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NASB | Acts 10:15 Again a voice came to him a second time, "What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 10:15 And the voice came to him a second time, "What God has cleansed and pronounced clean, no longer consider common (unholy)." |
Subject: Greek use of koinos and akathartos |
Bible Note: Thanks Tim. I appreciate the reply. I would like to discuss it more. I do have other uses of the two terms outside of the Biblical Text dating to the first century. I have been a bit gun shy in that area recently, but if from a purely word study understanding it helps, maybe I’ll add them? You are right about Acts 10:15. The two terms are certainly connected. But I have also found that in reference to Gentiles, the term "common" or koinos was most often used (outside of Biblical Texts). Gentiles were defiled, while not "unclean" in and of themselves. They were, by Jews, rendered "common" because of how they lived, primarily their connection to Idolatry. Acts 10:14 also uses both words, but in this statement it would seem that there is a difference. "I have not eaten anything that is common (koinos) or unclean (akathartos)." Why use both words if they were synonyms? Since Jesus repeats only "common", he would be referring to Gentiles. At least in this context since Gentile inclusion was the whole point. I know I am writing as if I am definite, but in truth I am not but seeking to ask the next question. Thanks again for the reply and let me know what you find. MJH Can you list the Proverb passages that have Koinos? I can't do a search with the LXX I have and it doesn't have strong numbers either, so I am at a disadvantage there. |