From: CONDIC@PSAVAX.PWFL.COM
Subject: Quote of the month contest (was Re: Is Greg really right?)
Date: 1995/04/19
Date: 1995-04-19T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
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From: Marin David Condic, 407.796.8997, M/S 731-93
Subject: Quote of the month contest (was Re: Is Greg really right?)
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Mark Bayern <mbayern@MLB.WIN.NET> writes:
>
>In article <3mkjm8$1ct@stout.entertain.com>, Colin James III
>(cjames@stout.entertain.com) writes:
>>
>
>>The beam, or rafter quotes (in NT Greek, dakos) are as follows:
>>
>>Matt 7:3/5:
>>
>>And why beholdest thou the mote that is in they brother's eye, but
>>considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say
>>to they brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behod,
>
>That's Greek? Sure reads like King James English to me. (Greek
>uses those 'funny' symbols you learned once. Remember alpha, beta,
>delta, gamma ...??)
>
Well you're probably right about it not being Greek. Since I can
figure out what it means, it's some close approximation to English
As the initiator of this little side thread, I feel a certain
obligation to point out that whatever language it's in, it's still
pretty good advice, eh? :-)
(And who is this "King James" guy anyway and what's he got to do
with Lord Byron't daughter???? ;-)
Pax,
Marin
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