03-12-2010, 05:20 AM
Shlama,
in Acts 13:8 there's a variant in the Greek spelling of this fella's name:
elumav = Elymas
etoimav = Etoimas
the Peshitta has the rendering of:
[font=Estrangelo (V1.1)]Smwl0[/font] = Aluwmas
but if misread as:
[font=Estrangelo (V1.1)]Smw=0[/font] = Atuwmas
how easy would it be to see a [font=Estrangelo (V1.1)]l[/font] and accidentally read a [font=Estrangelo (V1.1)]=[/font] ?
whadda y'all think? a good explanation for the Greek variant spelling? otherwise, the lamda and tau in Greek don't look as similar as the Aramaic's two possible letters - but if there were smears or blemishes under the lamadh, it might have caught the attention of the Greek scribe and caused him to render it as a tet.
Chayim b'Moshiach,
Jeremy
in Acts 13:8 there's a variant in the Greek spelling of this fella's name:
elumav = Elymas
etoimav = Etoimas
the Peshitta has the rendering of:
[font=Estrangelo (V1.1)]Smwl0[/font] = Aluwmas
but if misread as:
[font=Estrangelo (V1.1)]Smw=0[/font] = Atuwmas
how easy would it be to see a [font=Estrangelo (V1.1)]l[/font] and accidentally read a [font=Estrangelo (V1.1)]=[/font] ?
whadda y'all think? a good explanation for the Greek variant spelling? otherwise, the lamda and tau in Greek don't look as similar as the Aramaic's two possible letters - but if there were smears or blemishes under the lamadh, it might have caught the attention of the Greek scribe and caused him to render it as a tet.
Chayim b'Moshiach,
Jeremy