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However, the singular pronoun is used in the Greek for this passage in Hebrews 2:8. …

It must be kept in mind that the Jewish day begins at dusk/sunset, which is the beginning of the evening. The day lasts until the next sunset. It could alternately be translated, "And evening coming, …

I think that a strong case could be made for "covetousness." I've also seen it rendered as "avarice," but this doesn't fit into the 8th grade reading level goal of most biblical translations, and it e …

It is common for verbs to be implied in the Greek but not actually appear in the text. … The 'redundancy threshold' is much lower in Greek than it is in English. If the context makes it clear which verb is to be used, it is often left out of subsequent phrases. …

Is this perhaps an idiom in Aramaic or Hebrew that is not making much sense in the Greek ("the grass's flower falls off")? …

The Greek word παράδοσις (paradosis) means “tradition,” literally “the content of instruction that has been handed down” (BDAG). …

This is the plain sense of the Greek and comes out well in the English translation cited and quoted in the question. … In later Greek, the vowels ω and ο were scarcely distinguished in pronunciation." Roger L. Omanson and Bruce Manning Metzger, A Textual Guide to the Greek New Testament: An Adaptation of Bruce M. …

The NETS translators note at least three major Greek versions of the book of Tobit, the second (GII) is reflected in the text above. … It should be noted that this follows the first Greek version noted by the NETS translators (GI), while the second (GII) also says that Ahiqar served under Sennachereim, king of the Assyrians, and then …

The manuscript begins in the middle of Luke 22:20, starting with "τὸ ποτήριον ἡ καινὴ διαθήκη ἐν τῷ αἵματί μου τὸ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν ἐκχυννόμενον...."

I know that another question focuses on the meaning of the phrase in which this word is used, but I am only interested in the translation of the word itself (most answers to that question take the tra …

In the NASB, Romans 4:25 (emphasis mine) reads: He who was delivered over because of our transgressions, and was raised because of our justification. However, in the ESV (emphasis mine) it rea …

The Greek text for Romans 4:25 (from the NA28, emphasis mine) reads: ὃς παρεδόθη διὰ τὰ παραπτώματα ἡμῶν καὶ ἠγέρθη διὰ τὴν δικαίωσιν ἡμῶν. … Despite this translation choice (similar to the ESV), the NET translators acknowledge that the Greek carries the causal sense brought out in the NASB translation: Grk “because of.” …

Paul use the wrong Greek expression to express the idea, "because," is to beg the issue. …

No, it is not true. However, the NIV (2011) and NLT do translate παράδοσις (paradosis) as something other than "tradition" in 2 out of 3 positive uses, indicating there may be some bias here against u …

Good answers should respond solely from the Greek text(s) and not on the basis of a translation. … Insights from extra-biblical Greek literature written within the relevant time period are also highly encouraged. …