[B-Greek] Colossians 1:7

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Fri Mar 3 16:38:05 EST 2006


On Mar 3, 2006, at 4:05 PM, Jesse Barnum wrote:

> I am having a hard time understanding the relative clause in the  
> latter part
> of Colossians 1:7.  Particularly, how do PISTOS and DIAKONOS TOU  
> XRISTOU
> function within the clause?  Is PISTOS attributive in relation to  
> DIAKONOS
> TOU XRISTOU (even though they are separated), or is it a predicate  
> adj. in
> relation to hOS, or is there some kind of nominative hokus pokus  
> going on
> that I don't know about?

Text: KAQWS EMAQETE APO EPAFRA TOU AGAPHTOU SUNDOULOU hHMWN, hOS  
ESTIN PISTOS hUPER hUMWN DIAKONOS TOU CRISTOU.

Yes, I would understand PISTOS as atrributive to DIAKONOS TOU  
CRISTOU. But DIAKONOS itself is a predicate noun to hOS, the subject;  
"who is a faithful/trustworthy servant of Christ on your behalf."  
hUPER hUMWN qualifies PISTOS, but PISTOS is nevertheless attributive  
to DIAKONOS, which is predicate word to the relative-pronoun subject.

Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
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