κεφαλίς (dim. of κεφαλή) little head, capital of a column. cf. κεφάλιον
βιβλίον (dim. βίβλος) paper, document, tablet, place in which books are kept. cf. βιβλίδιον, libellus.
χαρτίον(dim. χάρτης) papyrus, or a roll made thereof Lt. charta
κυλίνδριον (dim. κύλινδρος) cylinder, roll of a book, volume.
Ezekiel 2:9 κεφαλὶς βιβλίου
Jeremiah 36:4 χαρτίον βιβλίου
In Herodotus 2.96 he describes the βᾶρις (πλοῖον) having sails of byblus (ἱστίοισι δὲ βυβλίνοισι) using the adjective βύβλινος. Euripides IA 297 as βαρβάρους βάριδας "Barbarian boats", the crew being ναυβάταν.
Is the library/record-office in Babylon or in Media. The Brenton's Septuagint translation omits Media.Ezra 6:1-2
τότε Δαρεῖος ὁ βασιλεὺς ἔθηκεν γνώμην καὶ ἐπεσκέψατο ἐν ταῖς βιβλιοθήκαις ὅπου ἡ γάζα κεῖται ἐν Βαβυλῶνι
καὶ εὑρέθη ἐν πόλει ἐν τῇ βάρει τῆς Μήδων πόλεως κεφαλὶς μία καὶ τοῦτο ἦν γεγραμμένον ἐν αὐτῇ ὑπόμνημα
Then Darius the king made a motion and looked in the library where the treasure is stored in Babylon
There was found in the Baris in the tower of the Median city one scroll and this is what was written in the records
Ezra 6:1-2
Then Darius the king made a decree, and caused a search to be made in the record-offices, where the treasure is stored in Babylon. 2 And there was found in the city, in the palace, a volume, and this was the record written in it
Josephus 11.99
καὶ εὑρέθη ἐν Ἐκβατάνοις τῇ βάρει τῇ ἐν Μηδίᾳ βιβλίον, ἐν ᾧ τάδε ἦν ἀναγεγραμμένα
Ezra 6:2
καὶ εὑρέθη ἐν πόλει ἐν τῇ βάρει τῆς Μήδων πόλεως κεφαλὶς μία καὶ τοῦτο ἦν γεγραμμένον
It appears Josephus is quoting some unknown copy of the Septuagint.
In other books the word βάρει exchanges with πόλει
Daniel 8:2 ἐν Σούσοις τῇ βάρει
Esther 9:6 ἐν Σούσοις τῇ πόλει
Nehemiah 1:1 ἐν Σουσαν αβιρα
cf. βρία = πόλις, κώμη
https://lsj.gr/wiki/βρία
Statistics: Posted by Saboi — Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:34 pm