[b-greek] Re: Ephesians 6:17

From: Maurice A. O'Sullivan (mauros@iol.ie)
Date: Mon Jul 30 2001 - 20:07:51 EDT


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At 23:15 30/07/01, SPAWN OF A JEWISH CARPENTER: CINDY SMITH wrote:

>The word hO is a relative pronoun neuter
>nominative singular, and refers to what word? The noun MAKAIRA, which
>is feminine accusative singular or PNEUMATOS, which is neuter genitive
>singular?

At p. 130 of Moule, C.F.D. An Idiom Book of N.T Greek. Cambridge: C.U.P, 1984.
you will find an explanation of this usage --- with reference to an earlier
occurrence in Ephesians, at 5:5
Moule says:
>> sometimes a neuter relative is used, where strictly speaking a
masculine or a feminine might have been expected. -- presumably with
reference to the " whole idea " of the preceeding clause rather than the
single word which is the immediate antecedent of the relative <<

Some translators render hO ESTIN as " that is to say " which _does_ serve
to convey the "whole idea" to which Moule makes reference.

Regards
Maurice



Maurice A. O'Sullivan [ Bray, Ireland ]
mauros@iol.ie




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