In advance, I apologize for the length of this question. Someone asked me about YEUDOS when it functions as an adjective in YEUDODIDASKALOS. BAG says that YEUDADELFOS refers to one who pretends to be a Christian brother... YEUDAPOSTOLOS is one who represents himself to be an apostle without the divine commission necessary for the office... YEUDOLOGOS is one who speaks falsely, lying... YEUDOMARTUREW is the act of giving false testimony... YEUDOMARTUS is one who gives false testimony... YEUDOPROFHTHS is one who falsely claims to be a prophet of God or who prophesies falsely... YEUDOCRISTOS is one who, in lying fashion, gives himself out to be the Christ... YEUDWNUMOS is falsely bearing a name... YEUDOS means lie or falsehood. YEUDODIDASKALOS is a false teacher, prob. one who teaches falsehoods, 2 Pt.2:1. Questions: 1. Since the NT usage unanimously appears to imply a lack of sincerity on the part of one who is YEUDO[something], is it legitimate to assume that the YEUDODIDASKALOS is insincere-- one who cannot be sincerely mistaken in his teaching? In otherwords, may/must we assume that the YEUDODIDASKALOS is a liar (i.e., one with an evil motive)? 2. Or, is this something that cannot be decided by the customary use of the adjective in the NT, but must be decided entirely on the basis of its context in 2 Pt.2:1? Thanks for your help. Rick Duggin Murfreesboro, TN ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. --- B-Greek home page: http://metalab.unc.edu/bgreek You are currently subscribed to b-greek as: [jwrobie@mindspring.com] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-b-greek-327Q@franklin.oit.unc.edu To subscribe, send a message to subscribe-b-greek@franklin.oit.unc.edu