Why is EMHS feminine

Kevin W. Woodruff cierpke at prodigy.net
Thu Sep 30 13:50:02 EDT 1999


Jim:

Parousia is "coming, appearance " not "confidence, boldness." You're
confusing "parousia" with "parrhesia."

Kevin


At 08:01 AM 9/30/99 -0400, you wrote:
>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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