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To: malakhi

Or, it could be that Greek wasn't their first language, and they wrote it in the idiom with which they were accustomed.

Like calling close kin "brothers?"

47,775 posted on 04/21/2003 12:07:15 PM PDT by SoothingDave

To: SoothingDave; malakhi

Like calling close kin "brothers?"

Like calling "cousin" cousin?

The sad thing is, I'm certain you know the context in which it is used, yet you are compelled to spin.

47,882 posted on 04/21/2003 2:21:37 PM PDT by OLD REGGIE ((I am a cult of one! UNITARJEWMIAN))

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