From: Dale M. Wheeler (dalemw@teleport.com)
Date: Wed Dec 17 1997 - 15:32:57 EST
Mary Pendergraft wrote:
>To apologize for such an unfinished comment, I offer an end-of-term class
>story, with the permission and encouragement of my New Testament Greek
>students. We had spent the semester on Mark's Gospel and they had become
>used to his diminutives: KORASION "little girl" ICHTHYDIA "little fish"
>KYNARIA "little dogs." In honor of Christmas we read Matthew and Luke's
>infancy narratives and were continuing in Luke at sight. Simeon's hymn
>(2.30) became "because my eyes have seen my baby savior"--they were all
>convinced until I made them look it up.
>
>Merry Christmas!
Mary:
Now that's one for the Erma Bombeck style book that some Greek Prof should
write (I nominate Edward (-;) about funny things Greek students say...
(though I'm sure you meant to type "*your* baby savior"...don't want any
Greek students thinking that SOU means "my" with a diminutive noun !).
My office door is open and the folks in the hall were wondering what I
was chuckling so loudly about !!
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and ho, ho, ho...
XAIREIN...
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Research Professor in Biblical Languages Multnomah Bible College
8435 NE Glisan Street Portland, OR 97220
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