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1 | nature of the holy spirit of god | Bible general Archive 3 | Morant61 | 179804 | ||
Greetings gdh1127! You are correct that in the Greek, a pronoun must always agree with it's antecedent in person, gender, and number. The word 'spirit' is neuter in gender. Therefore, the adjective 'holy' is also neuter when modifying the word 'spirit'. And, a neuter pronoun is used when referring to the "Holy Spirit". There are at least two instances where this rule is broken in Scripture. I think this is done so that we will be clear that the Holy Spirit is a person. The two instances are: 1) John 16:13-14: Here, John specifically uses a masculine pronoun to describe the Spirit of Truth, even though 'spirit' is neuter. 2) Eph. 1:14: Here also, a masculine pronoun is used in reference to the Holy Spirit. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | nature of the holy spirit of god | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 179807 | ||
Dear Brother Tim, Do you happen to know if this is the reason that the KVJ uses the word "it" in places like John 1:32, 1 John 5:6, etc.? Perhaps this is why English speakers often used "it" rather than "he" when speaking of the Holy Ghost in writings over the last few centuries? As always, your linguistic expertise is much appreciated! In Him, Doc |
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3 | nature of the holy spirit of god | Bible general Archive 3 | Morant61 | 179810 | ||
Greetings Doc! Strictly speaking, 'it' would be the most literal translation. There are a couple of exceptions that I mentioned previously. But, the form of a word is more a matter of rules rather than reality. What I mean is that since the word 'spirit' is neuter, any pronoun referencing the Holy Spirit must be neuter as well even though the Holy Spirit is not neuter. :-) p.s. - Did anyone notice that the forum has added a spell checker? :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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4 | nature of the holy spirit of god | Bible general Archive 3 | Morant61 | 179811 | ||
Correction... Sorry, the forum has not added a spell checker. I am using the new Firefox browser and it has added a spell checker. :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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