[B-Greek] HMETERA and HMWN (I John 1:3)

kgraham0938 at comcast.net kgraham0938 at comcast.net
Sun May 20 20:30:26 EDT 2007


Not much difference in terms of meaning.  Except hHMWN is a pronoun and hHMETEROS is an adjective.  And the article in front of hHMETEROS is linking it to H KOINWIA like an attributitve adjective.  So it becomes 'our fellowship.'

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Kelton Graham 
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From: George F Somsel <gfsomsel at yahoo.com> 

> I really don't think there is that much difference. Note part of the entry s.v. 
> hHMETEROS in LSJ 
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> KERDH TWN SOFWN, = hHMWN TWN SOFWN, Ar.Nu.1202; hHMETERON AUTWN 
> [OIKODOMHMA], = hHMWN AUTWN, Pl.Grg.514b; representing an objective 
> gen., TO hH. DEOS fear of us, Th.1.77; EIS THN hH. DIDASKALIAN 
> Ep.Rom.15.4. 
> 
> Liddell, H. G., Scott, R., Jones, H. S., & McKenzie, R. (1996). A Greek-English 
> lexicon. "With a revised supplement, 1996." (Rev. and augm. throughout) (771). 
> Oxford; New York: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press. 
> 
> 
> george 
> gfsomsel 
> 
> Therefore, O faithful Christian, search for truth, hear truth, 
> learn truth, love truth, speak the truth, hold the truth, 
> defend the truth till death. 
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> - Jan Hus 
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> ----- Original Message ---- 
> From: Thor Carden 
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> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 6:12:39 PM 
> Subject: [B-Greek] HMETERA and HMWN (I John 1:3) 
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> What is the difference between HMETERA and HMWN? For instance how would it 
> change the meaning of the John 1:3 if John had used HMWN instead of HMETERA? In 
> that verse what is the article before HMETERA doing there? Please help. 
> Thanks, 
> Thor Carden 
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