Re: Meaning of ARNEOMAI

From: Maurice A. O'Sullivan (mauros@iol.ie)
Date: Sat Jan 02 1999 - 19:38:22 EST


At 13:29 02/01/99 EST, you wrote:
>Does anyone know of any references, biblical or extra-biblical where ARNEOMAI
>or its cognates means "deny" in the sense of "refuse"? Is this sense possible
>in 2 Tim 2:12?
>
>Charles Powell
Charles:
BAGD cites Hb. 11:24 for 'refuse' as a meaning of ARNEOMAI, and the NRSV
translates this verse as:
" By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called a son of
Pharaoh's daughter"

Is this the sense of 'refuse' you mean, I wonder?

If it is, then you will be interested in the BAGD entry: for section (1)

refuse, disdain (Hes., Works 408; Appian, Syr. 5 ¤19; Artem. 1, 78 p. 72,
26; 5, 9; Diog. L. 2, 115; 6, 36; Jos., Ant. 4, 86; 5, 236, Vi. 222) w.
inf. foll. (Hdt. 6, 13; Wsd 12:27; 17:9)

The Wis. 12:27 citation, ;RSV= whom they had before refused to know.] in
the LXX is: HRNOUNTO EIDENAI

And the Josephus Ant. 4,86 usage looks to be a straightforward use in your
sense:
"But Sihon refused his offer, and put his army into battle array,"

BTW, I see that Lampe notes a usage --- really an extensionof the main
patristic usage of 'deny, disown, repudiate' -- in the absolute, which
means "to apostatize" and adds:
" note in this connexion the sum of the numerals ARNOUME = 666"

I can see _that_ being of great interest to some groups as we approach the
millenium <vbg>

Hope this helps.

Maurice

Maurice A. O'Sullivan
mauros@iol.ie

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