Proper interpretation

[Lulav]

Looking for a proper interpretation of this word

אֱוִלִי

 

[Lulav]

Also which of these Greek words is the equivalent?
ποιμενικὰ ποιμένος ἀπείρου

 

[yonah_mishael]

Looking for a proper interpretation of this word

אֱוִלִי

The lexical form is actually אֱוִיל, which means something like "foolish, dumb".

 

[yonah_mishael]

Also which of these Greek words is the equivalent?
ποιμενικὰ ποιμένος ἀπείρου

ἄπειρος (the nominative singular form of ἀπείρο&#965 can mean "without experience" or "unlearned", so I guess it comes closest. The other words are related to shepherding.

 

[Lulav]

Thank you so much Yonah.

Does ἄπειρος have any other meaning? such as maybe, unqualified? or something similar?

 

[bluemarkus]

looks like "evil" lol

 

[yonah_mishael]

Liddel-Scott-Jones has this:

without trial or experience of a thing, unused to, unacquainted with, ἄθλων Thgn.1013; καλῶν Pi.I.8(7).70; κακότητος Emp.112.3; τυράννων Hdt.5.92.ά; τῆς ναυτικῆς Id.8.1; Περσέων Id.9.58, cf. 46; πόνων, νόσων, A.Ch.371, Fr.350.2; γνώμης S. Ant.1250; δικῶν Antipho 1.1; πολέμων Th.1.141; τοῦ μεγέθους τῆς νήσου Id.6.1; γραμμάτων Pl.Ap.26d; ἀνδρῶν ἀγαθῶν Lys.2.27; of a woman, ἄ. ἄλλων ἀνδρῶν not having known other men (beside her husband), Hdt.2.111; ἄ. λέχους E.Med.672: abs. in same sense, ib. 1091 (lyr.).
abs., inexperienced, ignorant, Pi.I.8(7).48, etc.; γλυκὺ δ' ἀπείροισι πόλεμος Id.Fr.110; δίδασκ' ἄπειρον A.Ch.118. Adv. ἀπείρως, ἔχειν τῶν νόμων Hdt.2.45; πρός τι X.Mem.2.6.29; περί τινος Isoc.5.19: Comp.ἀπειρότερον, παρεσκευασμένοι Th.1.49; -οτέρως Isoc.12.37, Arist.Resp.470b9.

There's a second entry that means "endless" or "limitless", and it's the same word. In fact, it's used in philosophy in the neuter (τὸ ἄπειρο&#957 to describe the "Unbounded Eternal Unity" that all things are one and part of. Don't see anything that means "unqualified" here.

Regards,
Yonah

 

[Lulav]

Thanks Yonah.

One more question

The word אֱוִלִי which I took directly from the online Masoretic text you said was actually אֱוִיל does that change the meaning? having the yod and lamed switched?

Also this word ἄπειρος is what was translated into the Greek in the LSS but they don't seem to have the same meaning. Is there not a word in Greek that means the same? Like μωρός where we get moron from I believe.

Thanks for all your help.

 

[yonah_mishael]

Langenscheidt shows both אֱוִיל (defective, אֱוִ&#1500 and אֱוִילִי (defective, אֱוִלִ&#1497 with the same meaning. Notice that the standard plural of אֱוִיל is defective as אֱוִלִים (also from Langenscheidt).

In Prov 1.22, the LXX uses the substantive adjective ἄφρων to mean "senseless" or "foolish". In several places I notice that it uses ἀσεβής as a translation of "fool", but this word really means "ungodly" or "unholy".

Hope this helps.

 

[Lulav]

Thanks for all your time and help. Much appreciated.