[B-Greek] Titus 2:13
William Ross
woundedegomusic at gmail.com
Mon Aug 14 15:08:14 EDT 2006
Perhaps there is some characteristic of the genitive with which I am not
familiar that makes it obvious that TOU MEGALOU THEOU intends "the
great god." Please advise. In my present understanding of the genitive, the
construction reads "the great [one] of god." I mean, does hUIOU THEOU
(Romans 1:4) mean "the son god?"
This issue obviates discussion of GS.
Bill Ross
On 8/14/06, Harold Holmyard <hholmyard at ont.com> wrote:
>
> William Ross wrote:
>
> >Issue #1: Is it really "great god?" I'm not sure that is a
> foregoneconclusion. The genitive would normally be "great [one] of god" if I
> am notmistaken. I know of no scriptural precedent for "great god" for either
> Jesusor the father, except perhaps in the LXX, in the form TOU QEOU TOU
> MEGALOU(Ezra 5:8) but still not really the kind of title being suggested.
> >
> >
>
> HH: Yes, it is the "great God." That seems obvious.
>
> >Issue #2: Sharp's Rule does not seem to apply.
> >
> >
>
> HH: Sharp's rule does seem to apply. Here is a summary of it, showing
> examples quite like this one in Tit 2:13:
>
> http://www.geocities.com/lasttrumpet_2000/resources/sharp.htm
>
> HH: Please explain why you don't think it applies.
>
> Yours,
> Harold Holmyard
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William Ross
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