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New Testament Word Studies – Introductory Note

TO DISCOVER THE TRUE MEANINGS of New Testament words, two things are necessary: on the lower level a knowledge of the Greek language, and on the higher level a patient study of the Holy Spirit’s ...

David Gooding

1961 Volume 12 Issue 1

Notes to Students

New Testament Word Studies – Phroneo

PHRONEO, SOPHRONE&PHRONEO, ’to think’ means not so much to use the critical faculty as:1. ‘to occupy one’s mind with’, e.g.Col. 3. 2. ‘Set your mi ...

David Gooding

1961 Volume 12 Issue 2

Notes to Students

New Testament Word Studies – Nous

‘Nous’, is ‘MIND’ in the sense of the intellect, the reasoning faculty, the understanding. When Paul exclaimed ‘Who hath known the mind (i.e., intellect and intellect in action, the dunki ...

David Gooding

1961 Volume 12 Issue 3

Notes to Students

New Testament Word Studies – Hypomeno, Hypomone

THE VERB hypomeno, means a. ‘to stay behind’ as in Luke 2. 43 - ‘the boy Jesus tarried behind’; b. ‘to remain’, i.e., not to recede or run away: hence ‘to endure’ trials ...

David Gooding

1961 Volume 12 Issue 4

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New Testament Word Studies – Dokimion, Dokimos, Adokimos

These three words belong to the same group as those discussed in our previous article. Dokimion, which occurs in 1 Peter 1. 7, is especially interesting. The Authorized Ve ...

David Gooding

1961 Volume 12 Issue 6

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New Testament Word Studies – Aphiemi, Charizomai

BOTH THESE WORDS ARE USED to express the idea of forgiveness. Apliiemi, the more common of the two, means basically to let go, to send away, and so when used to express forgiveness it signifies rem ...

David Gooding

1962 Volume 13 Issue 1

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New Testament Word Studies – Brephos, Teknion, Paidion, Nepios

These words have in common that they all denote the very young child. Brephos is an unborn child, Luke 1. 41, a babe new-born, Acts 7. 19, and a child still in babyhood. So then the children brough ...

David Gooding

1962 Volume 13 Issue 2

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New Testament Word Studies – Teknon, Huios

(Quotations are from Revised Version)Since teknon etymologically means “a born-one, a bairn, a child’, and huios means a ‘son’, one may often hear it said that wherever in Scripture w ...

David Gooding

1962 Volume 13 Issue 3

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New Testament Word Studies – Parakoe, Apeitheia

Both these words convey the idea of ‘disobedience’. Parakouo, the verb related to the noun parakoe, means basically ‘to listen inattentively, to take no notice of what is heard’. It is used ...

David Gooding

1962 Volume 13 Issue 4

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New Testament Word Studies – Anatrepho, Ektrepho, Paideou, Paideia

These words describe the bringing up and education of children. Their difference in meaning can be clearly seen in the accounts of the education of Moses and Paul. Anatrepho has to do largely with ...

David Gooding

1962 Volume 13 Issue 5

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New Testament Word Studies – Hypostasis, Elenchos, Plerophoria, Parrhesia, Tharreo

The epistle to the Hebrews, perhaps beyond all others, is designed to strengthen the faith, confidence and assurance of God’s people. This is everywhere apparent: the great quality that is extoll ...

David Gooding

1962 Volume 13 Issue 6

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