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by Rolf Furuli
October 1st, 2014, 2:01 am
Forum: New Testament
Topic: Correct Translation of παρουσία
Replies: 26
Views: 11534

Re: Correct Translation of παρουσία

It has been suggested that the context should decide whether to use ”presence” or ”coming” in translation. To do that, we need to consider the Actionsart terms punctiliarity versus durtivity, because ”coming” signals punctiliarity and ”presence” signals durativity. And here is the real problem: How ...
by Rolf Furuli
February 14th, 2014, 8:56 am
Forum: Word Meanings
Topic: πνεῦμα as Spirit or spirit?
Replies: 12
Views: 4511

Re: πνεῦμα as Spirit or spirit?

It seems that in English versions πνεῦμα is rendered as "Spirit" very often. Has that been discussed on B-Greek before? One of the things I noticed about going from New Testament Greek to Modern Greek was that πνεύμα (πνεῦμα) in Modern Greek is used far more often of the human mind / inte...
by Rolf Furuli
February 2nd, 2014, 6:33 am
Forum: Word Meanings
Topic: κολασις vs κολαζω
Replies: 6
Views: 3005

Re: κολασις and κολαζω

Dear Randall, As you suggest, there are many uncertainties when we try to find the Hebrew word from which a Greek word has been translated. The issue is whether κόλασις only can refer to punishment. I showed that in the Greek literature the word could refer to torture, to death, and to be cut off fr...
by Rolf Furuli
February 1st, 2014, 8:00 am
Forum: Word Meanings
Topic: κολασις vs κολαζω
Replies: 6
Views: 3005

Re: κολασις vs κολαζω

Dear Robert, It is correct as Stephen says that a lexicon uses a small number of works; some use more works and others less. Moreover, lexicons do not give the lexical meaning of a word but rather glosses which show how the word is used and translated. To make a personal study of Greek works may giv...
by Rolf Furuli
January 12th, 2014, 5:42 am
Forum: Word Meanings
Topic: Κύριος
Replies: 52
Views: 15991

Re: Κύριος

Dear David, In addition to Pietersma, M. Rösel, "Adonaj—warum Gott "Herr" genannt wird," Forschungen zum alten Testament 29, Tübingen:Mohr Siebeck. 2000, has argued in favor of κυριος being written in the original LXX. Rösel has also written the article "Names of God" i...
by Rolf Furuli
January 11th, 2014, 3:51 am
Forum: Word Meanings
Topic: Κύριος
Replies: 52
Views: 15991

Re: Κύριος

Dear David, The TDNT, III, p. 1049 says: "Except for Κύριος with the gen -> 1042, 1044, n. 13, Κύριος is never used for gods or rulers prior to the 1st century BC." If the translation of the LXX started in the third century BCE, to use Κύριος as a replacement for YHWH would be novel. As a ...
by Rolf Furuli
January 7th, 2014, 11:30 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Introduction
Replies: 4
Views: 5474

Introduction

My name is Rolf Furuli, and I live in the small town Stavern on the southern coast of Norway.I was a member of the b-Greek for many years from the 1990s. Now I am back again. Education I started my academic studies at the University of Oslo when I was 40 years old. I received my MA in Semitic lingui...

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