Poli-Carp poli - poly
'Poly' as a prefix, often meaning more than one or many http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/poly-#Etymology Dictionary carp, as a verb To raise unnecessary or trivial objections: cavil, niggle, nitpick, pettifog, quibble http://www.answers.com/topic/carp --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "PaliGap" <compost...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> , "PaliGap" <compost1uk@> > > wrote: > > > I may be related to the pleasant-sounding Poli-Carp, > > > but this other person is surely someone your are communicating > > > with off-list? > > > > "Polycarp (ca. 70 ca. 156) was a second century bishop > > of Smyrna[1]. According to the Martyrdom of Polycarp, he > > died a martyr when he was stabbed after an attempt to > > burn him at the stake failed[2]. Polycarp is regarded as > > a saint in the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, > > Anglican, and Lutheran Churches.... > > Good lord. Poor old Polycarp! They certainly knew how to > put a chap "off-list" in them days. > > > "With Clement of Rome and Ignatius of Antioch, Polycarp is > > regarded as one of three chief Apostolic Fathers. The > > sole surviving work attributed to his authorship is his > > Letter to the Philippians; it is first recorded by > > Irenaeus of Lyons." >
