Double Hapax Legomena

A list of hapax legomena appearing in the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles may be interesting but probably not of any value. Plummer and his generation included lists in their commentaries. However a list of double hapax legomena would not only be interesting but also of great value. This would be a list of Greek words that appear only in the writings of Luke and only in one book of the Septuagint. I have included in my definition and list, words that actually appear more than once in the writings of Luke or in a single book of the Septuagint. I am including the actual Greek words on my blog but not all at once because creating all these links is too time-consuming. I have deleted several hapax until I can check other resources.

I am creating more lists for my use and will from time to time share my findings on my blog. As noted in Ezra as a Source for Luke, the use of a rare word may be intended as an allusion to the book in which that rare word appears. The allusion is stronger if there are other clues to support the inference that the author intends an allusion.

Luke today would be doing and creating cross word puzzles and winning scrapple games using his knowledge of rare words. In his day I suspect he made mental note of rare words he could use in his writings. I have often wondered if Luke had access to and use of a Greek primer as part of his education and what his Greek primer contained. Could it have been a book of the Septuagint?

Gospel of Luke (27 from 14 books)

1000 βολήν a shot; Lk 22:41; Genesis 21:16

3790 ὀφρύας ὀφρύς the brow of a hill; Lev 14:9; Lk 4:29

598 ἀποθλίβω to squeeze; Lk 8:45; Num 22:25

2991 λαξευτός a dressed stone, chiseled; Lk 23:53; Dt 4:49

2159 εὐτόνως intensely; Lk 23:10; Act 18:28; Jos 6:8

2766 κέραμος potter’s clay, ceramic; Lk 5:19; 2Sam 17:28

5073 Σαβακαθα fourfold; Lk 19:8; 2Sa 12:6

3593 travel; Lk 10:33; 1Ki 6:12

4231 to be engaged in a matter; Lk 19:13; 1Ki 9:19

1615 to complete; 2Ch 4:5; Lk 14:29,30

943 a bath (a term of measurement); Ezra 7:22 and Luke 16:6

1160 expense, cost; Ezra 6:4, 8; Lk 14:28

1406 drachma; Ezra 2:69; 8:27; Luke 15:8, 9

2069 evening, figuratively means west; Ezra 3:3;
Luke 24:29; Acts 4:3; 28:28

3589.3 eighty-four; Lk 2:37; Neh 11:18

4923 a group; Lk 2:44; Neh 7:5,64

327 to search out; Lk 2:44; Act 11:25; Job 3:4; 10:6

398 to appear, Lk 19:11; Act 21:3; Job

905 a bag, money bag: Lk 10:4; 12:33; 22:35, 36; Job 14:7

1286 to shake violently; Lk 3:14; Job 4:14

1455 to lie in wait; Lk 20:20; Job 19:12; 31:9; see also 1748

3721 day break; Lk 24:22; Job 29:7

3869 sit beside; Lk 10:39; Job 2:13

4132 a full tide; Lk 6:48; Job 40:23

437 to agree mutually; Lk 2:38; Ps 79:13

1871 to beg; Luke 16:3; Ps. 109.10

4884 to seize by force; Lk 8:29; Act; Pr 6:25

4393 to bring forth; Lk 6:45; Pr 10:13

309 recovery of sight; Lk 4:18; Is 61:1

560 despair; Is 29:19; Lk 6:35

5400 a fearful thing; Lk 21:11; Is 19:17

4233 officer, exactor of fine; Lk 12:58; Is 3:12

4626 to dig; Lk 6:48; 13:8; 16:3; Is 5:6

2528 to arm; Lk 11:21; Jer 46:9

2623 to imprison; Lk 3:20; Act 26:10; Jer 32:3

2628 to follow closely after; Lk 23:55; Act 16:17; Jer 17:16

3932 virgin state; Lk 2:35; Jer 3:4

4085 compress; Lk 6:38; Mi 6:15

Acts of the Apostles (51 from 20 books)

319 to make known; Act 7:13; Gen 45:1

4037 to remain about; Act 1:4; Gen 49:18

403 respite; Act 3:19; Ex 8:15

1826 to exit; Act 13:42; 17:15; 20:7; 27:43; Ex 28:35

2686 to deal subtly; Act 7:19; Ex 1:10

2141 to be well provide; Act 11:29; Lev 25:26,28,49

3147 to crack the whip; Act 22:25; Num 22:25

1268 to spread; Dt 29:26; Act 4:17

426 to investigate; Act 22:24,29; Jdg 6:29

5496 to lead by the hand; Act 9:8; 22:11; Jdg 16:26

5017 disturbance; Act 12:18; 19:23; 1Sa 5:9

3700 to see, behold, view; Act 1:3; 1Ki 8:8

1282 to saw through; 1Ch 20:3; Act 5:33; 7:54

196 exact, accurate, strict; Act 26:5; Est 4:5

1258 dialect; Act 1:19; 2:6,8; 21:40; 22:2; 26:14; Est 9:26

4844 to drink together; Act 10:41; Est 7:1

777 without eating; Job 24:6; Act 27:33

1098 sweet new wine; Act 2:13; Job 32:19

1315 to lay hands upon; Job 30:24; Act 5:30; 26:21

1566 at that place; Job 39:29; Act 21:3; 22:5

1569 utterly astonished; Job 7:7; Act 3:11

1851 prominence; Act 25:23; Job 39:28

4414 front rank; Act 24:5; Job 15:24

4792 to collect, gather; Act 8:2; Job 5:26

5002 appointed; Act 12:21; Job 12:5

3040 a harbor; Act 27:8,12; Ps 107:30

4308 foresee; Act 2:25; Ps 16:8

4782 to go down together; Act 25:5; Ps 49:17

5433 to snort, neigh; Act 4:25; Ps 2:1

1688 to put on board; Pr 4:11; Act 27:6

1962 nod assent; Act 18:20; Pr 26:24

3971 paternal; Act 22:3; 24:14; 28:17; Pr 27:10

4840 to be present with; Act 25:24; Pr 8:27

4935 suddenly; Act 24:4; Pr 13:23; 23:28

5492 to spend the winter; to be tossed by storm; Act 27:18;Pr 26:10

1278 to work hard; Ecc 10:9; Act 4:2; 16:18

827 daylight; Is 59:9; Act 20:11

3647 wholeness; Act 3:16; Is 1:6

374 to dissuade; Act 18:13; Jer 29:8

695 a silversmith; Jer 6:29; Act 19:24

1963 thought, thinking; Act 8:22; Jer 20:10

4631 the rigging of a ship; Act 27:19; Jer 27:18

556 to drive away, expel; Act 18:16; Eze 34:12

1634 to expire; Eze 21:7; Act 5:5,10; 12:23

1995 a turning towards; Act 15:3; So 7:10; Eze 47:7,11

3612 a building; Act 12:7; Eze 16:24

4843 to wrap around; Act 20:10; Eze 5:3

195 exactness; educated strictly; Act 22:3; Dan 7:16

5282 to be of opinion; Act 13:25; 25:18; 27:27; Dan 7:25

3333 call back; Act 7:14; 10:32; 20:17; 24:25; Hos 11:1,2

1530 rush in; Act 14:14; 16:29; Amos 5:19

Gospel of Luke

Gen, Ex, Lev, Nm, Dt, Jos, 2Sa, 1Ki, 2Ch, Ez, Neh, Job, Ps, Pr, Is, Jer, Mi

Acts of the Apostles

Gen, Ex, Lev, Nm, Dt, Jdg, 1Sa, 1Ki, 1Ch, Est, Job, Ps, Pr, Ecc, Is, Jer, Eze, Dan, Hos, Amos

Double hapax from 26 of the 39 books of the Septuagint

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