Is Granville Sharp applicable to John 17:3?

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Fri Nov 8 13:03:30 EST 2002


At 8:28 AM -0800 11/8/02, rmeyers5 at charter.net wrote:
>I am wondering about the ON.
>
>My Baker's Analytical Grk. Testament says that ON is a pronominal
>adjective, rather than a "determiner."  That being the case, I find
>the definite article for "the only true God," but none for "the One
>You sent, Jesus Christ."  And the two are separated by KAI.

Text: hAUTH DE ESTIN hH AIWNIOS ZWH hINA GINWSKWSIN SE TON MONON ALHQINON
QEON KAI hON APESTEILAS IHSOUN CRISTON.

Right: hON is is a relative pronoun acc. sg. masc.; one must supply an
antecedent such as EKEINON or AUTON or even EME.
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Carl W. Conrad
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