Who Are Addressees of Peace in the Canticle Gloria in excelsis? Analysis of the Phrase ἀνθρώποι εὐδοκίας in Luke 2:14 and its Translation Proposal Cover Image

Kto sú adresáti pokoja v chválospeve Gloria in excelsis? Analýza spojenia ἀνθρώποι εὐδοκίας v Lk 2,14 a návrh jeho prekladu
Who Are Addressees of Peace in the Canticle Gloria in excelsis? Analysis of the Phrase ἀνθρώποι εὐδοκίας in Luke 2:14 and its Translation Proposal

Author(s): Jozef Jančovič
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Biblical studies
Published by: Slavistický ústav Jána Stanislava Slovenskej akadémie vied
Keywords: Gospel of Luke; Canticle; Syntax; Semantics; Favor; People;

Summary/Abstract: This article focuses on the phrase ἀνθρώποι εὐδοκίας of Lucan canticle in Luke 2:14 and specifies the identity of people as addressees of peace. It examines the literary genre of the canticle proclamation, its syntax, and semantics of Greek term εὐδοκία and offers the author’s lexical choices to propose a more accurate and context-oriented translation of the phrase for Slovak professional and the general public.

  • Issue Year: 54/2019
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 129-141
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Slovak
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