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A feud about a little less
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1. A feud about a little less
Sometimes less is more - as in few. Here we look at what is left when we have fewer.

Verse route22:14 For many are called, but few are chosen. [kjv]
Verse routeπολλοι γαρ εισιν κλητοι ολιγοι δε εκλεκτοι [gnt]
Verse routepauci … [v]

A traditional United States Marine motto is, "The few, the proud, the Marines".

2. Matthew 22:14
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KJV: For many are called, but few are chosen.
Greek: πολλοι γαρ εισιν κλητοι ολιγοι δε εκλεκτοι
Latin: multi autem sunt vocati pauci vero electi
Wessex: Witodlice manega synde ge-laðede äc feawe ge-corene.
Wycliffe: For many ben clepid, but fewe ben chosun.
Tyndale: For many are called and feawe be chosen.
Luther: denn viele sind berufen, aber wenige sind auserwählet.

3. Few
The PIE (Proto Indo-European) root "pau""few, little".

4. Greek
The ancient Greek word "ολίγος" (o-LEE-gos) ≈ "few" and is from the PIE root for "indigent" or "needy" or "ill".

There are many English words (though not seen often) that start with "oligo" such as "oligonucleotide".

The English word "oligarchy" comes through French and Latin from Greek.

5. Oligarchy
The modern Greek word "ολιγαρχία" (o-lee-gar-KHEE-a) ≈ "oligarchy" or rule by a few.

This word is not found in the Bible Greek but does appear in Herodotus, Plutarch, Josephus, etc.

Verse routeΑρχαιότητες 11 12:1 καὶ οἱ μὲν ὑπὲρ τούτων ἐπιδαψιλευόμενοι ταῖσθυσίαις καὶ τῇ περὶ τὸν θεὸν φιλοτιμίᾳ κατῴκησαν ἐν τοῖς Ἱεροσολύμοις πολιτείᾳ χρώμενοι ἀριστοκρατικῇ μετὰ ὀλιγαρχίας· οἱ γὰρἀρχιερεῖς προεστήκεσαν τῶν πραγμάτων ἄχρι οὗ τοὺς Ἀσαμωναίουσυνέβη βασιλεύειν ἐκγόνους. [jsphs]

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The ancient Greek word has the leading «ο» (omicron) which has dropped off in the modern Greek word. In this case, less is still less (a play on words here).

In the case of "less", the leading «ο» (omicron) sounded like a definite article and dropped off over time.

6. Gender system in Greek
Like many Indo-European languages, Greek nouns have a gender, which may or may not have anything to do with the gender of humans, animals, etc. Adjectives need to agree by gender (and number and person, etc.). The Greek definite articles (nominative case, singular) are the following.

7. Case and gender
Many PIE languages have a case and gender system. This idea is sometimes called "grammatical gender".

8. Grammatical gender
In some languages, such as German, the "grammatical gender" may be at times arbitrary.

9. Adding and dropping letters
The phenomena of adding letters or dropping letters is not uncommon and develops over time based on how people hear a word.

10. Umpires
For baseball fans, the numpire calls balls and strikes. Is that correct?

The numpire is not the odd man out but the odd man in. Is Jesus a numpire?
The English word "umpire" comes from the English word "noumpere" which comes from the French word "nonper""umpire" which means "odd number" or, literally, "not divisible (by two)" and thus "not even" since a third party (making an odd number) is required to settle a dispute between two parties. Over time, the words "a noumpere" was heard as "an umpere" so that "umpere" and later "umpire" become the word. Same for "napron" to "apron" and "nadder" to "adder" but not "napkin".

11. Umpire jokes
God challenges the Devil to a game of baseball.
 
God said: How can I lose?
The Devil said: How can I lose?

12. Umpire jokes
Why are some umpires fat?

 
What is the difference between an umpire and an empire?


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13. Third party cookies
A security issue in web pages are "third party cookies". Note that third party cookies are one way of tracking user behavior over the Internet.

14. Aprons
The English word "apron" comes from the English word "napron" which comes from The French word "naperon""small table cloth" which is a diminutive of The French word "nappe""cloth". The Latin word is "mappa""napkin" where, linguistically, the change from "m" to "n" is not uncommon.

That is, "a napron" changed to "an apron". Note that this change did not effect the word "napkin", which is not called an "apkin", but just the word "apron".

15. Adders and nadders
Verse routeJohn 3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: [kjv]
Verse routeκαι καθως μωυσης υψωσεν τον οφιν εν τη ερημω ουτως υψωθηναι δει τον υιον του ανθρωπου [gnt]
Verse routeneddre … [wes]

The Old English word "naeddre" was a "snake". The leading "n" dropped off to yield "adder" as a snake. That is, "a nadder" became "an adder". We see this use of "an neddre" to "an adder" starting in the Wessex Gospels in John 3:14.

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16. John 3:14

   John 3:14 
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KJV: And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
Greek: και καθως μωσης μωυσης υψωσεν τον οφιν εν τη ερημω ουτως υψωθηναι δει τον υιον του ανθρωπου
Latin: et sicut Moses exaltavit serpentem in deserto ita exaltari oportet Filium hominis
Wessex: aend swa swa moyses þa neddre up ä-hof on þam westene. swa ge-bereð þaet mannes sunu beo up a-hafen.
Wycliffe: And as Moises areride a serpent in desert, so it bihoueth mannys sone to be reisid,
Tyndale: And as Moses lifte vp the serpent in the wyldernes even so must the sonne of man be lifte vp
Spanish: Y como Moisés levantó la serpiente en el desierto, así es necesario que el Hijo del Hombre sea levantado;

17. Matthew 7:10
Verse routeMatthew 7:10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? [kjv]
Verse routeη και ιχθυν αιτησει μη οφιν επιδωσει αυτω [gnt]

The modern Greek word "φίδι" (FEE-thee) ≈ "snake" comes from the ancient Greek word "όφιν" (O-feen) ≈ "snake" where, over time, the leading «ο» (omicron) disappeared (and the ending changed).

The Latin word "serpentem""snake" leads to the translation of "serpent" for "snake" in many translations.

18. Matthew 7:10
   Matthew 7:10 
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KJV: Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
Greek: η και εαν ιχθυν αιτηση αιτησει μη οφιν επιδωσει αυτω
Latin: aut si piscem petet numquid serpentem porriget ei
Wessex: Oððe gyf he him bit fissces. sylst þu him naeddren.
Wycliffe: Or if he axe fische, whether he wole take hym an edder?
Tyndale: Or if he axed fysshe wolde he proffer hym a serpet?

19. Movable nu
Greek letter
The Greek language has what is called a "movable nu" from the letter "nu" in the Greek alphabet.

The ancient Greek phrase "νῦ ἐφελκυστικόν""nu dragged onto, nu attracted to" and comes from two Greek words. In Greek, the "movable nu" is used to avoid two vowels in a row, a "hiatus". That is, a vowel at the end of one word and a vowel at the beginning of the next word. Since this is a speech-related phenomena, sometimes the "movable nu" is optional.

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20. Strongs - draw

21. Usage - draw
Word usage per chapter Words: ειλκον ειλκυσαν ειλκυσεν=2 ελκουσιν ελκυσαι ελκυση ελκυσω


22. Strange attractor
Verse routeJohn 6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. [kjv]
Verse routeουδεις δυναται ελθειν προς με εαν μη ο πατηρ ο πεμψας με ελκυση αυτον καγω αναστησω αυτον εν τη εσχατη ημερα [gnt]
Verse route12:32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. [kjv]
Verse routeκαγω αν υψωθω εκ της γης παντας ελκυσω προς εμαυτον [gnt]

The phrase "strange attractor" is a term from "chaos theory".

23. John 6:44
   John 6:44 
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KJV: No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Greek: ουδεις δυναται ελθειν προς με εαν μη ο πατηρ ο πεμψας με ελκυση αυτον και εγω καγω αναστησω αυτον εν τη εσχατη ημερα

24. John 12:32
   John 12:32 
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KJV: And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
Greek: καγω εαν αν υψωθω εκ της γης παντας ελκυσω προς εμαυτον

25. Attracting fish
Verse routeJohn 21:6 And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. [kjv]
Verse routeο δε ειπεν αυτοις βαλετε εις τα δεξια μερη του πλοιου το δικτυον και ευρησετε εβαλον ουν και ουκετι αυτο ελκυσαι απο του πληθους των ιχθυων [gnt]
Verse routedexteramtrahere … [v]
Verse route21:11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken. [kjv]
Verse routeανεβη ουν σιμων πετρος και ειλκυσεν το δικτυον την γην μεστον ιχθυων μεγαλων εκατον πεντηκοντα τριων και τοσουτων οντων ουκ εσχισθη το δικτυον [gnt]

FishIn ancient times, the number 153 was known as the "number of the fish".

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26. John 21:6
   John 21:6 
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KJV: And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.
Greek: ο δε ειπεν αυτοις βαλετε εις τα δεξια μερη του πλοιου το δικτυον και ευρησετε εβαλον ουν και ουκ ετι ουκετι αυτο ελκυσαι ισχυσαν ισχυον απο του πληθους των ιχθυων
Latin: dixit eis mittite in dexteram navigii rete et invenietis miserunt ergo et iam non valebant illud trahere a multitudine piscium

27. John 21:11
   John 21:11 
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KJV: Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.
Greek: ανεβη ουν σιμων πετρος και ειλκυσεν το δικτυον επι της γης εις την γην μεστον ιχθυων μεγαλων εκατον πεντηκοντατριων πεντηκοντα τριων και τοσουτων οντων ουκ εσχισθη το δικτυον

28. Similar German rule
The German rule "Eifeler Regel""Eifel Rule" is a rule whereby, in speech, the consonant "n" at the end of a word is sometimes omitted if the next word begins with a consonant.

29. Juncture loss
In linguistics, a "juncture loss" is where some of a word or words is lost over time. Here are some examples (some from Wikipedia).

30. Fish in Greek
Over time, the leading «ο» (omicron), sounding like the Greek masculine definite article "ο" (oh) ≈ "the", disappeared.

31. Other fish

32. John 6:9
   John 6:9 
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KJV: There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
Greek: εστιν παιδαριον εν ωδε ο ος εχει πεντε αρτους κριθινους και δυο οψαρια αλλα ταυτα τι εστιν εις τοσουτους
Latin: est puer unus hic qui habet quinque panes hordiacios et duos pisces sed haec quid sunt inter tantos
Wycliffe: seith to him, A child is here, that hath fyue barli looues and twei fischis; but what ben these among so manye?
Tyndale: There ys a lad here which hath fyve barly loves and two fisshes: but what is that amoge so many?
Luther: Es ist ein Knabe hier, der hat fünf Gerstenbrote und zwei Fische; aber was ist das unter so viele?
Russian: здесь есть у одного мальчика пять хлебов ячменных и две рыбки; но что это для такого множества?

33. Rebracketing
The general historical linguistics term for this phenomena is "rebracketing" or "resegmentation" or "metanalysis".

Example: A meat patty originating in Hamburg being considered a "burger" with "ham".

34. Other words
From Wikipedia.

35. Juncture loss
From Wikipedia.

36. Shorted speech
In English, as in other languages, words are often shortened over time. Here are some examples.

37. Alligators and crocodiles
To many, alligators and crocodiles are similar reptiles.

To start with, an alligator has a wide snout and is black while a crocodile has a pointy snout and has an olive-green color.

Alligators, is in the Florida Gators, are native to the United States (and parts of China) while crocodiles are found many places in the world.

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