From: Thomas J. Kraus (tj.kraus@gmx.de)
Date: Wed Jan 02 2002 - 14:15:43 EST
Dear colleagues,
there is a minor textcritical issue related to 2Peter 2:22 where most and
the best of the witnesses read
TO IDION EXERAMA
However, there is quite a number of minuscules together with Codex Bezae who
attest
TON IDION EXERASMA
[A third alternative is TON IDION EMETON in some minuscules and presented by
some fathers, which is no problem to be explained].
Well, the form EXERASMA has made me ponder for a while: where does it
originate from? All my tools did not have a satisfying answer. Definitely,
EXERAMA derived from EX+ERAW, is very rare (Disc. de venen. 19).
Furthermore, there is EXERASIS, -EWS (vomiting; Eust. 1856.5) which might
help to find out more about EXERASMA. But no matter how I try I cannot bring
EXERASMA in a clear etymological or morpholical line to explain its
formation.
Of course, there is the same root to count on. Maybe, the scribes made a
mistake (I doubt that because of the features of the several witnesses) or
they mixed up paradigmata of word formation from EX+ERAW to EXERASMA then.
But how?
I welcome any comment on that. Up to now I have not found any other usage of
EXERASMA in literal texts, inscriptions, or documentary papyri.
Thomas J. Kraus (in need of help)
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