Duncan, the LSJ link is just for informational purposes only. The subject of erws stemmed from a question I had based on how the word is used in the LXX. What I asked still remains a question in my mind that is unresolved, but I'll keep searching. However:
1) The problem of how to render Greek or Hebrew words is an ongoing challenge, but lexicographers do recognize that there's a difference between a gloss and a definition. The word "love" for erws is a gloss: not entirely wrong, but admittedly not all that enlightening. Lexica and monographs help us with real definitions for these words.
2) The dates for the BT seem too late. How could the LXX have derived from the BT?
3) Context is normally the determinant for what a word denotes. Who is using the word, and under what circumstances? I agree that we have to be careful about koine (or classical) word definitions: no disagreement there. Again, I only post LSJ to shed light on how some works have used erws. I find it interesting that LXX does not use the word in the Song of Songs or in 2 Sam 13, where a sexual violation occurs because of lust, passion, or erws.
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ReplyDeleteDuncan, the LSJ link is just for informational purposes only. The subject of erws stemmed from a question I had based on how the word is used in the LXX. What I asked still remains a question in my mind that is unresolved, but I'll keep searching. However:
ReplyDelete1) The problem of how to render Greek or Hebrew words is an ongoing challenge, but lexicographers do recognize that there's a difference between a gloss and a definition. The word "love" for erws is a gloss: not entirely wrong, but admittedly not all that enlightening. Lexica and monographs help us with real definitions for these words.
2) The dates for the BT seem too late. How could the LXX have derived from the BT?
3) Context is normally the determinant for what a word denotes. Who is using the word, and under what circumstances? I agree that we have to be careful about koine (or classical) word definitions: no disagreement there. Again, I only post LSJ to shed light on how some works have used erws. I find it interesting that LXX does not use the word in the Song of Songs or in 2 Sam 13, where a sexual violation occurs because of lust, passion, or erws.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the clarification, additional links, and scriptures.
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