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Greek Lessons
- The Stillness Before the Call: Greek Grammar in a Moment of Transition
- Ascending to Teach: Grammatical Setting and Theological Foreshadowing in Matthew 5:1
- Rhetorical Inquiry and Comparative Teaching in Mark 4:30: Hortatory Subjunctives and Parabolic Framing in Greek Narrative
- The Quiet Escape: Classical and Koine Greek Meet in Luke 4:30
- Grant Boldness: Grammatical Petition and Apostolic Courage in Acts 4:29
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Author Archives: New Testament Greek
“γινώσκω τὰ ἐμὰ καὶ γινώσκομαι ὑπὸ τῶν ἐμῶν”: Reciprocal Knowing and Shepherd Identity in John 10:14
Introduction: The Shepherd Who Knows and Is Known In John 10:14, Jesus states: Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ποιμὴν ὁ καλός, καὶ γινώσκω τὰ ἐμὰ καὶ γινώσκομαι ὑπὸ τῶν ἐμῶν. “I am the good shepherd, and I know my own, and my … Continue reading
When the Crowd Gathers: A Scene Unfolds in Mark 9:14
The Verse in Focus (Mark 9:14) Καὶ ἐλθὼν πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς εἶδεν ὄχλον πολὺν περὶ αὐτοὺς, καὶ γραμματεῖς συζητοῦντας αὐτοῖς Temporal Action: ἐλθὼν πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς The participle Study more …..
When Abundance Meets Lack: Equity in 2 Corinthians 8:14
The Verse in Focus (2 Corinthians 8:14) ἵνα καὶ τὸ ἐκείνων περίσσευμα γένηται εἰς τὸ ὑμῶν ὑστέρημα, ὅπως γένηται ἰσότης ἵνα… ὅπως: Coordinated Purpose and Result The structure of this verse features a double Study more …..
Seventy-Five Souls: Syntax and History in Acts 7:14
The Verse in Focus (Acts 7:14) ἀποστείλας δὲ Ἰωσὴφ μετεκαλέσατο τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ Ἰακὼβ καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν συγγένειαν αὐτοῦ ἐν ψυχαῖς ἑβδομήκοντα πέντε The Aorist Participle: ἀποστείλας The Study more …..
A Beautiful Work: Defending Devotion in Mark 14:6
The Verse in Focus (Mark 14:6) ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν· ἄφετε αὐτήν· τί αὐτῇ κόπους παρέχετε; καλὸν ἔργον εἰργάσατο ἐν ἐμοί ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν: The Teacher Responds This narrative begins with Study more …..
Mercy in the Pit: Legal Logic in Luke 14:5
The Verse in Focus (Luke 14:5) καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς πρὸς αὐτοὺς εἶπε· τίνος ὑμῶν υἱὸς ἢ βοῦς εἰς φρέαρ ἐμπεσεῖται, καὶ οὐκ εὐθέως ἀνασπάσει αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ σαββάτου; A Study more …..
It Is Not Lawful: Prophetic Confrontation in Matthew 14:4
The Verse in Focus (Matthew 14:4) ἔλεγεν γὰρ αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰωάννης· οὐκ ἔξεστί σοι ἔχειν αὐτήν Imperfect with Ongoing Force: ἔλεγεν The verb ἔλεγεν is the imperfect active indicative of λέγω — “he was saying.” The imperfect Study more …..
Grammatical Contrast and Theological Hesitation in Matthew 3:14: Syntax and Voice in John’s Objection
Ὁ δὲ Ἰωάννης διεκώλυεν αὐτὸν λέγων· ἐγὼ χρείαν ἔχω ὑπὸ σοῦ βαπτισθῆναι καὶ σὺ ἔρχῃ πρός με; Introduction Matthew 3:14 records John the Baptist’s theological resistance to baptizing Jesus. The Greek syntax encapsulates Study more …..
Political Discourse and Future Verbal Strategy in Matthew 28:14: A Study in Conditional Syntax and Koine Greek Persuasion
Καὶ ἐὰν ἀκουσθῇ τοῦτο ἐπὶ τοῦ ἡγεμόνος, ἡμεῖς πείσομεν αὐτὸν, καὶ ὑμᾶς ἀμερίμνους ποιήσομεν. Introduction Matthew 28:14 presents a case of political strategy expressed through conditional syntax and future-oriented Study more …..
Greek Grammar and Syntactical Analysis of Matthew 2:1
Τοῦ δὲ Ἰησοῦ γεννηθέντος ἐν Βηθλέεμ τῆς Ἰουδαίας ἐν ἡμέραις Ἡρῴδου τοῦ βασιλέως, ἰδοὺ μάγοι ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν παρεγένοντο εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα Genitive Absolute Construction: Τοῦ Study more …..
Greek Grammar Lesson from John 14:1
Verse in Greek Μὴ ταρασσέσθω ὑμῶν ἡ καρδία· πιστεύετε εἰς τὸν Θεόν, καὶ εἰς ἐμὲ πιστεύετε. Focus Topic: Prohibition with Subjunctive and Ambiguous Indicative-Imperative Parallel This verse opens Jesus’ farewell discourse with Study more …..
1 Corinthians 13:12 and the Greek of Mystery and Revelation
Original Text βλέπομεν γὰρ ἄρτι δι’ ἐσόπτρου ἐν αἰνίγματι, τότε δὲ πρόσωπον πρὸς πρόσωπον· ἄρτι γινώσκω ἐκ μέρους, τότε δὲ ἐπιγνώσομαι καθὼς καὶ ἐπεγνώσθην. Literal Study more …..
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Adorning the Doctrine: Faithfulness and Beauty in Titus 2:10
The Verse in Focus (Titus 2:10) μὴ νοσφιζομένους, ἀλλὰ πίστιν πᾶσαν ἐνδεικνυμένους ἀγαθήν, ἵνα τὴν διδασκαλίαν τοῦ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν Θεοῦ κοσμῶσιν ἐν πᾶσιν μὴ νοσφιζομένους: Study more …..
Already Come: Fulfilled Prophecy in Mark 9:13
The Verse in Focus (Mark 9:13) ἀλλὰ λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι καὶ Ἠλίας ἐλήλυθε, καὶ ἐποίησαν αὐτῷ ὅσα ἠθέλησαν, καθὼς γέγραπται ἐπ’ αὐτόν ἀλλὰ λέγω ὑμῖν: A Prophetic Contrast The phrase ἀλλὰ Study more …..
Greek Grammar Lesson from Revelation 8:13
Verse in Greek Καὶ εἶδον καὶ ἤκουσα ἑνὸς ἀετοῦ πετομένου ἐν μεσουρανήματι, λέγοντος φωνῇ μεγάλῃ· Οὐαὶ, οὐαὶ, οὐαὶ τοὺς κατοικοῦντας ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἐκ τῶν λοιπῶν Study more …..
What I Do Now, You Will Understand Later: Mystery and Timing in John 13:7
The Verse in Focus (John 13:7) ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Ὃ ἐγὼ ποιῶ, σὺ οὐκ οἶδας ἄρτι, γνώσῃ δὲ μετὰ ταῦτα ἀπεκρίθη… εἶπεν: A Formal Response The verbs ἀπεκρίθη and εἶπεν Study more …..
Deliver Us from the Evil One: Syntax and Theology in a Sentence
The Verse in Focus (Matthew 6:13) Καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν, ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ· ὅτι σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία, καὶ ἡ δύναμις, καὶ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοῦς αἰῶνας. Matthew Study more …..
“ἔλεγε πειράζων… ᾔδει τί ἔμελλε ποιεῖν”: Testing and Knowing in John 6:6
Introduction: A Test With a Known Answer After asking Philip where to buy bread (John 6:5), the narrator comments: Τοῦτο δὲ ἔλεγε πειράζων αὐτόν· αὐτὸς γὰρ ᾔδει τί ἔμελλε ποιεῖν. “But this he was saying, testing him; for he himself … Continue reading
Apostolic Delegation and Ecclesiastical Order in Titus 1:5: Greek Imperatives for Church Structuring
Τούτου χάριν κατέλιπόν σε ἐν Κρήτῃ, ἵνα τὰ λείποντα ἐπιδιορθώσῃ, καὶ καταστήσῃς κατὰ πόλιν πρεσβυτέρους, ὡς ἐγώ σοι διεταξάμην, Purpose Introduction: Τούτου χάριν – Study more …..
Greek Grammar Lesson from Luke 18:13
Luke 18:13 καὶ ὁ τελώνης μακρόθεν ἑστὼς οὐκ ἤθελεν οὐδὲ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν ἐπᾶραι, ἀλλ’ ἔτυπτεν εἰς τὸ στῆθος αὐτοῦ λέγων· ὁ Θεός, ἱλάσθητί Study more …..
