[B-Greek] Nail print, John 20:25
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Awohili at aol.com
Wed May 3 16:40:12 EDT 2006
John 20:25: EAN MH IDW EN TAIS CERSIN AUTOU TON TUPON TWN hHLWN KAI BALW TON
DAKTULON MOU EIS TON TUPON TWN hHLWN KAI BALW MOU THN CEIPA EIS THN PLEURAN
AUTOU OU MH PISTEUSW.
What is the grammatical significance, if any, between "prints" (plural) of
the nails and "print" (singular) of the nails, as here, as identifying one nail
or at least two? Whereas we can say "nailprint" in English and have it
understood as singular or plural (we don't say "nailsprint"), what about the
Greek?
Also, I notice that the 2nd century manuscript p66 does have the plural
form: TOUS TUPOUS, "the prints" at John 20:25. (The Text of the Earliest New
Testament Greek Manuscripts, by Comfort and Barrett, 2001, p. 466)
Thank you.
Solomon Landers
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