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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Definitive distinction between Greek Heir κληρονόμον ("klēronómos") in Hebrews 1:2 versus an Ivri Heir יוֹרֵ֥שׁ ("Yoresh") in Genesis 15:3?
Was the Greek term for [Heir] : κληρονόμον ("klēronómos") - always associated with divine inheritance, similar to the Ivri term for [The Heir] : הַיֹּרֵשׁ֙ ("Ha-Yoresh") | [Heir] ...
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What does "kata/as" mean in Luke 22:22?
"For the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!". Luke 22:22. ESV
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Were Israelite Sukkot סֻּכּ֗וֹת “Booths” in Leviticus 23:42-43 simply Ohalim אֹהָלִים “Tents”? - based on Balaam’s observations in Numbers 24:5?
When Balaam raised his eyes and saw Israel dwelling according to its tribes, and the spirit of God rested upon him - Did God confirm through Balaam that Sukkot were good “Tents”?
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Meaning and significance of the greek word "ἅπτομαι" (haptomai \ haptou) in John 20:17 [duplicate]
I have always been struck by the "oddness" and also variation in the translation of Jesus statement in John 20:17 to Mary magdeline after his resurrection. It is rendered in various english ...
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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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What does "Blessed" mean in 1 Peter 1:3?
" Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the ressurrection of Jesus Christ from the ...
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How do "captives/aichmalosian" compare with "captivity/aichmalosian" in Ephesians 4:8?
"Therefore it says, "When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men". Ephesians 4:8 ESV [ Another question on this site focuses on "gifts"].
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What does "new birth" refer to in 1 Peter 1:3?
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead". 1 Peter 1:...
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How do the two sorts of "new" in Colossians 3:10 relate to each other?
"and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator". Colossians 3:10 ESV
"new" -neon.
"renewed"-anakainoumenon.
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What does "hidden" mean in Colossians 3:3?
Colossians 3:3 "For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God". ESV.
The truth that the Christian's life is hidden with Christ appears matched with the other side of the coin, ...
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Why does James use the verb αποκυεω (1:18 - 'begat') not γενναο?
There are many references to the spiritual birth, the 'new' birth, in the New Testament writings but many, if not all, use the verb γενναο to describe that state.
Jesus speaks of the 'birth from above'...
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On what basis does Proverbs 24:11 KJV translate môṭ as "those that are ready?"
On what basis does Proverbs 24:11 KJV (and some others) translate môṭ as “those that are ready?”
Proverbs 24:11 (emphasis added),
If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those ...
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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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What is the difference between Acts 10:44 - "the Holy Spirit," and v 45 - "the Holy Spirit?"
The interlinear Grk. feature to my Bible software helps with interpretation, digging deeper for original meaning. The syntax is helpful though I have no formal training here!
In verse 44, the ...
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What is the meaning and force of ακαταλυτοσ ('endless' life) Hebrews 7:16?
In Hebrews 7, the author has already noted, verse 3, that Melchisedec is mentioned in Genesis with no 'beginning of days' and is αφωμοιωμενον, 'likened to' the Son of God (Psalm 2 and Psalm 110).
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Why in Isaiah 24:5 is heperu 6565 translated as "Broken", but in Psalm 119:126 is translated as "have regarded [Your Law] as void". Both from NKJV?
Isaiah 24:5 "The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants, Because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, Broken the everlasting covenant". NKJV
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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
ye had from the beginning -- the ...
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Does our righteousness that comes from God is equal to His righteousness?
In Phil. 3:9 we read:
"and be found in Him, not having mine own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;&...
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How might the NIV justify putting "husband" in John 1:13?
John 1:13 "children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God" NIV.
Also: NET Bible "a husband's desire".
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What is this unity?
In John 17:20-23 (NASB)
“I am not asking on behalf of these alone, but also for those who believe in Me through their word, that they may all be one; just as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that ...
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What is the force of τε as used in Hebrews 4:12 [TR]?
... μερισμου ψυχης τε και πνευματος αρμων τε και μυελων και κριτικος ενθυμησεων και εννοιων καρδιας [TR - Beza, Stephanus, Elzevir and Scrivener all identical]
... dividing asunder of soul and spirit,...
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What is the effect of "hallowed/hagiastheto" in Matthew 6:9 being an aorist imperative?
Matthew 6:9 "Pray like this; "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name". ESV
I understand "hagiastheto" is an aorist imperative.
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Do Peter's words in 1 Peter 2:24 suggest that 'wound' would be a better word than 'bruise' in Genesis 3:15?
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. [1 Peter 2:24 KJV]
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What does "another/hetero" mean in 1 Corinthians 12:9?
1 Corinthians 12:8-9: "...and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit," ESV.
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Is 1 Corinthians 7:12 God-breathed? [closed]
1 Corinthians 7:12
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To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
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How might the NLT justify putting "diakonon" as "deacon" in view of John 2:9?
NLT Romans 16:1 "I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a deacon in the church in Cenchrea."
Another question on this site looks at diakonon being male, here I want to take another focus....
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What is meant by "obsolete" in Hebrews 8:13?
Hebrews 8:13 (ESV):
13 In speaking of a new covenant, he makes the first one obsolete. And what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.
What is meant by obsolete?
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What is the significance of Hebrew word tummah at Job 2:3?
And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he ...
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What does Isaiah 55:6 mean by "seeking" and "finding" the LORD?
Isaiah 55:6 (ESV):
“Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near;
What does it mean to seek the LORD? What does it mean to find Him?
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Is it possible to disambiguate the meaning of the words "rich", "poor" and "poverty" in the context of 2 Corinthians 8:9?
2 Corinthians 8:9:
9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich. [ESV]
9 For ye know the ...
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Sin Vs Transgression: is there a technical difference? Lev 16:16 "uncleannesses, transgressions, all their sins"
What is the basic difference between sin vs. transgression? khata or chata/ḥāṭā and pesha
Take for example Lev 16:16 ESV to be specific about the various words describing sin:
Thus he shall make ...
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In what sense do the sun and the moon 'rule' and how does this affect our interpretation of Adam's subsequent 'rule' of Eve?
I have tried to catch the meaning and nuances of 'leaders' 'captains' 'princes' and the like in the development of Israel's nationhood for many years. Is the preposition 'over' implicit in the ...
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Genesis 3:5 - 'as God' or 'as gods'?
The KJV states :
... shall be as gods, knowing good and evil [Genesis 3:5]
Young's Literal states :
... as God, knowing good and evil [Genesis 3:5]
Biblehub states that the participle 'knowing' is
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What's the difference between enthymesis (ἐνθύμησις) and ennoia (ἔννοια) as in Heb 4:12?
Both,ἐνθύμησις as well as ἔννοια, can be translated as thought. So, I am wondering what is the semantic difference between the two and in how far do they differ from dialogismos / διαλογισμός OR ...
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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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I think I know the answer, but it is not what is offered at large. What did Cain do to sin? [closed]
The body should be provided by the respondents. I will comment after I see what they have to say.
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What is "a ransom" as it appears in 1 Timothy 2:6?
1 Timothy 2:5-6. "For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all,...". ESV
If a prisoner is in a jail and a ...
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What is the κατεχον and who is the κατεχων at 2 Thess 2:6-7?
The expression "mystery of iniquity" (more common, "hidden power of lawlessness" - Greek: μυστήριον τῆς ἀνομίας; Lat: mysterium iniquitatis) comes from the Second Letter to the ...
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“You are my Son, today I have begotten you” - what are the meaning and implications of the word "today" in the context of Hebrews 1:5?
Hebrews 1:5 (ESV):
5 For to which of the angels did God ever say,
“You are my Son, today I have begotten you”?
Or again,
“I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son”?
It's clear that ...
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Is the ego eimi (I am) in John 8:58 and John 8:28 the same?
John 8:28[ASV] Jesus, therefore, said, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he and that I do nothing of myself, but as the Father taught me, I speak these things
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Should 'repent' and 'believe' be understood as often referring to the same event or act in the process of salvation? [closed]
Should repentance and belief at time be understood to refer to the same thing or two different ways of describing the same mental change? Again my suggestion isn't that they mean the exact same thing, ...
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"I am" in Greek Septuagint translation of Exodus 3:14 vs. John 8:58 - how do they compare?
Exodus 3:14 YLT
And God saith unto Moses, 'I AM THAT WHICH I AM;' He saith also, 'Thus dost thou say to the sons of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
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Are christians godkind? [duplicate]
2Peter 1:4
By which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world ...
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What is hell? sheol/hades/prison/lake of fire/outer darkness
This question looks at 5 contexts which refer to hell, how the word is used, and what it means.
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For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer
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What did Jesus mean when he said "The Father who dwells in me"? John 14:10
John 14:10:
10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. [ESV]...
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What does the word worship mean in Revelation 3:9 and Matthew 28:9?
Revelation 3:9 KJB Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that ...
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What is Paul saying in Romans 1:4?
[Romans 1:4 MGNT] (4) τοῦ ὁρισθέντος υἱοῦ θεοῦ ἐν δυνάμει κατὰ πνεῦμα ἁγιωσύνης ἐξ ἀναστάσεως νεκρῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν
Here are a couple of English translations:
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Are Isaiah 55:11 and John 1:1,14 talking about the same "word"?
In the question Why would God fully become His Word if He could not return to Himself? the author assumes a firm link between the term 'word' in the following passages:
Isaiah 55:10-11 (ESV):
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What do the words kenoo (empty) and harpagmos (seize) mean Philippians 2:5-7? [duplicate]
American Standard Version of Philippians 2:5-7,
Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be ...
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Are there any non-NT examples, from the Koine Greek, of an author using the phrase "truly, truly?" [closed]
I've read different interpretations of the significance of Jesus' use of "truly, truly," in the Gospels. From the very pious and serious, to an argument that Jesus is basically cracking ...