[B-Greek] noun-pronoun agreement John 16:13
Jeff Smelser
jeffsmelser at ntgreek.net
Tue Feb 14 10:01:38 EST 2006
The antecedent of EKEINOS in vs. 13, as also of EKEINOS in vs. 8, is
PARAKLHTOS in vs 7.
Jeff Smelser
www.ntgreek.net
www.centrevillechurchofchrist.org
Pastor Shawn Ragan wrote:
>hOTAN DE ELQH EKEINOS, TO PNEUMA THS ALHQEIAS...
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>TO PNEUMA is neuter and EKEINOS is masculine...right?
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>I always understood that your noun and pronoun had to agree (case, number, gender), but if EKEINOS is for PNEUMA then they would not seem to match. I was curious about this.
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>I am not interested in the theological aspect of it, necessarily. I am wanting to understand the Greek aspect of it. Is there an exception that makes the rule or am I missing something simple? Any help would be appreciated.
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>Pastor Shawn Ragan
>Meridian Church of God
>"Building Stronger Families"
>shawn at meridianchurch.org
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