Ἵππος χλωρός (Rev 6.8): A Methodology for the Study of Colour Terms in the New Testament
The meaning of χλωρός in Rev 6.8 has been given a variety of interpretations (green, yellow, pale, vigorous etc.) due to its polysemic character; that is, it possesses a chromatic as well as an achromatic meaning and, in addition, if it denotes colour, can express a wide spectrum of hues. From this...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2021]
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New Testament studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 67, Issue: 2, Pages: 205-219 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Offenbarung des Johannes 6
/ chlōros (Word)
/ Color
/ Text analysis
/ Cognitive linguistics
/ Lexicography
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
colour terms
B Book of Revelation B Cognitive Linguistics B Methodology B Definition B encyclopaedic knowledge B Meaning |
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| Summary: | The meaning of χλωρός in Rev 6.8 has been given a variety of interpretations (green, yellow, pale, vigorous etc.) due to its polysemic character; that is, it possesses a chromatic as well as an achromatic meaning and, in addition, if it denotes colour, can express a wide spectrum of hues. From this arises the need for a methodology that offers not merely a gloss, but rather a ‘meaning’. This methodology is based on: an analysis of the text; the use of the term; the concept of colour that existed in antiquity and the entity in which the colour was embodied; and the use of various lexicographical tools provided by the field of cognitive linguistics. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8145 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0028688520000375 |