singular, neuter<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nLiterally, in English, the phrase is “it is Lord’s supper,” but buried in all the terms is that what is being discussed is singular. We express this in English by using a singular article, but in Greek, such is not always necessary since the words contain case endings to indicate such ideas as singular versus plural, nominative versus accusative, and gender (masculine, feminine, or neuter). A part of the “joy” of learning Greek is memorizing all the various case endings because they are critical in understanding the text. Yet these very case endings give Greek its reputation for being a very precise language.<\/p>\n
There is an event referred to as the Lord’s Supper. The singular nature of the words does not indicate how often the event was conducted. For example, in I Corinthians 14:26, there are several events listed that take place in worship: psalm (song), teaching, tongue, revelation (prophecy), and interpretation. Each is stated in the singular form. However, in the following verses, Paul directs that tongues and prophecy should be limited to two or three in a worship service. Having a song (psalm) does not imply only one song is sung in the worship service.<\/p>\n
Looking at the arguments again, I realized that arguing from the case that the Lord’s Supper was taken once was invalid, so I changed the outline.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: We have been studying the Lord’s supper issues and one of our main concerns is about a second offering in which only a few partake, for the reasons you listed in your article (not doing it together). We have been questioning the idea of everyone taking it a second time. 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