Re: Easter greetings & response

Carl W. Conrad (cwconrad@artsci.wustl.edu)
Wed, 26 Nov 1997 12:28:32 -0600

At 11:38 AM -0600 11/26/97, Dstrobe925@aol.com wrote:
>Dear scholars:
>
>By a circuitous route I have gotten to you. I recall that the traditional
>Easter greeting in Greek is "Christ is risen" ("Christos aneste!") And I
>used to know the response in Greek
>"Christ is risen, indeed." But my seminary NT studies don't seem to be of
>help, or I cannot remember that much of them, either. Can any of you help me
>remember how that goes? A trivial matter, but I cannot remember and will
>soon have occasion to use the phrase. Thanks.

The greeting: CRISTOS ANESTH
The response: ANESTH ALHQWS

Hope that helps.

Carl W. Conrad
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