[B-Greek] Reference of the demonstrative in 2 Pet. 1:4

Webb webb at selftest.net
Tue May 1 14:01:04 EDT 2007


3 hWS PANTA hHMIN THS QEIAS DUNAMEWS AUTOU TA PROS ZWHN KAI EUSEBEIAN
DEDWRHMENHS 
DIA THS EPIGNWSEWS TOU KALESANTOS hHMAS IDIAi DOXHi KAI ARETHi 
4 DI hWN TA TIMIA KAI MEGISTA hHMIN EPAGGELMATA DEDWRHTAI 
hINA DIA TOUTWN GENHSQE QEIAS KOINWNOI FUSEWS (2 Pet. 1:3-4)

My question is, is it dictated by the principles of Greek grammar that the
TOUTWN in the last line of v. 4 should be understood as referring to TA
EPAGGELMATA ("the promises"), and not further back to Christ's DOXH KAI
ARETH (glory and virtue/goodness")? 

Webb Mealy




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