Two Greek Terms

[Christusregnat]

Hello All,

I'm trying to sift through a few Greek terms that Beza uses, and need some help. In speaking of Scripture, Beza says that it is able to regulate our thoughts, because Scripture alone is:

autopiston kai anupeuthunons

I wish I knew the cool Greek fonts, but I don't.

I believe that the first term means "self-authenticating," and the second "inerrant." Am I right on this?

Any ideas?

Cheers,

 

[CharlieJ]

It means, in context, "beyond human criticism" although, ironically, the same word can sometimes mean "unable to withstand critical investigation."

Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon,

Inerrant or infallible, or even unimpeachable, is probably a good one word translation.

 

[Christusregnat]

Charlie,

That is an AWESOME resource!

Cheers,