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akoloutheo | ἀκολουθεῖ [22 verses](verb 3rd sg pres ind act) "Follow" is akoloutheo, which means "to follow," "go after," and "to go with." It also means "to be guided by" and means following a leader as a disciple. The dative object is the person followed or "gone after." Follow is from akoloutheô, which is from a root meaning "first road" (alpha keleuthos ). -- The term "follow" means "to follow," "to go after," and "to go with." It also means "to be guided by" and means following a leader as a disciple. The dative object is the person followed or "gone after." in a physical sense, but it is also a metaphor meaning "to be guided by" or "to follow the meaning of." This verb takes the indirect form of an object when it is a person. |
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akouo | ἀκούετε [95 verses](2nd pl imperf ind act) "Shall hear" is akouo, which means "hear of," "hear tell of," "what one actually hears," "know by hearsay," "listen to," "give ear to," "hear and understand," and "understand." The accusative object is the person/thing heard about, while the genitive is the person/thing heard from. However, two genitives can be used with the sense of "hear of a thing from a person." - -- "Hear" is from a Greek verb that means "to hear," "to hear of," and "to listen." It has the same sense as the English not only of listening but of understanding. It also means "to listen" and "to understand," but amusingly, it also means "to be silent." |
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akrasia | ἀκρασίας. [1 verse](noun sg fem gen) "Excess" is akrasia, which means "bad mixture" (of meats), "ill temperature," and "unwholesome" climate. |
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akron | ἄκρων [3 verses](adj pl masc gen) "One end" is akron, which means "highest," "furthest point," "outermost," "mountain top," "edge," "peak," "headland," "extremity," and "end." -- (CW) "End" is a noun that means "highest," "furthest point," "mountain top," "peak," "headland," "extremity," and "end." |
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akyroo | ἀκυροῦντες [2 verses]( part pl pres act masc nom) "Making...of none effect" is from akyroo, which means "to cancel", "to set aside," and "render powerless." -- "Made (of none effect)" is from a Greek verb that means "to cancel," "to set aside," and "to treat as if it has no effect." It is a metaphor for "to render powerless." This is the only time Jesus uses this word. |
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aleipho | ἤλειψας: [2 verses] (verb 2nd sg aor ind act)"Thou didst...anoint" is from aleipho, which means "to anoint the skin with oil [as was done after bathing]", "anointing for gymnastic exercises", "of anointing [the sick]", "to supply oil for gymnasts", "to attend a gymnastic school", "to prepare as if for gymnastics,""to encourage", "to stimulate", "to instigate", "to daub", "to plaster", "to besmear,"and "to stop up ears." - The word translated as "thou didst...anoint" means putting oil on your skin after washing. This was a traditional Jewish practice to protect the exposed skin of the face and neck from the sun. It was especially important to do on special occasions when it was considered part of good grooming. This word should not be confused with the Greeek "anoint" from which the word "Christ" comes. It is best translated as "rub down" to keep the association with atheletes and hair groowming. |
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alektor | ἀλέκτορα [4 verses](noun sg masc acc) "Cock" is from alektor which means "rooster", "cock", "husband," and "consort." It is also a metaphor for a trumpeter. - The word for "cock" means a "rooster" and also a "husband." |
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aletheia | ἀληθείᾳ: [19 verses] (noun sg fem nom) "Truth" is aletheia, which means literally "the state of not being hidden," "truth," and "reality." It was also applied to "real events" and "the realization of a dream." Applied to people, it means "truthfulness" and "sincerity." The opposite of a lie or appearance. The Greek concept of truth was that it was defined by its opposition to that which is concealed. This goes back to a daughter of Zeus, Aletheia, whose opposites were Dolos (Trickery), Apate (Deception) and the Pseudologoi (Lies).-- The literal meaning of the Greek word for "truth" is "not hidden," and it means what is real as opposed to how things seem. Applied to people, it means "truthfulness" and "sincerity." The opposite of a lie or appearance. |
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alethes | ἀληθής [7 verses](adj sg masc/fem nom) "True" is from alethes, which means "unconcealed", "so true", "not forgetting", "careful," [of persons] "truthful" "honest," [of oracles] "true" "unerring," and [as adverb] "actually" "in reality," - The word translated as "true" primarily means "unconcealed", based on the noun form, which means "what is not hidden." It therefore means "so true," an accentuated form of true, with nothing hidden. |
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alethinos | ἀληθινὸς [8 verses](adj sg masc nom) "True" is from alethinos, which is an adjective that means "truthful" and "trustworthy" when applied to a person, "true" and "genuine" when applied to objects and as an adverb "really" and "honestly." - - "True" is an adjective that means "truthful" and "trustworthy" when applied to a person, "true" and "genuine" when applied to objects and as an adverb "really" and honestly." |
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