Rom.8:16,26

Ty tysbgreek at hotmail.com
Sat Jun 8 17:21:14 EDT 2002


Tony,

Your question appears to me to be a translation question better answered by
understanding the receptor language, English, than Greek.  Tough TO PNUMA is
obviously a neuter word in Greek, English speakers do not ordinarily apply
neuter forms in reference to personal identities -- many actually consider
it to be insulting to apply a neuter term to "deity".  So, to avoid either
implying that the spirit has no personal identity or to avoid using possibly
insulting language for deity translators often choose to render Spirit in
the masculine gender.

Ty Frost


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Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 9:20 AM
Subject: [b-greek] Rom.8:16,26


> Dear Friends,
>
>   I was curious as to why Rom 8:26, ALLA AUTO TO PNEUMA,(also Rom.8:16) is
usually translated "the Spirit himself",as most translations have it, and
not "the Spirit itself" as the KJV renders it. It is clear that PNEUMA is a
neuter noun and the third person pronoun AUTO also accompanies it. Why do
most translations render it "the Spirit himself" instead of "the Spirit
itself"? I understand that gender in Greek is strictly grammatical.Many
thanks.
>
>                                    Tony Costa
>                                  University of Toronto
>
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