[B-Greek] 1Co 7:25 unmarried persons or virgins

George F Somsel gfsomsel at yahoo.com
Fri Oct 6 00:47:21 EDT 2006


There actually is a difference, however, the difference is not in the word itself but in the article or adjective which modifies it.  It is hH PARQENOS for a female and hO PARQENOS for a male.  The only passage in the NT which uses the masculine form (Re 14.4) does not have an article or an adjective to reveal this.  
 
george
gfsomsel
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From: Oun Kwon <kwonbbl at gmail.com>
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Sent: Friday, October 6, 2006 12:34:20 AM
Subject: [B-Greek] 1Co 7:25 unmarried persons or virgins


1 Co 7:25 PERI DE TWN PARQENWN

This PARQENWN is grammatically feminine. In the context it would be
either unmarried girls or unmarried persons (men or women).  In Rev
14:4 the same word  (pl. fem.) is used, but in the context obviously
it is meant 'unmarried male persons'.

Does the word mean both women as well as men, unmarried ?  Is there a
corresponding different word for 'unmarried men' in Gk?

Oun Kwon.
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