Sunday, February 8, 2009

On the terminology in To Theodore

kai ta exês and heôs are not one phrase.
kai ta exês means “and the things (PLURAL) that follow that”.

meta QUOTE after QUOTE
kai ta exês and the things (plural) that follow that i.e. that follow the quote
heôs QUOTE up to QUOTE
ôde like this
epipherei the text has
kata lexin these exact words
i.e. ôde epipherei kata lexin = “the following is word for word what is there”.

It is essential to know that ta exês is plural, and that it means "the things that follow the thing just mentioned". exês always refers back to the previous word. It means "after something just mentioned".

This is not a question of translation. It is a question of phrase structure will be the same in English.

A sample of what appears in the Real Messiah order it here


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