[B-Greek] This is my body (Luk 22:19)

Elizabeth Kline kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Sat Feb 17 16:14:51 EST 2007


On Feb 17, 2007, at 10:48 AM, George F Somsel wrote:

> KAI LABWN ARTON EUXARISTHSAS EKLASEN KAI EDWKEN AUTOIS LEGWN,  
> "TOUTO ESTIN TO SWMA MOU hUPER hUMWN DIDOMENON; TOUTO POIEITE EIS  
> THN EMHN ANAMNHSIN
>
> While it is true that ARTOS is masculine gender and TOUTO is neuter  
> and thus does not agree with it, I think it would be a mistake to  
> conclude that it does not thereby indicate the bread.  The  
> demonstative is rather far removed from its referent and is much  
> closer to SWMA with which the bread is being equated so that the  
> gender of the demonstrative is attracted to the gender of SWMA.

While I agree that TOUTO is co-referential with ARTON, the notion of  
"attraction" which is used in most NT greek grammars seems like a non- 
explanation.

Elizabeth Kline







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