Acts 22

[Larry Kelsey]

Shlama Akhay,

The argument presented by that fellow is rather ridiculous. It seems like he is grasping at straws because of something the Greek title could mean.

BTW - the last Assyrian commander during WWI bore the title "Agha Petros" - the first word being a Kurdish loan-word meaning "overlord/commander":

http://www.atour.com/~history/1900/20030929a.html

Shlama Akhi Paul,

The plot really thickens concerning this word that this gentleman is holding in question. The word for 'cohort' in Acts 21:31 (and several other places), is sp™ira, speira, spi'-rah,......

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Of immediate Latin origin, but ultimately a derivative of G138 in the sense of its cognate, G1507; (figuratively) a mass of men (a Roman military cohort; a coil (spira, “spire”), that is, also [by analogy] a squad of Levitical janitors): - band.
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Looking at this derivative of G138 mentioned above....

********* Strong's entry **************
a??r™omai, aihreomai, hahee-reh'-om-ahee,
Probably akin to G142; to take for oneself, that is, to prefer.
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Looking at the cognate of G138, namely G1507, ....

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e??l??ssw, heilisso, A prolonged form of a primary but defective verb e??lw heilō (of the same meaning); to coil or wrap
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Looking at G142 that is most likely related to G138.....

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airw, airo, ah'ee-ro. A primary verb; to lift; by implication to take up or away; figuratively to raise (the voice), keep in suspense (the mind); specifically to sail away (that is, weigh anchor); by Hebraism (compare [H5375]) to expiate sin: - away with, bear (up), carry, lift up, loose, make to doubt, put away, remove, take (away, up).
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So here we are going from Latin to Greek to Hebrew ?!?! <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/wink1.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s --> A Latin word etymologically linked to a Greek word that sometimes uses a Hebraism when they want to express the expiation or lifting of sin. <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s -->

************* Strong's entry *************
'Wn OR hsn, naw-saw'
A primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, absolutely and relatively
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The words 'cross-cultural' and 'cosmopolitan' keep coming to mind, akh !! <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s -->

Shlama w'Burkate, Larry Kelsey