> "From whom, of course, we get the word martyr"

I don't have a Greek lexicon handy, but I thought "marturos" meant "witness", and that Justin acquired this designation because he was martyred, not the other way around. Surnames (other than patronymics, eg "bar-Jonah") seem to have been uncommon among Jews and Greeks, unlike Romans, of the New Testament era...?
Tom Round | 11.25.03 - 9:30 pm | #

Tom,

I think you are right. My bad.
David Heddle | Homepage | 11.26.03 - 11:43 am | #

I feel really stupid now! :-P
Al | Homepage | 11.26.03 - 1:22 pm | #