Tag: rosh to kephale
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Household: The Fictive “rosh to kephale” Exceptions in the Septuagint (Part 2)
We continue with a summary of Andrew Perriman's analysis of translations from the Hebrew rosh into the Greek kephale in the Septuagint, presented in Speaking of Women: Interpreting Paul. 1 Kings 8:1 (3 Kings 8:1 in the LXX) (17) 1 Kings 8:1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads (rosh) of…
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Household: The Fictive “rosh to kephale” Exceptions in the Septuagint (Part 1)
The Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek from the third through first centuries B.C.E. This translation became known as the Septuagint (LXX). As we saw earlier, in most cases where the Hebrew authors use the word rosh (head) metaphorically, it was not translated as kephale (head) in Greek. Rosh usually indicated "chief" or "ruler" when…