Re: Luke 16:9

From: Joe A. Friberg (JoeFriberg@email.msn.com)
Date: Fri Oct 08 1999 - 17:57:25 EDT


----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin Mullins <mullik@CHAMPINT.COM>
Sent: Friday, October 08, 1999 10:49 AM
>
> I don't understand why EKLIPHi is singular here. Is it used as an
impersonal
> verb?
>
> Lk 16:9 KAI EGW hUMIN LEGW, hEAUTOIS POIHSATE FILOUS EK TOU MAMWNA THS
ADIKIAS,
> hINA hOTAN EKLIPHi DEXWNTAI hUMAS EIS TAS AIWNIOUS SKHNAS.
>

The 3sg. subject of EKLIPHi is coreferrential with TOU MAMWNA which is m.sg.
That is, it is the "mammon" (sg.) that will fail you (pl.). Mammon has a
generic reference, as to a general principle.

Joe Friberg

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