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Greek Lessons
- The Word Was with God: A Grammatical Journey from John 1:1
- Teaching, Preaching, Healing: The Triple Ministry in Matthew 4:23
- Greek Grammatical and Syntactic Analysis of Luke 4:22
- The Grammar of Greeting: Sanctified Salutations in Philippians 4:21
- Stumbling Blocks and Subjunctives: Volitional Grammar in 1 Corinthians 8:13
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Stability of Mind and Apostolic Warning in 2 Thessalonians 2:2: Greek Syntax of Exhortation and Eschatological Correction
εἰς τὸ μὴ ταχέως σαλευθῆναι ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ νοὸς μηδὲ θροεῖσθαι μήτε διὰ πνεύματος μήτε διὰ λόγου μήτε δι’ ἐπιστολῆς ὡς δι’ ἡμῶν, ὡς ὅτι ἐνέστηκεν ἡ ἡμέρα Study more .....
“ὃ προεπηγγείλατο διὰ τῶν προφητῶν αὐτοῦ ἐν γραφαῖς ἁγίαις”: The Fore-Promised Gospel in Romans 1:2
Introduction: A Gospel Long Promised
Romans 1:1–2 begins Paul’s epistle with this phrase:
τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ θεοῦ…
ὃ προεπηγγείλατο διὰ τῶν προφητῶν αὐτοῦ ἐν γραφαῖς ἁγίαις
“the gospel of God… which He Study more .....
Future Indicative: Periphrastic Form of The Future
(1) PERIPHRASTIC FORM OF THE FUTURE. A Future tense composed of a Present Participle and the Future of the verb eivmi, is found occasionally in the New Testament. The force is that of a Progressive Future, with the thought of continuance or customariness somewhat emphasized.
Luke 5:10; ἀνθρώπους Study more .....
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Future Indicative: The Deliberative Future
(1) The Deliberative Future. The Future Indicative is sometimes used in questions of deliberation, asking not what will happen, but what can or ought to be done. Such questions may be real questions asking information, or rhetorical questions taking the place of a direct assertion. Cf. 169 under The Study more .....
Future Indicative: The Gnomic Future
(1) The Gnomic Future. The Future Indicative may be used to state what will customarily happen when occasion offers.
Rom. 5:7; μόλις γὰρ ὑπὲρ δικαίου τις ἀποθανεῖται, for scarcely for a righteous man will one die. See also Gen. 44:15; Rom. 7:3, χρηματίσει. Study more .....
Future Indicative: The Imperative Future
(1) The Imperative Future. The second person of the Future Indicative is often used as an Imperative.
Jas. 2:8; Ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν, thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
REMARK 1. This idiom as it occurs in the New Testament shows clearly Study more .....
Mark 7:10 ; Exodus 20:12
Mark 7:10
μωσης γαρ ειπεν τιμα τον πατερα σου και την μητερα σου και ο κακολογων πατερα η μητερα θανατω τελευτατω
Mark 7:10 (KJV)
For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or Study more .....
Matthew 22:39 ; Leviticus 19:18
Matthew 22:39
δευτερα δε ομοια αυτη αγαπησεις τον πλησιον σου ως σεαυτον
Mat 22:39 (KJV)
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Leviticus 19:18 (Septuagint)
καὶ οὐκ ἐκδικᾶταί σου ἡ χείρ, Study more .....
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Tagged Lev 19:18, Leviticus 19:18, Mat 22:39, Matthew 22:39
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Matthew 21:16 ; Psalm 8:3
Matthew 21:16
και ειπον αυτω ακουεις τι ουτοι λεγουσιν ο δε ιησους λεγει αυτοις ναι ουδεποτε ανεγνωτε οτι εκ στοματος νηπιων και θηλαζοντων κατηρτισω αινον
KJV
And said unto him, Study more .....
αἱρέομαι ; αἵρειν
αἱρέομαι; αἵρειν :
(1) to take for oneself, to prefer, choose
(2) to choose by vote, elect to office
Part of Speech: verb
Latin:
(1) tollere
(2) ferre
Syriac:
Matthew 4:6
και λεγει αυτω ει υιος ει του θεου βαλε σεαυτον κατω Study more .....
Comparative Greek Analysis: Acts 11:11 in Koine vs. Classical Greek
Original Text (Acts 11:11)
Καὶ ἰδοὺ εὐθέως τρεῖς ἄνδρες ἐπέστησαν ἐπὶ τὴν οἰκίαν ἐν ᾗ ἦμεν, ἀπεσταλμένοι ἀπὸ Καισαρείας πρός με.
Literal English Translation
And behold, immediately three men stood Study more .....
αἶνος
αἶνος:
(1) a saying, proverb
(2) praise, laudatory discourse
Part of Speech: noun masculine
Latin: laus
Syriac: ܫܒܚ (praise, laud, glory)
Matthew 21:16
και ειπον αυτω ακουεις τι ουτοι λεγουσιν ο δε ιησους λεγει αυτοις Study more .....
αἴνιγμα
αἴνιγμα:
(1) an obscure saying, enigma, riddle
(2) an obscure thing
Part of Speech: noun neuter
Latin: aenigma
Syriac: ܦܠܐܬܐ (parable, figure, similitude, comparison)
1 Corinthians 13:12
βλεπομεν γαρ αρτι δι εσοπτρου εν αινιγματι τοτε Study more .....
αἰνέω ; αἰνεῖν
αἰνέω ; αἰνεῖν:
(1) to praise, extol, to sing praises in honour to God
(2) to allow, recommend
(3) to promise or vow
Part of Speech: verb
Latin:
(1) laudare
(2) collaudare
(3) laudem dicere
Syriac:
(1) ܫܒܚ (glorify, praise)
(2) ܗܠ (praise)
Luke 2:13
και εξαιφνης Study more .....
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Matthew 19:19 ; Leviticus 19:18
2. Old Testament Quotations In The New Testament
Matthew 19:19 ; Leviticus 19:18
Matthew 19:19
τιμα τον πατερα σου και την μητερα και αγαπησεις τον πλησιον σου ως σεαυτον
Leviticus 19:18
Septuagint (LXX)
καὶ οὐκ ἐκδικᾶταί Study more .....
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Tagged Leviticus 19:18, Mat 19:19 ; Lev 19:18, Matthew 19:19
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Future Indicative: The Progressive Future
THE PROGRESSIVE FUTURE
(1) The Progressive Future affirms that an action will be in progress in future time.
Phil. 1:18; καὶ ἐν τούτῳ χαίρω ἀλλὰ καὶ χαρήσομαι, and therein I rejoice, yea, and will [continue to] rejoice. See also Rom. 6:2; Phil. 1:6; Rev. 9:6.
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Tagged Deliberative Future, Future Indicative, Gnomic Future, Imperative Future, Progressive Future, χρηματίσει
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Future Indicative: The Aoristic Future
THE AORISTIC FUTURE
The Aoristic Future conceives of an action simply as an event, and affirms that it will take place in future time. It may be indefinite, inceptive, or resultative. As indefinite it may be momentary, comprehensive, or collective. Cf. THE AORIST INDICATIVE, The Historical Aorist Study more .....
Matthew 19:18 ; Exodus 20:13-16 ; Deuteronomy 5:17-20
1. Old Testament (Septuagint) quotes in the New Testament.
Matthew 19:18 ; Exodus 20:13-16 ; Deuteronomy 5:17-20
Matthew 19:18
λεγει αυτω ποιας ο δε ιησους ειπεν το ου φονευσεις ου μοιχευσεις ου κλεψεις ου ψευδομαρτυρησει
Exodus Study more .....
Future Indicative: The Predictive Future
THE PREDICTIVE FUTURE
The Future Indicative is most frequently used to affirm that an action is to take place in future time. Since it does not mark the distinction between action in progress and action conceived of indefinitely without reference to its progress, it may be either aoristic or progressive. Study more .....
Aorist Indicative: The Disctinction Between The Aorist And The Imperfect
THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE AORIST AND THE IMPERFECT
(1) The difference between an Historical Aorist and an Imperfect of action in progress or repeated being one not of the nature of the fact but of the speaker's conception of the fact, it is evident that the same fact may be expressed by either tense Study more .....
