Wolf: I guess you are smarter than The Ballei Tosafos and rav shteinman who clearly equated the two.
Re: the ba’alei tosfos — meanings change over time. Before 100 years ago, the word “agunah” had different connotations than they do today.
Re Rav Shteinman — I never said I was smarter than he. Nonetheless, the fundamental difference that I pointed out *does* exist — or do you deny that?
The Wolf