[B-Greek] Nail print, John 20:25

Awohili at aol.com 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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