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Greek Lessons
- Grammatical Resistance: Pharaoh’s Syntax of Control in Exodus 10:11
- The Accusation in Quotation: Pauline Perception and Koine Rhetoric
- Healing and Heralding: The Grammar of Kingdom Nearness
- The Word Near You: Syntax, Faith, and the Internalization of Truth in Romans 10:8
- Synonyms: Image and Likeness: εἰκών, ὁμοίωσις, and ὁμοίωμα in the Greek New Testament
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Pauline Benediction and Gracious Presence in Philippians 4:23: Syntax, Word Order, and Communal Emphasis
Ἡ χάρις τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν· ἀμήν.
Nominative Subject and Theological Center: Ἡ χάρις
– Ἡ: Definite article, nominative singular feminine—”the.” – χάρις: Nominative singular feminine noun—”grace.” – Acts as the subject of an implied verb (often supplied as “be” or “be with”). – In Paul’s letters, χάρις represents the unmerited favor, kindness, and saving activity of God mediated through Christ.
Genitive of Source or Possession: τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ– τοῦ κυρίου: Genitive singular masculine of κύριος—”of the Lord.” – Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ: Genitive singular proper names—”Jesus Christ.” – Apposition to τοῦ κυρίου, identifying which Lord is meant.… Learn Koine Greek