Alpha and Omega

Category: English Greek

  • ἀποκαραδοκία/ earnest expectation

    Today we are going to stand in one magnificent Greek word which is found in Romans 8:19. Greek text “ἡ γὰρ ἀποκαραδοκία τῆς κτίσεως τὴν ἀποκάλυψιν τῶν υἱῶν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀπεκδέχεται” [1] English text “For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God” (NKJV) The word “ἀποκαραδοκία” (pronunciation:…

  • Lord/Κύριος

    Let’s study a word that has been used approximately 7000 times in Greek Old Testament (Septuagint translation from Hebrew) and more than 700 times in the New Testament [1]. The word “Κύριος”( definition: Lord, master, pronunciation: kee-ree-os) as a singular noun and with the first letter “Κ” to be capital translates the Hebrew word YHWH…

  • Peter /Πέτρος

    Upon a question that Jesus asked his disciples, on whom do they say He is, Simon Peter replied that He is Christ, the Son of the living God. Then Jesus said “And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church” [1] Let’s stand on these two words…

  • Mesopotamia/Μεσοποταμία

    Mesopotamia, a significant historic land nowadays consisting mainly of Iraq and parts of Syria and Turkey. [1] Mesopotamia is a word of Greek origin and is formed from the adjective “μέσος” [2](pronunciation: mésos, definition: between, in the middle of) [3] and the noun “ποταμός” [2] ( pronunciation: potamós, definition: river) [4] This word describes the…

  • Deliver/ρῦσαι

    In Matthew 6.13 and in Luke 11.4 we read “but deliver us from the evil one” (NKJV) and in Greek language “ἀλλὰ ρῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ”. [1] Jesus was asked to teach us how to pray and He used a very interesting verb for the deliverance from evil. The Greek verb “ρῦσαι” is the…

  • Prodigal/Άσωτος

    Let us study the word “prodigal”, which although doesn’t appear in the bible, it is often used to describe the son in Jesus parable (Luke 15:11-32). The adjective “prodigal” comes from the Latin word “prōdigālis” (definition: wasteful) [1] The Greek word “άσωτος” also has the meaning of “wasteful”, but if we look on the etymology…

  • Baptize/Βαπτίζω

    In Matthew 28:19 Jesus says “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (NKJV). In the Greek New Testament is written “πορευθέντες μαθητεύσατε πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, βαπτίζοντες αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ…

  • Camel/κάμηλος/κάμιλος

    Let’s study one of the widely known verses which is found in Mark 10:25 “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” (NKJV) In the Greek New Testament is written “εὐκοπώτερόν ἐστι κάμηλον διὰ τρυμαλιᾶς ραφίδος εἰσελθεῖν ἢ…

  • Mind (Kidney)/νεφρός

    The Greek word “νεφρός” ( pronunciation: nephrós ) is an ancient Greek word with an unknown etymology and it means “kidney” in the English language [1]. Although, the kidney function and anatomy is known to us nowadays, in the Scripture the word “kidney” is used with a different meaning. It refers to the individual’s true…

  • Longsuffering/μακρόθυμος

    In the book of Numbers 14:18 we read “The Lord is longsuffering” (NKJV) and in Greek “Κύριος μακρόθυμος” [1]. The word “μακρόθυμος” (pronunciation: makrotheemos) is a masculine adjective and is a compound of the adjective “μακρός” ( pronunciation: makros) and the noun “θυμός” (pronunciation: theemos) [2]. The first part of the word “μακρός” can have…