Rev 4.11 (breaking of Sharp's Rule)
Dave Washburn
dwashbur at nyx.net
Thu Jun 21 05:28:59 EDT 2001
> Revelation 4.11
> AXIOS EI, hO KURIOS KAI hO QEOS hHMWN,
> LABEIN THN DOXAN KAI THN TIMHN KAI THN DUNAMIN,
> hOTI SU EKTISAS TA PANTA
> KAI DIA TO QELHMA SOU HSAN KAI EKTISQHSAN.
>
> I'm just curious about the first part of the verse... Is it OK grammar for
> John to have included an article for both KURIOS and QEOS? Is there
> anything inherently wrong with this... in regard to Granville Sharp's
> Rule?
Sharp actually formulated 6 rules regarding use of the article, and
yes, this is an OK construction. One of Sharp's rules dealt with it
but I forget what he said about it since it's been over 20 years since
I was able to get my hands on his book.
Dave Washburn
http://www.nyx.net/~dwashbur
"You just keep thinking, Butch. That's what you're good at."
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