Woman (Luke 13:12)

The Greek in Luke 13:12 that is sometimes translated as “Woman” in English is translated in Yakut as “older sister.” Since a direct translation of “Woman” would have been rude, “the translators assumed that because the woman Jesus healed had been crippled for eighteen years, she was probably older than Jesus, so they had him address her with the polite form, ‘older sister.'”

In Chechen the translators discussed whether the context required “aunt” or “sister,” and decided on the latter. (Source: David Clark in The Bible Translator 2015, p. 117ff. )

See also Woman (John 20) and woman (Jesus addressing his mother)..

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