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The spelling '''E<small>ZIAS</small>''' is an 1830 edition error made by the printer. The [[Abbreviations|Pms]] reads [[Ezias/Ezaias Variant|E<small>ZAIAS</small>]]. This error continues in all editions, except the [[ | The spelling '''E<small>ZIAS</small>''' is an 1830 edition error made by the printer. The [[Abbreviations|Pms]] reads [[Ezias/Ezaias Variant|E<small>ZAIAS</small>]]. This error continues in all editions, except the [[Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now the Community of Christ)|RLDS]] 1908 and a few others.<ref>See for example, ''The Restored Covenant Edition'' (1999), and the Royal Skounsen’s Yale edition (2009).</ref> | ||
The correct spelling may reflect [[King James Version|KJV]] [[New Testament|NT]] [[Personal Name|PN]] Esaias = Greek ''hēsaias'' ([https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/matt/3.3?lang=eng#2 Matthew 3:3]), which is simply another form of [[Old Testament|OT]] [[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]] = [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] ''yĕšʿayāh(û)'' “Salvation of God<ref>Y. Gitay, “Isaiah, the Book of,” in P. Achtemeier, ed., ''Harper’s Bible Dictionary'', [[Abbreviations|SBL]], 426.</ref>;The Lord is salvation”<ref>[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS]] “Bible Dictionary,” 667 ([https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bd/esaias?lang=eng&letter=e Esaias]), 707 ([https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bd/isaiah?lang=eng&letter=i Isaiah]).</ref> ([https://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/isa/1.1?lang=eng#primary Isaiah 1:1]). | The correct spelling may reflect [[King James Version|KJV]] [[New Testament|NT]] [[Personal Name|PN]] Esaias = Greek ''hēsaias'' ([https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/matt/3.3?lang=eng#2 Matthew 3:3]), which is simply another form of [[Old Testament|OT]] [[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]] = [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] ''yĕšʿayāh(û)'' “Salvation of God<ref>Y. Gitay, “Isaiah, the Book of,” in P. Achtemeier, ed., ''Harper’s Bible Dictionary'', [[Abbreviations|SBL]], 426.</ref>;The Lord is salvation”<ref>[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS]] “Bible Dictionary,” 667 ([https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bd/esaias?lang=eng&letter=e Esaias]), 707 ([https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bd/isaiah?lang=eng&letter=i Isaiah]).</ref> ([https://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/isa/1.1?lang=eng#primary Isaiah 1:1]). | ||
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| Biblical PN | 1. | Prophet who testified of the coming of CHRIST, apparently during the Classical ISRAELITE period (Helaman 8:20). |
Etymology
The spelling EZIAS is an 1830 edition error made by the printer. The Pms reads EZAIAS. This error continues in all editions, except the RLDS 1908 and a few others.[1]
The correct spelling may reflect KJV NT PN Esaias = Greek hēsaias (Matthew 3:3), which is simply another form of OT ISAIAH = HEBREW yĕšʿayāh(û) “Salvation of God[2];The Lord is salvation”[3] (Isaiah 1:1).
The misspelling as hapax legomenon “Ezias” may follow KJV Apocrypha PN Ezias in 1 Esdras 8:2 (IV Ezra) Oziou, Ozeiou, Eziou, Ezariou variants in the Greek Septuagint (LXX).
As George Reynolds said: “Orson Pratt suggests. . . that ‘Ezias may have been identical with Esaias’,”[4] which would accord with the LXX and Matthew 3:3 Ēsaias. Since Esaias is listed in Jethro’s line of authority (Doctrine and Covenants 84:11-13), he is therefore a good candidate for the Old World prophet in the Book of Mormon. If this latter is the case, then it is doubtful that Book of Mormon EZAIAS is a variant form for the NT rendering in Greek of ISAIAH, Esaias (contra JAT). Based on this assumption, a Semitic root along the line of ʿz/ṣ(y)s/ś might prove fruitful.
See ISAIAH
See also Ezias/Ezaias Variant
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐀𐐞𐐌𐐊𐐝 (iːzaɪʌs)
Notes
- ↑ See for example, The Restored Covenant Edition (1999), and the Royal Skounsen’s Yale edition (2009).
- ↑ Y. Gitay, “Isaiah, the Book of,” in P. Achtemeier, ed., Harper’s Bible Dictionary, SBL, 426.
- ↑ LDS “Bible Dictionary,” 667 (Esaias), 707 (Isaiah).
- ↑ Reynolds, Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, 89.
