Ὕδωρ ἀντιλογίας
water of contradiction
Translated by Ioannis Doukas17 Jul 2009Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
The place took its name from the matter; for when they arrived at Merra [a.k.a. Marah] and they found the water bitter, they shouted against Moses and blabbed against God. It is saying: I [sc. God] refuted the ungrateful opinion with that water.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὕδωρ ἀντιλογίας· ἀπὸ τοῦ πράγματος ὁ τόπος τὴν προσηγορίαν ἐδέξατο· εἰς Μερρὰν γὰρ ἔλθοντες καὶ πικρὸν εὑρόντες τὸ ὕδωρ κατὰ Μωσέως ἐβόησαν καὶ τοῦ θεοῦ κατελάλησαν. λέγει δέ, ὅτι διήλεγξά σου παρ' ἐκεῖνο τὸ ὕδωρ τὴν ἀχάριστον γνώμην.
Betacode
*(/udwr a)ntilogi/as: a)po\ tou= pra/gmatos o( to/pos th\n proshgori/an e)de/cato: ei)s *merra\n ga\r e)/lqontes kai\ pikro\n eu(ro/ntes to\ u(/dwr kata\ *mwse/ws e)bo/hsan kai\ tou= qeou= katela/lhsan. le/gei de/, o(/ti dih/legca/ sou par' e)kei=no to\ u(/dwr th\n a)xa/riston gnw/mhn.
Notes
- From Theodoret (PG 80, 1524a) on Psalm 80.8 LXX.
For the context see Exodus 15.23 ('When they came to Marah they could not drink from Marah, for it was bitter; therefore the name of that place was called Pikria'); also Deuteronomy 32.51 and 33.8, and Psalm 105.32 LXX.
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Revision history5 revisions · last 29 May 2016
- codings — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another keyword — David Whitehead
- augmented note and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- cosmetics, status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Ioannis Doukas