Questions tagged [word-study]
Investigation into the meaning or use of an individual word across a specific Biblical text or collection. This can include etymology, morphology, and usage as the word appears in text. This should not be exhaustive for all uses through the entire Bible or testament for frequently used words.
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Did the Israelites pay one, or two tithes?
On the website: "Hebrew Nations" the 'two-tithes' proposition is outlined:
The Two Tithes
The Tribe of Levi was divided into 2 major sections, Cohens (Priests) and Levites. The First Tithe was ...
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Does "the partial" (1 Cor 14:10b) allude to the imperfect nature of the "Spiritual gifts" or refer to the imperfect users and their use?
Context: 1 Cor 13:8-12 (ESV)
8 Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in ...
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What distinct and intelligible meaning can be derived from analysing John 1;1b and c's "Word" and "God"? [duplicate]
Can we take a plainer way in identifying the "word" and "God" in this verse or use substitution of the terms once the "word" and "God" already have been ...
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Trying to understand the meaning/purpose when it comes to Psalm 45 use of the word "daughter"
Hebrews 1:5-9 (NASB)
5 For to which of the angels did He ever say,
“You are My Son, Today I have begotten You”?
And again,
“I will be a Father to Him And He shall be a Son to Me”?
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Does Genesis 3 suggest that Adam and Eve's fig-leaf loincloths (v. 7) were unable to cover nakedness, unlike the tunics of skin (v. 21)?
In Genesis 3:6-10, the first recorded effect of Adam and Eve's sin is that they realized they were naked. Because of this, they sewed fig leaves together to make loincloths, but this isn't considered ...
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In Matthew 12:31 does Διὰ τοῦτο refer to the preceeding or proceeding verse?
Is Jesus referring to Matthew 12:30 and using it to explain Matthew 12:31 when He uses Διὰ τοῦτο? Or does the rest of Matthew 12:31 explain Matthew 12:30?
Matthew 12:30, 31 NIV
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Difference between eternal & everlasting life
Looking for help distinguishing between the two. From what I've gathered, eternal life could mean "time-based", i.e. heaven, and everlasting life means "quality" of life here ...
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How does "has blinded" in John 12:40 compare with "has blinded" in 2 Corinthians 4:4?
"He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them". John 12:40. ESV
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Word Study: G5546: Χριστιανός Christianós
The word Christian is used 3 times in the bible. Two are from Luke listed below. And, the third from Peter in his first letter.
Acts 11:26 (KJV)
And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch....
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Is "all things" the correct translation of "πάντα" in Mark 10:27 and Matthew 19:26?
In the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, the phrase "πάντα [γὰρ] δυνατὰ" appears in a synoptic passage (Matthew 19:26 and Mark 10:27 respectively.) This phrase is often defined (e.g. by the state ...
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Why does the peace offering have a three day ultimatum within which it must be eaten? Lev 19:6
For some other sacrifices, there was a one day ultimatum e.g
the Passover (Exo 12:10)
the peace offerings for thanksgiving (Lev 7:15)
Leviticus 19:5-7 (NKJV)
And if you offer a sacrifice of a peace
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Healing in the New Testament [closed]
Do you know any scriptures on healing from the New Testament? I am having a lot of issues with sickness and want to confess the word of God over myself to get healing. I pray and read God's word, but ...
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What is the meaning of "lampstand" in Revelation 2:5?
What is the meaning of "lampstand" in Revelation 2:5 ?
Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the
works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your
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Gen 9:4 - Why can't we eat the life?
What is the reasoning behind the prohibition from eating the lifeblood of an animal?
It isn't until Moses that purposing of the blood for atonement is provided as some additional reasoning behind the ...
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What is the meaning of "saved" in Acts 15:1?
I understand that there are different contexts and usages of saved. What is the meaning in this one?
But certain ones having come down from Judea were teaching the
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To which beginning is the word 'beginning' (arche) referring in the Gospel of John, outside of the prologue?
The standard reading of John 1:1
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God."
is that the beginning - ἀρχῇ (archē) - refers to the old beginning, i.e., ...
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"the Holy Spirit" vs. "the Spirit" in Acts 2:4 -What are the meaning and reference differences?
Can the Holy Spirit, the Person, be a "medium" (be filled with) and an "agent" (gave the utterance) at the same time?
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How does the words, "Broken Faith" in Exodus 21:8 relate to Moses's who "broke faith" in Deuteronomy 32:51?
What does it really mean to "Break Faith" as mentioned in the Old Testament?
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The fifth rib in Abner
I noticed the mention of fifth rib in the murder of Abner:
2 Sam 3:27 And when Abner had returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly and smote him there under the ...
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Was the "Kingdom at Hand" (Matthew 4:17) postponed by the Jewish rejection of Jesus; did they have the power to trump Jesus's anticipation?
At Hand Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand (Matt. 4:17) Also see Be sure of this, that the Kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. (Luke 10:11). The Greek is gar eggiken e basileia ton ouranon ...
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What could the future significance of the 2300 evenings and mornings, mentioned in Dan, 8, represent? Antiochus' later persecution of the Jews aside
Besides there being a general consensus of opinion (see Biblehub.com/commentaries on Dan, 8:14, 8:26) that Daniel in his vision is previewing Antiochus Epiphanes' persecution of the Jews, in the 2nd ...
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What is the meaning of the phrase "purge your conscience from dead works" in Hebrews 9:14?
What does "purge your conscience from dead works" mean in
Hebrews 9:14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your
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Amos 6:13 names of places or something else?
The Hebrew in Amos 6:13 reads
הַשְּׂמֵחִים לְלֹא דָבָר הָאֹמְרִים הֲלוֹא בְחָזְקֵנוּ לָקַחְנוּ
לָנוּ קַרְנָיִם
The KJV translates thus:
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In John 11:26 what is the meaning of "die"?
John 11:26 (version-A) and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do
you believe this?
The translation of this verse in my native language, in English will be like this :
John 11:26 (...
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Does the Granville Sharp rule apply to Titus 2:13 when dealing with "the Blessed Hope?
...while we wait for the Blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God... (Titus 2:13, KJV)
The modern NIV translation seems to translate this part of verse 13 as if the Granville Sharp rule ...
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In Romans 1:11 why does Paul seem to fudge about his agenda by saying "some spiritual gift"?
NIV Romans 1:
11I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift
to make you strong— 12that is, that you and I may be mutually
encouraged by each other’s faith.
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What is the meaning of the phrase 'only true God' in John 17:3?
In John 17:3, Jesus addressed the Father as 'the only true God'' which semantically means that no one else is true God except the Father. However, Jesus is also addressed as ''God'' in the same gospel ...
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Would using "Nations" instead of "Gentiles" be more appropriate as a translation of "ethnos" in the New Testament as in Acts 15:17?
Ethnicity This word, ethnos, from what we get ethnic or ethnicity simply means a nation or nationality. It could refer to any people group around the world (or as far the N.T. is concerned, the ...
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In Mark 5:41 what does "talitha cumi" mean?
In Mark 5:41, Jesus speaks in Aramaic as he resurrects a young girl:
Taking her by the hand he said to her, “Talitha cumi,” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.”
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What does Matthew mean by "those on His left" and "and those on His right" in Matthew 25?
In Matthew 25, starting in verse 34 the passage reads.
“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation ...
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Does gēs in Matthew 24:30 refer to all the earth, or a particular location?
Matthew 24:30 (ESV), a part of the Olivet Discourse, reads:
Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man ...
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Is John 6:27 a command or casual advice?
John 6:27
Do not labor for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures unto eternal life…
If this is a command, what can be said of modern Christianity? If this is just advice, why did the ...
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Are the words "beginning" and "word" mentioned in 1John 2:7 the same as those found in John 1:1?
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God; John 1:1 (YLT)
Brethren, a new command I write not to you, but an old command, that
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Is the Greek word "pragmaton" as used in Hebrews 11:1 referring to a thing done, an action, deed?
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. [Hebrews 11:1 KJV]
Is the Greek word "pragmaton" as used in Hebrews 11:1 referring to a thing done, an ...
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Is there any deeper meaning to the word translated as 'potsherd' in Job 2:8?
I am looking at the word translated as 'potsherd' in Job 2:8 and was wondering if anyone came across any other OT evidence that suggests there is a deeper/symbolic meaning behind the fragment of ...
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What does the term in Job 1:7 and 2:2 mean?
In both Job 1:7 and 2:2 Satan says to God:
And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down ...
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John the Baptist compared with Samson, Samuel via Nazirite vow
The Bible mentions about three people who were dedicated by their parents to be Nazirites already from birth. These people were Samson, Samuel, and John the Baptist. Jesus said:
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Law of God vs Law of Christ
The phrase "Law of Christ" appears only twice in the NT, namely, 1 Cor 9:21 & Gal 6:2. In the first of these, we read:
To those without the law I became like one without the law (...
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Is "a thousand generations" declaration from God that Earthly World will last for at least 30000 years?
In Exodus 20:6 (in some translations), Deuteronomy 7:9 and 1Chronicles 16:15 the phrase "thousand generations" had mentioned, does this mean that the Earthly World will last for at least thirty ...
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What is the "Glory" that the Kings of the earth bring into the "New Jerusalem"?
I am reading in the book of Revelation (ESV bible) about "The New Jerusalem," Chapter 21:22-27 and it is written,
And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the
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Examining the New International Version's translation of (phusis) nature in Galatians 4:8 and (morphe) form/nature in Philippians 2:6-7
Galatians 4:8 NIV Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves
to those who by nature are not gods.
by nature
φύσει (physei)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
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What does "justified in the Spirit" refer to in 1 Timothy 3:16?
What does justified in the Spirit refer to in
1 Timothy 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of
godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit,
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"Wine" vs. "new wine" in Hosea 4:11
Hosea 4:11 reads (NKJV, emphasis added):
“Harlotry, wine, and new wine enslave the heart.
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What is the meaning and best translation of μονή in John 14:2?
The word μονή in John 14:2 has been translated in multiple ways:
My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? (NIV)
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Is Exodus 21:22 about a premature birth or a miscarriage?
Exodus 21:22-25 reads (emphasis added):
If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman'...
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The meaning of "know" in Gen. 4:17
I am wondering about the use of "know" in the sexual sense in the Hebrew Bible (e.g., "[Cain] knew his wife" in Gen. 4:17). Is this an euphemism by the first translators into English, or was this ...
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What is meant by "reward" in the context of "And your Father who sees in secret will reward you" (Matthew 6)?
Matthew 6:2-4 (ESV):
2 “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to ...
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Ephesians 6:1 - Are Adults Commanded to Obey Their Parents?
I understand that children, τέκνα, is not a term that is age limited. Therefore, does a faithful reading of Ephesians 6:1 require adult Christian children to obey their parents?
Ephesians 6:1
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What does the "rod of an almond tree" in Jer 1:11 refer to?
In Jeremiah 1:11, what does the "rod of an almond tree" refer to?
11 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?”
And I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”
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Is it possible for the meaning of the name Michael to be rendered as a statement rather than a question?
Abarim publications has the following definition and etymology for the Hebrew name Michael:
Meaning
Who Is Like God?, What Is God Like?
Etymology
From (1) מי (mi), "who?", (2) כ (ke), "...
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