57) may simply reflect a preference for one form over the other on the author’s part, rather than an attempt to express a slightly more graphic meaning. If there is a difference, however, the word used here (τρώγω) is the more graphic and vivid of the two (“gnaw” or “...
Note on Matthew 6:9. He thinks of the disciples as a body separated from the world (comp. Note on John 15:19), and as given to Him by the Father. (Comp. Note on John 6:37.) Thine they were, and thou gavest (better, hast given) them me.--The meaning of these words is ...
The paper argues, therefore, that mutual gains need to be secured both structurally and discursively to address the tensions and paradoxes at the heart of debates about the meaning and aims of employee representation.doi:10.1080/09585192.2012.743476...
Their meaning for the immediate hearers is to be found in the thoughts which led up to them, and which they would suggest to a spiritually-minded Jew. They are, indeed, to be spiritually interpreted (John 6:63), and many, even among the disciples, feel it is a hard saying which they...
The nearest Scots word is “glondure”, meaning bad temper or a sulk, as: “The Quene, with whome the said Erle was then in the glondouris, promised favouris in all his lauchfull suyttis to wemen”; Works of John Knox vol. I (1546), p. 143. In this context, “glondes” ...
CL & OT 1. (a) The basic meaning... G5008. σκηνή, skēnē, tent, tabernacle, dwelling G5008 σκηνή σκηνή́ (skēnē), tent, tabernacle, dwelling (G5008); σκῆνος (skēnos), tent (G5011); ... G5030. σκότος, skotos, darkness, gloo...
With her simple rectangle of blank paper, with the absence of ink, with the geometric solidity of the horizontal and slanting lines, and with the velvet softness of thevelin d’Archesacross her version’s accordion folds, Tepfer encourages us to look, see, hold meaning in abeyance and sense...
1. We Are to Live Lives of Purpose First, we are to live lives of purpose. Unless Jesus had a purpose, a mission to complete, the words, "It is finished" would have had little meaning. He wasn't speaking of his earthly life that was finished -- in fact, his life has no beginnin...
The word translated "mansions" is an old word formeno, meaning to abide, abiding places (cf. v. 23). There are many resting places in the Father's house (oikia). This is a picture of heaven given to us by Christ. "It is our heavenly home with the Father and with Jesus," says ...
The word "lose" in Greek is "ἀπόλλυμι" (apollymi), meaning to destroy or perish. In this context, it conveys the assurance of eternal security for believers. Jesus' mission includes the preservation of those given to Him by the Father, ensuring that none are lost. This ...