Re: ANQRWPOS in Jn2:25

From: James H. Vellenga (jhv0@viewlogic.com)
Date: Wed Jun 25 1997 - 08:29:26 EDT


> From: "Stephen C. Carlson" <scarlson@washdc.mindspring.com>
> Subject: ANQRWPOS in Jn2:25
>
> A lurker brought up in a private email, but intended for the entire
> list, the issue of rendering ANQRWPOS in Jn2:25 --
>
> KAI OTI OU CREIAN EICEN hINA TIS MARTURHSH PERI TOU ANQRWPOU
> AUTOS GAR EGINWSKEN TI HN EN TWi ANQRWPWi.
>
> Unfortunately, my reference books are packed away, so I will ask:
> why does ANQRWPOS take a definite article in this verse?
>
> (more, excised)
>
> Thoughts anyone?
>
Whew, the threads are proliferating today!

One immediate thought on this is Carlton Winbery's observation of
a couple of weeks ago that the definite article with the singular
can denote a representative of a group. Hence, in this case

 "... and as he had no need that anyone should testify [to him]
 concerning the human person, because he knew what was in the
 human person."

But that may not be the whole story. I have long been puzzled
by the article in Matt. 6.14:

  EAN GAR AFHTE TOIS ANQRWPOIS TA PARAPTWMATA AUTWN ...

Why TOIS?

Regards,
j.v.

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