In John 1:1, since two distinct persons are indicated (God and the
Word), the predicate noun must be indefinite. In John 1:14 SARX is
qualitative. As an abstract predicate noun it cannot be indefinite and
so it cannot be used as a proof for the status of the predicate noun in
John 1:1.
John Albu, New York
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Singular Anarthrous Predicate Nouns Preceding the Copulative Verbs EIMI
and GINOMAI in the Gospel of John Occurring as Indefinite (*),
Qualitative (**), or Definite (***)
Joh 1:1 * and the Word was with God, and the Word was _a god_
KAI hO LOGOS HN PROS TON QEON KAI _QEOS_ HN hO LOGOS
Joh 1:14 ** the Word became _flesh_
hO LOGOS _SARX_ EGENETO
Joh 1:49 ** you are _King_ of Israel
SU _BASILEUS_ EI TOU ISRAHL
Joh 2:9 ** the water that had been turned into _wine_
TO hUDWR _OINON_ GEGENHMENON
Joh 3:4 ** How can a man be born when he is _ol-d_?
PWS DUNATAI ANQRWPOS GENNHQHNAI _GERWN_ WN;
Joh 3:6 ** What has been born from the flesh is _flesh_
TO GEGENNHMENON EK THS SARKOS _SARX_ ESTIN
** what has been born from the spirit is _spirit_
TO GEGENNHMENON EK TOU PNEUMATOS _PNEUMA_ ESTIN
Joh 3:29 *** He that has the bride is _the bridegroom_
hO ECWN THN NUMFH _NUMFIOS_ ESTIN
Joh 4:9 * despite being _a Jew_
_IOUDAIOS_ WN
Joh 4:9 * when I am _a_ Samaritan _woman_?
_GUNAIKOS_ SAMAREITIDOS OUSHS;
Joh 4:19 * I perceive you are _a prophet_
QEWRW hOTI _PROFHTHS_ SU,
Joh 5:27 ** _Son_ of man he is
_HUIOS_ ANQRWPOU ESTIN
Joh 6:70 * one of you is _a slanderer_
EX hUMWN hEIS _DIABOLOS_ ESTIN
Joh 8:33 ** We are Abraham's _offspring_
_SPERMA_ ABRAAM ESMEN
Joh 8:34 * Every doer of sin is _a slave_ of sin
PAS hO POIWN THN hAMARTIAN _DOULOS_ ESTIN THS hAMARTIAS
Joh 8:37 ** you are Abraham's _offspring_
_SPERMA_ ABRAAM ESTE
Joh 8:42 *** If God were your _Father_
EI hO QEOS _PATHR_ hUMWN HN
Joh 8:44 * That one was _a manslayer_
EKEINOS _ANQRWPOKTONOS_ HN
* he is _a liar_
_YEUSTHS_ ESTIN
Joh 8:48 * You are _a Samaritan_
_SAMARITHS_ EI SU
Joh 8:54 *** he who you say is your _God_
hON hUMEIS LEGETE hOTI _QEOS_ hUMWN ESTIN
Joh 9:5 *** I am _the_ world's _light_
_FWS_ EIMI TOU KOSMOU
Joh 9:8 * he was _a beggar_
_PROSAITHS_ HN
Joh 9:17 * He is _a prophet_
_PROFHTHS_ ESTIN
Joh 9:24 * this man is _a sinner_
HOUTOS hO ANQRWPOS _hAMARTWLOS_ ESTIN
Joh 9:25 * Whether he is _a sinner_ I do not know
EI _hAMARTWLOS_ ESTIN OUK OIDA
Joh 9:28 * You are _a disciple_ of that [man]
SU _MAQHTHS_ EI EKEINOU
Joh 10:1 * that one is _a thief_
EKEINOS _KLEPTHS_ ESTIN
Joh 10:2 ** But he that enters through the door is _shepherd_ of
the sheep
hO DE EISERCOMENOS DIA THS QURAS _POIMHN_ ESTIN TWN
PROBATWN
Joh 10:13 * he is _a hired man_
_MISQWTOS_ ESTIN
Joh 10:33 * although being _a man_
_ANQRWPOS_ WN
Joh 10:36 ** because I said, I am God's _Son_?
HOTI EIPON _hUIOS_ TOU QEOU EIMI;
Joh 11:49 ** who was _high priest_ that year
_ARCIEREUS_ WN TOU ENIAUTOU EKEINOU
Joh 11:51 ** because he was _high priest_ that year
_ARCIEREUS_ WN TOU ENIAUTOU EKEINOU
Joh 12:6 * he was _a thief_
_KLEPTHS_ HN
Joh 17:17 ** your word is _truth_
hO LOGOS hO SOS _ALHQEIA_, ESTIN
Joh 18:26 * being _a relative_ of the man whose ear Peter cut off
_SUGGENHS_ WN hOU APEKOYEN PETROS TO WTION
Joh 18:37 * are you _a king_?
_BASILEUS_ EI SU;
* I am _a king_
_BASILEUS_ EIMI
Joh 19:21 ** I am _King_ of the Jews
_BASILEUS_ EIMI TWN IOUDAIWN