[B-Greek] Translating Mark 1:8

Jim West jwest at highland.net
Wed Nov 2 14:02:09 EST 2005



NE Barry Hofstetter wrote:

> Particularly in the Pauline literature, EN PNEUMATI and variants is normally anarthrous.  I have never looked at it outside the Pauline epistles, but have assumed that it could be so elsewhere.
> 
> 

Paul writes in his own unique style- as does Mark.  I don't really think 
it's helpful to say what Mark may or may not do based on what Paul did.

That said, Mark uses "pneuma" with the article in the following passages-

1:10, 1:12, 1:26, 1:27, 2:8, 3:29, 5:2, 5:8, 5:13, 6:7, 8:12, 9:20, 
9:25, 13:11, 14:38

And without-

1:8, 1:23, 3:11, 3:30, 7:25, 9:17, 12:36

Hence, it seems that Mark can clearly make use of the definite article 
when he wishes to emphasize.  In places where he does not use the 
article, it seems he does not wish to be quite so emphatic.

Jim

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