I need help with Philippians 2:6-8
Posted: July 1st, 2012, 1:44 am
Hello: I need to study these three verses in deep, and I need some help from people that knows Greek better than me. I hope you can help me with this.
Please leave aside any theology and please rather focus in the possible meaning of the text.
My first question is:
About verse 6:
The words θεοῦ and θεῷ are both without the article ὁ.
According to Dr. Strong:
θεός
Of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively a magistrate; by Hebraism very: - X exceeding, God, god [-ly, -ward].
He says that it means the only supreme God when it's precedes by the artice G3588 (ὁ).
But in Philippians 2:6 it is without the article.
Could these renderings be possible?:
1) a god
2) divine
Thanks in advance.
Please leave aside any theology and please rather focus in the possible meaning of the text.
My first question is:
About verse 6:
The words θεοῦ and θεῷ are both without the article ὁ.
According to Dr. Strong:
θεός
Of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively a magistrate; by Hebraism very: - X exceeding, God, god [-ly, -ward].
He says that it means the only supreme God when it's precedes by the artice G3588 (ὁ).
But in Philippians 2:6 it is without the article.
Could these renderings be possible?:
1) a god
2) divine
Thanks in advance.