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  • From: George Athas <gathas AT mail.usyd.edu.au>
  • To: "Kevin W. Woodruff" <cierpke AT utc.campuscw.net>
  • Cc: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Adonis
  • Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 15:49:35 +1000


Kevin W. Woodruff wrote:

> George:
>
> Apollodorus in his work _The Library_ (III.14.4) spells Adonis as
> Alpha-Delta-Omega-Nu-Iota-Sigma
>
> Hope this helps

Certainly does. Then Adonis has semitic roots because the transliteration of
ADON ("lord") into
Greek would fit perfectly the spelling of Adonis. Thus, the -is ending is
simply a Greek nominative
ending.

Has anyone ever considered any possibility other than semitic roots for
Adonis?

Regards.
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GEORGE ATHAS
Dept of Semitic Studies,
University of Sydney
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  • Adonis, George Athas, 05/10/1999
    • <Possible follow-up(s)>
    • Re: Adonis, Kevin W. Woodruff, 05/10/1999
    • Re: Adonis, George Athas, 05/11/1999
    • Re[2]: Adonis, peter_kirk, 05/11/1999
    • Re: Adonis, George Athas, 05/11/1999

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