From: clayton stirling bartholomew (c.s.bartholomew@worldnet.att.net)
Date: Thu Jan 04 2001 - 20:43:52 EST
on 1/4/01 3:30 PM, Steven R. Lo Vullo wrote:
> I am presently reading the introduction to _A Greek-English Lexicon of the
> Septuagint_ by Lust, Eynikel and Hauspie. I ran into the following sentence:
> "Also, it is difficult to provide an adequate lexicographical description of
> the words used by Aquila and KAIGE-Theodotion since these two revisers did
> not intend to give a translation in the traditional sense of the word." I
> know what "KAIGE" is, but could someone tell me what is meant by
> "KAIGE-Theodotion"?
Steve,
From the glossary in Jobes & Sliva* the entry for KAIGE reads:
". . . The [KAIGE] recension may have been a precursor to the work of Aquila
and apparently served as the basis for a revision by Theodotion (thus the
term KAIGE-Theodotion)."
Clay
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*Karen H. Jobes & Moises Silva. Invitation to the Septuagint. Grand Rapids:
Baker 2000. Hardcover Pp. 352. USD 29.99. ISBN: 0-8010-2235-5.
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