[B-Greek] John 19:11b

Polycarp66 at aol.com Polycarp66 at aol.com
Mon Mar 8 16:44:47 EST 2004


In a message dated 3/8/2004 2:32:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
tmcos at rogers.com writes:
Many commentators have differed on who the hO PARADOUS is in John 19:11b. 
While some have speculated on Judas Iscariot, Caiphas, others (like Godet) have 
argued that this is a reference to the Sanhedrin. I know that the definite 
article here is being used as a substantive for "one" who delivered Jesus to 
Pilate. However, both the article and participle PARADOUS are singular and not 
plural. Is there any examples in the Greek New Testament where a singular 
substantive can refer to a group or a plural number of people?
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Two things come immediately to mind 

(1) the use of "the church" as a collective 
1 Cor 14.12
hOUTWS KAI hUMEIS, EPEI ZHLWTAI ESTE PNEUMATWN, PROS THN OIKODOMHN THS 
EKKLHSIAS ZHTEITE hINA PERISSEUHTE 

and 

(2) "the Sanhedrin"
Mt 5.22
EGW DE LEGW hUMIN hOTI PAS hO ORGIZOMENOS TWi ADELFWi AUTOU hENOXOS ESTAI THi 
KRISEI; hOS D'AN EIPHi TWi ADELFWi RAKA, hENOXOS ESTAI TWi SUNEDRIWi . . . 

gfsomsel



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