08-10-2014, 06:32 AM
Great day all,
I've been wondering about these loanwords, and specifically the quote which says
Now, I'd really like to know what the honest breakdown is regarding the amount of Aramaic versus Greek loanwords. If the writer of that quote was being literal, and if he included ALL of the Aramaic loanwords in the Greek NT (which was about 16 unique), then we'd expect to find only 3 or 4 unique Greek words in the Peshitta, right? I'd just like some clarification, or rather 'literalness' on this subject.
I happened to run across a few Greek words like "denarius, evangelion, Andrew, Phillip," and I sense that I haven't scratched the surface. George Kiraz' SEDRA contains about 350 Greek words out of 29,800 words in the Apostolic Writings ("NT"). At that ratio, my math leads me to believe that there may be closer to 9 or 10 unique Greek words in the Peshitta. Would anybody happen to have a list of those? I'd really appreciate any insight. Thanks so much.
Thomas
I've been wondering about these loanwords, and specifically the quote which says
Quote:"How about the 5-fold quantity of Aramaic words in the Greek manuscripts???"
Now, I'd really like to know what the honest breakdown is regarding the amount of Aramaic versus Greek loanwords. If the writer of that quote was being literal, and if he included ALL of the Aramaic loanwords in the Greek NT (which was about 16 unique), then we'd expect to find only 3 or 4 unique Greek words in the Peshitta, right? I'd just like some clarification, or rather 'literalness' on this subject.
I happened to run across a few Greek words like "denarius, evangelion, Andrew, Phillip," and I sense that I haven't scratched the surface. George Kiraz' SEDRA contains about 350 Greek words out of 29,800 words in the Apostolic Writings ("NT"). At that ratio, my math leads me to believe that there may be closer to 9 or 10 unique Greek words in the Peshitta. Would anybody happen to have a list of those? I'd really appreciate any insight. Thanks so much.
Thomas