[Greek] πειράζω (peirazō), [Latin] experiri, [Latin] temptare, [German] prufen, [French] toucher, [French] essayer: to explore, to test, to try, to examine, to attempt, to prove, to put to the test, to go about, to make proof of, to learn, to…
[Greek] μυέω (mueō), [Latin] mutare
[Greek] μυέω (mueō), [Latin] mutare: to shut the eyes or mouth, to initiate into a mystery (musterion), to instruct, to learn the secrets, to teach; Php. 4:12 Background Information: Greek Hellenism: This term means to initiate (be initiated) into the…
[Greek] πραγματεύομαι (pragmateuomai), [Latin] negotiari
[Greek] πραγματεύομαι (pragmateuomai), [Latin] negotiari: to busy oneself, to do business, to occupy, to trade, to put capital to work, to be engaged in business; Lk.19:13,15 The public Agora in Delos Greece where merchants sold their wares Background information: Greek…
[Greek] ζυγός (zygos), [Latin] iugum
[Greek] ζυγός (zygos), [Latin] iugum: a yoke, a pair of scales, a coupling, a bond, a servitude, a submission; Mt.11:29-30, Act. 15:10, Rev.6:5, Gal.5:1, 1Tim6:1, Act.15:10, Mt.23:4 Oxen yoked together Background Information: Greek Hellenism: This term essentially means a pair…
[Greek] ζέω (zeō), [Latin] fervere
[Greek] ζέω (zeō), [Latin] fervere: to have great fervor, to show enthusiasm, to boil, to seethe, to be hot, to be earnest, to be jealous, to envy; Act. 18:25, Rom. 12:11 Zeus throws glowing thunderbolts from Mt. Olympus Background Information:…
[Greek] λύω (luō), [Latin] solvere
[Greek] λύω (luō), [Latin] solvere: to loosen, to destroy, to dissolve, to forgive, to melt, to put off, to release, to prevent, to break, to set free, to undo, to untie; Mk.1:7, Lk.13:15, Act.27:41, Eph.2:14, Act.13:43, Mt. 5:1, Jn.5:18, Mt.…
[Greek] πάσχω (paschō), [Latin] patere, [Latin] miserere, [Latin] passio, [Latin] sufferre, [French] endurer, [French] avoir pitie (have pity)
[Greek] πάσχω (paschō), [Latin] patere, [Latin] miserere, [Latin] passio, [Latin] sufferre, [French] endurer, [Latin] avoir pitie (have pity): to suffer, to undergo an experience (passion), to experience suffering, to endure, to feel in some measure, to suffer pain (hardship); 46…
[Greek] ἐνδύω (enduō), [Latin] induere, [Latin] vestire, [French] attirer
[Greek] ἐνδύω (enduō), [Latin] induere, [Latin] vestire, [French] attirer: to clothe, to be clothed (sinking into a garment), to endow, to be endowed, to invest with clothing, to put on oneself, to put on, to dress oneself, to wear clothes,…
[Greek] μετρέω (metreō), [Latin] metiri
[Greek] μετρέω (metreō), [Latin] metiri: to measure, to measure out, to estimate, to ascertain, to give a measure, to apportion; Mt. 7:2, Mk.4:24, Lk.6:38, Jn.3:34, Mt. 23:32, Rev. 21:15,17, Rom. 12:3, Eph. 4:7, Rev. 11:1 This illustrates the wonderful folly…
[Greek] μέλαν (melan)
[Greek] μέλαν (melan): black, black color, blackness, inky, dark; Mt.5:36, Rev.6:5,12, 2 Cor. 3:3, 2 Jn.12, 3 Jn. 13 The Nile River’s rich black colored delta (and river bed) provided fertile grounds for agriculture. Background Information: Ancient Greek: This term…
[Greek] χείρ (cheir)
[Greek] χείρ (cheir): hand, person, power, authority, be in control of, direction, by the hand of, at the hand of; Mt.8:3, Lk.15:22, Mk.16:18, Act. 7:50, Lk.1:66, Act.12:11, 1Thess.4:11, 1Cor.4:12, Eph.4:28, Act.20:34, Mt.4:6, Mk.9:31, Lk.23:46, Rom.10:21, Act.11:21 Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam…
[Greek] μαίνομαι (mainomai), [Latin] insania
[Greek] μαίνομαι (mainomai), [Latin] insania: to rage, to be mad, to rave as a maniac, to beside oneself, to be raving mad, to be totally irrational, to be out of one’s mind, to be furious; Jn.10:20, Act.12:15, Act.26:24,25, 1Cor.14:23 The…