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  • From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
  • To: Karl Randolph <kwrandolph AT email.com>
  • Cc: Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] "virgin" vs. "young woman"in Isaiah 7:14
  • Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 22:27:32 +0100

On 01/04/2005 18:55, Karl Randolph wrote:

...

If the present copies of the LXX are accurate copies of the original, then
the LXX translated Isaiah 7:14 as “virgin”, i.e. before the NT interpretation.


This is actually doubtful. I have heard it said, although I don't have details, that the Greek word PARTHENOS meant just "young woman" at the time that the LXX was translated, and later gradually came to have the specialised meaning "virgin". Does anyone have more details on this one?

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