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

Barry nebarry at verizon.net
Fri Oct 6 06:54:12 EDT 2006




> -----Original Message-----
> From: b-greek-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:b-greek-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org]
> On Behalf Of George F Somsel
> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 12:47 AM
> To: Oun Kwon; B Greek
> Subject: Re: [B-Greek] 1Co 7:25 unmarried persons or virgins
> 
> 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.

Right: the definite article can be a wonderful thing!  While George obviously knows this, I just wanted to point out that we know it is masculine from context in Rev 14:4, since PARQENOI stand is apposition (or simply modifies) hOUTOI, "these men..." 

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