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Headword: *)egenh/qh
Adler number: epsilon,50
Translated headword: became
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
In reference to creation [sc. this verb is spelled] with one nu, but in reference to conception with two.[1]
And David [says]: "my tears became bread for me."[2] That is, I am making my tears a kind of nourishment.
Greek Original:
*)egenh/qh: e)pi\ th=s poih/sews di' e(no\s n, e)pi\ de\ th=s kuh/sews dia\ du/o. kai\ *dabi/d: e)genh/qh ta\ da/krua/ mou e)moi\ a)/rtos. toute/stin oi(=o/n tina trofh\n poiou=mai ta\ da/krua.
Notes:
[1] The distinction between "came into existence" (from gi/gnomai) and "was begotten" (from genna/w) -- cf. gamma 152 -- is important for Christology.
[2] Psalm 41.4 LXX.
Keywords: Christianity; definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; food; imagery; religion
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 16 June 2002@17:11:28.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (augmented note) on 17 June 2002@05:33:23.
Catharine Roth (added keyword) on 5 October 2005@01:23:02.
David Whitehead (more keywords; tweaking) on 24 July 2012@04:26:22.
Catharine Roth (tweak) on 27 July 2012@23:16:41.
David Whitehead (coding and other cosmetics) on 3 December 2015@05:53:33.
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