Acts 7:59

Dave Washburn dwashbur at nyx.net
Wed Mar 21 17:55:51 EST 2001


> Hello Biblical Greek,
> 
> Acts 7:59
> And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive 
> my spirit.
> (KJV)
> 
> Could the Greek grammatically allow  that "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit"
> was said by the "they" instead of by Stephen..... ?

Nope.  "Calling" is a masculine singular participle, so it can only 
refer to Stephen.  If we fill in the ellipsis, we have "They stoned 
Stephen as he was calling on God etc."


Dave Washburn
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"No study of probabilities inside a given frame can ever
tell us how probable it is that the frame itself can be
violated."  C. S. Lewis



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