[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?
_________
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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