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5 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy mind, and with all thy soul, and all thy strength


Can the greek word for "strength" in septuangint refer to military might?

muslim apologist ijaz ahmed made the argument that "might" "refers to military warfare" (time line 42:47)

The Hebrew מאדך is μέγας σού "thy might" and LXX as δύναμις σου.

δύναμις;
power, might, strength, Hom.: then, generally, strength, power, ability to do a thing, a force for war, forces

Ethan wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 12:26 pm The Hebrew מאדך is μέγας σού "thy might" and LXX as δύναμις σου.

Is there an explanation for why the LXX would have δύναμις [σου] instead of μέγας [σού] ?

• (to give a force or even a military dimension?)

afaik, μέγας = mégas =

1. big, large
2. great, mighty, loud
3. marvelous, awesome

MrMacSon wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 1:11 am

Ethan wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 12:26 pm The Hebrew מאדך is μέγας σού "thy might" and LXX as δύναμις σου.

Is there an explanation for why the LXX would have δύναμις [σου] instead of μέγας [σού] ?

• (to give a force or even a military dimension?)

afaik, μέγας = mégas =

1. big, large
2. great, mighty, loud
3. marvelous, awesome

δύναμις is a noun μέγας is an adjective

Andrew Criddle

andrewcriddle wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 9:58 am δύναμις is a noun μέγας is an adjective

Andrew Criddle

Cheers Andrew