[B-Greek] John 1:28
Bob Firth
r.firth at ridley.unimelb.edu.au
Tue Aug 9 02:38:46 EDT 2005
Dony K. Donev wrote:
>Is there a problem with the use of the plural TAUTA in combination with the singular EGENETO in John 1:28?
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John 1:28 TAUTA EN BHQANIAi EGENETO PERAN TOU IORDANOU hOPOU HN hO
IWANNHS BAPTIZWN
According to Wallace, neuter plural subjects normally take a singular
verb, so I would say no, there is not a problem. He goes on to explain
that the neuter plural subject is often referring to a collective whole
(in this case "these things" are not treated separately, but as a
group). I hope that is helpful (and accurate).
Bob
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