[B-Greek] Titus 2:13

George F Somsel gfsomsel at yahoo.com
Wed Mar 5 07:49:17 EST 2008


What we find here is an example of Granville Sharp rule

276.  (1) With two or more substantives connected by καί [KAI] the article can be carried over from the first to the others especially if the gender and number are the same, but also occasionally when the gender is different: C 2:22 κατὰ τὰ ἐντάλματα καὶ διδασκαλίας τῶν ἀνθρώπων [KATA TA ENTALMATA KAI DIDASKALIAS TWN ANQRWPWN] (allusion to LXX Is 29:13 where κατὰ τὰ [KATA TA] is missing; κατὰ [τὰ] [KATA [[TA]] ] could be dittography). (2) On the other hand, there are cases where the repetition of the article with the same gender or number is necessary or more appropriate: A 26:30 ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ ὁ ἡγεμών [hO BASILEUS KAI hO hHGEMWN] (different persons). With τε καί [TE KAI] the article is usually repeated, though in A 14:5 τῶν ἐθνῶν τε καὶ (τῶν add. D) Ἰουδαίων [TWN EQNWN TE KAI (TWN add. D) IOUDAIWN] it is not. There are frequent
 variants but mostly of no consequence. (3) The article is (naturally) omitted with the second of two phrases in apposition connected by καί [KAI]: T 2:13 (τὴν) ἐπιφάνειαν τῆς δόξης τοῦ μεγάλου θεοῦ καὶ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν Ἰ. Χρ. [(THN) EPIFANEIAN THS DOCHS TOU MEGALOU QEOU KAI SWTHROS hHMWN I. XR.] In the case of two connected substantival expressions, e.g. R 4:12 τοῖς [TOIS] (om. Beza cj.) στοιχοῦσιν [STOIXOUSIN], the article is not good Greek and is superfluous.—Paul: Funk 239–43.
Blass, F., Debrunner, A., & Funk, R. W. (1961). A Greek grammar of the New Testament and other early Christian literature (144). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.


 
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----- Original Message ----
From: Robert Newman <rob at designceramics.co.uk>
To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Wednesday, March 5, 2008 5:40:21 AM
Subject: [B-Greek] Titus 2:13

David,
I see that your second question has not been addressed (unless someone 
replied to it off list). You ask:

> Also, in that verse is the phrase TOU MEGALOU QEOU KAI SWTHROS HMWN.
> Does the text 'prove' that one or two persons are in view here?

The simple answer is that the words (which in addition to the portion you 
quote add the personal name IHSOU XRISTOU) allow for one person to be in 
view or for two to be in view. One has to look wider than the verse itself 
to in order to make a personal decision about what the author had in mind.

Regards
Robert Newman


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Weiner" <cdweiner at comcast.net>
To: <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 2:50 PM
Subject: [B-Greek] Titus 2:13


> In Titus 2:13 we find the phrase EPIFANEIAN THS DOXHS.  I also find two
> translations, a) glorious manifestation and b) appearing of the glory.
> Are both of these valid translations?
>
> Also, in that verse is the phrase TOU MEGALOU QEOU KAI SWTHROS HMWN.
> Does the text 'prove' that one or two persons are in view here?
>
> Thanks,
> David Weiner
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