The meaning of ἀνατολήin the Septuagint
https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2016-6-39-49
Abstract
The focus of the article is on the meaning and use of the Greek word ἀνατολή (“sunrise”, “east”) in the Septuagint as compared with Classical and early Christian literature, as well as the language of papyri. Thisword was taken by the translators of the Septuagint as an equivalent for the Hebrew צֶמַח (“sprout”, “growth”) in three messianic prophecies (Jer צֶַ 23:5, Zech 3:8, 6:12). Explaining this discrepancy between the Masoretic text and the Septuagint, scholars have pointed out that the choiceof the translator could have been influenced by the Aramaic meaning צֶמַח “to shine”. Against this hypothesis, it is argued in the of the root present article that the meaning “sprout”, “shoot” for ἀνατολή can be considered as standard in contemporary Alexandrian Koine.
About the Author
Maria Yurovitskaya
Postgraduate and Doctoral School of the Russian Orthodox Church
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Yurovitskaya M. The meaning of ἀνατολήin the Septuagint. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2016;(6):39-49. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2016-6-39-49
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