Bible Word Studies (Greek)
In a post reviewing an intermediate grammar the reviewer notes the authors’ guidance towards the exercise: Prioritize Synchrony over Diachrony – here the importance of contemporary meaning and semantic shift is highlighted, along with the dangers of the etymological fallacy (i.e., thinking the history of a word’s meaning has any necessary link to the word’s current meaning – it doesn’t). Do Not Confuse Words and Concepts … Continue reading Bible Word Studies (Greek)