Greek – La Vista Church of Christ

Question: I have often tried to tell people that “in the name of” in Acts 2:38, means or is “by the authority of.” When I was looking at the Greek, it has the word “epi” in Acts 2:38 for the word “in” which means “on, upon”, and the usage is “on, to, against, on the…

Question: We’ve been told that the Greek word (epitrepo) that Paul used, in both I Timothy 2:12 and I Corinthians 14:34, indicate that his instruction was conditional or temporary in nature. We were then told that he could have used a stronger word such as ‘forbid’. Is there a distinction between how it was applied…

Question: Is there a difference between “proskollethesetai” vs. “kollomenos”? The first one is in Ephesians 5:31 and the second is I Corinthians 6:16. Answer: The root word is kollao, which means “to glue or cement together.” Proskollaomai is related to kollao. The prefix pros means “to” or “toward” but doesn’t change the meaning of the root. It just makes…

Question: In Understanding the Tetragrammaton: “Greek has no “h” save rough breathings at the beginnings of some words and does not account for the letter; Greek has neither “w” nor “v,” and it is very likely that a Greek listener (as were Theodoret and Epiphanius) would hear a “b” when a Jew said “v”” The Greek…

Question: Hi! I have been studying sex and the Bible. What I am really confused about is that the Bible does not mention oral sex or mutual masturbation. It only mentions anal sex and vaginal sex. Thus, how are oral sex and mutual masturbation a sin? How is it sexual intercourse? In Greek, porneia means…

Question: A little help, please. Where Matthew records; “….and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.” What is the “it” referring to? I have heard some say it was the “church.” Others, that it was the “rock,” Christ. According to your studies of the Greek definition, what is the “it”? Answer: In Greek, a…

Question: I don’t know how to begin without being wordy, so here goes. How do you know when the definite article (the) is in front of a word in Greek? I have the Online Bible program that has Strongs in its King James Version. I was wanting to check more on a speaker and how…

by Roger Blackwelder Some questions were raised recently about the value of having a knowledge of New Testament Greek. Some have used arguments based on the translations of words to authorize immorality that the Bible clearly condemns. This usage of Greek is disturbing; it casts a shadow on an otherwise beneficial field of study. I…

by Don Martin We do not have the original New Testament today, but manuscripts that have come down to us, copies of the original writings. What we have today is a translation or, to be more precise, about seventy extant English translations of the Greek texts. Some preachers and Christians today possess varying degrees of…

Question: Hello again. An argument that I have addressed with my friend, but I thought you might like, is about baptism. The argument is that if it says in Acts 2:38 “for the remission of your sins” instead of “for the remission of sins” then it is personal and it is referring back to repent…

Posts Tagged ‘Greek’

Does it make a difference that the preposition used for “in the name of” is different in various verses?

Does “permit” imply that the command is conditional or temporary in nature?

What is the difference between proskollaomai and kollao?

Did biblical Greek have a “v” sound?

What is included in porneia?

Is the antecedent of “it” “church” or “rock” in Matthew 16:19?

How can I tell when a word in the New Testament actually has an article in front of it?

It’s Greek To Me

Greek, How Should a Knowledge of It be Viewed?

What about the argument that “for the remission of your sins” is plural and refers back to repentance in Acts 2:38?