[B-Greek] Creed of Nicaea change in gender

James Ernest j.d.ernest at bc.edu
Sun Jul 13 17:26:15 EDT 2008


On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 4:42 PM, John Wilking <jcwilking at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Can anyone shed light on why there is a change in gender in the creed,
> OUSIAS/hOMOOUSION?
>
> EK THS OUSIAS TOU PATROS...hOMOOUSION TWi PATRI
>


Sure-- OUSIA is a feminine noun. hOMOOUSIOS is an adjective, here
masculine accusative singular to agree with the foregoing KURION
(PISTEUOMEN . . . EIS hENA KURION IHSOUN CRISTON).

These phrases are from the creed of Nicaea; the phrase EK THS OUSIAS
TOU PATROS doesn't occur in the later canonical form of the creed.

James Ernest



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