Re: Simeon's spirit

Jonathan Robie (jonathan@texcel.no)
Fri, 28 Nov 1997 06:49:19 -0500

At 08:39 AM 11/28/97 -0000, Peter Phillips wrote:
>Last night I went to an informal communion service here in College. I was
>following the reading in my GNT and was a little startled at the
>translation of what I saw before me. Luke 25b says, KAI PNEUMA HN 'AGION
>EP AUTWI. The translation was "the Holy Spirit was upon him".

Why is hAGION accusative here?

Jonathan
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