[B-Greek] 1 Tim 3 Singular and Plural

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Wed Dec 17 17:44:22 EST 2003


At 5:01 PM -0500 12/17/03, Doug Hoxworth wrote:
>Can anyone tell me why EPISKOPON is singular while
>DIAKONOS is plural?

Could it be because the author expects one EPISKOPOS in a congregation but
more than one DIAKONOS?
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Carl W. Conrad
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