"The Accuser"

[Stephen Silver]

Janet M. Magiera says in her "Aramaic Peshitta New Testament" that satan's name "The Accuser" is the literal Aramaic (for) "eater of bread".

As in pulling bread to pieces......to consume, if I understand her correctly.

It can (according to Magiera) also mean "accusation", or "biting words".

This might make some sense spiritually, as this was Yeshua's very FIRST temptation from satan:

"If you ARE the Son of God, say that these stones should become bread".

I find this quite interesting, and wonder if anyone else can tell me more about the original Aramaic words "the accuser"?

Thanks for any help.

Shlama, Albion

Shlama Akhi Albion:
The name "akhal kartza" means "devouring slanderer". The Khabouris shows this title as two words (Matthew 4:5, etc.). This is a descriptive title of satan. In Galatians 5:15 the apostle Paul elaborates using the phrase "minakhatin anton waakhal anton", where another synonym, namely "nakhat" means "to bite" and "akhal" means "to consume". R. Payne Smith's Compendious Syriac Dictionary lists the word "kartza" to mean "a gnawed or broken morsel; (metaphorically) slander; with "akhal" to backbite, slander.

Janet M. Magiera says in her "Aramaic Peshitta New Testament" that satan's name "The Accuser" is the literal Aramaic (for) "eater of bread".
As in pulling bread to pieces......to consume, if I understand her correctly.
It can (according to Magiera) also mean "accusation", or "biting words".

I haven't seen Janet Magiera's translation and commentary, but I've heard that her work is good. She appears to be commenting on the origin of the word to show how it is condensed to mean "the accuser".

Shlama,
Stephen
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