Study it in the app“For Adam was formed first, then Eve.”
ForγὰρAdamἈδὰμwas formedἐπλάσθηfirst,πρῶτοςthenεἶταEve.Εὕα
Both texts use “form” for the creation of the man, Adam. Genesis tells it in 2:7, and the forming of the woman in 2:21-22.
They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.
Adam
Adam: the first man.
Where else “Adam” appearsform, mold
Form, mold, as a potter does.
Where else “eplasthē” appearsfirst
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōtos” appearsthen
Then, next.
Where else “eita” appearsEve
Eve: the first woman. In Hebrew her name is "Chavvah", which sounds like "living" (Genesis 3:20).
Where else “Heua” appearsThis recalls Genesis 2:7 and 2:22.
12But I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to be in quietness.
13 · This verse (above)
14And Adam was not deceived, but the woman, having been thoroughly deceived, came to be in transgression.
