Why so many differing Greek words rendered “one”?
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Ephesians 4:4-6 (MLVBL)
There is one ἓν body and one ἓν Spirit, just-as you were also called in one μιᾷ hope of your calling; one εἷς Lord, one μία faith, one ἓν immersion, one εἷς God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in us all.
Why the various Greek words, ἓν/μιᾷ/εἷς, for "one"?
How many religious faiths are right according to Ephesians 4:4-6?
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There is one ἓν body and one ἓν Spirit, just-as you were also called in one μιᾷ hope of your calling; one εἷς Lord, one μία faith, one ἓν immersion, one εἷς God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in us all.
Why the various Greek words, ἓν/μιᾷ/εἷς, for "one"?
How many religious faiths are right according to Ephesians 4:4-6?
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The answer is that this is just one word. Just as in English "who, whom, whose" are various forms of one single word, so these are various forms of a single word. The forms change according to the function of the word in the sentence, but it is just one word.
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Ephesians 4:4-6 (MLVBL)
There is one ἓν body and one ἓν Spirit, just-as you were also called in one μιᾷ hope of your calling; one εἷς Lord, one μία faith, one ἓν immersion, one εἷς God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in us all.
Why the various Greek words, ἓν/μιᾷ/εἷς, for "one"?
How many religious faiths are right according to Ephesians 4:4-6?
greek biblical-theology faith
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Ephesians 4:4-6 (MLVBL)
There is one ἓν body and one ἓν Spirit, just-as you were also called in one μιᾷ hope of your calling; one εἷς Lord, one μία faith, one ἓν immersion, one εἷς God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in us all.
Why the various Greek words, ἓν/μιᾷ/εἷς, for "one"?
How many religious faiths are right according to Ephesians 4:4-6?
greek biblical-theology faith
greek biblical-theology faith
edited Nov 20 at 22:47
enegue
3,4621728
asked Nov 20 at 18:50
ethos
715111
edited Nov 20 at 22:47
enegue
3,4621728
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ethos
715111
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enegue
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enegue
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ethos
715111
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ethos
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ethos
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715111
The answer is that this is just one word. Just as in English "who, whom, whose" are various forms of one single word, so these are various forms of a single word. The forms change according to the function of the word in the sentence, but it is just one word.
– MPW
Nov 21 at 14:36
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The answer is that this is just one word. Just as in English "who, whom, whose" are various forms of one single word, so these are various forms of a single word. The forms change according to the function of the word in the sentence, but it is just one word.
– MPW
Nov 21 at 14:36
The answer is that this is just one word. Just as in English "who, whom, whose" are various forms of one single word, so these are various forms of a single word. The forms change according to the function of the word in the sentence, but it is just one word.
– MPW
Nov 21 at 14:36
The answer is that this is just one word. Just as in English "who, whom, whose" are various forms of one single word, so these are various forms of a single word. The forms change according to the function of the word in the sentence, but it is just one word.
– MPW
Nov 21 at 14:36
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Unlike English, Greek is a heavily (or highly) inflected language.1 In English, one could say, “One Lord, one faith, one baptism,” and the adjective “one” does not change spelling according to the noun it modifies.
In Greek, on the other hand, the typical adjective will decline2 according to:3
Since adjectives must agree with the nouns (or pronouns) they modify,4 then nouns also decline in the same manner (excluding degree).
The English adjective “one” is translated from the Greek word εἷς, which may be transliterated into English as heis.
This word εἷς is known as the λήμμα (lemma), or the dictionary/lexical form of the word. The lemma of an adjective is its form declined in the nominative case, singular number, masculine gender, and positive degree.
Since εἷς is an adjective, when you find its entry in a lexicon, the lexicon will give you its declension for the masculine, feminine, and neuter genders, all in nominative case, singular number.
With respect to Eph. 4:4–6, the lemma εἷς modifies nouns of various genders, hence the different declensions. Nevertheless, all possess the same general meaning: “one.”
Footnotes
1 Chadwick, Ch. 4, p. 35
2 To decline is to inflect a noun, pronoun, or adjective; to conjugate is to inflect a verb.
3 Because εἷς is inherently singular—after all, it means “one”—it does not decline according to number, unlike other adjectives. Also, being a numeral, it does not decline according to degree (i.e., it is not used as a comparative or superlative).
4 Mounce, p. 102
References
Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003.
Thornill, A. Chadwick. Greek for Everyone: Introductory Greek for Bible Study and Application. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2016.
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All the words for "one" are different declensions of the same word (εἷς, μία, ἕν in the lexicon). It is declined to match the noun it modifies.
ἓν - is nominative neuter singular
μιᾷ - is dative feminine sigular (in a prepositional phrase)
εἷς - is nominative masculine singular
μία - is nominative feminine sigular
There are sites like the following where you can get free classes in Biblical Greek:
https://www.biblicaltraining.org/biblical-greek/william-mounce
As for the religious faiths Eph. 4:4-6 applies, it applies for all Christians.
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Unlike English, Greek is a heavily (or highly) inflected language.1 In English, one could say, “One Lord, one faith, one baptism,” and the adjective “one” does not change spelling according to the noun it modifies.
In Greek, on the other hand, the typical adjective will decline2 according to:3
Since adjectives must agree with the nouns (or pronouns) they modify,4 then nouns also decline in the same manner (excluding degree).
The English adjective “one” is translated from the Greek word εἷς, which may be transliterated into English as heis.
This word εἷς is known as the λήμμα (lemma), or the dictionary/lexical form of the word. The lemma of an adjective is its form declined in the nominative case, singular number, masculine gender, and positive degree.
Since εἷς is an adjective, when you find its entry in a lexicon, the lexicon will give you its declension for the masculine, feminine, and neuter genders, all in nominative case, singular number.
With respect to Eph. 4:4–6, the lemma εἷς modifies nouns of various genders, hence the different declensions. Nevertheless, all possess the same general meaning: “one.”
Footnotes
1 Chadwick, Ch. 4, p. 35
2 To decline is to inflect a noun, pronoun, or adjective; to conjugate is to inflect a verb.
3 Because εἷς is inherently singular—after all, it means “one”—it does not decline according to number, unlike other adjectives. Also, being a numeral, it does not decline according to degree (i.e., it is not used as a comparative or superlative).
4 Mounce, p. 102
References
Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003.
Thornill, A. Chadwick. Greek for Everyone: Introductory Greek for Bible Study and Application. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2016.
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Unlike English, Greek is a heavily (or highly) inflected language.1 In English, one could say, “One Lord, one faith, one baptism,” and the adjective “one” does not change spelling according to the noun it modifies.
In Greek, on the other hand, the typical adjective will decline2 according to:3
Since adjectives must agree with the nouns (or pronouns) they modify,4 then nouns also decline in the same manner (excluding degree).
The English adjective “one” is translated from the Greek word εἷς, which may be transliterated into English as heis.
This word εἷς is known as the λήμμα (lemma), or the dictionary/lexical form of the word. The lemma of an adjective is its form declined in the nominative case, singular number, masculine gender, and positive degree.
Since εἷς is an adjective, when you find its entry in a lexicon, the lexicon will give you its declension for the masculine, feminine, and neuter genders, all in nominative case, singular number.
With respect to Eph. 4:4–6, the lemma εἷς modifies nouns of various genders, hence the different declensions. Nevertheless, all possess the same general meaning: “one.”
Footnotes
1 Chadwick, Ch. 4, p. 35
2 To decline is to inflect a noun, pronoun, or adjective; to conjugate is to inflect a verb.
3 Because εἷς is inherently singular—after all, it means “one”—it does not decline according to number, unlike other adjectives. Also, being a numeral, it does not decline according to degree (i.e., it is not used as a comparative or superlative).
4 Mounce, p. 102
References
Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003.
Thornill, A. Chadwick. Greek for Everyone: Introductory Greek for Bible Study and Application. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2016.
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Unlike English, Greek is a heavily (or highly) inflected language.1 In English, one could say, “One Lord, one faith, one baptism,” and the adjective “one” does not change spelling according to the noun it modifies.
In Greek, on the other hand, the typical adjective will decline2 according to:3
Since adjectives must agree with the nouns (or pronouns) they modify,4 then nouns also decline in the same manner (excluding degree).
The English adjective “one” is translated from the Greek word εἷς, which may be transliterated into English as heis.
This word εἷς is known as the λήμμα (lemma), or the dictionary/lexical form of the word. The lemma of an adjective is its form declined in the nominative case, singular number, masculine gender, and positive degree.
Since εἷς is an adjective, when you find its entry in a lexicon, the lexicon will give you its declension for the masculine, feminine, and neuter genders, all in nominative case, singular number.
With respect to Eph. 4:4–6, the lemma εἷς modifies nouns of various genders, hence the different declensions. Nevertheless, all possess the same general meaning: “one.”
Footnotes
1 Chadwick, Ch. 4, p. 35
2 To decline is to inflect a noun, pronoun, or adjective; to conjugate is to inflect a verb.
3 Because εἷς is inherently singular—after all, it means “one”—it does not decline according to number, unlike other adjectives. Also, being a numeral, it does not decline according to degree (i.e., it is not used as a comparative or superlative).
4 Mounce, p. 102
References
Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003.
Thornill, A. Chadwick. Greek for Everyone: Introductory Greek for Bible Study and Application. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2016.
answered Nov 20 at 21:03
Der Übermensch
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Unlike English, Greek is a heavily (or highly) inflected language.1 In English, one could say, “One Lord, one faith, one baptism,” and the adjective “one” does not change spelling according to the noun it modifies.
In Greek, on the other hand, the typical adjective will decline2 according to:3
Since adjectives must agree with the nouns (or pronouns) they modify,4 then nouns also decline in the same manner (excluding degree).
The English adjective “one” is translated from the Greek word εἷς, which may be transliterated into English as heis.
This word εἷς is known as the λήμμα (lemma), or the dictionary/lexical form of the word. The lemma of an adjective is its form declined in the nominative case, singular number, masculine gender, and positive degree.
Since εἷς is an adjective, when you find its entry in a lexicon, the lexicon will give you its declension for the masculine, feminine, and neuter genders, all in nominative case, singular number.
With respect to Eph. 4:4–6, the lemma εἷς modifies nouns of various genders, hence the different declensions. Nevertheless, all possess the same general meaning: “one.”
Footnotes
1 Chadwick, Ch. 4, p. 35
2 To decline is to inflect a noun, pronoun, or adjective; to conjugate is to inflect a verb.
3 Because εἷς is inherently singular—after all, it means “one”—it does not decline according to number, unlike other adjectives. Also, being a numeral, it does not decline according to degree (i.e., it is not used as a comparative or superlative).
4 Mounce, p. 102
References
Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003.
Thornill, A. Chadwick. Greek for Everyone: Introductory Greek for Bible Study and Application. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2016.
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All the words for "one" are different declensions of the same word (εἷς, μία, ἕν in the lexicon). It is declined to match the noun it modifies.
ἓν - is nominative neuter singular
μιᾷ - is dative feminine sigular (in a prepositional phrase)
εἷς - is nominative masculine singular
μία - is nominative feminine sigular
There are sites like the following where you can get free classes in Biblical Greek:
https://www.biblicaltraining.org/biblical-greek/william-mounce
As for the religious faiths Eph. 4:4-6 applies, it applies for all Christians.
answered Nov 20 at 19:38
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All the words for "one" are different declensions of the same word (εἷς, μία, ἕν in the lexicon). It is declined to match the noun it modifies.
ἓν - is nominative neuter singular
μιᾷ - is dative feminine sigular (in a prepositional phrase)
εἷς - is nominative masculine singular
μία - is nominative feminine sigular
There are sites like the following where you can get free classes in Biblical Greek:
https://www.biblicaltraining.org/biblical-greek/william-mounce
As for the religious faiths Eph. 4:4-6 applies, it applies for all Christians.
answered Nov 20 at 19:38
Perry Webb
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All the words for "one" are different declensions of the same word (εἷς, μία, ἕν in the lexicon). It is declined to match the noun it modifies.
ἓν - is nominative neuter singular
μιᾷ - is dative feminine sigular (in a prepositional phrase)
εἷς - is nominative masculine singular
μία - is nominative feminine sigular
There are sites like the following where you can get free classes in Biblical Greek:
https://www.biblicaltraining.org/biblical-greek/william-mounce
As for the religious faiths Eph. 4:4-6 applies, it applies for all Christians.
answered Nov 20 at 19:38
Perry Webb
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All the words for "one" are different declensions of the same word (εἷς, μία, ἕν in the lexicon). It is declined to match the noun it modifies.
ἓν - is nominative neuter singular
μιᾷ - is dative feminine sigular (in a prepositional phrase)
εἷς - is nominative masculine singular
μία - is nominative feminine sigular
There are sites like the following where you can get free classes in Biblical Greek:
https://www.biblicaltraining.org/biblical-greek/william-mounce
As for the religious faiths Eph. 4:4-6 applies, it applies for all Christians.
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The answer is that this is just one word. Just as in English "who, whom, whose" are various forms of one single word, so these are various forms of a single word. The forms change according to the function of the word in the sentence, but it is just one word.
– MPW
Nov 21 at 14:36