Sentence word order

[rlaney]

Question:

In the phrase "son of God", how do you determine whether filium comes before or after dei? We have seen sentences presented both ways and don't know the distinguishing factor or if the word order even matters.

Desperately seeking an answer!

Thanks!

[Martin Cothran]

As a rule, you should say "filius Dei" rather than "Dei Filius". That seems standard for Henle and for our texts. But in Latin literature, that rule is frequently broken.