Phil 4:6 ALL EN PANTI
Barry Hofstetter
nebarry at earthlink.net
Sat Dec 28 10:26:44 EST 2002
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From: "Mike Sangrey" <msangrey at BlueFeltHat.org>
To: "Biblical Greek" <b-greek at franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Cc: "Biblical Greek" <b-greek at franklin.metalab.unc.edu>
Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 10:12 AM
Subject: [b-greek] Re: Phil 4:6 ALL EN PANTI
> PANTI is neuter and TH PROSEUCH is feminine. So PAS is not to be
> construed with PROSEUCH. Right? If, however, the genders matched, then
> we would have PAS in 1st predicate position with an articular noun. And
> we would generally understand that to mean `all' or `the whole of'.
>
> What am I missing with respect to the grammar?
You are missing nothing, and your correct observation is why most translations
use the normal, adverbial translation of EN PANTI. Occasionally, the neuter
adjective is used when referring to a series with mixed genders, but both
PROSEUCH and DEHSEI are feminine, so that construction is unlikely.
N.E. Barry Hofstetter
Professor of Theological and Biblical Studies
The Center for Urban Theological Studies, Philadelphia, PA
http://home.earthlink.net/~nebarry
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