[B-Greek] Fem article in Rev. 14:3

Harold Holmyard hholmyard at ont.com
Tue Jan 3 21:34:42 EST 2006


Bert de Haan wrote:

>One more question today. This one about Rev. 14:3
>Why is the article in hAI hEKATON TESSERAKONTA TESSARES CILIADES feminine 
>while immediatly following hOI HGORASMENOI is masculine though it seems to 
>refer back to the former?
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The usage is similar to that in 7:4-5. The 144,000 are introduced in 
terms of the masculine gender and are described as from the "sons of 
Israel" (Rev 7:4). So the writer here in Rev 14:3 is reflecting the 
earlier usage and thinks of the referents in using the masculine for hOI 
HGORASMENOI.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard




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