[B-Greek] Humor or a frozen expression? Mk 5.7

Matthew Winzer mwinzer at pap.com.au
Sun Oct 1 20:31:50 EDT 2006


Perhaps the irony is something read into the text on the assumption that
demons (devils) are strictly opposite to God.  On the idea that they also
carry out a judicial function under God, the request seems natural enough.

Yours sincerely,
Rev. Matthew Winzer

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From: "George F Somsel" <gfsomsel at yahoo.com>
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Subject: [B-Greek] Humor or a frozen expression? Mk 5.7


> TEXT
>
> KAI KRACAS FWNHi MEGALHi LEGEI, "TI EMOI KAI SOI, IHSOU hUIE TOU QEOU TOU 
> hUYISTOU?  ORKIZW SE TON QEON MH ME BASANISHiS"
>
> And crying out in a loud voice he said, "What have I to do with you [Lit.: 
> "What to me and to you"], Jesus Son of the most high God?  I implore you 
> by God that you not torment me."
>
> I find this rather ironic that a demon possessing this man would thus 
> beseech Christ in the VERY NAME OF GOD whom he supposedly opposes (I know 
> "KAI TA DAIMONIA PISTEUOUSIN KAI FRISSOUSIN" (Jas 2.19), but that's 
> another passage).  Was the writer being humorous or is this simply a 
> frozen usage in relation to ORKIZW?
>
> george
> gfsomsel
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