TIS and grammatical gender (Was Re: [B-Greek] 1 Timothy 5:8 [OFFLIST]
Jeffrey B. Gibson
jgibson000 at comcast.net
Fri Jan 16 12:30:44 EST 2004
dhoxworth at charter.net wrote:
> ><Jeffrey>
> >"Seeming" pattern? What kind, and what quantity, of evidence do you need to be convinced that the pattern is more than apparent?
>
> ><doug>
> >i don't understand your question. are you admitting that there is a pattern (though obviously not a rule) or are you saying that there isn't any pattern (i.e., it's completely random)?
I'm saying that Greek does not allow us to assume that because a Greek word is "masculine" (or "feminine" or "neuter"), its referent is also masculine, etc.
Have I misunderstood you?
Jeffrey
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