[B-Greek] noun gender question
Harold Holmyard
hholmyard3 at earthlink.net
Sun Sep 27 20:46:52 EDT 2009
Fred,
> Ok, let me rephrase my question.
>
> Is the reason PETROS is masculine because it refers to an individual
> and is the reason PETRA is feminine because it refers to the statement
> Peter made?
HH: It could relate to those facts. The word PETRA is frequently used of
cliffs or ledges, according to LSJ and what I've been taught. The word
PETROS is used of a stone or a boulder. So the confession could be the
foundation of the church:
ESV Matthew 16:18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will
build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
HH: And Peter could be one of the stones in the church structure, as
Peter said:
CSB 1 Peter 2:5 you yourselves, as living stones, are being built into a
spiritual house for a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices
acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
Yours,
Harold Holmyard
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