ἄνθρωπος, υἱός (2 Thessalonians 2:3)

[Maatchen]

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In the NT, in the epistle B to the Tessalonians we can find the following words:

apokalephthe ho antroopos tes amartias (anomas) ho huios tes apooleias

Is it possible to read the singular /anthropos/ and /huios/ as pointing at a group/plural. Like when we talk about 'modern man' we do not think about one person in special but rather about todays humans/humanity. Or is this style figure, pars pro toto, unknown in ancient Greek; Or not possible in this case?

[wings]

Hi there!

Everything you have just mentioned can apply to Ancient Greek.

It is exactly as in English, i.e.:

One can be sinful.
You can be sinful.
We are sinful.

Ancient Greek was such a complex language that there is no standard rule. You could express any idea in multiple forms.

[Maatchen]

Thanks Wings for the quick reply.

So if I understand you well, paraphrasing:

"...ean me elthe he apostasia proton kai apokaluphthe ho antroopos tes amartias (anomias) ho huios tes apooleias"
 
with:

"....should not the apostacy be coming first and be unveiled [the] men of sin [the] children of destruction"

is a possible 'translation'? Where "men of sin children of destruction" are the people who are the 'result' of the apostacy.

Maatchen