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Agabus vs Gender
« on: May 18, 2010, 07:26:43 AM »
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what gender is agabus?
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Re: Agabus vs Gender
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2010, 07:48:21 AM »
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Male do you think a girl would have that name?
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Re: Agabus vs Gender
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2010, 07:56:08 AM »
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Yes actually I do. I thought Agabus was female....?
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Re: Agabus vs Gender
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2010, 08:12:39 AM »
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i thought so too, s/he is listed in gils spreadsheet as a female. however, the catholic encyclopedia lists s/he as a male. and unfortunately, since s/he has no special ability, there is no way to check in the REG...
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Re: Agabus vs Gender
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2010, 08:33:18 AM »
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For those of you who don't know any latin, words ending with "us" are male 99% of the time. I'd bet a good sum Agabus either is male or had a very rough childhood (probably both).
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Re: Agabus vs Gender
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2010, 08:34:12 AM »
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Quote from: BubbleBoy on May 18, 2010, 08:33:18 AM
For those of you who don't know any latin, words ending with "us" are male 99% of the time. I'd bet a good sum Agabus either is male or had a very rough childhood (probably both).
Latin to the rescue!
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Re: Agabus vs Gender
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2010, 09:17:48 AM »
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Friends, we really don't need to look any further than the holy scriptures to find our answer:

After we had been there a number of days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. Coming over to us, he took Paul's belt...
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Re: Agabus vs Gender
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2010, 11:08:51 AM »
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Quote from: BubbleBoy on May 18, 2010, 08:33:18 AM
For those of you who don't know any latin, words ending with "us" are male 99% of the time. I'd bet a good sum Agabus either is male or had a very rough childhood (probably both).

"It ain't easy bein' a boy named Agabus!"
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Re: Agabus vs Gender
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2010, 11:23:02 AM »
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Quote from: TimMierz on May 18, 2010, 11:08:51 AM
Quote from: BubbleBoy on May 18, 2010, 08:33:18 AM
For those of you who don't know any latin, words ending with "us" are male 99% of the time. I'd bet a good sum Agabus either is male or had a very rough childhood (probably both).

"It ain't easy bein' a boy named Agabus!"
(applause)  I've told similar jokes with that song but no one got them. Now I know I am not alone.
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Re: Agabus vs Gender
« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2010, 01:42:51 PM »
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Quote from: BrianGabe on May 18, 2010, 09:17:48 AM
Friends, we really don't need to look any further than the holy scriptures to find our answer:

After we had been there a number of days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. Coming over to us, he took Paul's belt...
Are we sure that's not a typographical error in gender endings in the Greek?
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Re: Agabus vs Gender
« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2010, 04:20:49 PM »
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Quote from: Minister Polarius on May 18, 2010, 01:42:51 PM
Are we sure that's not a typographical error in gender endings in the Greek?
Cute ;)
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Re: Agabus vs Gender
« Reply #11 on: May 18, 2010, 10:42:05 PM »
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Maybe the writer of the book didn't know either and he was just too embarrassed to ask.......

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Re: Agabus vs Gender
« Reply #12 on: May 18, 2010, 11:48:11 PM »
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good point. faithful servant promo is a prime example.
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Re: Agabus vs Gender
« Reply #13 on: May 19, 2010, 06:16:19 AM »
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hey,
This'll be updated in the next URCL release. Thanx!
L8er,
Gil
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Re: Agabus vs Gender
« Reply #14 on: May 19, 2010, 07:27:25 AM »
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no problem. :) guess miriam is the only female green prophet.
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