From: Carl W. Conrad (cwconrad@artsci.wustl.edu)
Date: Sat Jul 28 2001 - 22:22:15 EDT
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>From: "Joe Crane" <JoeCrane@NavigatorServices.com>
>To: Biblical Greek <b-greek@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
>Subject: [b-greek] [b-trans] Re: Hendiadys
>Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 19:35:25 -0500
>
>After looking in the Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, I think I have found
>a good example of hendiadys. "He looked with eyes and envy;" or "He
>looked with envious eyes."
>
>Just a note on the word itself. It actually comes from the Greek. HEN
>DIA DYOIN "one through two" or "one by means of two."
>
>Just out of curiosity, does this actually affect the translation of a
>passage, or do we simply recognize it as a literary device?
>Joe Crane
>CEO, Navigator Business Services
>The Write Tools for Your Business
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