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  • From: Libyad817 AT aol.com
  • To: gmark AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Exepneusen in Mark 15:37
  • Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 12:57:04 EDT


Hello,

Does anyone know an exact etymology of EXEPNEUSEN in this verse - which is
usually translated "Gave up the ghost", but my Greek NT gives it as
"expired"? And, surprisingly, Strong's has left it blank, both for 15:37 and
15:39. [15:37 - "And Jesus having uttered a cry loud expired"; 15:39 - "
. . . having cried out he expired . . . "]

Strong's Greek #s that come closest I could find were #1852 and #1853,
Exupnizo, to waken, awake out of sleep; and Exupnos for awake, out of sleep.
Am I complete off-base about this?

Why or how would that be equated with death on the Cross? Gave up the ghost
has always seemed to me to be a very ambiguous image or statement, certainly
not an unequivocal Death. And expired could just as well mean breathing out
rather than dying. Does the 'cry' have something to do with
breathing/expiring too, given its repetition here?

Any enlightenment would be most appreciated.

sincerely,
David Seals
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Rapid City, South Dakota 57701
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