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| dorean | δωρεὰν [2 verses](adv) "Freely" is from dorean, which means "as a free gift," and "undeserved," from a root that means "gift" and "present." - "Freely" is from the Greek adverb that means "freely" and as an adjective, "as a free gift," and "underserved," from the word for "gift." |
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| doron | δῶρον [8 verses](noun sg neut nom) "Gift" is doron, which means "gift," "present," and specifically a "votive gift" or "offering" to a god. The simpler term without the sense of a votive offering is "dorea." - The word translated as "gift" means "gift," or "offering" but it has the special meaning of an offering to the gods. These gifts were "burnt" offerings, offerings that were burnt upon the grill that was the altar.
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| douleuo | δουλεύω (3 verses) (verb 1st sg pres ind act) Do I serve," is from douleuo, which means to "be a slave", "serve", "be subject", "make oneself a slave", "accommodate oneself," and "render a service." -- The Greek verb for "do I serve" means "to be a slave." It is the verb form of the noun translated as "servant", which means "slave" or "bondsman". |
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| doulos | δοῦλος [56 verses](noun sg masc nom) "The servant" is doulos, which means a "slave," a "born bondsman," or "one made a slave." -- The noun translated as "servant" means "slave." It is translated as "servant" to update the Bible.
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| doxa | δόξῃ [26 verses](noun sg fem dat) "Glory" is doxa, which means "expectation," "notion," "opinion," "repute," and "popular repute." Translations as "glory" or "splendor" are found primarily in translating the Bible. The words "recognition," "honor." and "reputation" come closest to capturing the Greek word, but Jesus uses it only in the most positive sense so "prominence" may come closest. -- (CW) The Greek noun translated as "glory" means "expectation," "notion," "opinion," "repute," and "popular repute." Translations as "glory" or "splendor" are found primarily in translating the Bible. Though it can have both a positive ("shining reputation") and negative ("bad repute") in Greek, Jesus only uses it to describe the word's "magnificent" aspect. The verb form has the sense of "recognize," but "recognition" while positive in the sense of rewarding people simply means knowing them in the noun form. See this articlefor more. CW --Confusing Word -- The "glory" does not capture the word's more general meaning. |
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| doxazo | δοξάσω [18 verses] (1st sg fut ind act) "Honour" is doxazo, which primarily means "to think", "to expect", "to imagine," or "to suppose." Secondarily, it means "to magnify" or "to extol," which is where we get the "glorify" used most often in NT translation. The English term "to recognize" carries the same sense of both seeing a person in the mind and honoring them. -- (CW) The Greek term translated as "glorify" is a word that primarily means "to imagine" and "to expect." It also means "to honor" in a sense. However, the word that it comes closest to in English is "to recognize." Jesus often uses it in the sense of "recognize" as we use the word to mean "honor," but with the additional sense of identifying someone. The verb form also has the sense of spreading someone's good reputation, so "publicized and "proclaimed" can also work. More about this word in this article. CW - Confusing Word -- The word translated as "glorify" is more like "recognize." |
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| drepanon | δρέπανον, [1 verse] ( noun sg neut acc ) "Sickle" is drepanon, which means "pruning knife," "scythe," and "simitar." |
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| duo | δύο. [36 verses](numeral) "Two" is duo, which means the number "two," "a couple," and "a pair." -- The Greek word for "two" means "two" or a "couple." -- The "two" is the numeral, "two," which, like numbers in English, plays a lot of roles. Often, it acts as an adjective, but without a noun to modify, so it takes on the role of a noun. The Greek word is "duo," which of course means "a pair of singers" or "couple" like a married couple. |
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| duro | ἔδειραν, [1 verse](verb 3rd pl aor ind act) "Beat" is duro, which means to "skin," "flay," of animals, colloquially, "cudgel," and "thrash." - "Beat" is from a verb that means to "skin," "flay," of animals, colloquially, "cudgel," and "thrash." |
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| dynamai | δύναται [61 verses](3rd sg pres ind mp) "Can" is the verb, dynamai, which means "to have power by virtue of your own capabilities," "to be able," and "to be strong enough." -- (CW, WV) The word translated as "can" means having the power or possibly a desire to accomplish something. Often, in English, "can" is a helper verb, indicating a possibility. In Greek, it indicates ability or power. This is the active verb here, not a helper verb. It takes an infinitive as "have the ability" does in English. In English, "can" is a helper verb, indicating a possibility. See this article. CW - Confusing Word -- The "can" is not a helper verb, but the active verb in the sentence. The verb here is translated as active but it is either the passive or middle voice where the subject acts on/by/for themselves. WV --Wrong Voice - The verb "can" is translated as active but it is passive either the passive or middle voice where the subject acts on/by/for themselves. This is not an active verb, but an infinitive. WF - Wrong Form - The "infinitive" is not an active verb but an infinitive, "to infinitive." |
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| dynamis | δυνάμεις [21 verses](noun pl fem nom/acc) "Mighty works"is dynamis, which means "power," "might," "influence," "capacity," "elementary force," "force of a word," and "value of money." Elemental forces are forces such as heat and cold. -- "Mighty works" is a word that describes abilities and capacities, what actions a person can do or has done. In the singular, "power," "might," "influence," and "force." In the plural, "powerful things," "mighty things," and so on." It does not carry a sense of authority over others, either people or laws. The verb form of this word is translated as "can" in the NT. Much more about the meaning of this word in this article about "power" and "authority." |
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| dynatos | δυνατά.” [9 verses](adj pl neut nom) "Be able" is from dynatos, which means "strong," "mighty," "possible," and "practicable." -- Possible" is from an adjective which means "strong," "mighty," "possible," and "practicable." This is the adjective form of the noun usually translated as "power." Power is what makes things possible. |
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| dysbastaktos | δυσβάστακτα, [1 verse](adj pl neut acc) "Grievous to be born" is dysbastaktos, which means "intolerable", "grievous to be borne". The dys prefix means a of difficulty, opposition, injuriousness, similar to our "mis-" or "un-" prefixes. The root bastazo, which means "to lift up," "to raise," "to bear," "to carry," "to endure," and "to carry off, "produce," "yield," of land." In the Septuagint, it is used to translated kāḇēḏ (כָּבֵד), which is translated as "great," "heavy, and "grievous." -"Grievous to be born" is an adjective that means "intolerable". It is used by Jesus uniquely here. The word is only seen once in the Septuagint and twice in New Testament. In the Septuagint, the Hebrew word is translated as "heavier." |
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| dyskolos | δυσκόλως [4 verses](adv/adj pl masc/fem acc) "Hardly" is dyskolos, which means "hard to satisfy with food," "hard to please," "difficult to explain," "discontented," "fretful," "peevish," (of animals) "intractable," (of things) "troublesome," "harassing," and, generally, "unpleasant." Add an "-ly" to these words to create adverbs with this sense. -- "Hardly" is the keyword here. It is an adjective that means "hard to satisfy with food", "hard to please", "discontented", "fretful", "peevish," and "difficult to explain." The form could be an adverb. As an adverb, it would mean "peevishly" or "fretfully". As an adjective, when referring to people, it means "hard to please." And when referring to things, "troublesome." Here, it is most likelu an adjective, referring to the rich. |
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| dysme | δυσμῶν, [3 verses](noun pl fem gen) "West" is dysme, which means "setting (mostly in pl.)," "the quarter of sunset," and "west." -- The word translated as "west" means "setting," as the opposite of "rising." |
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| e | ἢ [92 verses](conj/adv) "Or" is e, which is a particle used as a disjunctive, "either," "or," , or as a comparative, "than" or "rather than." It is (explam) also an exclamation, "hi!" and an adverb,(adv) meaning "in truth" and "of a surety." It is used with comparative forms of adjective or with positive adjective implying a comparison. -- "Or" is translated from a Greek word that means primarily "or" but serves as "than" in a comparison. The same word could also be the exclamation "hi" or the adverb meaning "in truth." |
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| ean | ἐὰν [163 verses](conj) "If" is ean, which is a conditional particle (derived from ei (if) and an (possibly), which makes reference to a time and experience in the future that introduces but does not determine an event. This is how we use the word "when." It can be used after a demonstrative pronoun hos or hostis meaning "that possibly," "whosoever" or "whatsoever."- (CW) "If" is from a word meaning "when" because it indicates more of an expectation of something happening than "if" alone. It can be used after a demonstrative pronoun to mean "that possibly," "whosoever," or "whatsoever." This is not the simple "if." CW - Confusing Word -- The "if" does not capture the word's specific meaning. |
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| ean me | ἐὰν μή [30 verses](conj particle) "Except" is ean me, which literally means "when not," but it is special construction in Greek that is best translated as "except" or "unless" in English. "When" is ean, which is a conditional particle (derived from ei (if) and an (might), which makes reference to a time and experience in the future that introduces but does not determine an event. "Not" is mê (me) is the negative used in when/if-clauses. - - "Except" is from a phrase that literally means "when not". In English, we say "unless" and "except" to capture this idea. The negative used is the one of subjective opinion, used with when/if clauses. It does not negate the verb. |
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| eao | εἴασεν [6 verses](verb 3rd sg aor ind act) "Have suffered" is from eao, which means "to suffer," "to permit," "to let alone," "giving up," "to concede" in an argument, and "to let be." - "Suffered" is from a verb that means to "suffer," "to permit," and "to let alone." This word is used for the first time here in the NT. Its sense is "permit." |
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| echeo | ἠχοῦς [1 verse]( noun sg fem gen) "Roaring" is echeo, which means "echo" and, generally, " ringing sound" |
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| echidna | ἐχιδνῶν, [2 verses](noun pl fem gen) "Vipers" is echidna, which means "viper," "constrictor snake," and is a metaphor for a treacherous wife or friend. -- "Vipers" is from a Greek word that means "viper," "constrictor snake," and is a metaphor for a treacherous wife or friend. |
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| echo | ἔχει: [181 verses](3rd sg pres ind act) "He hath" is echo, which means "to have," "to hold," "to possess," "to keep," "to have charge of," "to have due to one," "to maintain," "to indulge in," "to hold fast," "to hold in," "to bear," "to carry," "to keep close," "to keep safe," and "to have means to do." In aorist, it can mean "acquire," or "get." The main sense when it has an object is "to have" or "to hold." In reference to habits or states, it means "indulge in." With a gen. object, "to keep back" or "withhold" a thing. When its object is an infinitive verb, it means "to have the means or power," or "to be able" not "it must" as in English. This verb isn't used to form past tenses as the helper verb does in English.Nor does it have the sense of "must" when used with infinitives. -- The word translated as "have" means to "have," "possess," "bear," "to indulge in," "keep close," "hold in," "to have due to one," or "keep" and many specific uses. |
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| echthros | ἐχθροὶ[12 verses] (adj pl masc nom ) "Enemy" is echthros, which means "the hostile," "the hated," "the hateful," "the hostile," "the enemy," "the alienated," and "the hating." -- -- The word translated as "enemy" primarily means "hostile," "hated," "hater," "hateful," and "hating." It is an adjective used as a noun. The use of this word is very specific in Greek literature. It describes one who was a friend, but who has been alienated and refuses to be reconciled. It is from a rare Greek word meaning "hate," but the sense seems to be more like we use "hostile" or "alienated." but it is not from the Greek word that Jesus uses for hate. It is usually translated as "enemy" in the KJV. However, from Jesus's point of view "the enemy" seems to be "hating" others. |
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| ede | ἤδη [13 verses](adv) "Yet" is ede, which means "already," "by this time," "forthwith," "after," "immediately," and "now." It means proximity in time, but also place. -- "Now" is a Greek adverb meaning "by this time," "forthwith," "after," "immediately," and "now." It means proximity in time, but also place. |
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| egeiro | ἐγείρονται [42 verses](3rd pl pres ind mp) "Arise" is egeiro, which means "to awaken," "to stir up," and "to rouse." -- The word for "arise" means "awaken" and is the same word Christ uses to describe God raising the dead and false prophets arising. -- (CW) The word for "arise" means "awaken" and is the same word Jesus uses to describe God raising the dead and false prophets arising. While its primary meaning is “awaken," “rouse,” or “stir up,” in various forms and, in different contexts, it means “wake up,” “stay awake,” and “to be awake.” It can also mean “to stir yourself,” “excite yourself,” or to “be excited” by passion.” It also forms various idioms. For example, when used with “ears” it means “prick up your ears.” It also means “raise” or “erect,” but usually in the context of constructing buildings. It is only consistently translated as “raise” in the NT and later works based on it. CW --Confusing Word -- The "arise" does not capture the word's specific meaning of "awaken." |
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