Tag: εἰρήνη
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Is εἰρήνη ὑμῖν (peace be with you) in John 20:19 Jesus using the common greeting שָׁלוֹם לָכֶם (shalom lachem) in the first century?
To clarify this question, I am asking if שָׁלוֹם לָכֶם (shalom lachem) was a common greeting in the first century? εἰρήνη would normally be translated שָׁלוֹם ὑμῖν — the dative as used here would be translated with לָ and the 2nd person p…