Ephesians 6:17 τὴν μάχαιραν ..., ὅ ἐστιν ῥῆμα Θεοῦ
Posted: November 24th, 2020, 2:35 am
καὶ τὴν περικεφαλαίαν τοῦ σωτηρίου δέξασθε, καὶ τὴν μάχαιραν τοῦ Πνεύματος, ὅ ἐστιν ῥῆμα Θεοῦ.
I see that "τὴν μάχαιραν" are in agreement in the feminine, and that "τοῦ Πνεύματος" are in agreement in the neuter, no problem so far. Then in the relative clause, "ὅ ἐστιν ῥῆμα Θεοῦ" the "ὅ" is neuter leading some to believe that the rhema (which is also in the neuter) is the Spirit rather than the "sword of the Spirit." This is what I am trying to figure out, from what my discussion partner is saying:
"We are still, though, looking at the clause "which is the word of God". Something is the word of God. But what? What is the Word of God in this verse? Unfortunately we are not provided with a proper noun, or even a regular noun, but a relative pronoun. So just what is the word of God? It depends upon what the relative pronoun G3739 relates to."
He believes that the Word of God here is the Spirit, but I don't see that according to the Greek...unless I am missing or forgetting something. To me the sentence structure and paragraph are clear: the sword of the Spirit is the word of God, just as the text states.
My question is this: am I missing something? Does the Greek text tell us that the word of God here is the Spirit? Because that just doesn't make any sense to me.
Thank you.
Blessings!
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I see that "τὴν μάχαιραν" are in agreement in the feminine, and that "τοῦ Πνεύματος" are in agreement in the neuter, no problem so far. Then in the relative clause, "ὅ ἐστιν ῥῆμα Θεοῦ" the "ὅ" is neuter leading some to believe that the rhema (which is also in the neuter) is the Spirit rather than the "sword of the Spirit." This is what I am trying to figure out, from what my discussion partner is saying:
"We are still, though, looking at the clause "which is the word of God". Something is the word of God. But what? What is the Word of God in this verse? Unfortunately we are not provided with a proper noun, or even a regular noun, but a relative pronoun. So just what is the word of God? It depends upon what the relative pronoun G3739 relates to."
He believes that the Word of God here is the Spirit, but I don't see that according to the Greek...unless I am missing or forgetting something. To me the sentence structure and paragraph are clear: the sword of the Spirit is the word of God, just as the text states.
My question is this: am I missing something? Does the Greek text tell us that the word of God here is the Spirit? Because that just doesn't make any sense to me.
Thank you.
Blessings!
..