[B-Greek] John 1:28

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at ioa.com
Tue Aug 9 06:36:59 EDT 2005


I would only add to this that the principle is standard in Classical  
Attic Greek: neuter plurals take singular verbs; this is regular in  
Classical Attic but is not universally observed by NT Koine writers;  
nevertheless it is standard and common.

On Aug 9, 2005, at 2:38 AM, Bob Firth wrote:

> 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?
>>
>>
>>
> 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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