„Bevor der Hahn zweimal krähen wird ...“: Die hapax legomena ἀλεκτρυών und κοκκύζω im sogenannten Faijumfragment (P.Vindob.G 2325)

Thomas J. Kraus

doi:10.1515/zac-2013-0022

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„Bevor der Hahn zweimal krähen wird ...“

Die hapax legomena ἀλεκτρυών und κοκκύζω im sogenannten Faijumfragment (P.Vindob.G 2325)

Thomas J. Kraus

Published/Copyright: May 8, 2014

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From the journal Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum/Journal of Ancient Christianity Volume 17 Issue 3

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Although I have repeatedly published about the so-called Fayum Fragment (P.Vindob.G) 2325 - a fragment of a potential, non-canonical gospel, I have previously only briefly touched on the two lexemes ἀ λεκτρυών and κοκκύζω used for the cock’s crow. In the present study, I will offer a more detailed presentation of their usage and provide a more thorough analysis of the question, which expressions for the cock and its crow were common in Greek in various areas and situations. The result comes as a surprise: it is not the usage in the text of the Fayum Fragment that is striking and peculiar in comparison with the rest of Greek literature, but rather the fact that the canonical gospels consistently use ἀ λέκτωρ with φωνέω. Furthermore, the term hapax legomenon for ἀ λεκτρυών and κοκκύζω is a dubious and problematic attribute because it suggests a certain particularity, which, if at all valid, is limited at best.

Published Online: 2014-5-8

Published in Print: 2013-12-1

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