[B-Greek] Rev. 3:1 -- TA hEPTA PNEUMATA TOU QEOU

Ted Shoemaker tedsmath at yahoo.com
Sun Feb 1 18:28:54 EST 2004


 
Hello,

Revelation 3:1 reads, in part:
TA hEPTA PNEUMATA TOU QEOU
"the seven spirits of God".

I have seen more than one English-language Bible with a 
footnote that reads, "Or, the sevenfold Spirit of God."

It is easy to understand why, for theological purposes, one 
might want the footnoted translation.  Are there any 
linguistic reasons for such a translation?

Thank you very much!

Ted Shoemaker
Madison, Wisconsin, USA


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Ted Shoemaker
 
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