Acts 2:47

[drmlanc]

Is this a splitto?

Acts 2:47, variant of Byzo and Alex say world (like Peshitta) while Western says people. I thought they may have a common root, so I checked it ou, but they don't seem to. However, I noticed the words are quite similar, in spelling AND pronounciation. Alma and ama. It is likely Zorba was a little confused, giving us a split word. Me hope so <!-- s:biggrin: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/biggrin.gif" alt=":biggrin:" title="Big Grin" /><!-- s:biggrin: -->

[drmlanc]

in codex D people, 0m9 root: M9 meanings - nation, gentiles, people Acts 2:47

in pesh and other greek, world, 0ml9 root:0ml9 world, age, eternity

[Larry Kelsey]

in codex D people, 0m9 root: M9 meanings - nation, gentiles, people Acts 2:47

in pesh and other greek, world, 0ml9 root:0ml9 world, age, eternity

Shlama akhi Chris,

Unfortunately 'ema' (nation, Gentiles, people) and 'elma' (world, age, eternity) don't have a common root. [font=Estrangelo (V1.1)]0ml9[/font] is already in root form and can't be reduced. The root of [font=Estrangelo (V1.1)]0m9[/font] is [font=Estrangelo (V1.1)]M9[/font]

I think a hard-shell Greek primacist would just smirk, shrug his shoulders and say "Bah! Humbug! Copyist error!", and unfortunately, in this instance, he may very well be right. <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/sad.gif" alt="" title="Sad" /><!-- s -->

Shlama w'Burkate, Larry Kelsey

[drmlanc]

Yeah, I knew the root was wrong, but they sound so much the same in Aramaic... Ah well, no big deal, I am 'doing your one up' and then I only need 2 more for the second BSWA which has 12 examples each. After that, I propably am 'sick' of split words - I am being spoilt with so much awesome evidence <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/sad.gif" alt="" title="Sad" /><!-- s -->

But then I can start highlighting the other forums <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/happy.gif" alt="" title="Happy" /><!-- s -->