Lucian,Plutarch, others; once so in the Bible, viz.Job 7:17. The simpleπροσέχειντίνι(theSept.forהִקְשִׁיב, also forהֶאֱזִין), withτόννοῦ
Word Origin:From κατά (kata, meaning "down" or "against") and ἠχέω (écheo, meaning "to sound" or "to echo") Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for κατηχέω, the concept of teaching and instruction is prevalent in the...
The basic Jewish preference for life over death as expressed in the Hebrew Bible has never changed, nor has suicide ever been valorized. However, the Jewish law on suicide is only one narrow aspect of a far wider and more important idea: that God loves humankind without qualification and ...
middle voice from pro - pro 4253 and euaggelizw - euaggelizo 2097; to announce glad news in advance:--preach before the gospel. 4284 proecomaiproechomaipro-ekh-om-ahee middle voice from pro - pro 4253 and ecw - echo 2192; to hold oneself before others, i.e. (figuratively) to ex...
a primary verb (used only in the definite past tense, the others being borrowed from erew - ereo 2046, rew - rheo 4483, and 5346); to speak or say (by word or writing):--answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say (on), speak, tell. Compare legw - lego 3004. 2037 ...
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Honestly, that was my nightmare week of summer church camp if I ever got called to help lead that back in the day. So much drama! As I reflect on that, I wonder why we never made the kids memorize Bible verses about gossip! They’re at that age where they want to be independent ...
early Gnostics (ancient Greek religious thinkers) used the word to describe their god. Abraxas is described as a talisman with a cock’s head, but a man’s body(2). The name has often been used in pop culture. One example is in the book and movie,Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Pri...
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Monsters. From the great sea beast called Leviathan in the Bible to the mutant lizard Godzilla of modern science fiction movies, monstrous animals appear in many kinds of myths. Monsters represent our darkest fears: chaos and uncontrollable destruction. A monster is more than just a large or fie...