Ἐλύμας Elymas 1x

Elymas, pr. name, Acts 13:8*

Ἐλύμας, -α, ὁ

(< Aram. or Arab., cf. DB, i, 246 b)

Elymas: Ac 13:8.†

᾿Ελύμας (iii/A.D.) a pompous letter from a man to his wife in which he beseeches Serapis τῶν χρηστῶν ἐλπίδων τῶν ἐν avOpaποισι νεσνομισμένων (/. νενομ.--Ἰ, ‘for the good hopes that are held by mankind.”’ .Sy/? 529% (i/B.c.) καὶ ἐφοδεύοντες διεφύλαξαν τὴν πόλιν ἕω]ς τοῦ ἀποκατασταθῆνα[ι] τὸν δῆμον εἰς βελτίονας ἐλ[π]ίδας. For a disk with the inser. ἔχω ἐλπίδας καλάς, see 7275 xxxiii, p. 84 ff., BCH xxxviii. (1914), p- 94 ff. Christian uses of the word are P Oxy VI. 939° (iv/A.D.) (= Selections, p. 128) an affectionate letter regarding a sick mistress—év yap αὐτῇ πάντες τὰς ἐλπίδας [ἔχομεν, and 76. VII. 1059} (v/a.D.) a prayer commencing Ky(pte) θ(ε)έ μου kal ὑ ἐρπίς (/. ἡ ἐλπίς) pov. The word is a proper name in BGU ILI. 632: (ii/a.p.) (= ZAZ, p. 174) ᾿Ελπὶς kal Φορτου[νᾶτα (cf. 1 Cor 1617), and in Sy// 8651° of a slave, see also Cagvat 1V. 88915, 10692, 10717: cf. Ac 23° περὶ ἐλπίδος καὶ ἀναστάσεως νεκρῶν κρίνομαι, where take (Zarlier Epp. of St. Paul, p. 16) translates ‘‘ for ‘Hope’ and a resurrection of the dead am I being judged.” For the aspirated form ἐφ᾽ ἑλπίδι which WH read in Rom 820 cf. Proleg. p. 44, and see s.v. ἀπελπίζω. In Lat. inscrr. we find Helpis, Helpidius. MGr ἐλπίδα, ἐρπίδα, ὀρπί(δ)α. > tA Eldpas. For this proper name (Ac 138) which cannot be regarded as an interpretation of Bar-Jesus, Blass (Comm. ad /.) proposes to read “Eroupas, “‘Son of the Ready,’ in accordance with D*. But Burkitt (77S iv. p. 127 ff.) has pointed out that ‘‘no variation in spelling can make Bar-jesus mean ‘ready ’,’’ and ingeniously conjectures that the reading should be ὁ λοιμός, “the pestilent fellow,” Bar-Jesus being then popularly interpreted as Bar Veshu’ (YYW 73).

Ἐλύμας (Elumas) — Elymas. Ἐλύμας, -α, ὁ (Aram. or Arab., cf. DB, i, 246 b) Elymas: Act.13:8.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)