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02-24-2009, 11:13 PM | #11 | ||||
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By the way, the meaning is basically to consecrate, to sanctify, to purify something or set it aside for a sacrifice. In Greek, then, "ΑΓΙΑΣΘΗΤΩ ΤΟ ΟΝΟΜΑ ΣΟΥ" would have a connotation of holding the name as separate from the profane -- as being purified and holy -- perhaps even with an implication that the name is supposed to be reserved for liturgical use only (ala the Tetragrammaton), but most modern Christians don't think of it in ancient, ritualistic terms. From what I know (having been brought up Catholic), a large percentage of Christians just rattle off the prayer like the Pledge of Allegiance without putting much, if any, contemplation into the literal meaning of the words, but to the extent they give it anything thought at all, I think "Hallowed be thy name" is just a generic "God is great" salutation. |
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Oops. Didn't know that ΑΓΙΑΣΘΗΤΩ was an inflected verb. Didn't know that ΑΓΙΑΣΩ was the stem of the verb. Didn't realize that contemporary dictionaries of Greek are so different from their English counterparts. If one searches, at dictionary.com, the verb baptise, or the noun baptism, one finds the definition. If instead, one enters baptised, the inflected form of baptise, which is now an adjective, one finds the definition. ΑΓΙΑΣΩ definition, as Diogenes explained, is Quote:
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The question then arises, if the name is "holy", or "hallowed", then, are ordinary folks forbidden to say it, to speak it, to whisper it, to recite it? If it is "holy", doesn't that imply that ONLY the priestly class of individuals should be permitted to utter the word, "GOD", or in this case, Christianity, perhaps, "Jesus, the Christ"? Are there not some religious sects, among the Christians, who do assert blasphemy upon speaking the word, "God", based on the original meaning of this very word, ΑΓΙΑΣΘΗΤΩ ? Is it possible that the "synonym" LORD arose to avoid the allegation of blasphemy? |
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