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Faith to move mountains. Faith like a mustard seed. The shield of faith. The faith of Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and others in Hebrews 11. Pistis is the Greek word for faith. Pistis can also be translated as belief, trust, or...
When I first heard the word laos, I thought of the country Laos in Southeast Asia. I wondered if its name somehow came from the Greek word. The answer is no. So, moving on. The Greek word laos usually means...
There are and have been many kings on this earth. Some have had much more power than others. The word for king in ancient Greek is basileus. Basileus can mean leader of the people, prince, commander, lord of the land, or...
Kosmos (cosmos in English) is the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system. I had known that cosmos was the universe. When I hear it, I think of astronomy. I didn’t realize that it necessarily had an order...
Did you know that Christos and Messiah are the same word? They both mean the anointed one. Christos is the Greek form and Messiah is the Hebrew form. I’m sure that I’ve heard this before. I just never paid attention...
I was thinking this week about how my garden could really use some water. It’s been pretty dry here in central Pennsylvania lately and we could use some rain. Then I wouldn’t have to water it myself. Water is extremely...
Doulos is the Greek word for slave. In some translations, some more frequently than others, the word servant is used. The word slave can have obvious negative connotations. History is filled with examples of slaves being treated badly. There is a...
As I’m just starting out in the blogging adventure, I thought that I might as well look at the beginning. The Greek word ‘arche’ can be translated as beginning or ruler. Since I just recently wrote a blog about the...
The Greek word ‘logos’ is one of the more well-known Greek words. When I hear it I automatically think of John 1:1. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (John...
Well, I’m going to jump right in. As I was reviewing my Greek vocabulary this week, the word ‘hamartia’ stuck out. I may include the actual greek letters in the future, but haven’t explored how to do that yet. So,...
