REMARKS ov THE Uses OF THE DEFINITIVE ARTICLE wTHe GREEK TEXT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, Containing many New Proofs oF THe DIVINITY OF CHRIST, From Passages which ae wrongly taninted inthe COMMON ENGLISH VERSION. BY GRANVILLE SHARP.eaguweueanmrteunsa ea a@ se eee ee 2 CONTENTS. RULE. When two personal nouns of the same case are connected by the copulative xa, if the former has the definitive article, and the latter has fot, they both relate to the same person | | page 8 i | EXAMPLES. {1 ‘0 Geog kat Raenp tov Kvpiov fjov 9 j 2 Te Ge@ xan xarpt oes | 3. Ev m Baovieia tov Xmiorov Kat Geov |... 42 | 4. Kata thy zapty tov Geov fpiov Kan | xuptov Ingov Xpiotov, .. .. eee as 15. Evomov tov Gov kat xvpiov Insov i Xpiatou #8 { 6. Emupaverav ms Sofng tov jueyahou cov wa { Zatnpos fev Inoov Xpistov 35, 55 7. By bixatoovvn zo Geov iyov Kat Zarrnpos [| eeeontnoes 3 18 Kat tov povov Seaxomny Geov Kat KUpLOV fyLOV | Imgowv Xpiotov apvousevor 37 1 ne: ua name spon he et pes. Fr ec, ‘caple 2 Comauns 3; ctanpe> um (7 example Epes $3 ete ET healing 51 Thy $21 camp Te 2 nang 3 arrange tera)ape ee “ Common Version. 1. The God and Father of our Lord. 2. To God, even the Father. Comected Version Common Version. 3. In the kingdom of In the kingdom of Christ, (Christ, even of God and of God 4, According to the grace According to the grace of ‘of Jesus Christ, our God our God, and the Lord and Lord. Jesus Christ 5. Before Jesus Christ Before God, and the Lord the God and Lord; or, our Jesus Christ. God and Lord: for, the definite article has sometime the power of @ passive (sic: possessive] Pronoun 6. The glorious appearing The glorious appearing of of our great God andthe great God, and our Saviour Jesus Christ. ‘Saviour Jesus Christ. 7. Through the ‘Through the righteousness righteousness of Jesus of God, and our Saviour Christ, our God and Jesus Christ Saviour. 8. And denying our only And denying the only Lord Master, God, and Lord, God, and cur Lord Jesus Jesus Christ. Christ. o RULE HL If both nouns have the article, but not the copulative, they relate to the same person : page 14 RULE It. If the first has the article, and the second has not, and there is no copulative, they relate also to the same person. ..19 RULE WV. If the nouns ate not personal, they relate to different things ‘or qualities 21 RULE V. If personal nouns, of the same case, are connected by the copulative, and the first has not the article, they relate to different persons 23 RULE VI. If they are connected by the copulative, and both have the article, they relate also to different persons 25