On Mon 5 Feb 2001 (16:27:09 +0000), mauros@iol.ie wrote: > Well, it is certainly news to me that that the "noli me tangere" > on which Augustine relied is an accurate rendering of MH MOU hAPTOU. It was good enough for Jerome in the Biblia Sacra Vulgata, Maurice! (John 20:17). The Middle Voice doesn't have an Aorist Imperative; only Present and Perfect (MH MOU hAPTOU). Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were already clinging to Jesus' feet (Matthew 28:9), so MH MOU hAPTOU could well mean "let go of me"; hence the NAB "Stop holding on to me". ERRWSQE Ben -- Revd Ben Crick, BA CF 232 Canterbury Road, Birchington, Kent, CT7 9TD (UK) http://www.cnetwork.co.uk/crick.htm --- 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