merit+(verb)

Grammatical information: adj.

Meaning: Meaning of this and related words very difficult; see DELG. As adj. of πένθος, ἄχος `insufferable'?; also as vocative, `accursed'? ( ἄλαστε, e. g. Χ 261).

Other forms: Original noun ἀλάστωρ `avenging spirit' or `he who does deeds which merit vengeance', either from ἀλαστέω or directly from ἄλαστος; attribute of gods, but also of men; in Homer proper name.

Derivatives: Denomin. verb ἀλαστέω (Hom.), ἐπαλαστήσας (α 252), `be full of wrath'?, `be distraught'? Also ἀλασταίνω δυσπαθέω H.

Origin: XX [etym. unknown]

Etymology: Unknown. One connects λανθάνομαι: *`who cannot forget or be forgotten'. Frisk correctly considers it formally impeccable, but as to the meaning very hypothetical; DELG accepts it. - Muller's explanation (Don. nat. Schrijnen 649ff., Mnemos. 57, 116ff.): to λάω `see' with ἀ- from *n̥-, zero grade of ἐν ("invisus, invisor, qui invidendo nocet") is also unconvincing; the last point is without parallel, the whole artificial.

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Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: `to offer for sale, to sell' (IA.).

Other forms: πωλ-ήσω, - ῆσαι, - ηθῆναι.

Compounds: Often w. prefix (esp. hell. a. late inscr. a. pap.), e.g. προ-, δια-, ἀνα-, ἀντι-.

Derivatives: 1. Nom. actionis: πώλ-ησις f. `sale (X. a.o.),- ημα n. `sale, sold merchandise' (inscr. Tauro- menion a.o.); backformation -ή, Dor. -ά f. `sale' (Sophr., Hyp. fr.). 2. Nom. agentis: πωλ-ητής m. `seller', des. of a financial official (Att. etc.), also - ητήρ m. `id.' (Delph. IV<sup>a</sup> a.o.), f. - ήτρια `seller' (Poll.), λαχανο- πωλέω (Ar.) a.o.; - πώλης m., - πωλις f. unlimited productive in compounds, e.g. ἀλλαντο-πώλης `sausage-seller' with ἀλλαντο-πωλ-έω etc., ἀρτό-πωλις `bread-seller, baker' (Ar. a.o.), cf. Fraenkel Nom. ag. 2, 26 a. 109 w. n. 3, Schwyzer 451; from this as momentary formation the simplex πώλης (Ar.). 3. Nom. loci - ητήριον `selling-booth' (X. a.o.). 4. Adj. - ητικός `belonging to sale' (Pl.; Chantraine Études 134), - ιμος `for sale' (hell. pap.).

Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [804] * pel- `sell'

Etymology: Acc. to its formation πωλέω must be an iterative-intensive deverbative, though neither in Greek nor in the related languages a corresponding primary verb can be shown with certainty. However Skt. páṇate `purchase, buy' can represent an old nasalpresent in MInd. form IE *pl̥-nā-ti). With this n-present is clearly related (except Skt. paṇa- n. `bet, stake, wages') a Balto-Slav. noun: Lith. pel̃nas `gain, profit, merit', Slav., e.g. OCS plěnъ ' λάφυρον', Russ. polón `captivity, booty'; IE * pel-no-s. From Germ. come two isolated adj.: OWNo. falr `vendible' (IE * polo-s), OHG fāli `id.' (IE *pēli̯o-s; formation like OWNo. ǣtr = Skt. ādyàs `eatable' \< IE *ēdi̯o-s); besides OHG feili, NHG feil with unexplained vocalism. Further details w. lit. in Mayrhofer s. páṇate, Fraenkel s. pel̃nas, Vasmer s. polón; older lit. in Bq and WP. 2, 51 (Pok. 804). -- Semant. πωλέω is close to ἐμπολή `trade(ware), purchase, gain' (s.v.), which is usu. connected with πέλομαι prop. *'turn (oneself)'; for πωλέω to πέλομαι Schwyzer 720. With this combination one should abandon the words mentioned above from IE * pel-. -- Cf. the lit. on πέρνημι.

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ἀπιστέω impf. ἠπίστουν; 1 aor. ἠπίστησα; pass. ἠπιστήθην (Just., A I, 33, 2; Ath. 32:2) (s. ἄπιστος; Hom. et al.; LXX, TestSol; TestAbr A 6 p. 83, 24 [Stone p. 14]; TestLevi 4:1; Philo; Just.; Ath.).

① disbelieve, refuse to believe, intr.

ⓐ gener. (POxy 471, 4 [II A.D.]; Jos., Ant. 2, 58); Mk 16:11; Lk 24:41. ἠπίστουν refused to believe Ac 28:24. ἀ. τινι someone (Jos., Ant. 2, 330) Lk 24:11.—SIG 1168, 24 (w. verb for ‘sneer’); 30; 31; Philo, Mos. 1, 212; 2, 261 show the transition to usage

ⓑ in description of response to a deity or divine activity or to reports about divine activity (Iambl., Vi. Pyth. 28, 148 περὶ θεῶν μηδὲν θαυμαστὸν ἀπιστεῖν. Herm. Wr. 9, 10; Wsd 1:2; 10:7; 18:13; 2 Macc 8:13; Jos., Ant. 2, 270) ὁ ἀπιστήσας one who gives no credence (to the message) Mk 16:16; οἱ ἀπιστοῦντες the unbelievers (Iambl., Vi. Pyth. 28, 139) 1 Pt 2:7; IEph 18:1.

② not believe in someone, trans. οἵτινες τὸν οὕτως ἀναστάντα ἀπιστοῦσι who do not believe in the one who thus rose AcPlCor 2:25 (cp. Just., A I, 33, 2 [J 14:29]; Ath. 12, 3 ἀπιστούμεθα θεοσεβεῖν). In reciprocity-shame-oriented Mediterranean societies negative attitudes and responses in the face of divine beneficence merit strong rebuke.

③ be unfaithful of one lacking a sense of obligation (X., An. 2, 6, 19 of disloyal soldiers) of relation of humans to God or Jesus Ro 3:3; 2 Ti 2:13.—DELG s.v. πείθομαι. M-M. TW.

ἀπόστολος, ου, ὁ (s. ἀποστέλλω). In older Gk. (Lysias, Demosth.) and later (e.g. Posidon.: 87 Fgm. 53 p. 257, 21 Jac. [Strabo 3, 5, 5]) ὁ ἀ. is a naval expedition, prob. also its commander (Anecd. Gr. 217, 26). τὸ ἀπόστολον with (Pla., Ep. 7, 346a) or without (Vi. Hom. 19) πλοῖον means a ship ready for departure. In its single occurrence in Jos. (Ant. 17, 300; it is not found elsewh. in Jewish-Gk. lit.) it prob. means ‘sending out’; in pap mostly ‘bill of lading’ (s. Preisigke, Fachwörter 1915), less freq. ‘certificate of clearance (at a port)’ (BGU V §64 [II A.D.]=Gnomon des Idios Logos). It can also be ‘letter of authorization (relating to shipping)’: Mitt-Wilck. I/2, 443, 10 (15 A.D.); PHerm 6, 11f (cp. Dig. 49, 6, 1 litteras dimissorias sive apostolos). In contrast, in isolated cases it refers to persons who are dispatched for a specific purpose, and the context determines the status or function expressed in such Eng. terms as ‘ambassador, delegate, messenger’ (Hdt. 1, 21; 5, 38; Synesius, Providence 2, 3 p. 122a ἀπόστολοι of ordinary messengers; Sb 7241, 48; BGU 1741, 6 [64 B.C.]; 3 Km 14:6A; Is 18:2 Sym.). Cp. KLake, The Word Ἀ.: Beginn. I 5, ’33, 46–52. It is this isolated usage that is preferred in the NT w. nuances peculiar to its lit. But the extensive use of ἀποστέλλω in documents relating to pers. of merit engaged in administrative service prob. encouraged NT use of the noun, thus in effect disavowing assoc. w. the type of itinerant philosophers that evoked the kind of pejorative term applied by Paul’s audience Ac 17:18.

① of messengers without extraordinary status delegate, envoy, messenger (opp. ὁ πέμψας) J 13:16. Of Epaphroditus, messenger of the Philippians Phil 2:25.—2 Cor 8:23.

② of messengers with extraordinary status, esp. of God’s messenger, envoy (cp. Epict. 3, 22, 23 of Cynic wise men: ἄγγελος ἀπὸ τ. Διὸς ἀπέσταλται).

ⓐ of prophets Lk 11:49; Rv 18:20; cp. 2:2; Eph 3:5.

ⓑ of Christ (w. ἀρχιερεύς) Hb 3:1 (cp. ApcEsdr 2:1 p. 25, 29 T.; Just., A I, 12, 9; the extra-Christian firman Sb 7240, 4f οὐκ ἔστιν θεὸς εἰ μὴ ὁ θεὸς μόνος. Μααμετ ἀπόστολος θεοῦ). GWetter, ‘D. Sohn Gottes’ 1916, 26ff.

ⓒ but predominately in the NT (of the apologists, only Just.) of a group of highly honored believers w. a special function as God’s envoys. Also Judaism had a figure known as apostle (שָׁלִיחַ; Schürer III 124f w. sources and lit.; Billerb. III 1926, 2–4; JTruron, Theology 51, ’48, 166–70; 341–43; GDix, ibid. 249–56; 385f; JBühner, art. ἄ. in EDNT I 142–46). In Christian circles, at first ἀ. denoted one who proclaimed the gospel, and was not strictly limited: Paul freq. calls himself an ἀ.: Ro 1:1; 11:13; 1 Cor 1:1; 9:1f; 15:9; 2 Cor 1:1; Gal 1:1; Eph 1:1; Col 1:1; 1 Ti 1:1; 2:7; 2 Ti 1:1; Tit 1:1.—1 Cl 47:1. Of Barnabas Ac 14:14; 15:2. Of Andronicus and Junia (less prob. Junias, s. Ἰουνία) Ro 16:7. Of James, the Lord’s brother Gal 1:19. Of Peter 1 Pt 1:1; 2 Pt 1:1. Then esp. of the 12 apostles οἱ δώδεκα ἀ. (cp. ParJer 9:20; AscIs 3:21; 4:3) Mt 10:2; Mk 3:14; Lk 22:14 (v.l. οἱ δώδεκα); cp. 6:13; 9:10; 17:5; Ac 1:26 (P-HMenoud, RHPR 37 ’57, 71–80); Rv 21:14; PtK 3 p. 15, 18. Peter and the apostles Ac 2:37; 5:29. Paul and apostles Pol 9:1 (cp. AcPlTh Aa I, 235 app. of Thecla). Gener. the apostles Mk 6:30; Lk 24:10; 1 Cor 4:9; 9:5; 15:7; 2 Cor 11:13; 1 Th 2:7; Ac 1:2; 2:42f; 4:33, 35, 37; 5:2, 12, 18, 34 v.l., 40; 6:6; 8:1, 14, 18; 9:27; 11:1; 14:4; 2 Pt 3:2; Jd 17; IEph 11:2; IMg 7:1; 13:2; ITr 2:2; 3:1; 7:1; IPhld 5:1; ISm 8:1; D ins; 11:3, 6. As a governing board, w. the elders Ac 15:2, 4, 6, 22f; 16:4. As possessors of the most important spiritual gift 1 Cor 12:28f. Proclaimers of the gospel 1 Cl 42:1f; B 5:9; Hs 9, 17, 1. Prophesying strife 1 Cl 44:1. Working miracles 2 Cor 12:12. W. overseers, teachers and attendants Hv 3, 5, 1; Hs 9, 15, 4; w. teachers Hs 9, 25, 2; w. teachers, preaching to those who had fallen asleep Hs 9, 16, 5; w. var. Christian officials IMg 6:1; w. prophets Eph 2:20; D 11:3; Pol 6:3. Christ and the apostles as the foundation of the church IMg 13:1; ITr 12; 2; cp. Eph 2:20. οἱ ἀ. and ἡ ἐκκλησία w. the three patriarchs and the prophets IPhld 9:1. The Holy Scriptures named w. the ap. 2 Cl 14:2 (sim. ApcSed 14:10 p. 136, 17 Ja.). Paul ironically refers to his opponents (or the original apostles; s. s.v. ὑπερλίαν) as οἱ ὑπερλίαν ἀ. the super-apostles 2 Cor 11:5; 12:11. The orig. apostles he calls οἱ πρὸ ἐμοῦ ἀ. Gal 1:17; AcPlCor 2:4.—Harnack, Mission⁴ I 1923, 332ff (Eng. tr. I 319–31). WSeufert, D. Urspr. u. d. Bed. d. Apostolates 1887; EHaupt, Z. Verständnis d. Apostolates im NT 1896; EMonnier, La notion de l’Apostolat des origines à Irénée 1903; PBatiffol, RB n.s. 3, 1906, 520–32; Wlh., Einleitung², 1911, 138–47; EBurton, AJT 16, 1912, 561–88, Gal comm. 1921, 363–84; RSchütz, Apostel u. Jünger 1921; EMeyer I 265ff; III 255ff. HVogelstein, Development of the Apostolate in Judaism, etc.: HUCA 2, 1925, 99–123; JWagenmann, D. Stellg. d. Ap. Pls neben den Zwölf 1926; WMundle, D. Apostelbild der AG: ZNW 27, 1928, 36–54; KRengstorf, TW I 406–46 (s. critique by HConzelmann, The Theol. of St. Luke ’60, 216, n. 1), Apost. u. Predigtamt ’34; J-LLeuba, Rech. exégét. rel. à l’apostolat dans le NT, diss. Neuchâtel ’36; PSaintyves, Deux mythes évangéliques, Les 12 apôtres et les 72 disciples ’38; GSass, Apostelamt u. Kirche … paulin. Apostelbegr. ’39; EKäsemann, ZNW 40, ’41, 33–71; RLiechtenhan, D. urchr. Mission ’46; ESchweizer, D. Leben d. Herrn in d. Gemeinde u. ihren Diensten ’46; AFridrichsen, The Apostle and His Message ’47; HvCampenhausen, D. urchristl. Apostelbegr.: StTh 1, ’47, 96–130; HMosbech, ibid. 2, ’48, 166–200; ELohse, Ursprung u. Prägung des christl. Apostolates: TZ 9, ’53, 259–75; GKlein, Die 12 Apostel, ’60; FHahn, Mission in the NT, tr. FClarke, ’65; WSchmithals, The Office of the Apostle, tr. JSteely, ’69; KKertelge, Das Apostelamt des Paulus, BZ 14, ’70, 161–81. S. also ἐκκλησία end, esp. Holl and Kattenbusch; also HBetz, Hermeneia: Gal ’79, 74f (w. additional lit.); FAgnew, On the Origin of the Term ἀπόστολος: CBQ 38, ’76, 49–53 (survey of debate); KHaacker, NovT 30, ’88, 9–38 (Acts). Ins evidence (s. e.g. SIG index) relating to the verb ἀποστέλλω is almost gener. ignored in debate about the meaning of the noun.—DELG s.v. στέλλω A. EDNT. M-M. TW. Spicq.

ἐξουθενέω/ἐξουθενόω (s. prec. entry) fut. ἐξουθενήσω,-ωσω LXX; 1 aor. ἐξουθένησα,-ωσα; pf. ἐξουθένηκα,-ωκα LXX. Pass.: 1 aor. ἐξουθενήθην,-ώθην; pf. ἐξουθένημαι, ptc. ἐξουθηνημένος LXX, ἐξουθενωμένοι (only TestAsh 7:2 w. ἐξουδενωμένοι) (ἐξουθενέω: Herodian Gr. II 508, 10; Just.; Cass. Dio 7, 8, 8; En 99:14 [pres. ptc.]; Vi. Aesopi G 80 p. 60, last two lines P. ἐξουθενηθείς; Vi. Aesopi W 77b p. 97, 2 P. ἐξουθένησας [beside p. 96, 37 ἐξουδενῆσαι]; schol. on Pla., Gorg. 483b; TestSol 22:5 P ἐξουθενημένην; JosAs 13:10 ἐξουθένηκα; 2:1 [pres. ptc.]. ἐξουθενόω: Rhet. Gr. I 623, 27; PsSol 2:5 and 27; En 99:14 pres. ptc.; TestLevi 16:2; TestAsh 7:2; Mk 9:12 v.l.; 1 Cl 18:17=Ps 50:19. For the spelling s. New Docs 2, 83 and the reff. s.v. ἐξουδενέω.)

① to show by one’s attitude or manner of treatment that an entity has no merit or worth, disdain τινά someone (Ps.-Callisth. p. 72, 19; Achmes 128, 10; schol. on Soph., Ajax 368 p. 36 Papag. [1888]) Lk 18:9 (Field, Notes 72); Ro 14:3, 10; 1 Cor 16:11; σὺ τίς εἶ ἐξουθενῶν αὐτήν who in the world are you to disdain her? GMary 463, 23; τὶ someth. (Jos., Bell. 6, 315. Pass.: Philo, Leg. All. 2, 67) 1 Cl 18:17 (Ps 50:19). ἐξουθενημένος despised, of no account οἱ ἐ. (Philo, Mos. 2, 241; Just., D. 121, 3 παρουσίᾳ; 131, 2 μυστηρίου) 1 Cor 6:4; τὰ ἐ. 1:28. Of the speaking ability of the apostle when he appears in person (parall. ἀσθενής): it amounts to nothing 2 Cor 10:10. The expr. τ. πειρασμὸν ὑμῶν ἐν τ. σαρκί μου οὐκ ἐξουθενήσατε Gal 4:14 contains two major components: ‘My physical weakness did indeed distress you’ and ‘You did not despise me because of it’. The acc. in the phrase τ. πειρασμὸν ὑμῶν is prob. temporal, and the concluding verb is abs.; the thought can be rendered during your time of trial in connection with my physical disability, you showed no disdain. (See 2.)

② to have no use for someth. as being beneath one’s consideration, reject disdainfully (1 Km 8:7; PsSol 2:5; En 99:14). So 1 Th 5:20; Ac 4:11.—Bauer observed that at least for διαπτύω τι the mng. ‘reject someth.’ is well established (Dositheus, Ars Gramm. 68, 10 Tolk.: διέπτυσεν αὐτοῦ τὰς ἱκετείας) and likewise for περιπτύω (Simplicius in Epict. p. 58, 8; 61, 20; 98, 36; 119, 18). He suggested that Gal 4:14 might be translated: ‘You neither treated me w. contempt nor did you turn away from the temptation that my physical appearance might have become to you.’ (See 1.)

③ to regard another as of no significance and therefore worthy of maltreatment (=ἐξουδενέω), treat w. contempt (Just., A I, 63, 16 ἐξουθενηθῆναι καὶ παθεῖν) τινά Lk 23:11; B 7:9. Pass. Mk 9:12 v.l.—DELG s.v. οὐ. M-M.

ἐξουθενέω/ἐξουθενόω (s. prec. entry) fut. ἐξουθενήσω,-ωσω LXX; 1 aor. ἐξουθένησα,-ωσα; pf. ἐξουθένηκα,-ωκα LXX. Pass.: 1 aor. ἐξουθενήθην,-ώθην; pf. ἐξουθένημαι, ptc. ἐξουθηνημένος LXX, ἐξουθενωμένοι (only TestAsh 7:2 w. ἐξουδενωμένοι) (ἐξουθενέω: Herodian Gr. II 508, 10; Just.; Cass. Dio 7, 8, 8; En 99:14 [pres. ptc.]; Vi. Aesopi G 80 p. 60, last two lines P. ἐξουθενηθείς; Vi. Aesopi W 77b p. 97, 2 P. ἐξουθένησας [beside p. 96, 37 ἐξουδενῆσαι]; schol. on Pla., Gorg. 483b; TestSol 22:5 P ἐξουθενημένην; JosAs 13:10 ἐξουθένηκα; 2:1 [pres. ptc.]. ἐξουθενόω: Rhet. Gr. I 623, 27; PsSol 2:5 and 27; En 99:14 pres. ptc.; TestLevi 16:2; TestAsh 7:2; Mk 9:12 v.l.; 1 Cl 18:17=Ps 50:19. For the spelling s. New Docs 2, 83 and the reff. s.v. ἐξουδενέω.)

① to show by one’s attitude or manner of treatment that an entity has no merit or worth, disdain τινά someone (Ps.-Callisth. p. 72, 19; Achmes 128, 10; schol. on Soph., Ajax 368 p. 36 Papag. [1888]) Lk 18:9 (Field, Notes 72); Ro 14:3, 10; 1 Cor 16:11; σὺ τίς εἶ ἐξουθενῶν αὐτήν who in the world are you to disdain her? GMary 463, 23; τὶ someth. (Jos., Bell. 6, 315. Pass.: Philo, Leg. All. 2, 67) 1 Cl 18:17 (Ps 50:19). ἐξουθενημένος despised, of no account οἱ ἐ. (Philo, Mos. 2, 241; Just., D. 121, 3 παρουσίᾳ; 131, 2 μυστηρίου) 1 Cor 6:4; τὰ ἐ. 1:28. Of the speaking ability of the apostle when he appears in person (parall. ἀσθενής): it amounts to nothing 2 Cor 10:10. The expr. τ. πειρασμὸν ὑμῶν ἐν τ. σαρκί μου οὐκ ἐξουθενήσατε Gal 4:14 contains two major components: ‘My physical weakness did indeed distress you’ and ‘You did not despise me because of it’. The acc. in the phrase τ. πειρασμὸν ὑμῶν is prob. temporal, and the concluding verb is abs.; the thought can be rendered during your time of trial in connection with my physical disability, you showed no disdain. (See 2.)

② to have no use for someth. as being beneath one’s consideration, reject disdainfully (1 Km 8:7; PsSol 2:5; En 99:14). So 1 Th 5:20; Ac 4:11.—Bauer observed that at least for διαπτύω τι the mng. ‘reject someth.’ is well established (Dositheus, Ars Gramm. 68, 10 Tolk.: διέπτυσεν αὐτοῦ τὰς ἱκετείας) and likewise for περιπτύω (Simplicius in Epict. p. 58, 8; 61, 20; 98, 36; 119, 18). He suggested that Gal 4:14 might be translated: ‘You neither treated me w. contempt nor did you turn away from the temptation that my physical appearance might have become to you.’ (See 1.)

③ to regard another as of no significance and therefore worthy of maltreatment (=ἐξουδενέω), treat w. contempt (Just., A I, 63, 16 ἐξουθενηθῆναι καὶ παθεῖν) τινά Lk 23:11; B 7:9. Pass. Mk 9:12 v.l.—DELG s.v. οὐ. M-M.