Granville Sharp and 2 Thess 1:12

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Tue Apr 11 08:57:05 EDT 2000


At 5:01 AM -0700 4/11/00, Jason Hare wrote:
>Do you think that 2 Thess 1:12 is an example of
>Granville Sharp's Rule?  Just wanting to see what you
>all think.

hOPWS ENDOXASQHi TO ONOMA TOU KURIOU hHMWN IHSOU EN hUMIN, KAI hUMEIS EN
AUTWi, KATA THN CARIN TOU QEOU hHMWN KAI KURIOU IHSOU CRISTOU.

I would say it is not, because KURIOU IHSOU CRISTOU is a personal name. I
cite Dale Wheeler's helpful syntax notes from AcCordance:

II. Granville-Sharp's Construction:
A. Definition: The Article-Noun-kai÷-Noun Construction: involves Granville
Sharp's Rule
1) Statement of the Granville-Sharp Rule: Both Substantives refer to Same
Person in Article-Noun-kai÷-Noun Constructions when:
a) Both Nouns are Personal
b) Both Nouns are Singular
c) Both Nouns are Non-proper (not someone's name)
2) Exceptions to Granville-Sharp Rule: None in NT; Outside of NT are not
really exceptions either
B. Uses: Mark 6:3; Luke 20:37; Eph 1:3; 2:14; Phil 2:25; Titus 2:13; Heb
3:1; James 3:9; 2Pet 1:1

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