[B-Greek] FANTASMA & Time Reference in Matt. 14:22-27, Mk 6:45-62

Elizabeth Kline kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Wed Jun 4 22:33:42 EDT 2008


On Jun 4, 2008, at 3:52 PM, George F Somsel wrote:

> It would then seem to derive from φάσκω [FASKW] as that which is  
> asserted or alleged.
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> “assert,” “allege” (Ac 24:9, 25:19, Rom 1:22): ct. P Par 359  
> (b.c. 163) (= UPZ i. p. 129) τῶν δʼ οὖν φασκόντων  
> εἶναι ἐν τῶ[ι] τόπωι ὅπλα, Meyer Ostr 589(b.c.  
> 144) διὰ τὸ φάσκειν αὐτὸν μὴ  
> εἰδέναι̣ γράμματα (a common phrase), P Oxy III.  
> 48626 (a.d. 131) φάσκων κατὰ πίστιν . . [. .].  
> ἐ̣γ̣γ̣εγράφθαι, “asserting that it had been  
> registered in security,” and P Ryl II. 11719 (a.d. 269)  
> φάσκων εἶναι αὐτὸν δ[α]νιστὴν  
> ἐκείνου, “professing that he was a creditor of  
> his” (Edd.) (cf. Rev 2:2).
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> Moulton, J. H., & Milligan, G. (1930). The vocabulary of the Greek  
> Testament. Issued also in eight parts, 1914-1929. (665). London:  
> Hodder and Stoughton.
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> george
> gfsomsel
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Hello George,

According to LSJ [1996] p. 1919 FASMA is from the word group that is  
associated with FAINW which would explain the significant semantic  
overlap between FASMA and FANTASMA. Looks suspicously like a dropped  
syllable.

Elizabeth Kline







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