On Sun 8 Apr 2001 (21:54:44), scarlson@mindspring.com wrote: > Because the LXX still applied the word PARQENOS to Dinah after > her rape, the PARQENOS need not always mean "virgo intacta." Hmmmm. KAI PROSESCE THi YUCHi DEINAS THS QUGATROS IAKWB : KAI HGAPHSE THN *PARQENON* KAI ELALHSE KATA THN DIANOIAN THS *PARQENOU* AUTHi. I wonder if there isn't a bit of /hysteron-proteron/ here (Genesis 34:3). She WAS a virgin until he raped her; presumably he raped her, because he cast eyes on her and "fell in love" with her. That was the *end*, /terminus ad quem/, of her /vagina intacta/ status. In the following verse, his designation of her changes abruptly from PARQENOS to PAIS: EIPE SUCEM PROS EMMWR TON PATERA AUTOU, LEGWN, LABE MOI THN *THN PAIDA TAUTHN* EIS GUNAIKA. (verse 4). Thereby Shechem acknowledges Dinah's change of status since raping her. We've had long discussions on this both here and on b-hebrew; so consult the archives if you will... 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