P. Derek Overfield PhD Thesis - Research@StAndrews:FullText

the term, and secondly, with the theological issues
that are, as we shall see, very closely connected with
the linguistic problems.
Any conclusion that we
reach must then be such that both the theological and
linguistic
difficulties are overcome as well as
allowing us to satisfactorily relate the
texts to the ascension ITDtif that we have already
discussed.
Before proceeding with our investigation
we should note that our concern is initially with the
substanti ve 'Kt..-npW!J.O.
and not with the verb ~t..~po~v
as such.
The verb occurs in Eph 1:23, 3:19, 4:10 and
5:18, and the substantive in 1:10, 1:23, 3:19 and 4:13;
the fact that on three occasions 1:2,,8, 3:19 and 4:10-16 2
the substantive is used in conjunction with the verb is
both a source of difficulty and important. 3 The fact
that the verb and not the SUbstantive appears in 5:18
means that this text will not form any further part of
our discussion.
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2. llAHP2MA - A STUDY IN LANGUAGE
2.1 nt..TIewga, in Secular Literature
nAnp~
was a word much used in the ancient
world. It signified that which 'fills out I something,
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