Paul Younan Wrote: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....
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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
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'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
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Shlama w'Burkate, Larry Kelsey
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