Month: October 2018

[Greek] στερεός (stereos), [Latin] firmus: firm, steadfast, strong, hard, solid, sure; 2Tim.2:19, Heb. 5:12,14, 1Pet.5:9 This idea echoes the notion that the informed Christian has the means to discern good and evil. Background Information: Greek Hellenism: This term, taking on…

[Greek] κώνωψ (kōnōps), [Latin] culex, [Spanish] mosca: gnat, mosquito, midge, unclean insect; Mt.23:24 A canopy (bed with curtains) used by influential persons. Other canopies have mosquito curtains. Background Information: Old Testament: The mosquito (gnat) is one of the smallest unclean…

‎[Greek] ἀκολουθέω (akoloutheō): to accompany, to be an acolyte, to go along with, to go the same way with, to follow someone, to come behind, to go behind, to follow the one who proceeds, to walk the same road with;…

‎[Greek] ψεύδομαι (pseudomai), [Latin] dicipiere: to lie, to utter an untruth, to deceive by falsehood; Mt.5:11, Acts 5:3,4, Rom.9:1, 2Cor.11:31, Gal.1:20, Col.3:9, 1Tim.2:7, Heb.6:18, Jam.3:14, 1Jn.1:6, Rev.3:9 The Death of Ananias: painting by Raphael (1515-1516) Background Information: Greek Hellenism: This…

[Greek] θυμός (thumos), [Latin] fumus: fury, wrath, rage, intense desire, indignation, passion, outburst of emotion, anger; Lk.4:28, Acts 9:28, Rom.2:8, 2Cor.12:20, Gal.5:20, Eph.4:31, Col.3:8, Heb.11:27, Rev.12:12, Rev.14:10,19, Rev.15:1,7, Rev.16:1,19. Rev. 18:3, Rev.19:15 An ancient wine press near Mt. Hebron, a…

‎[Greek] αἴσθησις (aisthēsis), [Latin] sensus: aesthetic, perception, discernment, cognition, vocation, sense, capacity to understand; Php.1:9 Background Information: Greek Hellenism: This term means perception, discernment, and intellectual understanding. Perception includes sense perception, sensation, organs of sensation, means of observing, feelings, impressions,…

[Greek] μυκτηρίζω (muktērizō), [Latin] muccare: to mock, to ridicule, to be mocked, to be treated with contempt, to turn up one’s nose (mukter), to sneer at, to ignore; Gal.6:7 The Aeropagus is a prominent rock formation where legal cases were…

[Greek] ‎κρίσις (krisis), [Latin] crisis, [Latin] iudicium, [Latin] delinquentia : judgment, justice, evaluation, consideration, testing, process of distinguishing and selecting, authority to judge, decision; 48 scriptural references Jesus in Herod’s court: painting by Duccio di Buoninsegna (1310 AD) Background Information:…

[Greek] πλαστός (plastos), [Latin] fictis: formed, molded, plastic, false, feigned, fabricated, made up, deceitful; 2Pet.2:3 Jesus warned of false prophets (and teachers) who come in sheep’s clothing (Mt.7:15) Background Information: Greek Hellenism: This term can take on various and nuanced…

‎[Greek] ἀθλέω (athleō), [Latin] certare: to contend, to compete, to strive, to engage in an athletic contest, to win the prize, to contend in games; 2Tim.2:5 A Greek sculpture of the gymnasium in Jerusalem during the Maccabeean era Background Information:…