A Catechetical Perspective on Scripture and Other Faith Issues
![[Greek] μάχαιρα (machaira), [Latin] pugio, [Latin] cultellus, [Latin] gladius](https://i0.wp.com/resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/machaira.jpg?resize=642%2C300&ssl=1 "[Greek] μάχαιρα (machaira), [Latin] pugio, [Latin] cultellus, [Latin] gladius")
Greek] μάχαιρα (machaira), [Latin] pugio, [Latin] cultellus, [Latin] gladius: sword, dagger, knife, judicial punishment, weapon; Mt.10:34, Mt.26:47,51-52,55, Mk.14:43,47-48, Lk.21:24, Lk.22:36,38,49,52, Jn.18:10-11, Acts 12:2, Acts 16:27, Rom.8:35, Rom.13:4, Eph.6:17, Heb.4:12, Heb.11:34,37, Rev.13:10,14 A 14th century fresco in the Sacred Monastery of…
![[Greek] εὐχαριστέω (eucharisteō), [Latin] agere gratiam, [Latin] participare cum gratiam](https://i0.wp.com/resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/public-eucharistia.jpg?resize=642%2C300&ssl=1 "[Greek] εὐχαριστέω (eucharisteō), [Latin] agere gratiam, [Latin] participare cum gratiam")
[Greek] εὐχαριστέω (eucharisteō), [Latin] agere gratiam, [Latin] participare cum gratiam: to give thanks, to express gratitude, to return thanks, to give thanks before meals, to express thanks, 41 scriptural references The people give thanks (eucharisteo) to the emperor. Background information:…
![[Greek] δαιμόνιον (daimonion), [Latin] diabolus, [Latin] spiritus](https://i0.wp.com/resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/daimonion.jpg?resize=642%2C300&ssl=1 "[Greek] δαιμόνιον (daimonion), [Latin] diabolus, [Latin] spiritus")
Greek] δαιμόνιον (daimonion), [Latin] diabolus, [Latin] spiritus: demon, spirit, god, malevolent force, supernatural being, devil; 60 scriptural references St. Paul delivering the Aeropagus Sermon in Athens: painting by Raphael (1515). The Areopagus was considered the cultural center of the learned…
![[Greek] καθαρότης (katharotēs), [Latin] purgatio, [Latin] expiatio, [Latin] emundiato](https://i0.wp.com/resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/katharotes-scaled.jpg?resize=642%2C300&ssl=1 "[Greek] καθαρότης (katharotēs), [Latin] purgatio, [Latin] expiatio, [Latin] emundiato")
[Greek] καθαρότης (katharotēs), [Latin] purgatio, [Latin] expiatio, [Latin] emundiato: purification, cleansing, cleanness, state of ritual cleanness, purity; Heb.9:13 Background information: Greek Hellenism: This term means purity, cleanliness, cleanness, moral purity, honesty, and holiness. Plato’s Laws 778e states “The temples we…
![[Greek] σκιά (skia), [Latin] umbra, [Old English] sceadwe](https://i0.wp.com/resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/skia-3.jpg?resize=642%2C300&ssl=1 "[Greek] σκιά (skia), [Latin] umbra, [Old English] sceadwe")
[Greek] σκιά (skia), [Latin] umbra, [Old English] sceadwe: shade, shadow, foreshadowing; Mt.4:16, Mk.4:32, Lk.1:79, Acts 5:15, Col.2:17, Heb. 8:5, Heb.10:1 A solar eclipse. The moon is in shadow (penumbra). Background information: Greek Hellenism: This term means shadow, shade, copy, unreality…
![[Greek] τεχνίτης (technitēs), [Latin] structor, [Latin] artifex](https://i0.wp.com/resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/technites.jpg?resize=642%2C300&ssl=1 "[Greek] τεχνίτης (technitēs), [Latin] structor, [Latin] artifex")
[Greek] τεχνίτης (technitēs), [Latin] structor, [Latin] artifex: craftsman, artisan, builder, artisan; Acts 19:24,38, Heb 11:10, Rev.18:22 Remnants of the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus (near the present day town Selcuk in Turkey) Background information: Greek Hellenism: This term means artificer,…
![[Greek] ἀναιρέω (anaireō), [Latin] demolire, [Latin] adoptare](https://i0.wp.com/resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/anaireo.jpg?resize=642%2C300&ssl=1 "[Greek] ἀναιρέω (anaireō), [Latin] demolire, [Latin] adoptare")
[Greek] ἀναιρέω (anaireō), [Latin] demolire, [Latin] adoptare: to take up, to take away, to do away, to put to death, to slay; Mt.2:16, Lk.22:2, Lk.23:32, Acts 2:23, Acts 5:33,36, Acts 7:21,28, Acts 9:23,24,29, Acts 10:39, Acts 12:2, Acts 13:28, Acts…
![[Greek] χαρίζομαι (charizomai), [Latin] donare](https://i0.wp.com/resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/charizomai-1.jpg?resize=642%2C300&ssl=1 "[Greek] χαρίζομαι (charizomai), [Latin] donare")
[Greek] χαρίζομαι (charizomai), [Latin] donare: to show favor, to give freely, to hand over, to give graciously, to do a favor, to show kindness, to grant a favor, to give generously; Lk.7:21,42-43, Acts 3:14, Acts 25:11,16, Acts 27:24, Rom.8:32, 1Cor.2:12,…
![[Greek] ὀσμή (osmē), [Latin] odor](https://i0.wp.com/resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/osme-1-scaled.jpg?resize=642%2C300&ssl=1 "[Greek] ὀσμή (osmē), [Latin] odor")
[Greek] ὀσμή (osmē), [Latin] odor: scent, aroma, odor, smell, fragrance; Jn.12:3, 2Cor.2:14-16, Eph.5:2, Php.4:18 Background information: Greek Hellenism: This term means smell, odor, sense (of smell), scent, perfume, and mist (vapor). Odors (scents), coming from nature, often have the power…
![[Greek] ἀδύνατος (adynatos), [Latin] impossibilis, [Latin] impotens](https://i0.wp.com/resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/adynatos.jpg?resize=642%2C300&ssl=1 "[Greek] ἀδύνατος (adynatos), [Latin] impossibilis, [Latin] impotens")
[Greek] ἀδύνατος (adynatos), [Latin] impossibilis, [Latin] impotens: incapable, powerless, impossible; Mt.19:26, Mk.10:27, Lk.18:27, Acts 14:8, Rom.8:3, Rom.15:1, Heb.6:4,18, Heb.10:4, Heb.11:6 St. Paul Healing the Cripple at Lystra: painting by Karel Dujardin (1663) Background information: Greek Hellenism: This term means unable,…