[B-Greek] IDIAi in 1 Cor 12:11

Harold R. Holmyard III hholmyard at ont.com
Sat Nov 20 20:02:37 EST 2004


Dear Carl,

>IDIAi functions here adverbially and could as well be tagged as an
>adverb--but in origin it is indeed a dative feminine singular adjective
>governing an implicit noun, here probably DUNAMEI "capacity", so that the
>text means: meting out to each one in his own capacity as it (the spirit)
>wishes."
>
>There are in fact several Greek adjectives in the dative or accusative of a
>particular gender functioning as adverbs without an explicit noun in the
>expression; it's a fairly common linguistic phenomenon.


HH: Is it possible that IDIAi could have its antecedent in FANERWSIS 
in 1 Cor 12:7? The noun is feminine singular, and "manifestation" is 
the general term of which the items in 12:8-10 are examples. Then 
12:11 would sum up with a translation like: "All these things works 
one and the same Spirit, with his own [manifestation] distributing to 
each one, as He pleases."

					Yours,
					Harold Holmyard

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