[Greek] ἐπιστέλλω (epistellō), [Latin] mittere, [Latin] scribere: to send a message (by letter), to enjoin by writing, to communicate by letter, to write a letter; Acts 15:20, Acts 21:25, Heb.13.22 The tabula (wax tablet) was also used for writing…
[Greek] κατηγορία (katēgoria), [Latin] accusare, [Latin] accusatio
[Greek] κατηγορία (katēgoria), [Latin] accusare, [Latin] accusatio accusation, category, predicament, complaint, criminal charge, legal charge, predicate (something which affirms); Jn.18:29, 1Tim.5:19, Tit.1:6, Lk.6:7 The remains of the Roman agora in Athens. Background information: Greek Hellenism: This term means accusation and charges…
[Greek] ἀνάπαυσις (anapausis), [Latin] resto
[Greek] ἀνάπαυσις (anapausis), [Latin] resto: rest, cessation, intermission, respite, relaxation, refreshment; Mt.11:29, Mt.12:43, Lk.11:24, Rev.4:8, Rev.14:11 Background information: Greek Hellenism: This term means rest (from something), repose, relaxation, and recreation. Plutarch’s De Liberis Educandis 13 states “While they (parents) are…
[Greek] ἀπολογέομαι (apologeomai), [Latin] defendere
[Greek] ἀπολογέομαι (apologeomai), [Latin] defendere: to make a speech in defense of, to defend oneself, to give an account of oneself, to make a defense of, to defend oneself; Lk.12:11, Lk.21:14, Acts 19:33, Acts 24:10, Acts 25:8, Acts 26:12, Rom.2:15,…
[Greek] γυμνιτεύω (gymniteuō), [Latin] nudare
[Greek] γυμνιτεύω (gymniteuō), [Latin] nudare: to be naked, to be in ragged clothing, to be poorly clothed; 1Cor.4:11 Two lightly armed combatants (veles) wearing animal skins. Background information: Greek Hellenism: Interestingly, this term means to be lightly armed. Heavily and…
[Greek] μετασχηματίζω (metaschēmatizō), [Latin] transformare, [Latin] transfigurare
[Greek] μετασχηματίζω (metaschēmatizō), [Latin] transformare, [Latin] transfigurare: to change in fashion (or appearance), to disguise, to transfigure, to transform, to change the form of; 1Cor.4:6, 2Cor.11:13-15, Php.3:21 The Transfiguration: painting by Raphael (1520). Php. 3:21 makes reference to that Jesus…
[Greek] ψηφίζω (psēphizō), [Latin] calculare
[Greek] ψηφίζω (psēphizō), [Latin] calculare: to vote, to count, to compute, to calculate, to count with pebbles, to figure out: Lk.14:28, Rev.13:18 Election Day in Philadelphia 1815: painting by John Lewis Krimmel (1815). The people are gathered together waiting for…
[Greek] ἐλευθερόω (eleutheroō), [Latin] liberare
[Greek] ἐλευθερόω (eleutheroō), [Latin] liberare: to make free, to exempt, to liberate, to set free, to liberate, to deliver; Jn.8:32,36, Rom.6:18,22, Rom.8:2,21, Gal.5:1 Background information: Stoic concept of freedom: In contrast to the political freedom of the citizen or the…
[Greek] νέφος (nephos), [Latin] nebula
[Greek] νέφος (nephos), [Latin] nebula: cloud, dense multitude, mist, particles; Heb.12:1 Joshua passing the Jordan River with the Ark of the Covenant: painting by Benjamin West (1800). The Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud by day…
[Greek] ὀρέγω (oregō), [Latin] appetere
[Greek] ὀρέγω (oregō), [Latin] appetere: 1Tim.3:1, 1Tim.6:10, Heb.11:16; to stretch, to have an appetite for something, to reach after, to yearn for, to aspire, to strive to, to attain, to aspire, to long for, to covet The name oregano comes…
[Greek] καταλείπω (kataleipō), [Old English] laefan, [Latin] relinquere
[Greek] καταλείπω (kataleipō), [Old English] laefan, [Latin] relinquere: to leave down, to abandon, to forsake, to leave, to depart; Mt.4:13, Mt.16:4, Mt.19:5, Mt.21:17, Mk.10:7, Mk.12:19, Mk.14:52, Lk.15:4, Lk.20:31, Jn.8:9, Acts 2:31, Acts 6:2, Acts 18:19, Acts 21:3, Acts 24:27, Acts…