate this, "You shall not hate every person,"
>some English speaker is bound to say, "I don't hate every person; it's just
>so-and-so that I hate."
Nevertheless, Bruce, I think this must be a Semitism. In Attic Greek PANTA
ANQRWPON used thus would have to mean "every person." I really think this
derives from Hebrew QOL's usage. BDF note this as "Hebraizing" at #302.
Carl W. Conrad
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