Alexander,
Boy, if _this_ isn't a can of worms! :-)
You'll get different answers depending on whom you ask. But I'm very
interested in seeing what the Big Greeks on this list have to say (I
personally never had the guts to ask it here myself ;-).
See the resources on the following two web sites for more information
on the meaning of this word and the debate over the meaning of this and
other words:
http://www.goldengate.net/mall/cbe Christians for Biblical Equality
http://www.cbmw.org Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
-- Troy DeJongh troyd@euler.com