anarthrousnessn.
/əˈnɑːθrəsnəs/, U.S. /əˈnɑrθrəsnəs/ Grammar.
Esp. in New Testament Greek: omission of the article before a noun.
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anarthrousness1852
1852 H. Alford Greek Test. II. 290/1 Bp. Middleton..remarks on the anarthrousness of Paul's style.
1910 W. R. Nicoll Expositor's Greek Test. IV. 106/2 It is no objection to this view that the article is not expressed; the anarthrousness of common Christian terms is a feature of these epistles.
1999 J. C. Iwe Jesus in Synagogue of Capernaum 172 We are faced with the anarthrousness of ‘Son of God’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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