Read carefully - synopsis fail
to a simple prompt "demonym"
Am I alone in thinking demonyms being based on the names of demons should be somewhere in the synopsis?Logos Synopsis said:Demonyms are words used to describe people from a particular place or region123. They can be derived from Greek, Latin, or other languages, and often serve to identify a person's origin or represent a larger group. For example, "philadelpheus" was used for people from Philadelphia, while "Aramean" referred to those from the Aram region. Demonyms can also be used in narratives to emphasize a character's role as a representative of their people, as seen with Goliath being referred to as "the Philistine"2.
1Mark Wilson, “The Social and Geographical World of Philadelphia (Revelation 1:11; 3:7–13),” in Lexham Geographic Commentary on Acts through Revelation, ed. Barry J. Beitzel, Jessica Parks, and Doug Mangum, Lexham Geographic Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2019), 676.
2Harry A. Hoffner Jr., 1 & 2 Samuel, Evangelical Exegetical Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2015), 1 Sa 17:54.
3Carolyn J. Sharp et al., “First Sunday in Lent,” in Connections: A Lectionary Commentary for Preaching and Worship: Year C: Lent through Pentecost, ed. Joel B. Green et al., First edition. (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2018), 25.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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MJ. Smith said:
Am I alone in thinking demonyms being based on the names of demons should be somewhere in the synopsis?
It looks like you may well be NEAR do you know any WITHIN FOUR WORDS OF are you making humour
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For example, I get 5520 hits for Abyssinian but only 64 for Hellion, But chalk up 3 more for Hellian (I missppelled it the first time). "Hellenist" is quite fruitful, A reasonable synopsis should pick up something about Genneseratonian of Swinevillonian. I get nothing there.
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Not sure I understand your question; however, demonyms shouldn't be based on the names of demons any more than the word "demon-strate."
Britannica says this: "demonym, term which refers to a person or group of people living in or from a specific place. Rooted in the Greek words dēmos, which refers to an administrative division or its people, and onyma, meaning “name,” the term alludes to the nomenclature of the ancient Athenians who were named according to the deme in which they lived."
The etymology doesn't include the names of demons: "dem" + "onym."
Sorry if I missed the point of your post.
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Tim Wells said:
demonyms shouldn't be based on the names of demons any more than the word "demon-strate.
But if one were able to show that there was a demon whose name was a demonym, would that be a demonstration of the fact. Just asking for a friend.
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Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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