Φαρισαίων

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 Φαρισαίων

   pha-ri-sai-ON

   of Pharisees
2. sentence🔊 Γνοὺς δὲ ὁ Παῦλος ὅτι τὸ ἓν μέρος ἐστὶν Σαδδουκαίων τὸ δὲ ἕτερον Φαρισαίων ἔκραζεν ἐν τῷ συνεδρίῳ Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί ἐγὼ Φαρισαῖός εἰμι υἱὸς Φαρισαίων περὶ ἐλπίδος καὶ ἀναστάσεως νεκρῶν ἐγὼ κρίνομαι

   gnoUS de ho PAU-los HO-ti to HEN ME-ros es-TIN sad-dou-kai-ON to de HE-te-ron pha-ri-sai-ON E-kra-dzen en tôi sy-ne-DRI-ôi AN-dres a-del-PHOI e-GÔ pha-ri-sa-OS EI-mi hy-OS pha-ri-sai-ON pe-RI el-PI-dos kai a-na-STA-se-ôs ne-KRÔN e-GÔ KRI-no-mai

   Having learned and the Paul that the one part is of Sadducees the but other of Pharisees he was crying out in the council Men brothers I a Pharisee I am son of Pharisees concerning of hope and of resurrection of dead I am judged

Exegesis

The subject ho Paulos {ὁ Παῦλος | ho Paû-los} is followed by a hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} clause that reports the content of his perception: to hen meros estin Saddoukaion, to de heteron Pharisaion {τὸ ἓν μέρος ἐστὶν Σαδδουκαίων τὸ δὲ ἕτερον Φαρισαίων | tò hèn méros estìn Saddou-kaí-ōn, tò dè héteron Pharisaí-ōn}. This balanced structure, marked by to hen … to de heteron, underscores the internal division of the body he faces.

Paul’s self-identification, ego Pharisaíos eimi huios Pharisaion {ἐγὼ Φαρισαῖός εἰμι υἱὸς Φαρισαίων | egṑ Pha-ri-saî-os eí-mi hu-iós Pha-ri-saí-ōn}, combines an overt first-person pronoun with the verb “am,” heightening emphasis on his Pharisaic alignment and hereditary background.