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A clause in John 19:31 reads: ἵνα μὴ μείνῃ ἐπὶ τοῦ σταυροῦ τὰ σώματα ἐν τῷ σαββάτῳ hINA MH MEINHi EPI TOU STAUROU TA SWMATA EN TWi SABBATWi My question is, when we have TA SWMATA (plural) as the subject, how should I take the singular verb MEINHi? May I see other examples of this […]

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I’m trying to determine if there is any real difference between PLHSION (in Luke 10:28,30) and GEITWN in Luke 15:9. I’m wondering,k having looked at both BDAG and Louw-Nida, if there is any real difference between these two . It’s unclear to me that FILAS and GEITONAS in Luke 15:9 are meant to be synonymous. […]

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I was surprised that the apparatus in UBS 3rd ed doesn’t show that there is indeed a difference in “ANASTASW AUTO” between its reading and the majority text. The majority text has “AUTON” but I would not have known this except that I was reading a book that rendered the verse AUTO in one instance […]

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If “to auto” here does not refer to Jesus being neuter who/what does it refer to?