April 9, 2008
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JOHN 1:12a
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, …
osos           3745  1 mas  ---- nom p  pronoun  as many as
(of the house of Israel)
de             1161  2 ---- ---- --- -- conj---  but
lambanw        2983  3 aor  act  ind 3p ---verb *have received
   (not paralambanw, received near but lambanw,  received)
autos          0846  4 mas  ---- acc s  pronoun *him
didwmi         1325  5 aor  act  ind 3s ---verb *he gave
autos          0846  6 mas  ---- dat p  pronoun *to them
exousia        1849  7 fem  ---- acc s  noun---  authority
teknon         5043  8 neu  ---- acc p  noun--- *mature children
qeos           2316  9 mas  ---- gen s  noun--- *of God;
ginomai        1096 10 aor  mid  --- -- ---infn *to become
This word refer to the house
of Israel, masculine gender
The rest of this verse refers
 to those who believe, present tense
Many receive him,
aorist active indicative
Notice that this
Is nominative plural
masculine
In John 1:12 the verse begins with “as many as” which is a word that is masculine in gender. I believe this a reference to those of the masculine gender in verse 11. Those who receive him are able to grow in maturity. These are those who would not be able to receive him near but just receive him. His own, neuter, are referred to in the later part of this verse and the ones believing.
It is also interesting and significant that the pronoun “as many as” is plural and in the nominative case. “His own” in verse 11 that is in the masculine gender is also plural and in the nominative case.