On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 1:42:11 "Jay Adkins" writes: > Wallace suggests (Beyond the Basics, page 245) "Though by definition > an articular noun is definite, an anarthrous noun may also be definite > under certain conditions.... there are at least ten constructions in which > a noun may be definite though anarthrous." > 1) Proper Names > 2) Object of a Preposition > 3) With Ordinal Numbers > 4) Predicate Nominative > 5) Complement in Object-Complement Construction > 6) Monadic Nouns > 7) Abstract Nouns > 8) A Genitive Construction (Apollonius' Corollary) > 9) With a Pronominal Adjective > 10) Generic Nouns > > Of those mentioned #2 seems most appropriate to the use in Eph 5:18. Yes, an anarthrous noun may be definite when it is the object of a preposition, but what is the likelihood it is definite? I found your data off the Gramcord fascinating (the articular construction is found 2100 times, while the anarthrous construct 1865 times in the NT; I would have suspected a higher percentage of anarthrous nouns). Thanks. > Also > see Gordon Fee, God's Empowering Presence, (pages 21-24), where he > discusses the usage of PNEUMA with the dative, quoting each passage > in the Paul's corpus. He states; "Thus, there are 37 occurrences where the > Holy Spirit is either directly or indirectly in view: 32 are anarthrous > and 5 arthrous:" He summarizes; "with the formula PNEUMATI/ EN PNEUMATI > there is a decided preference for what appears to be something of a > conventional or stereotypical anarthrous usage. The five instances with the article > are easily explained:" This can be a little misleading. He found 37 occurrences where the Holy Spirit is either directly or indirectly in view. How many occurrences (of PNEUMA with the dative) did he find that did not refer to the Holy Spirit? Also, does he indicate how he ascertained the Holy Spirit was directly or indirectly in view? Paul Dixon --- B-Greek home page: http://metalab.unc.edu/bgreek You are currently subscribed to b-greek as: [jwrobie@mindspring.com] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-b-greek-327Q@franklin.oit.unc.edu To subscribe, send a message to subscribe-b-greek@franklin.oit.unc.edu