Re: hendiadys

Dale M. Wheeler (dalemw@teleport.com)
Thu, 02 Oct 1997 23:03:22 -0700

Larry Kruper wrote:

>Dear B-Greekers,
>
>Does anyone think that there might be a heniadys in the verse ?
>
> Mr 16:16 hO PISTEUSAS KAI BAPTISQEIS SWQHSETAI
> hO DE APISTHSAS KATAKRIQHSETAI

Actually Larry its a Granville-Sharp contstruction with participles, ie., the
same person who believes and is baptized. That is considerably different from
a hendiadys, which would mean "the baptized believer". Now here's a thread
I don't want to get into !!!

XAIREIN...

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