Why is EMHS feminine

Jim West jwest at highland.net
Thu Sep 30 08:01:57 EDT 1999


At 07:51 AM 9/30/99 +0000, you wrote:
>Greetings
>
>hINA TO KAUCHMA hUMWN PERISSEUHi EN CRISTWi IHSOU EN EMOI DIA THS EMHS 
>PAROUSIAS PALIN PROS hUMAS - Phil 1:26
>
>1. Why is EMHS feminine when it is referring to Paul?

Actually it doesn't refer to Paul, but to Paul's "confidence" or "boldness"
[parousias].  I.e., "my confidence".  Since parousias is feminine, so must
emhs be.

Best,

Jim

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