[B-Greek] TOU IDIOU in Acts 20:28

George F Somsel gfsomsel at yahoo.com
Sat Nov 3 11:45:23 EDT 2007


προσέχετε ἑαυτοῖς καὶ παντὶ τῷ ποιμνίῳ, ἐν ᾧ ὑμᾶς τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον ἔθετο ἐπισκόπους ποιμαίνειν τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ θεοῦ, ἣν περιεποιήσατο διὰ τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ ἰδίου. 

PROSEXETE hEAUTOIS KAI PANTI TWi POIMNIWi EN hWi hUMAS TO PNEUMA TO hAGION EQETO EPISKOPOUS POIMAINEIN THN EKKLHSIAN TOU QEOU, hHN PERIPOIHSATO DIA TO hAIMATOS TOU IDIOU.

Let's excerpt the relevant section here -- τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ ἰδίου TOU hAIMATOS TOU IDIOU.  Note that what we have is 
(1) article
(2) noun
(3) article
(4) adjective

This is what is known as the 3rd attributive position.  When the adjective is in the attributive position, it is always preceded by the article.  When the adjective is in the predicate position, the article is used only with the noun (adjective, article, noun OR article, noun adjective so it is evident that this is not in the predicate position.  Since our text is a common example of the attributive position of the adjective, one might wonder why one would be inclined to understand it as a substantive -- or even what it might mean if it were to be a substantive.  It would appear that it could only reasonably be understood  as an attributive usage rather than than as a substantive -- "through / by his own blood."  

 
george
gfsomsel
 
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----- Original Message ----
From: Ken Baumgarten <pastor at e-compasspoint.org>
To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Saturday, November 3, 2007 10:16:55 AM
Subject: [B-Greek] TOU IDIOU in Acts 20:28

A little insight please.

Do you believe TOU IDIOU in Acts 20:28 to be used attributively (2nd 
Attributive position) or substantivaly, and why? 

Thanks.

Ken Baumgarten
Topsham Maine.
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