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St Basil the Great, tr. Lowther Clarke, 1925
51. Rule 51: What is Raca? (R. 145)
A vernacular word of mild insult, used among friends and relations.
Notes
- ἐπιχώριον ῥῆμα ἠπιωτέρας ὕβρεως, πρὸς τοὺς οἰκειοτέρους λαμβανόμενον. A neat definition; in Mt. v. 22 it is a middle term between angry feelings not expressed in words and an insult suggesting moral turpitude.