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Greek Lessons
- The Question of Eternal Life: Syntax of Testing and Inquiry in Luke 10:25
- The Grammar of Astonishment and Difficulty
- The Urgency of Flight: Syntax, Eschatology, and the Grammar of Mission in Matthew 10:23
- Provoking the Lord: The Peril of Presumption
- The Great Priest Over God’s House: The Foundation of Confident Access
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The Custom of the Sabbath: A Greek Look at Luke 4:16
Καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς Ναζαρέτ, οὗ ἦν τεθραμμένος, καὶ εἰσῆλθεν κατὰ τὸ εἰωθὸς αὐτῷ ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῶν σαββάτων εἰς τὴν συναγωγήν, καὶ ἀνέστη ἀναγνῶναι. (Luke 4:16)
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and according to his custom he entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day and stood up to read.
A Return Home with Purpose Καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς Ναζαρέτ – “And he came to Nazareth.” The aorist ἦλθεν from ἔρχομαι signals a completed journey. Ναζαρέτ is used without an article, functioning like a proper noun. The setting marks a return to familiarity, but as the narrative continues, it becomes a place of rejection.… Learn Koine Greek