I realised what I wrote before was ambiguous - I need to be more careful
with my pronouns!
> I think hO QEOS is the antecedent of the relative pronoun, but the
> clause it (ie THE RELATIVE PRONOUN) introduces is functioning as a grounds proposition in a
> grounds-conclusion relation with the clause beginning with PWS (See
> Young's Intermediate NT Greek, 233; he also refers to Argyle and gives
> other examples of this construction (ie A RELATIVE CLAUSE) providing the grounds of a following conclusion).
I hope that clarifies my previous post.
Regards
>
Perry Wiles
Moore Theological College
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Newtown
NSW 2042
Australia