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    Published: 2024-02-221
    Vol. 65 No. 4 (2023)

    Where does the hendiadys in Phil. 1:1 come from? About the origins, misunderstandings, and argumentation of a questionable theory in English commentaries on Philippians 1:1

    Grzegorz Olek

    https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3505-6648
    https://doi.org/10.36124/rt.2023.25

    Abstract

    In Philippians 1:1 two terms can be found that sound puzzling for a Pauline greeting: σύν ἐπισκόποις καὶ διακόνοις. There are English speaking exegetes who consider a hendiadys in this fragment as one possibility among many other interpretations. The following article is dedicated to the question of why a hendiadys, of all things, would be found in Phil. 1:1 and why this idea occurs almost exclusively in English commentaries – in contrast to German commentaries.  Four commentaries mentioning a hendiadys are subsequently analyzed to explore and verify the rationale in favour of a hendiadys. In the analysis, the concept of hendiadys is explained in more detail followed by the suggestion that hendiadys in Phil. 1:1 is primarily based on unclear definitions and misunderstandings.

    Keywords:

    hendiadys, hendiadyoin, Philippians, figure of speech, bishop, deacon, New Testament

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    Olek, G. (2024). Where does the hendiadys in Phil. 1:1 come from? About the origins, misunderstandings, and argumentation of a questionable theory in English commentaries on Philippians 1:1. Theological Yearbook, 65(4), 681–692. https://doi.org/10.36124/rt.2023.25

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