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/* Eight */ added unambiguous "you" comment - "There is no ambiguity in the Greek text. The word ὑμῖν is clearly plural"
:The word of Jesus in John 1:51 "'''''you''' will see''" (Greek '''ὑμῖν , ὄψεσθε''' , ''hymin , opsesthe'' , "you, see", "you, [''you will''] see") has been interpreted varyingly (1) as (singular) addressed directly to Nathanael personally (2) as (plural) addressed in general to all of the apostles present with him. See <br>—[http://biblehub.com/interlinear/john/1-51.htm interlinear text of John 1:51]<br>Ἀμὴν , ἀμὴν , λέγω '''ὑμῖν''' , ὄψεσθε <br>''Amēn , amen , legō '''hymin''' , opsesthe'' <br> "Amen, amen, I say to '''you''', you will see"... <br>—'''ὑμῖν''' is rendered here in the biblehub.com interlinear text as directly linked to '''σύ''' second person, personal pronoun, '''singular''' (not plural). See also <br>—[http://biblehub.com/multi/john/1-51.htm multiple versions of John 1:51]<br>—[http://biblehub.com/commentaries/john/1-51.htm multiple commentaries on John 1:51]
:Any Bible reading of the Greek plural form '''ὑμῖν''' ''hymin'' "you" as a singular form '''σύ''' ''su'' "you" marks that interpretation as [[Semantics|semantically]] untrustworthy, and the interpreter/s as either incompetent or dishonest. See [[Eisegesis]] and [[Translation Issues]]. There is no ambiguity in the Greek text. The word '''ὑμῖν''' is clearly plural.
:Compare the Greek text plural forms of "you" '''ὑμᾶς''' ''hymas'' , '''ὑμῶν''' ''hymōn'' , '''ὑμεῖς''' ''hymeis'' , '''ὑμᾶς''' '' hymas'' , (and again) '''ὑμᾶς''' ''hymas'' , in interlinear texts of [http://biblehub.com/interlinear/matthew/5-11.htm Matthew 5:11], [http://biblehub.com/interlinear/matthew/5-13.htm 5:13] and [http://biblehub.com/interlinear/acts/2-33.htm Acts 2:33], [http://biblehub.com/interlinear/acts/14-15.htm 14:15], [http://biblehub.com/interlinear/acts/17-22.htm 17:22], as addressed directly to a group gathering, and to a crowd of people. The [[Strong's]] number keyed to '''ὑμῖν''' as [https://biblehub.com/greek/4771.htm ''4771'' '''σύ''' ''su'' singular "you"] for each of these plural forms does not explicitly distinguish the plural from the singular—this misleading aspect of Strong's is one of its defects as a reference source for Bible student interpretation of the critical meaning of the Greek text. Updated editions of Strong's do direct the reader of that entry ''4771'' to entries ''[https://biblehub.com/greek/4571.htm 4571 sě (singular)], [https://biblehub.com/greek/4671.htm 4671 sŏi (singular)], [https://biblehub.com/greek/4675.htm 4675 sǒu (singular)]'' (''not very helpful''); "'''and for the plural'''" to ''[https://biblehub.com/greek/5209.htm 5209 humas], [https://biblehub.com/greek/5210.htm 5210 huměis], [https://biblehub.com/greek/5213.htm 5213 humin], [https://biblehub.com/greek/5216.htm 5216 humōn]''.
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