The Greek of the New Testament is by no means, whatever some zealots
assert, the Greek of Homer, of Anacreon, or of Thucydides. It is
thickly interspersed with Hebraisms, barbarisms, and theological
expressions. The Evangelists differ much in style among themselves.
St. Matthew is not as pure as St. John, nor he as St. Paul. St. Luke
is the most correct--especially in the Acts.
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