Month: December 2018

[Greek] γεννάω (gennaō): to generate, to begot, to be begotten, to bring forth, to bring into being, to give birth to, to be born, to father; Mt.1:2-20, Mt.2:1,4, Mt.19:12, Mt.26:24, Mk.14:21, Lk.1:13,35,57, Lk.23:29, Jn.1:13, Jn.3:3-8, Jn.8:41, Jn.9:2,19-20, Jn.9:32,34, Jn.16:21, Jn.18:37,…

[Greek] ποιμήν (poimēn), [Latin] pastor: shepherd, pastor, one who tends a flock, herdsman, shepherder; Mt. 9:36, Mt. 25:32, Mt.26:31, Mk.6:34, Mk.14:27, Lk.2:8,15,18,20, Jn.10:2,11-12,14,16, Eph.4:11, Heb.13:20, 1Pet.2:25 Jesus The Good Shepherd: Painting by Phillipe de Champaigne (1602-1674) Background Information: Ancient Orient/Greek…

[Greek] βλασφημέω (blasphēmeō), [Latin] blasphemare, [Latin] exprobare: to blaspheme, to injure, to injure the reputation of, to slander, to revile, to speak impiously, to speak evil of; Mt.9:3, Mt. 26:65, Mt.27:39, Mk.3:28-29, Mk.15:29, Lk.12:10, Lk.22:65, Lk.23:39, Jn.10:36, Acts 13:45, Acts…

[Greek] διαφέρω (diapherō),[Latin] differre: to transmit, to take away, to scatter, to be divided (alienated), to spread, to differ, to differentiate oneself, to distinguish oneself, to be estranged, to be changed; Mt.6:26, Mt. 10:31, Mt.12:12, Mk.11:16, Lk.12:7, Lk.12:24, Acts13:49, Acts…

[Greek] ἀδελφός (adĕlphŏs), [Latin] frater: brethren, brother, male sibling, fellow believer, kinsman; 319 scriptural references Woman Behold Your Son (Stabat Mater): painting my James Tissot (1836-1902) Background Information: Greek Hellenism: This term, meaning “from the same womb” (delphys), also refers…

[Greek]παρατίθεμαι (paratithemai), [Latin] parenthesis: to set aside (to place inside parentheses), to place before, to set before, to place beside, to entrust, to place at one’s disposal, to be entrusted, to be responsible for, to tell a parable; Mt.13:24,31, Mk.6:41,…

[Greek] κλίνω (klinō), [Latin] clinare: to cause to bend, to bow down, to put to flight, to draw to a close, to draw near, to recline, in incline, to lie down, to rest, to lean, to lean towards; Mt.8:20, Lk.9:12,…