[B-Greek] 1 Tim 3 Singular and Plural

Doug Hoxworth dhoxworth at charter.net
Wed Dec 17 18:18:14 EST 2003


>><Doug>
>>Can anyone tell me why EPISKOPON is singular while DIAKONOS is plural?
>
><Carl>
>Could it be because the author expects one EPISKOPOS in a congregation but more than one DIAKONOS?

<doug>
could be. i just wondered whether there was some 
grammatical reason why this might be done (perhaps 
singular indicated higher importance or indicated that it 
was directed at Timothy being more specific).

Doug Hoxworth
Seminary Student
Pasco, Washington



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