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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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What does "determined" refer to in Acts 17:26?

First of all, in Acts 17:26 Paul is in fact interpreting certain events from the book of Genesis when he gets to this part of his speech. Paul's arguments as it pertains to this verse only make sense …
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What does Jesus mean in saying "reward according to what we've done" (Rev 22:12) (Law or gra...

The specific verse you mention in the question does not exactly convey a judgment of a persons works. It only mentions people will receive what they deserve. Since it part of the victory celebration …
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In John 3:35, what are the "all things" that are given into Christ's hands?

In verse 35 you have the term πάντα which is almost always rendered here in verse 35 as "all things." That English usage usually indicates that there is either an antecedent that comes before the ter …
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What does fruitful mean in Gen 1:28?

In the immediate context of Genesis 1:26-28 the subject is first the creation of man followed by the commands given to Adam in verse 28. That would make the context of 1:28 dealing primarily with the …
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1 Tim 6:13 - need direction for Greek grammar, please

As you have guessed and the previous answer pointed out, "solemnly" is supplied in this case. The reasons it would be supplied, is the nature of the verb παραγγέλλω. BDAG, one of the standard Greek …
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In John 11:26 what is the meaning of "die"?

There are two issues in this question that are in many respects not entirely related. The first is philosophical one, to what extent does ones exegesis enter into the translation process? While no …
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In John 1:3, to what does πᾶς refer?

John 1:3 is a dual statement that follows the previous statements about Jesus. In the previous statements the Word (Jesus) is presented as being present at the moment of creation and also being decla …
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In 1 Timothy 3:15 what is the function of a "στύλος καὶ ἑδραίωμα τῆς ἀληθείας"?

The question is, what was Paul referring to when he used this metaphor, the pillar and ground (foundation) of the truth, as the household of God? I take a somewhat unique approach to this passage, pl …
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Does Isaiah 7:14 rule out the possibility of sex during the miraculous pregnancy?

The answers to these series of questions depends to a great extent on how Mary is viewed theologically. The Catholic Church has held that Mary remained a virgin even after the birth of Jesus and th …
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In what significant ways would the Prophet that was to come be similar to Moses? Deut 18:15

I recently did a paper on this subject. There are a few points to discern first: The biggest of which is the decision regarding single or multiple referents. Was their only one person who was the fu …
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In 1 Timothy 3:6 is it a "new convert" or a "new arrival"?

So is Paul saying, "Not a new convert" or "Not a newcomer"? The quick answer is neither one This term comes within the context of the qualifications of the office of Bishop. The first t …
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Does the Tyndale’s version use “if” I’m John 12:32?

This already received a check mark but it didn't really answer the question why some translations have "when" and others have "if." As was pointed out this is not a difference in the Greek text. The …
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What are God's voice, charge, commandments, statutes & laws that Abraham kept?

This is actually a quite difficult question. I have dozens of commentaries in my Logos software of various depth and I was amazed how few even attempt to deal with the text at all. Then there were a f …
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