[Greek] ἀγωγή (agōgē), [Latin] institutionem: a carrying, a leading away, a guiding conduct, a bringing up, a mode of life, a manner of life, behavior, way of life, training, a teaching, a course of life, a rearing, a persuasion; 2…
[Greek] ἀγνοέω (agnoeō), [Latin] ignorare, [Latin] ignoratnes, [Latin] ignoramus, [Latin] ignotus
[Greek] ἀγνοέω (agnoeō), [Latin] ignorare, [Latin] ignorantes, [Latin] ignoramus, [Latin] ignotus: to not know, to be ignorant, to have no knowledge, to not pay attention, to not recognize, to fail to understand, to have a willful ignorance, to lack discernment,…
[Greek] ἀγαπάω (agapaō)
[Greek] ἀγαπάω (agapaō): to love, to have unconditional love, to have a depreciation for someone, to show love, to have self-sacrificial love, to have a love of devotion, to have a high regard for someone, to recognize someone’s worth, to…
[Greek] στεφανόω (stephanoō), [Latin] coronare
[Greek] στεφανόω (stephanoō), [Latin] coronare: to crown, to win the prize, to adorn with a wreath, to place a crown on one’s head, to honor; 2 Tim.2:5, Heb.2:7, Heb.2:9 Background Information: Ancient Greece: This term is closely related to the…
[Greek] σκολιός (skolios), [Latin] prava
[Greek] σκολιός (skolios), [Latin] prava: curved, winding, crooked, perverse, unreasonable, warped, untoward, unscrupulous, corrupt, twisted, dishonest, false, cunning, slanting; Lk.3:5, Act.5=2:40, Php. 2:15, 1Pet. 2:18 The serpent was the most cunning of all the animals. (Gen.3:1) Background Information: Secular Greek:…
[Greek] κάμηλος (kamēlos)
[Greek] κάμηλος (kamēlos): camel, beast of burden, bearer, carrier; Mt.3:4, Mt.19:24, Mt.23:24, Mk.1:6, Mk.10:25, Lk.18:25 A Bedouin leads a caravan (herd) of camels Background Information: Old Testament: This refers to the Hebrew gamal, meaning bearer or carrier. The camel was…
[Greek] στεῖρα (steira), [Latin] sterilis
[Greek] στεῖρα (steira), [Latin] sterilis: barren, infertility, barren woman, barrenness; Lk.1:7, Lk.1:36, Lk.23:29, Gal.4:27, Heb. 11:11 The Old Testament understanding of the barren womb is likened to hard ground. Background Information: Old Testament: This Greek term is related to the…
[Greek] τέχνη (technē) [Latin] ars:
[Greek] τέχνη (technē) [Latin] ars: art, craft, trade, skill, occupation, technique; Act.17:29, Act.18:3, Rev.18:22 St. Paul works with his fellow tent-makers Aquila and Priscilla Background Information: Secular culture: This term illustrates the creative process of making something appear and the…
[Greek] λογίζομαι (logizomai), [Latin] cogitare, [Latin] reputare, [Latin] deputare, [Latin] existimare, [Latin] arbitrare, [Latin] acceptare
[Greek] λογίζομαι (logizomai), [Latin] cogitare, [Latin] reputare, [Latin] deputare, [Latin] existimare, [Latin] aribitrare, [Latin] acceptare: to reckon, to take into account, to regard, to suppose, to count, to have books balanced, to reason, to conclude, to calculate, to compute, to…