08-19-2016, 03:24 AM
Hello all,
My question regards the Aramaic of Ephesians 3:9. I have found a difference (with the help of a previous post by Larry Kelsey) in the ASV and its updated version (the uNAS) against the KJV and its updated version (the NKJV).
The ASV has: and to make all men see what is the dispensation of the mystery which for ages hath been hidden in God who created all things;
The uNAS has: and to bring to light what is the administration of the mystery which for the ages has been hidden in God who created all things;
However,
The KJV has: And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery which from the beginning of the world hath been hid from God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
The NKJV has: and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ;
The Greek word for "administration" (in uNAS) and "dispensation" (in ASV) is οἰκονομία (oikonomia).
The Greek word for “fellowship” (in KJV) is a similar (but different Greek word) κοινωνία (koinonia).
This Greek word (οἰκονομία [oikonomia]) is also found in Ephesians 1:10, 3:2 in the KJV/NKJV as well as in both the ASV and the uNAS. Clearly, the context of Ephesians 1:10, 3:2, and indeed 3:9 requires the word "dispensation" not "fellowship".
I wonder if "fellowship" in Ephesians 3:9 as found in Erasmus'/Stephanus' Greek is a mistranslation from the Aramaic word "dispensation". Do the words for "fellowship" and "dispensation" ("administration") look alike in Aramaic?
Thanks,
Keith
My question regards the Aramaic of Ephesians 3:9. I have found a difference (with the help of a previous post by Larry Kelsey) in the ASV and its updated version (the uNAS) against the KJV and its updated version (the NKJV).
The ASV has: and to make all men see what is the dispensation of the mystery which for ages hath been hidden in God who created all things;
The uNAS has: and to bring to light what is the administration of the mystery which for the ages has been hidden in God who created all things;
However,
The KJV has: And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery which from the beginning of the world hath been hid from God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
The NKJV has: and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ;
The Greek word for "administration" (in uNAS) and "dispensation" (in ASV) is οἰκονομία (oikonomia).
The Greek word for “fellowship” (in KJV) is a similar (but different Greek word) κοινωνία (koinonia).
This Greek word (οἰκονομία [oikonomia]) is also found in Ephesians 1:10, 3:2 in the KJV/NKJV as well as in both the ASV and the uNAS. Clearly, the context of Ephesians 1:10, 3:2, and indeed 3:9 requires the word "dispensation" not "fellowship".
I wonder if "fellowship" in Ephesians 3:9 as found in Erasmus'/Stephanus' Greek is a mistranslation from the Aramaic word "dispensation". Do the words for "fellowship" and "dispensation" ("administration") look alike in Aramaic?
Thanks,
Keith