A Catechetical Perspective on Scripture and Other Faith Issues
![[Greek] αἰσθάνομαι (aisthanomai), [Latin] ignorare](https://resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/aisthanomai-642x300.jpg "[Greek] αἰσθάνομαι (aisthanomai), [Latin] ignorare")
[Greek] αἰσθάνομαι (aisthanomai), [Latin] ignorare: to perceive, to be able to understand, to mentally grasp, to notice; Lk.9:45 Alcibiades Being Taught by Socrates: painting by Francois-Andre Vincent (1776) Background information: Greek Hellenism: This term means to have a sensual perception,…
![[Greek] βραδύνω (bradynō), [Latin] tardare](https://resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/bradyno-642x300.jpg "[Greek] βραδύνω (bradynō), [Latin] tardare")
[Greek] βραδύνω (bradynō), [Latin] tardare: to be slow, to be tardy, to delay, to hesitate, to be slack, to tarry, to retard; 1Tim.3:15, 2Pet.3:9 Background information: Greek Hellenism: This term means to make slow, to delay, to loiter, and to…
[Greek] συνεργέω (synergeō), [Latin] cooperare, [German] mitwirken: to work together, to be a fellow worker, to help in the work, to co-operate, to collaborate, to be a co-worker; Mk.16:20, Rom.8:28, 1Cor.16:16, 2Cor.6:1 Sacrifice of Isaac: painting by Caravaggio (1603). Abraham’s…
![[Greek] αἰδώς (aidōs), [Latin] verecundia, [modestia], [Latin] pudentia](https://resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/aidos-642x300.jpg "[Greek] αἰδώς (aidōs), [Latin] verecundia, [modestia], [Latin] pudentia")
[Greek] αἰδώς (aidōs), [Latin] verecundia, [modestia], [Latin] pudentia: sense of shame, modesty, shamefacedness, bashfulness, reverence, decency; Heb.12:28, 1Tim.2:9 Fresco of a high-society Pompein woman, richly dressed with gold-threaded hair and gold earrings. She holds a wax stylus. (55-79 AD) Background…
![[Greek] ἐπιστρέφω (epistrephō), [Latin] revertere, [Latin] convertere, [Latin] redire, [French] tourner, [French] se changer, [French] renverser, [French] retourner](https://resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/epistrepho-642x300.jpg "[Greek] ἐπιστρέφω (epistrephō), [Latin] revertere, [Latin] convertere, [Latin] redire, [French] tourner, [French] se changer, [French] renverser, [French] retourner")
[Greek] ἐπιστρέφω (epistrephō), [Latin] revertere, [Latin] convertere, [Latin] redire, [French] tourner, [French] se changer, [French] renverser, [French] retourner: to revert, to turn, to turn around, to return, to convert, to turn about; 44 scriptural references The family remains in their…
[Greek] ἀθέτησις (athetēsis), [Latin] destitution, [Latin] reprobatio: a setting aside, cancellation, a dis-annulling, abolition; Heb.7:18, Heb.9:26 Nebuchadnezzer Has Zedekiah’s Children Killed Before His Eyes: painting by Francois Xavier Fabre (1787) Background information: Greek Hellenism: This term means declaration of invalidity,…
![[Greek] ἀετός (aetos), [Latin] aquila, [Latin] voltur](https://resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/aetos-642x300.jpg "[Greek] ἀετός (aetos), [Latin] aquila, [Latin] voltur")
[Greek] ἀετός (aetos), [Latin] aquila, [Latin] voltur: eagle, vulture; Rev.4:7, Rev.8:13, Rev.12:14, Mt.24:28, Lk.17:37 The eagle (aquila) was the standard of the Roman legion. The standard bearer (aquilifer) carries this standard. Background information: Greek Hellenism: This term means eagle, bird…
![[Greek] ἀδυνατέω (adynateō), [Latin] impossibilis](https://resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/adynateo-642x300.jpg "[Greek] ἀδυνατέω (adynateō), [Latin] impossibilis")
[Greek] ἀδυνατέω (adynateō), [Latin] impossibilis: it is impossible; Mt.17:20, Lk.1:37 Annunciation: painting by Fabrizio Boschi Background information: Greek Hellenism: This term means to lack strength, to be unable to do, to be impossible (things), and not to be able. Plato’s…
![[Greek] ἐπιδημέω (epidēmeō), [Latin] advena, [Latin] hospites](https://resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/epidemeo-640x300.jpg "[Greek] ἐπιδημέω (epidēmeō), [Latin] advena, [Latin] hospites")
[Greek] ἐπιδημέω (epidēmeō), [Latin] advena, [Latin] hospites: to be at home, to be a visitor, to make oneself at home, to reside in a foreign country, to be a stranger, to live as a foreigner, to sojourn; Acts 2:10, Acts 17:21…
![[Greek] ἀδάπανος (adapanos), [Latin] sin sumptus, [Latin] sin expensa](https://resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/adapanos-642x300.jpg "[Greek] ἀδάπανος (adapanos), [Latin] sin sumptus, [Latin] sin expensa")
[Greek] ἀδάπανος (adapanos), [Latin] sin sumptus, [Latin] sin expensa: without expense, without charge, costing nothing, free, without payment; 1Cor.9:18 In Corinth Paul preached the gospel free of charge. He, along with Prisca and Aquila, provided for themselves as tent-makers in…
![[Greek] ἀγρυπνέω (agrypneō), [Latin] evigilare, [Latin] vigilare, [Latin] vigilante, [German] wachen, [French] veiller:](https://resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/agypneo-642x300.jpg "[Greek] ἀγρυπνέω (agrypneō), [Latin] evigilare, [Latin] vigilare, [Latin] vigilante, [German] wachen, [French] veiller:")
[Greek] ἀγρυπνέω (agrypneō), [Latin] evigilare, [Latin] vigilare, [Latin] vigilante, [German] wachen, [French] veiller: to be alert, to keep awake, to be on guard, to keep watch; Lk.21:36, Mk.13:33, Eph.6:18, Heb.13:17 Background information: Greek Hellenism: This term means to lie awake,…
[Greek] ἀγρεύω (agreuō), [Latin] captare, [Latin] illudere: to catch, to catch in a mistake, to trap in a verbal exchange, to entrap, to hunt after, to pursue eagerly; Mt.12:13 The Tribute Money: painting by Peter Paul Rubens (1612) Background information:…
![[Greek] ἀγράμματος (agrammatos), [Latin] inlitteratus, [Latin] ignorantia:](https://resoundingthefaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/agrammatos-642x300.jpg "[Greek] ἀγράμματος (agrammatos), [Latin] inlitteratus, [Latin] ignorantia:")
[Greek] ἀγράμματος (agrammatos), [Latin] inlitteratus, [Latin] ignorantia: without learning, uneducated, unlearned, illiterate; Acts 4:13 St. Peter Cures the Lame Beggar: painting by Bernardo Strozzi (1581-1644) Background information: Greek Hellenism: This term means illiterate, unable to read or write, unable to…