14-09-2025, 08:00 AM
Continuing to reflect on the words in the « titanide » paragraph on page 75v, I wonder if we should read the last two words of line 39 and the first word of line 40 together?
The EVA words « ol. aiin. dlshedy » can, in my opinion, transcribe the Greek words « α/οι ων δισχιδης/ες/ως ».
The difficulties begin here.
The word « α/οι » can mean « this, that, who, which » or it can be a declined form of oiς – sheep.
The word « ων » can also be either the present participle of the verb ειμι – to be, to exist, to happen, or a demonstrative, relative, or possessive pronoun.
The word « δισχιδης » means cloven-hoofed, cloven, divided, parted, branching, and δισχιδως is an adverb meaning splitting in two.
The three words together can therefore be interpreted in at least two different ways:
a) « … which being divided (separated) in two… »
b) « … to the (two) sheep which (is/are) cloven-hoofed (parted)… »
At this point, it is difficult to decide whether these are really the sheep.
The EVA words « ol. aiin. dlshedy » can, in my opinion, transcribe the Greek words « α/οι ων δισχιδης/ες/ως ».
The difficulties begin here.
The word « α/οι » can mean « this, that, who, which » or it can be a declined form of oiς – sheep.
The word « ων » can also be either the present participle of the verb ειμι – to be, to exist, to happen, or a demonstrative, relative, or possessive pronoun.
The word « δισχιδης » means cloven-hoofed, cloven, divided, parted, branching, and δισχιδως is an adverb meaning splitting in two.
The three words together can therefore be interpreted in at least two different ways:
a) « … which being divided (separated) in two… »
b) « … to the (two) sheep which (is/are) cloven-hoofed (parted)… »
At this point, it is difficult to decide whether these are really the sheep.