entole

Steven Lo Vullo doulos at merr.com
Wed Nov 14 13:56:25 EST 2001


On Wednesday, November 14, 2001, at 11:16 AM, jnall wrote:

> What is the justification of "ENTOLH", entole, being translated in some
> cases as commandment and in other cases being translated as 
> commandments?
> Examples: I Jn.2:3 and 2:7.  Thanks in advance for any enlightenment.

In 1 Jn 2.3 we have ENTOLAS, which is plural accusative, and in 2.7 two 
occurrences of ENTOLHN (singular accusative) and one of ENTOLH (singular 
nominative). The endings indicate number as well as case.
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Steven Lo Vullo
Madison, WI




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