Posted by:
Wally Prince
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Date: April 05, 2019 03:18PM
I tend to find the circe etymology more persuasive. But you may ultimately be right about the true etymology.
Etymology is often educated guess work. I may be mistaken, but it appears possible that the case for kurios or kyrios is not as closed and as definite as you have indicated, and there are extensive indications that it has indeed been argued for a long time and continues to be in dispute.
I'm not taking an absolutist position either way, but simply preferred the circe etymological (theory) for making the point in my post. As always, I'm open to being persuaded away from that preference by further light and knowledge (but not necessarily by dogma).
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Some interesting examples of how the etymology has been debated in the past can be seen under the heading "Going in Circles" here:
https://www.beinaberean.org/writings/church.html