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

Albert Pietersma albert.pietersma at sympatico.ca
Wed Jun 4 23:21:36 EDT 2008


On Jun 4, 2008, at 10:33 PM, Elizabeth Kline wrote:

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> On Jun 4, 2008, at 3:52 PM, George F Somsel wrote:
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>> 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,
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> 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.
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> Elizabeth Kline
FANIW > FAINW > FANTOS > FANTAZW > FANTASMA
Al
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