[b-greek] Re: James 1:3

From: Harold R. Holmyard III (hholmyard@ont.com)
Date: Wed Jan 24 2001 - 21:40:01 EST


Dear Mark,

You write:

>James 1:3
>
>GINWSKONTES hOTI TO DOKIMION hUMWN THS PISTEWS
>KATERGAZETAI hUPOMONHN
>
>Can hUMWN modify either TO DOKIMION or THS PISTEWS?

I think that here it means "the trial of your faith."
>
>YOUR genuine faith...
>The genuineness of YOUR faith..

Here it is probably trial more than genuineness that is the idea.
>
>Is there any difference?

hUMWN goes better with faith if DOKIMION means "trial."
>
>Some take TO DOKIMION to be an Accusative Adjective as opposed to a
>Nominative Noun.
>What is the grammatical difference then? Is it acceptable to have an
>Accusative as the Subject?

DOKIMION is listed as a noun in the UBS dictionary.

                                Yours,
                                Harold Holmyard
                                Dallas, TX



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