amanuensis
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin āmanuēnsis (“secretary”), from ab + manus, "by hand".
[edit] Pronunciation
- enPR: ə-măn'yo͞o-ĕnʹsĭs
- Hyphenation: amanu‧en‧sis
[edit] Noun
amanuensis (plural amanuenses)
- One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts
- A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe.
- For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
[edit] Translations
a clerk, secretary or stenographer
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[edit] References
- Gamble, Harry Y. “Amanuensis.” Anchor Bible Dictionary. Vol. 1. Ed. David Noel Freedman. New York: Doubleday, 1992.
- Longenecker, Richard N. “Ancient Amanuenses and the Pauline Epistles.” New Dimensions in New Testament Study. Eds. Richard N. Longenecker and Merrill C. Tenney. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1974. 281-97. idem, “On the Form, Function, and Authority of the New Testament Letters.” Scripture and Truth. Eds. D.A. Carson and John D. Woodbridge. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1983. 101-14.
[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
āmanuēnsis (genitive āmanuēnsis); m, third declension
[edit] Usage notes
Originally used for a slave at his master's personal service 'within hand reach', performing any command. Later, it was specifically applied to intimately trusted servants (also many freedmen) acting as a personal secretary.
[edit] Inflection
1 May also be amanuensīs.
[edit] Descendants
- English: amanuensis
