Romans 3:12 - Substantival Participle
Posted: September 16th, 2017, 8:18 am
Romans 3:12
οὐκ ἐστιν ὁ ποιων χρηστοτητα οὐκ ἐστιν ἑως ἑνος.
This was explained to me in this manner, "As for the Psalmist, Paul, when he quotes him, uses a substantival participle… i.e. nobody always does good. One rotten egg soils the batch."
This was said to oppose the position that the verse should be taken to say that no one ever does good.
How are we to understand this part of the verse - particularly the use of the participle?
Roger Hutchinson
οὐκ ἐστιν ὁ ποιων χρηστοτητα οὐκ ἐστιν ἑως ἑνος.
This was explained to me in this manner, "As for the Psalmist, Paul, when he quotes him, uses a substantival participle… i.e. nobody always does good. One rotten egg soils the batch."
This was said to oppose the position that the verse should be taken to say that no one ever does good.
How are we to understand this part of the verse - particularly the use of the participle?
Roger Hutchinson