Luke 12.32: MH FOBOU

Jeffrey B. Gibson jgibson000 at ameritech.net
Tue Nov 17 15:17:27 EST 1998


Mark Goodacre wrote:
> 
> Luke 12.32: MH FOBOU, TO MIKRON POIMNION, hOTI EUDOKHSEN hO PATHR hUMWN DOUNAI
> hUMIN THN BASILEIAN.
> 
> MH FOBOU is singular, yet the rest of the pericope (Luke 12.22-34), including
> the rest of this verse, is 2nd person plural -- addressed to Jesus' disciples
> (Luke 12.22).  Am I right in thinking that the momentary shift is simply a
> function of its place alongside the singular (collective) noun TO MIKRON
> POIMNION, which functions as a vocative?  If so, does anyone know of any
> parallels to this kind of procedure?
> 
> Thanks for any help.
 
 Mark

Is not Mk. 14:38 an example of this? Jesus addresses Peter/Simom in the
singular (could you [sing.] not keep awake, etc.), but then gives his
command about watching and praying in the plural. And how about the
parallels in GMatt. and GLuke to Mk. 14:38?

Yours,

Jeffrey

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