From: Bill Ross (wross@farmerstel.com)
Date: Sat Aug 15 1998 - 21:03:46 EDT
{Jim}
I think when the word is used without the preposition attached, it merely
means "decide, judge, discern". When the preposition is added, however, the
meaning becomes "condemn". That is, from a fairly neutral sense to the
negative sense of condemnation or damnation.
{Bill}
Keeping my towel on the seat next to me....
One would expect "kata" as the preposition, and there is such a word, and it
does mean condemn (Strongs 2632). Since that word was available to Paul, I
think there's something else he had in mind.
Also, in some uses the negative connotation seems to not work (Matt.16:3)
The original sense of the word had a nuance of putting space between two
things.
How about "distinquish"? Or "discriminate"?
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