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Qnoma?...definition
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Shlama Akhi Dave,

Actually, if you read the series of papers he presented at the Pro-Oriente dialogue (with representatives of the SOC attending), you will notice that both he (along with others like Mar Bawai of the CoE) give very detailed English definitions of Qnoma.

Note: by English "definition", I do not mean that they came up with any single English word that is a cognate for Qnoma. In fact, the definition of "individuated nature" that I have quoted in the past was a direct result of these consultations in Vienna.

Prof. Brock has researched this terminology extensively, and the research was not limited to Christian writings....the word existed before the NT was written, you know! <!-- sSmile --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/smile.gif" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /><!-- sSmile -->

You bring up an excellent question: how would I have translated Qnoma into Greek? The answer is: I don't know. It certainly doesn't have an acceptable cognate in Greek. (let alone in English)

Again, Napsha does not mean "self" - although that is sometimes the closest English equivalent. Napsha comes from Naphesh, which means "breath."

I know enough English to know that "self" does not mean "breath" or have anything to do with "breathing."

See Akhi, this is what I mean. It is also what I meant when I said that any bi-lingual person will immediately recognize the problem I am speaking of. (and why translations are never as good as the original - why information is always lost in a translation!)
+Shamasha Paul bar-Shimun de'Beth-Younan
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Qnoma?...definition - by judge - 03-31-2004, 09:42 PM
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Qnoma definition - by Andrew Gabriel Roth - 04-03-2004, 11:04 PM
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[No subject] - by Paul Younan - 04-04-2004, 03:09 AM
[No subject] - by Andrew Gabriel Roth - 04-04-2004, 04:08 AM
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UNIVERSAL COGNATES? - by nashama - 04-05-2004, 05:39 PM
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[No subject] - by judge - 04-05-2004, 10:54 PM
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[No subject] - by Paul Younan - 04-06-2004, 03:31 AM
Qnoma?...definition - by george - 04-06-2004, 07:47 AM
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Re: Qnoma?...definition - by Paul Younan - 04-06-2004, 05:42 PM
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Qnoma?...definition - by george - 04-08-2004, 08:22 AM
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[No subject] - by Paul Younan - 04-09-2004, 12:39 AM
Qnoma?...definition - by george - 04-09-2004, 04:41 AM
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Qnoma?...definition - by george - 04-10-2004, 02:35 AM
Re: Qnoma?...definition - by Paul Younan - 04-10-2004, 05:01 AM
Qnoma?...definition - by george - 04-10-2004, 11:54 AM
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Qnoma?...definition - by george - 04-11-2004, 03:01 AM
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Qnoma?...definition - by george - 04-11-2004, 03:46 AM
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Re: Qnoma?...definition - by Paul Younan - 04-11-2004, 02:25 PM
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