GranvilleSharp

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Tue Nov 12 06:57:08 EST 2002


Forwarded for George Somsel <Polycarp66 at aol.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 22:55:30 EST

In a message dated 11/11/2002 10:02:30 PM Eastern Standard Time,
jldrick at juno.com writes:

>
>  Does the Granville Sharp rule apply only in
>cases in which two nouns are joined by the conjunction?
>Or does it apply where to phrases or clauses are joined?
>
>  For example, John 6: 33, "hO ARTOS TOU
>QEOU ESTIN hO KATABAINWN EK TOU OURANOU
>KAI ZWHN DIDOUS TWi KOSMWi."  Would this rule
>apply here to demonstrate that the one coming down
>and the one giving life are one and the same?
>
>  If I understand this rule correctly, it would not
>apply in vs. 35, "hO ERXOMENOS PROS EME OU MH
>PEINASHi KAI hO PISTEUWN EIS EME OU MH DIYHSEI
>PWPOTE."  The reason it does not apply is the repetition
>of the article hO.  Correct?  Since it does not apply, does
>this mean that hO ERXOMENOS and hO PISTEUWN
>should be taken as different people, or could they still
>be the same person?
>

Many participles are used in phrases as you indicate in your example of Jn
6.33.  You might take a look at Wallace, _Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics_
beginning on p. 270 where he discusses the rule at some length including a
brief history, abuses, and numerous examples. 

Yes, it does apply when participial phrases are joined by KAI, but it does
not apply to plurals.

gfsomsel



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