Ignatius to the Trallians

Penner pennerkm at mcmaster.ca
Tue Jul 2 11:03:45 EDT 2002


As you may know, the phrase hOI KAT' ANHR can mean "individuals" (see
LSJ's entry on ANHR VI. 7).
The article then seems to be acting much like that of the beginning of
the Lord's prayer: PATER hHMWN hO EN TOIS OURANOIS, i.e., as a vocative.
The translation then, could go something like: "... And you individuals
[i.e., each of you], love one another ..."

Ken Penner, M.C.S. (Biblical Languages, Greek Focus), M.A. (Hebrew
Poetry)
Ph.D. Student, McMaster University
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ed Garcia [mailto:Ed.Garcia at FHLBTopeka.com] 

> Below is a passage from his epistle to the Trallians (chapter 
> 13, verse 2 from the Loeb Library
> edition.) What we can't figure out is the function of the hOI 
> in the final sentence. It appears to be a definite article, 
> nominative, masculine plural
> - but what is it's function?


> KAI  hOI  KAT'  ANDRA  ALLHLOUS  AGAPATE  EN  AMERISTW  KARDIA.




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