Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Elohim - A proper name and not just a title.
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:55:35 -0700
James:
On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 2:54 AM, James Christian
<jc.bhebrew AT googlemail.com>wrote:
> Hi all,
> …
> However, these verses in the LXX are pretty much consistently translated ὁ
> θεὸς with the definite article it titular fashion.…
> James Christian
Koiné Greek sprinkles definite articles around with a liberality I have not
seen in any other language, even with proper names. So don’t make too much
of it.
This is another example of why one should not treat translations as
authoritative.