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gender-specific references to Holy Spirit???
Enclosed below is discussion from another list. Could you please shed some light on this
subject.
> > Robert> 2. Are there any gender-specific Greek languange references
> > Robert> to the Holy Spirit in the New Testament?
> >
> >
> > And if there are, what relation do they have to their English language
> > equivalent? As I don't yet read Greek I'm on thin ice, but I dimly
> > recall from somewhere that most pronoun references to the Holy Spirit
> > (e.g., John 14:16-17) use a Greek word which is a neuter personal;
> > "it" in English refers to objects and not persons, so there is no
> > English equivalent for that term. Even if I'm incorrect, any
> > reference that does indicate femininity should be handled with care,
> > bearing in mind that Greek is much more precise than English.
>
> Yes, and that is exactly the type of thing I'd like to know from
> someone who does read Greek (or several to be more sure!).
>
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