A Catechetical Perspective on Scripture and Other Faith Issues
![[Greek] τέρας (teras), [Latin] stupendus](https://resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/teras-642x300.jpg "[Greek] τέρας (teras), [Latin] stupendus")
[Greek] τέρας (teras), [Latin] stupendus: wonder, monster, portent, prodigy, threat, sign, power; Mt. 24:24, Mk.13:22, Acts.2:19,22,43, Acts 4:30, Acts 5:12, Acts 6:8, Acts 7:36, Acts 14:3, Acts 15:12, Rom.15:19, 2Cor.12:12, 2Thess. 2:9, Heb.2:4 The Gorgan Medusa depicted by Michaelangelo Caravaggio…
![[Greek] συστέλλω (systellō), [Latin] deviare, [Latin] subtrahere](https://resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/systello.jpg "[Greek] συστέλλω (systellō), [Latin] deviare, [Latin] subtrahere")
[Greek] συστέλλω (systellō), [Latin] deviare, [Latin] subtrahere: to draw to a close, to be overwhelmed, to be subjected, to be shortened, to be limited, to send (draw) together, to enwrap, to enshroud a corpse for burial, to contract, to wind…
![[Greek] πρόγνωσις (prognōsis), [Latin] prescientia](https://resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/prognosis1-642x300.jpg "[Greek] πρόγνωσις (prognōsis), [Latin] prescientia")
[Greek] πρόγνωσις (prognōsis), [Latin] prescientia: foreknowledge, forecast, prognostication, foretelling, prediction, knowing beforehand, human foresight, advance knowledge; Acts 2:23, 1Pet.1:2 Hippocrates Tree (on the Island of Kos): It is believed that Hippocrates taught his students under this tree. Background information: Greek…
![[Greek] θεράπων (therapōn), [Latin] ministerium](https://resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/therapon-642x300.jpg "[Greek] θεράπων (therapōn), [Latin] ministerium")
[Greek] θεράπων (therapōn), [Latin] ministerium: attendant, servant, minister; Heb.3:5 The Funeral Games of Patroklos: 1778 fresco by Jacque-Louis David Background Information: Greek Hellenism: This term is found essentially in religious settings (worship) and in Greek literature. The therapon is presented…
![[Greek] ἀσφαλίζω (asphalizō), [Latin] custodire, [Latin] strinxit](https://resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/asphalizo-642x300.jpg "[Greek] ἀσφαλίζω (asphalizō), [Latin] custodire, [Latin] strinxit")
[Greek] ἀσφαλίζω (asphalizō), [Latin] custodire, [Latin] strinxit: to render secure (with asphalt), to make sure, to make firm, to make fast, to fasten, to make safe; Mt. 27:64-66, Acts 16:24 The Dead Sea: The ancient Greeks called this body of…
![[Greek] διαστολή (diastolē), [Latin] distinctio](https://resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/diastole-1-642x300.jpg "[Greek] διαστολή (diastolē), [Latin] distinctio")
[Greek] διαστολή (diastolē), [Latin] distinctio: separation, distinction, difference; Rom.3:22, Rom.10:12, 1Cor.14:7 Empedocles (490-430 BC) , a pre-Socratic naturalist, viewed the cosmos as a living and breathing organism with a disastole and systole Background Information: Greek Hellenism: This term, primarily found…
![[Greek] ἀνάλυσις (analysis), [Latin] resolutio](https://resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/analusis-642x300.jpg "[Greek] ἀνάλυσις (analysis), [Latin] resolutio")
[Greek] ἀνάλυσις (analysis), [Latin] resolutio: an unloosing, death, departure, a leaving, a loosening, a breaking up, an unraveling, an unfastening, a releasing, a dissolving; 2Tim.4:6 Background Information: Greek Hellenism: This term refers to a loosening, unraveling, solving, releasing, unfastening, a…
[Greek] πτύω (ptuō), [Latin] spuere: to spit, to spit upon, to loathe; Mk.7:33, Mk.8:33, Jn.9:6 Christ Healing the Blind Man: painting by Gioacchino Assereto (1600-1649) Background Information: Greek Hellenism: The Greek physician Galen (129-210 A.D) hypothesized that nasal phlegm originated…
[Greek] φορτίον (phortion), [Latin] portio: burden, portion, load, cargo, task, lading, something carried, task, service; Mt.11:30, Mt.23:4, Lk.11:46, Act. 27:10, Gal. 6:5 Background Information: Greek Hellenism: This term can be used in a variety of nuanced meanings. This term can…
![[Greek] γυμνάζω (gymnazō), [Latin] exercere, [German] traineren, [French] pratiquer](https://resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/gymnazo-642x300.jpg "[Greek] γυμνάζω (gymnazō), [Latin] exercere, [German] traineren, [French] pratiquer")
[Greek] γυμνάζω (gymnazō), [Latin] exercere, [German] traineren, [French] pratiquer: to discipline oneself, to train, to exercise, to exercise naked; 1Tim. 4:7, Heb.5:14, Heb.12:11, 2Pet.2:14 “Bikini Girls”: A 4th century mosaic at Piazza Armerina, Sicily Background Information: Gymnasium: The gymnasium in…
[Greek] λατρεία (latreia), [Latin] legislatio, [Latin] sanctum, [Latin] sacrificium: service, divine worship, ministry, divine service, work of a hired servant (slave); Jn.16:2, Rom.9:4, Rom.12:1, Heb. 9:1,6 Mosaic Law: Only the High Priest was allowed to stand in God’s presence. Background…
[Greek] κλάσμα (klasma), [Latin] fragmenta: fragment, broken piece, remnant, morsel, bit; Mt.14:20, Mt.15:34, Mk.6:43, Mk.8:8,19-20, Lk. 9:17, Jn.6:12-13 Fractio Panis (The Breaking of the Bread): a fresco found in the Catacombs of Priscilla (1st half of the 2nd century) in…