Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Bryan Rocine" <596547 AT ican.net>]

Dear Bruce,

When parentheses enclose an abbreviation for a version, for example, the
Old English _G_ for the LXX, the version displays general equivalence, but
not literal equivalence--just about what you inferred.  Ruger's _A
Simplified Guide to BHS_ is handy.

Shalom,
Bryan

you wrote:
> I have a question regarding the explanation of the apparatus in BHS. On 
> page L in the editio minor, the editors explain the use of the
parenthesis 
> by the Latin phrase "secundum rem." I have tried looking this up in Latin

> dictionarys and the sense appears to be either "according to the reading"

> or "secondary reading." In the UBS text for the Greek NT, a parenthesis 
> signifies that a particular version supports a reading "generally," that 
> is, "with minor differences." Can the Latin in BHS be made to say this or

> does the parenthesis in BHS signify something different?
> 
> Bruce Compton
> Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary