> Dear Mr. Robie,
>
> Neuter plurals often have singular verbs. One could translate the verse
> this way:
>
> "For his invisible (qualities) from the creation of the world, being
> understood in what is made, are being discerned."
"Neuter plurals often have singular verbs." Thanks! That's what I
didn't know. After reading what you said, I looked it up in Smyth,
who says this:
Subject in the Plural, Verb in the Singular
958. A neuter plural subject is regarded as a collective (996), and has its
verb in the singular: KALA HN TA SFAGIA "the sacrifices were propitious"
X.A.4.3.19.
I learn something new every day here!
Jonathan
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