[Greek] χολή (cholē), [Old Norse] gall, [Latin] bilis: gall, bile; Mt.27:34, Acts 8: Background information: Greek Hellenism: This term means gall, bile, blackness, bitterness, wrath, bitter drink, and making one sick. Aeschylus’ Libation Bearers 184 states “Over my heart, too,…
[Greek] εἶδος (eidos), [Latin] apparentia, [Latin] figura, [French] idee
[Greek] εἶδος (eidos), [Latin] apparentia, [Latin] figura, [French] idee: form, appearance, shape; Lk.3:22, Lk.9:29, Jn.5:27, 2Cor.5:7, 1Thess.5:22 The Baptism of Christ: painting by Pietro Perungino (1482) Background information: Greek Hellenism: This term means what is visible, model, idea, essence, appearance,…
[Greek] ἀποκτείνω (apokteinō), [Latin] caedere
[Greek] ἀποκτείνω (apokteinō), [Latin] caedere: to kill, to destroy, to put to death, to do away with; 83 scriptural references A tropaion (monument) was erected to memorialize the Battle of Leuctra where the Phocians slayed the Thebans in 371 BC.…
[Greek] θάπτω (thaptō), [Latin] sepelire, [Latin] cremitare:
[Greek] θάπτω (thaptō), [Latin] sepelire, [Latin] cremitare: to bury, to entomb, to celebrate funeral rites; Mt.8:21-22, Mt.14:12, Lk.9:59-60, Lk.16:22, Acts 2:29, Acts 5:6,9-10, 1Cor.15:4 The Death of Ananias: painting by Raphael (1515). Ananias and Sapphira both lie to the Holy…
[Greek] βρέφος (brephos), [Latin] infans, [Latin] fetus, [German] kind
[Greek] βρέφος (brephos), [Latin] infans, [Latin] fetus, [German] kind: newborn child, unborn child, baby, toddler, infant, embryo; Lk. 1:41,44. Lk. 2:12,16, Lk. 18:15, Acts 7:19, 2Tim.3:15, 1Pet.2:2 A quote from Martin Luther King Jr.: “Every aborted baby is like a…
[Greek] σπλάγχνον (splagchnon), [Latin] viscera, [Latin] intestina
[Greek] σπλάγχνον (splagchnon), [Latin] viscera, [Latin] intestina: gut, intestines, viscera, bowels, emotions, sympathy, inward parts; Lk.1:78, Acts 1:18, 2Cor.6:12, 2Cor.7:15, Php.1:8, Php.2:1, Col.3:12, Phl.7,12,20 Background information: Greek Hellenism: This term means inward parts (hearts, liver, kidneys), sacrificial offering, entrails, loin,…
[Greek] μεγαλύνω (megalynō), [Latin] laudare
[Greek] μεγαλύνω (megalynō), [Latin] laudare: to make large, to expand, to praise greatness of, to extol, to magnify, to highly glorify; Mt.23:5, Lk.1:46,58, Acts 5:13, Acts 10:46, Acts19:17, 2Cor.10:15, Php.1:20 Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees: painting by James Tissot…
[Greek] πλατύς (platys), [Latin] lata
[Greek] πλατύς (platys), [Latin] lata: wide, broad, flat; Mt.7:13 The Narrow Gate to Heaven and the Wicked Gate to Hell: painting by Cornelius de Bie (1627-1715) Background information: Greek Hellenism: This term means wide, broad, spread out, flat, and level.…
[Greek] σκληρύνω (sklērynō), [Latin] obdurare, [Latin] indurare, [French] perseverer, [French] persister, [German] hart machen (make hard)
[Greek] σκληρύνω (sklērynō), [Latin] obdurare, [Latin] indurare, [French] perseverer, [French] persister, [German] hart machen (make hard): to be stubborn, to harden, to be hardened, to cause to be stubborn; Acts 19:9, Rom. 9:18, Heb.3:8,13,15, Heb.4:7 Hardness of heart: resistant attitudes…
[Greek] συμμιμητής (symmimētēs), [Latin] imitator
[Greek] συμμιμητής (symmimētēs), [Latin] imitator: fellow imitator, one who mimics, one who imitates, to do what is seen to be done by someone else; Php.3:17 Plato’s concept of essence (the idea of the thing is the thing) becomes the inspiration…
[Greek] τόκος (tokos), [Latin] usura
[Greek] τόκος (tokos), [Latin] usura: interest, a bringing forth, usury, childbirth, offspring; Mt.25:27, Lk.19:23 The Madonna of the Incarnation: painting by Bernardino Luini (1515). Mary is the theotokos (God-bearer) or Mother of God Background information: Greek Hellenism: This term means…