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Headword:
Θεούς
Adler number: theta,189
Translated headword: gods
Vetting Status: low
Translation: The rulers of the Jews. "You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people and you shall not revile the gods."[1] Since God is truly the judge, but men were also entrusted with judgment, those who judge justly were called gods.
Greek Original:Θεούς: τοὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων ἄρχοντας. ἄρχοντα τοῦ λαοῦ σου οὐκ ἐρεῖς κακῶς καὶ θεοὺς οὐ κακολογήσεις. ἐπειδὴ ὁ θεὸς ἀληθῶς κριτής ἐστιν, ἐνεχειρίσθησαν δὲ καὶ οἱ ἄνθρωποι κρίνειν, προσηγορεύθησαν θεοὶ οἱ ἐνδίκως δικάζοντες.
Notes:
Theodoret (PG 80.1528c) on Psalm 81.1 LXX.
Headword and primary gloss are in the accusative plural.
[1] Exodus 22.27.
Keywords: Christianity; definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; imagery; law; religion
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 12 March 2001@00:47:48.
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