From: Jim West (jwest@Highland.Net)
Date: Wed Mar 24 1999 - 16:00:33 EST
At 12:54 PM 3/24/99 -0800, you wrote:
>> 2 - If there is a Greek word for wrist and it wasn't used, are there
>> linguistic/stylistic reasons for using the more common word for hand?
>
>Jim,
>
>There is a word for wrist but it isn't used with that sense in the NT.
>
>KARPOS, hO
just one point--- I didn't ask the above question. My post was a response
to the question about the archaeological evidence for crucifixion- such
evidence demonstrating that the wrist itself was pierced.
anyway- we are most all certainly aware of "karpos" from the ever increasing
incidence of "carpel-tunnel syndrome".
best,
jim
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