Difference between revisions of "Prodromarith period"
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| − | * | + | * '''prodromos:''' (''Greek'') forerunner |
| − | * | + | * '''prodromatic:''' relating to the symptoms that come before a disease |
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| + | * '''arithmos:''' (''Greek'') number → ''prodromarith'' = those that were before numbers; essentially, this passage at the beginning of the chapter seems to be a sort of genealogy, going back to a time before there were numbers | ||
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| + | * '''Arithmoi:''' (''Greek'') Numbers, the fourth book of the Old Testament → HCE's genealogy is traced to a time before the biblical Book of Numbers. This possibly refers to Genesis, but also includes Exodus and Leviticus. Also, the Book of Numbers in the Bible is a book of names, more or less - a census | ||
Latest revision as of 06:29, 1 July 2020
- prodromos: (Greek) forerunner
- prodromatic: relating to the symptoms that come before a disease
- arithmos: (Greek) number → prodromarith = those that were before numbers; essentially, this passage at the beginning of the chapter seems to be a sort of genealogy, going back to a time before there were numbers
- Arithmoi: (Greek) Numbers, the fourth book of the Old Testament → HCE's genealogy is traced to a time before the biblical Book of Numbers. This possibly refers to Genesis, but also includes Exodus and Leviticus. Also, the Book of Numbers in the Bible is a book of names, more or less - a census
