> Hi all
>
> I need a definition of the Gk word Kananites as used of Simon the
> Canaanite
> in Matthew 10:4. What, if any, is its relation to Luke's Simon Zelotes
> in
> 6:15? Any information on the word would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you
>
> Matt Bell
This seems to be one of those Aramaic words that fared poorly in
its path through translational Greek. The Aramaic qn) "Qana" means
*zealous* and the Zealot group were the Qanaim. Originally it was
Simon the Zealot, not Canaanite which was a kaph and not qof.
Jack
-- Dâman dith laych idneh dânishMA nishMA Jack Kilmon (jpman@accesscomm.net)