Dear b-greekers,
Could EIPE LOGWi bear any relation to the "magical formula" ABRACADABRA, a
Cabbalistic word beloved of modern day entertainers? Could it be a
corruption of Palestinian Aramaic or Chaldee /'aMaR CaDDaBhaR/ (sp?) "to
speak according to the Word"?
Certainly the centurion was expecting a "magical" cure to result from just
speaking the esoteric magical Word. Christ even commended him for this faith
and expectation.
Just a thought...
-- Revd Ben Crick, BA CF <ben.crick@argonet.co.uk> 232 Canterbury Road, Birchington, Kent, CT7 9TD (UK) http://www.cnetwork.co.uk/crick.htm