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Paraclete - g_a_kowalski - 11-18-2010

Why does John uses greek word 'Parakletos' and not aramaic word or idiom with the same meaning? See here:
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Re: Paraclete - distazo - 11-18-2010

Hi,

If you mean: WHy does the Peshitta have Greek words? Well, Aramaic has Greek loan-words, just like the Aramaic book Daniel (OT) has.

However, the word paraclete in Greek, happens to have a consonant in Aramaic (According to Paul Younan) Paraq+Qlayta which means 'ending-a-curse'.

So, I wonder if this word really is having a Greek origin. In Greek it means 'helper' which is quite different to the Aramaic meaning.

Something happend like this with the word 'Barbarian' which in Greek means a 'unculturized person' in Aramaic it is Bar-Baria (son of the outside).


Re: Paraclete - g_a_kowalski - 11-18-2010

distazo Wrote:However, the word paraclete in Greek, happens to have a consonant in Aramaic (According to G.W. Bauscher) Paraq+Qlayta which means 'ending-a-curse'.
Thank you for such a fast answer! This is precisely what I was looking for!