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flesh, sarx, G4561

August 15, 2023 by Krisan Marotta

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Tools and resources you need to do a word study on the Greek noun: flesh, sarx

Strong’s number: G4561

Greek Lexical Dictionary: Strong’s #4561 – σάρξ

Greek Word: σάρξ, σαρκός, ἡ

Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine

Transliteration: sarx

Phonetic Spelling: (sarx)

Quick Definition: Flesh

Usage: flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.

Etymology: probably from the base of G4563

NASB Translation: bodily (1), bodily condition (1), body (2), earth (1), earthly (1), fellow countrymen (1), flesh (129), fleshly (4), life (3), man (1), mankind (1), nation (1), personally (1).

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New Testament Usage

147 times in 126 verses. Over 50% of the uses are in Paul’s writings; Romans (22x) and Galatians (16x). About 10% of the uses are in Romans 8.

Mat 16:17; Mat 19:5; Mat 19:6; Mat 24:22; Mat 26:41; Mar 10:8; Mar 13:20; Mar 14:38; Luk 3:6; Luk 24:39; Joh 1:13; Joh 1:14; Joh 3:6; Joh 6:51; Joh 6:52; Joh 6:53; Joh 6:54; Joh 6:55; Joh 6:56; Joh 6:63; Joh 8:15; Joh 17:2; Act 2:17; Act 2:26; Act 2:31;

Rom 1:3; Rom 2:28; Rom 3:20; Rom 4:1; Rom 6:19; Rom 7:5; Rom 7:18; Rom 7:25; Rom 8:3; Rom 8:4; Rom 8:5; Rom 8:6; Rom 8:7; Rom 8:8; Rom 8:9; Rom 8:12; Rom 8:13; Rom 9:3; Rom 9:5; Rom 9:8; Rom 11:14; Rom 13:14;

1Co 1:26; 1Co 1:29; 1Co 5:5; 1Co 6:16; 1Co 7:28; 1Co 10:18; 1Co 15:39; 1Co 15:50; 2Co 1:17; 2Co 4:11; 2Co 5:16; 2Co 7:1; 2Co 7:5; 2Co 10:2; 2Co 10:3; 2Co 11:18; 2Co 12:7;

Gal 1:16; Gal 2:16; Gal 2:20; Gal 3:3; Gal 4:13; Gal 4:14; Gal 4:23; Gal 4:29; Gal 5:13; Gal 5:16; Gal 5:17; Gal 5:19; Gal 5:24; Gal 6:8; Gal 6:12; Gal 6:13;

Eph 2:3; Eph 2:11; Eph 2:15; Eph 5:29; Eph 5:31; Eph 6:5; Eph 6:12;

Php 1:22; Php 1:24; Php 3:3; Php 3:4;

Col 1:22; Col 1:24; Col 2:1; Col 2:5; Col 2:11; Col 2:13; Col 2:18; Col 2:23; Col 3:22;

1Ti 3:16; Phm 1:16;

Heb 2:14; Heb 5:7; Heb 9:10; Heb 9:13; Heb 10:20; Heb 12:9;

Jas 5:3;

1Pe 1:24; 1Pe 3:18; 1Pe 3:21; 1Pe 4:1; 1Pe 4:2; 1Pe 4:6; 2Pe 2:10; 2Pe 2:18;

1Jn 2:16; 1Jn 4:2; 2Jn 1:7;

Jud 1:7; Jud 1:8; Jud 1:23;

Rev 17:16; Rev 19:18; Rev 19:21.

159x in 147 verses in the Septuagint

Gen 2:21; Gen 2:23; Gen 2:24; Gen 6:3; Gen 6:12; Gen 6:17; Gen 6:19; Gen 7:15; Gen 7:16; Gen 7:21; Gen 8:17; Gen 8:21; Gen 9:11; Gen 9:15; Gen 9:16; Gen 9:17; Gen 17:11; Gen 17:13; Gen 17:14; Gen 17:24; Gen 17:25; Gen 29:14; Gen 34:24; Gen 37:27; Gen 40:19; Gen 41:2; Gen 41:3; Gen 41:4; Gen 41:18; Gen 41:19;

Exo 4:7; Exo 30:32; Lev 4:11;

Lev 12:3; Lev 13:10; Lev 13:18; Lev 13:24; Lev 13:38; Lev 13:39; Lev 13:43; Lev 17:11; Lev 17:14; Lev 18:6; Lev 21:5; Lev 25:49; Lev 26:29;

Num 12:12; Num 16:22; Num 18:15; Num 27:16;

Dt 5:26; Dt 28:55; Jdg 8:7; Jdg 9:2;

1Sa 17:44; 2Sa 5:1; 2Sa 19:13; 2Sa 19:14;

2Ki 4:34; 2Ki 5:10; 2Ki 5:14; 2Ki 6:30; 2Ki 9:36; 1Ch 11:1;

Neh 5:5;

Job 2:5; Job 4:15; Job 6:12; Job 13:14; Job 14:22; Job 16:18; Job 19:20; Job 19:22; Job 21:6; Job 31:31; Job 33:21; Job 33:25; Job 34:15; Job 41:15;

Psa 15:9; Psa 26:2; Psa 27:7; Psa 37:4; Psa 37:8; Psa 55:5; Psa 62:2; Psa 64:3; Psa 72:26; Psa 77:27; Psa 77:39; Psa 78:2; Psa 83:3; Psa 101:6; Psa 108:24; Psa 118:120; Psa 135:25; Psa 144:21;

Pro 3:22; Pro 4:22; Pro 5:11; Pro 26:10;

Ecc 2:3; Ecc 4:5; Ecc 5:5; Ecc 11:10; Ecc 12:12;

Isa 9:19; Isa 10:18; Isa 31:3; Isa 40:5; Isa 40:6; Isa 49:26; Isa 66:16; Isa 66:23; Isa 66:24;

Jer 9:25; Jer 12:12; Jer 17:5; Jer 19:9; Jer 32:31; Jer 39:27; Jer 51:35; Lam 3:4;

Eze 11:19; Eze 21:4; Eze 21:9; Eze 21:10; Eze 21:12; Eze 23:20; Eze 32:5; Eze 36:26; Eze 37:6; Eze 37:8; Eze 44:7; Eze 44:9;

Dan 1:15; Dan 2:11; Dan 4:12; Dan 7:5;

Hos 9:12; Joe 3:1; Mic 3:2; Mic 3:3; Zep 1:17; Zec 2:17; Zec 11:9; Zec 14:12.

Englishman’s concordance: σάρξ (sarx)

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Lexicons

Thayers G4561:

flesh (the soft substance of the living body, which covers the bones and is permeated with blood) of both man and beasts
the body
1. the body of a man
2. used of natural or physical origin, generation or relationship
  1. born of natural generation
3. the sensuous nature of man, “the animal nature”
  1. without any suggestion of depravity
  2. the animal nature with cravings which incite to sin
  3. the physical nature of man as subject to suffering
a living creature (because possessed of a body of flesh) whether man or beast
the flesh, denotes mere human nature, the earthly nature of man apart from divine influence, and therefore prone to sin and opposed to God

Strongs 64561:

Probably from the base of G4563; flesh (as stripped of the skin), that is, (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or as the symbol of what is external, or as the means of kindred, or (by implication) human nature (with its frailties (physically or morally) and passions), or (specifically) a human being (as such): – carnal (-ly, + -ly minded), flesh ([-ly]).

Mounce 4561: flesh, body

Related Words: G4559 (adj); G4560 (adj);

Hebrew equivalent word(s): Strong #: 1320 ‑ בָּשָׂר (baw‑sawr’); 3894 ‑ לָחֻם (law‑khoom’, law‑khoom’); 7607 ‑ שְׁאֵר (sheh‑ayr’);

Precepts Austin: sarx

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Reference

Galatians 5:13-26 Spirit vs. Flesh

10 Romans 7:7-25 Law and Sin

11 Romans 8.1-12 Deliverance from Sin

12 Romans 8:12-25 Grief over Sin

20 Romans 13:8-14 Freedom in Christ

13 Romans 8:26-39 Confidence in Christ

05 Colossians 2:4-15 The Work of our Hands

01 Holy Spirit: Agent of Change

06 Holy Spirit in the Old Testament: A New Heart

10 Holy Spirit: Baptism

17 Couldn’t you stay awake? Mark 14:27-42

08 1Corinthians 3:1-4 Who are the carnal Christians?

12 1Corinthians 4:17-5:5 Ignoring Immorality

16 1Corinthians 6:15-20 Glorify God in your body

11 2Peter 2:17-22 Freedom, slavery and sin

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Who were the Judaizers?

August 9, 2023 by Krisan Marotta

Today the term “Judaizer” describes the opponents of Paul and Barnabas at the Jerusalem Council (Acts 15 ) and those who sought to preach “another gospel” in the churches of Galatia (Galatians 2:4-12; Galatians 6:12).

The name comes from the the Greek verb Ἰουδαΐ́ζω (Strongs G2450) which means to “judaize” or to “live as the Jews.” In the New Testament, this verb is used only once in Galatians 2:14.

The Judaizers claimed to believe in Jesus as the Jewish Messiah but insisted followers of Jesus cannot be saved unless they also kept the Mosaic law (Acts 15:1).

First-century Jewish nationalists were likely to persecute Jews who were overly friendly to Gentiles. At first, Jewish persecution of Christianity often had more to do with associating with uncircumcised Gentile believers than with the proclamation of Jesus as the Messiah. Forcing Gentile Christians to take on circumcision allowed Jewish believers to prove their loyalty to Judaism and escape suffering. But to do this, Paul reminds his readers, was to deny the sufficiency of the cross (Galatians 3:28).

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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Liogonier.org: The Judaizers True Motives

Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology: Judaizers

McClintock and Strong: Judaizing Christians

The Nuttall Encyclopedia: Judaizers

Wikipedia: Judaizers (be careful with this one; it gets changed)

Got Questions: Who were the Judaizers?

Bible Study Tools: Judaizers

Christianity.com: Why were the Judaizers such big problems in the early church?

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spirit, pneuma, G4151

August 8, 2023 by Krisan Marotta

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Tools and resources you need to do a word study on the Greek word for Spirit/spirit, pneuma

Strong’s number: G4151

Greek Lexical Dictionary: Strong’s #4151 – πνεῦμα

Greek Word: πνεῦμα, ατος, τό

Part of Speech: Noun, neuter

Transliteration: pneuma

Phonetic Spelling: (pnyoo’-mah)

Quick Definition: wind, spirit

Usage: wind, breath, spirit.

Etymology: from the verb G41 5 4 pneó

NASB Translation: breath (3), Spirit (241), spirit (101), spirits (32), spiritual (1), wind (1), winds (1).

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New Testament Usage

380x in 345 verses in the New Testament

Mat 1:18; Mat 1:20; Mat 3:11; Mat 3:16; Mat 4:1; Mat 5:3; Mat 8:16; Mat 10:1; Mat 10:20; Mat 12:18; Mat 12:28; Mat 12:31; Mat 12:32; Mat 12:43; Mat 12:45; Mat 22:43; Mat 26:41; Mat 27:50; Mat 28:19;

Mar 1:8; Mar 1:10; Mar 1:12; Mar 1:23; Mar 1:26; Mar 1:27; Mar 2:8; Mar 3:11; Mar 3:29; Mar 3:30; Mar 5:2; Mar 5:8; Mar 5:13; Mar 6:7; Mar 7:25; Mar 8:12; Mar 9:17; Mar 9:20; Mar 9:25; Mar 12:36; Mar 13:11; Mar 14:38;

Luk 1:15; Luk 1:17; Luk 1:35; Luk 1:41; Luk 1:47; Luk 1:67; Luk 1:80; Luk 2:25; Luk 2:26; Luk 2:27; Luk 3:16; Luk 3:22; Luk 4:1; Luk 4:14; Luk 4:18; Luk 4:33; Luk 4:36; Luk 6:18; Luk 7:21; Luk 8:2; Luk 8:29; Luk 8:55; Luk 9:39; Luk 9:42; Luk 9:55; Luk 10:20; Luk 10:21; Luk 11:13; Luk 11:24; Luk 11:26; Luk 12:10; Luk 12:12; Luk 13:11; Luk 23:46; Luk 24:37; Luk 24:39;

Joh 1:32; Joh 1:33; Joh 3:5; Joh 3:6; Joh 3:8; Joh 3:34; Joh 4:23; Joh 4:24; Joh 6:63; Joh 7:39; Joh 11:33; Joh 13:21; Joh 14:17; Joh 14:26; Joh 15:26; Joh 16:13; Joh 19:30; Joh 20:22;

Act 1:2; Act 1:5; Act 1:8; Act 1:16; Act 2:4; Act 2:17; Act 2:18; Act 2:33; Act 2:38; Act 4:8; Act 4:25; Act 4:31; Act 5:3; Act 5:9; Act 5:16; Act 5:32; Act 6:3; Act 6:5; Act 6:10; Act 7:51; Act 7:55; Act 7:59; Act 8:7; Act 8:15; Act 8:17; Act 8:18; Act 8:19; Act 8:29; Act 8:39; Act 9:17; Act 9:31; Act 10:19; Act 10:38; Act 10:44; Act 10:45; Act 10:47; Act 11:12; Act 11:15; Act 11:16; Act 11:24; Act 11:28; Act 13:2; Act 13:4; Act 13:9; Act 13:52; Act 15:8; Act 15:28; Act 16:6; Act 16:7; Act 16:16; Act 16:18; Act 17:16; Act 18:25; Act 19:2; Act 19:6; Act 19:12; Act 19:13; Act 19:15; Act 19:16; Act 19:21; Act 20:22; Act 20:23; Act 20:28; Act 21:4; Act 21:11; Act 23:8; Act 23:9; Act 28:25;

Rom 1:4; Rom 1:9; Rom 2:29; Rom 5:5; Rom 7:6; Rom 8:2; Rom 8:4; Rom 8:5; Rom 8:6; Rom 8:9; Rom 8:10; Rom 8:11; Rom 8:13; Rom 8:14; Rom 8:15; Rom 8:16; Rom 8:23; Rom 8:26; Rom 8:27; Rom 9:1; Rom 11:8; Rom 12:11; Rom 14:17; Rom 15:13; Rom 15:16; Rom 15:19; Rom 15:30;

1Co 2:4; 1Co 2:10; 1Co 2:11; 1Co 2:12; 1Co 2:13; 1Co 2:14; 1Co 3:16; 1Co 4:21; 1Co 5:3; 1Co 5:4; 1Co 5:5; 1Co 6:11; 1Co 6:17; 1Co 6:19; 1Co 7:34; 1Co 7:40; 1Co 12:3; 1Co 12:4; 1Co 12:7; 1Co 12:8; 1Co 12:9; 1Co 12:10; 1Co 12:11; 1Co 12:13; 1Co 14:2; 1Co 14:12; 1Co 14:14; 1Co 14:15; 1Co 14:16; 1Co 14:32; 1Co 15:45; 1Co 16:18; 2Co 1:22;

2Co 2:13; 2Co 3:3; 2Co 3:6; 2Co 3:8; 2Co 3:17; 2Co 3:18; 2Co 4:13; 2Co 5:5; 2Co 6:6; 2Co 7:1; 2Co 7:13; 2Co 11:4; 2Co 12:18; 2Co 13:14; Gal 3:2; Gal 3:3;

Gal 3:5; Gal 3:14; Gal 4:6; Gal 4:29; Gal 5:5; Gal 5:16; Gal 5:17; Gal 5:18; Gal 5:22; Gal 5:25; Gal 6:1; Gal 6:8; Gal 6:18;

Eph 1:13; Eph 1:17; Eph 2:2; Eph 2:18; Eph 2:22; Eph 3:5; Eph 3:16; Eph 4:3; Eph 4:4; Eph 4:23; Eph 4:30; Eph 5:18; Eph 6:17; Eph 6:18;

Php 1:19; Php 1:27; Php 2:1; Php 3:3; Php 4:23;

Col 1:8; Col 2:5;

1Th 1:5; 1Th 1:6; 1Th 4:8; 1Th 5:19; 1Th 5:23; 2Th 2:2; 2Th 2:8; 2Th 2:13;

1Ti 3:16; 1Ti 4:1; 2Ti 1:7; 2Ti 1:14; 2Ti 4:22; Tit 3:5;

Phm 1:25;

Heb 1:7; Heb 1:14; Heb 2:4; Heb 3:7; Heb 4:12; Heb 6:4; Heb 9:8; Heb 9:14; Heb 10:15; Heb 10:29; Heb 12:9; Heb 12:23;

Jas 2:26; Jas 4:5;

1Pe 1:2; 1Pe 1:11; 1Pe 1:12; 1Pe 3:4; 1Pe 3:18; 1Pe 3:19; 1Pe 4:6; 1Pe 4:14; 2Pe 1:21;

1Jn 3:24; 1Jn 4:1; 1Jn 4:2; 1Jn 4:3; 1Jn 4:6; 1Jn 4:13; 1Jn 5:6; 1Jn 5:8;

Jud 1:19; Jud 1:20;

Rev 1:4; Rev 1:10; Rev 2:7; Rev 2:11; Rev 2:17; Rev 2:29; Rev 3:1; Rev 3:6; Rev 3:13; Rev 3:22; Rev 4:2; Rev 4:5; Rev 5:6; Rev 11:11; Rev 13:15; Rev 14:13; Rev 16:13; Rev 16:14; Rev 17:3; Rev 18:2; Rev 19:10; Rev 21:10; Rev 22:6; Rev 22:17.

287x in 263 verses in the Septuagint

Gen 1:2; Gen 6:3; Gen 6:17; Gen 7:15; Gen 8:1; Gen 41:38; Gen 45:27;

Exo 15:8; Exo 15:10; Exo 28:3; Exo 31:3; Exo 35:31;

Num 5:14; Num 5:30; Num 11:17; Num 11:25; Num 11:26; Num 11:29; Num 11:31; Num 14:24; Num 16:22; Num 23:7; Num 24:2; Num 27:16; Num 27:18;

Dt 2:30; Dt 34:9;

Jos 2:11; Jdg 3:10; Jdg 6:34; Jdg 8:3; Jdg 9:23; Jdg 11:29; Jdg 13:25; Jdg 14:6; Jdg 14:19; Jdg 15:14; Jdg 15:19;

1Sa 10:6; 1Sa 10:10; 1Sa 11:6; 1Sa 16:13; 1Sa 16:14; 1Sa 16:15; 1Sa 16:16; 1Sa 16:23; 1Sa 19:9; 1Sa 19:20; 1Sa 19:23; 1Sa 30:12; 2Sa 13:21; 2Sa 13:39; 2Sa 22:16; 2Sa 23:2;

1Ki 17:17; 1Ki 18:12; 1Ki 18:45; 1Ki 19:11; 1Ki 20:4; 1Ki 20:5; 1Ki 22:21; 1Ki 22:22; 1Ki 22:23; 1Ki 22:24; 2Ki 2:9; 2Ki 2:15; 2Ki 2:16; 2Ki 3:17; 2Ki 19:7;

1Ch 5:26; 1Ch 12:19; 1Ch 28:12; 2Ch 15:1; 2Ch 18:20; 2Ch 18:21; 2Ch 18:22; 2Ch 18:23; 2Ch 20:14; 2Ch 24:20; 2Ch 36:22;

Ezr 1:1; Ezr 1:5; Neh 9:20; Neh 9:30; Est 5:1; Job 1:19;

Job 4:9; Job 4:15; Job 7:7; Job 7:15; Job 8:2; Job 10:12; Job 12:10; Job 13:25; Job 15:2; Job 16:3; Job 17:1; Job 20:3; Job 27:3; Job 30:15; Job 32:8; Job 32:18; Job 33:4; Job 34:14; Job 41:8;

Psa 10:6; Psa 17:16; Psa 30:6; Psa 32:6; Psa 33:19; Psa 47:8; Psa 50:12; Psa 50:13; Psa 50:14; Psa 50:19; Psa 75:13; Psa 76:4; Psa 76:7; Psa 77:8; Psa 77:39; Psa 102:16; Psa 103:4; Psa 103:29; Psa 103:30; Psa 105:33; Psa 106:25; Psa 118:131; Psa 134:17; Psa 138:7; Psa 141:4; Psa 142:4; Psa 142:7; Psa 142:10; Psa 145:4; Psa 147:7; Psa 148:8; Pro 15:4;

Ecc 1:6; Ecc 1:14; Ecc 1:17; Ecc 2:11; Ecc 2:17; Ecc 2:26; Ecc 3:19; Ecc 3:21; Ecc 4:4; Ecc 4:6; Ecc 4:16; Ecc 6:9; Ecc 7:8; Ecc 7:9; Ecc 8:8; Ecc 10:4; Ecc 11:5; Ecc 12:7;

Isa 4:4; Isa 7:2; Isa 11:2; Isa 11:3; Isa 11:4; Isa 11:15; Isa 19:3; Isa 19:14; Isa 25:4; Isa 26:9; Isa 26:18; Isa 27:8; Isa 28:6; Isa 29:10; Isa 29:24; Isa 30:1; Isa 30:28; Isa 32:15; Isa 33:11; Isa 34:16; Isa 37:7; Isa 38:12; Isa 42:1; Isa 42:5; Isa 44:3; Isa 48:16; Isa 57:16; Isa 59:21; Isa 61:1; Isa 61:3; Isa 63:10; Isa 63:11; Isa 63:14; Isa 65:14;

Jer 4:11; Jer 4:12; Jer 10:14; Jer 28:11; Jer 28:17; Jer 30:27; Lam 4:20;

Eze 1:4; Eze 1:12; Eze 1:20; Eze 1:21; Eze 2:2; Eze 3:12; Eze 3:14; Eze 3:24; Eze 5:2; Eze 8:3; Eze 10:17; Eze 11:1; Eze 11:5; Eze 11:19; Eze 11:24; Eze 13:11; Eze 18:31; Eze 20:31; Eze 21:12; Eze 27:26; Eze 36:26; Eze 36:27; Eze 37:1; Eze 37:5; Eze 37:6; Eze 37:8; Eze 37:9; Eze 37:10; Eze 37:14; Eze 43:5;

Dan 2:1; Dan 2:3; Dan 2:35; Dan 4:8; Dan 4:9; Dan 4:18; Dan 5:11; Dan 5:12; Dan 5:14; Dan 5:20; Dan 6:4; Dan 7:15;

Hos 4:12; Hos 4:19; Hos 5:4; Hos 12:2; Joe 3:1; Joe 3:2; Amo 4:13; Jon 1:4; Jon 4:8; Mic 2:7; Mic 2:11; Mic 3:8; Hab 1:11; Hab 2:19; Hag 1:14; Hag 2:5; Zec 1:6; Zec 4:6; Zec 5:9; Zec 7:12; Zec 12:1; Zec 12:10; Zec 13:2; Mal 2:15; Mal 2:16.

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Lexicons

Thayers 4151

the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son

the spirit, i.e. the vital principal by which the body is animated
1. the rational spirit, the power by which the human being feels, thinks, decides
2. the soul
a spirit, i.e. a simple essence, devoid of all or at least all grosser matter, and possessed of the power of knowing, desiring, deciding, and acting
1. a life giving spirit
2. a human soul that has left the body
3. a spirit higher than man but lower than God, i.e. an angel
  1. used of demons, or evil spirits, who were conceived as inhabiting the bodies of men
  2. the spiritual nature of Christ, higher than the highest angels and equal to God, the divine nature of Christ
the disposition or influence which fills and governs the soul of any one
1. the efficient source of any power, affection, emotion, desire, etc.
a movement of air (a gentle blast)
1. of the wind, hence the wind itself
2. breath of nostrils or mouth

Strongs 4151: From G4154; a current of air, that is, breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively a spirit, that is, (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, daemon, or (divine) God, Christ’s spirit, the Holy spirit: – ghost, life, spirit (-ual, -ually), mind. Compare G5590.

Mounce 4151: wind, breath, things which are commonly perceived as having no material substance; by extension: spirit, heart, mind, the immaterial part of the inner person that can respond to God; spirit being: (evil) spirit, ghost, God the Holy Spirit

Related Words: G4152 (adj); G4153 (adv); G4154 (verb)

Hebrew equivalent word(s): Strong #: 5397 ‑ נְשָׁמָה (nesh‑aw‑maw’); 6921 ‑ קָדִם (kaw‑deem’, kaw‑deem’); 7307 ‑ רוּחַ (roo’‑akh); 7602 ‑ שָׁאַף (shaw‑af’);

Precepts Austin: pneuma

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Reference works

Series: Who is the Holy Spirit?

helper, paraklétos

16 Matthew 5:1-3 Poor in Spirit

The Beatitudes: Matthew 5:1-12 Summary

65 Matthew 12:22-50 A Tree and its fruit

35 1Corinthians 12:1-3 The mark of spirituality

36 1Corinthians 12:4-11 What are spiritual gifts?

10 1John 4:20-5:12 Water, Blood & Spirit

Galatians 5:13-26 Spirit vs. Flesh

What is sanctification?

How do I know I’m saved?

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What is sanctification?

April 11, 2023 by Krisan Marotta

As a new believer, I was confused about sanctification. My rather simple understanding was sanctification means your “sin-meter” is going down.

Sin-meter fallacy

I thought sanctification was this slow process by which believers become holy. I assumed as I grew in sanctification I would sin less, because sanctification moved me closer to holiness, and holiness is the absence of sin.

When I became a believer, my “sin-meter” was filled to the top. But the more I grew in maturity, the more the level on my sin-meter would decrease, until God finally makes it hit bottom in the kingdom of heaven. How can you tell if you’re being sanctified? Take stock of your sin-meter. The trend will be bumpy, but the general direction should be downward.

Of course, the big problem is: how do you read your sin-meter?

Some of my behaviors have changed for the better. But in other ways I am worse, because now I recognize that some behaviors as sinful that I thought were just fine before. How do I evaluate that? Am I better or worse today? There’s a sense in which I’m just as much a sinner today as when I first believed. But there’s another sense in which I’m better.

And there’s a sense in which the scale doesn’t. Does it really matter that I’ve dropped from 1 million units of sin to a half million units? I’m still a sinner. How should I understand sanctification when I continually struggle with sin, selfishness, and thoughtlessness?

The more I’ve studied the bible, the more my understanding has changed. RC Sproul’s classic book The Holiness of God has been very instrumental in developing my thinking. I highly recommend it.

Holiness defined

The word holy is associated not only with God Himself, but with what belongs to God. Holiness distinguishes between the sacred and the profane. The holy or the sacred is set apart for God’s use. The common or the profane is not.

God is holy. He is perfect in character, nature, wisdom and understanding. When I see Him, I immediately recognize that He is awe-inspiring, gloriously different than everything in this world.

The temple building is holy, even though it is brick and stone like any other building. It belongs to God. His purposes are fulfilled there. It is not common or ordinary because it is set apart for God.

Similarly, you might have a common ordinary incense burner that you use daily and another incense burner that is reserved for use in the temple. It is holy. It is set apart to be used only for God in His temple. You don’t use it for ordinary daily tasks.

Believers are holy like that incense burner, because we now belong to God. We are not perfect or sinless. Rather, we are set apart for God’s use. The sanctified person has NOT ceased to struggle from sin, rather the sanctified one belongs to God.

Sanctification

As believers, we are different than the world. We no longer value and strive for the riches of this world. Rather we count on the hope of the gospel, and seek God’s kingdom. Our lives ought to look different from those who reject the gospel.

We all face the big questions of life eventually: Who am I? What do I want? What should I pursue in life? What is worthwhile and valuable? Believers answer those questions differently than nonbelievers. We answer them by thinking about the our Lord and His promises. Then we act accordingly. We are no longer committed to pursuing a life of sin.

The pursuit of sanctification is the pursuit of maturity in faith, of learning what is true and of living in the light of that truth. We still struggle with sin, but we grow in wisdom, understanding and maturity.

At any given moment, we may fail and fall into sin, but our response to failure will include repentance. Eventually, we will turn to God and seek forgiveness.

Sanctification is the pursuit of truth of God and living in light of that truth.

Further Study

08 1Corinthians 3:1-4 Who are the carnal Christians?

02 1Peter 1:1-13 Understanding Our Living Hope

03 1Peter 1:14-25 Hope makes a difference

16 Matthew 5:1-3 Poor in Spirit

17 Matthew 5:4 Those who mourn

19 Matthew 5:6 Hunger & thirst for righteousness

41 Matthew 7:12-29 The Golden Rule & 2 Roads

05 1Thessalonians 4:1-8 Handling sexuality

06 1John 2:29-3:12 Practicing Righteousness

11 1John 5:13-21 Confidence in the Gospel

12 Jeremiah 31:31-34 What good is faith?

Where to next?

New Testament Studies

Old Testament Studies

Topical Studies

Bible Study 101

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Easter: Why the resurrection is important

April 5, 2023 by Krisan Marotta

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Imagine hearing this announcement when you show up for a church Easter celebration that includes a potluck.

“Thank you for bringing such wonderful food to the celebration today. Since the real significance of the food is the thought behind it, instead of eating the food today, we will parade by the tables in single file and admire it appreciatively. Feel free to snap a few photos and share them to your social media account. We want everyone to remember how good the food looked and how abundantly everyone provided. But no touching and no eating. The idea of the food is what is important.“

Are you laughing? Of course, the significance of food is eating it, not looking at it. Of course, intentions matter. Meaning and significance are important. But sometimes it makes a big difference whether something is real or not. It also matters whether an idea is true or not.

On Easter, we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. The Bible tells us that Jesus was crucified and died on a cross. His body was buried in a tomb where it remained for 3 days. But on the third day, the stone door of the tomb was rolled away and the tomb was empty because God raised Jesus from the dead (Mark 15-16; Matthew 27:32-28:10; Luke 23:26-24:12).

Paul argues in 1Corinthians 15 that the historical fact is Jesus rose from the dead, and it makes a difference that he did.

Paul wrote this letter to a group of people in Corinth who considered themselves sophisticated and enlightened. They thought it was foolish to believe that people would have life after death in a physical body. Paul argues, if they are right ant the resurrection is just a beautiful idea, then the gospel is useless.

¹Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, ²and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. ³For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, ⁴that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, ⁵and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. -1Corinthians 15:1-5

The crucial part of the gospel is that Christ died for our sins and was resurrected just as Scripture predicted.
Paul insists this idea that Christ DIED for our sins is central to the gospel.
And, that fact that he died FOR OUR SINS is central to the gospel.
Sin is not this unfortunate circumstance that makes life unpleasant. Sin is wrong. It is evil.
We have broken God’s law and we stand guilty before Him.
Our Creator will judge us unless someone pleads for mercy on our behalf. That someone is Jesus Christ.

³For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, ⁴that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, ⁵and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. ⁶Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. ⁷Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. ⁸Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. -1Corinthians 15:3-8

Many people saw Jesus alive in a physical body after many people save him dead and buried.
Paul wrote this letter about 20 years after the resurrection. Many people who saw the risen Jesus were still alive and could verify his words.
Paul preached the gospel to them because it is true, not because it’s a nice idea.

⁹For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. ¹⁰But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. ¹¹Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed. -1Corinthians 15:9-11

If you don’t believe Paul because he wasn’t one of the original 12, then believe the other 11. They all preach the same gospel.
It’s not just a nice idea to know that someone in history was raised from the dead once. It’s important for us to know that Jesus was raised from the dead.

¹²Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? ¹³But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. ¹⁴And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. ¹⁵We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. -1Corinthians 15:12-15

If people cannot be raised from the dead, then Jesus wasn’t raised either and the gospel is futile.
But resurrection happened. Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah, the Christ. Many people including the apostles knew him. They saw him, worked with him and followed him. Jesus the man lived, died, was buried. Then God raised him from the dead.

¹⁶For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. ¹⁷And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. ¹⁸Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. ¹⁹If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. ²⁰But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. -1Corinthians 15:16-20

If Jesus Christ was not raised, then his death didn’t atone for anyone. We are all still guilty and will be condemned on judgment day.
God proved the death of Jesus atoned for our sins by raising him from the dead.
The resurrection is central to the gospel because the forgiveness of our sins, the very salvation we are looking for, is tied to the resurrection.
The reason we put our hope in the gospel is because it is true.
The gospel is is not a “whatever works for you” story. If you believe the gospel and it turns out to be a lie, you’re a fool.
But we know the gospel is true, in part because Jesus Christ was resurrected from the dead.
On Easter we celebrate an event that really happened and it makes a difference that it did.

Please listen to the podcast for more detail and explanation.

Further Study:

Who do you say that I am? Mark 8:27-38

Couldn’t you stay awake? Mark 14:27-42

Why have you forsaken me? Mark 15:22-41

What does it mean to carry your cross? Luke 14:25-35

Matthew 10:34-39 Not peace, a sword

Colossians 1:13-23 You cannot seek God and avoid Christ

Colossians 3:8-17 Real Gospel Change

What do expiation and propitiation mean?

The Cross of Christ by RC Sproul

PreceptAustin – The Resurrection of Christ

Where to next?

New Testament Studies

Old Testament Studies

Topical Studies

Bible Study 101

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01 Thessalonians Introduction

March 1, 2023 by Krisan Marotta

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Paul wrote 1&2 Thessalonians to a church of new believers from different ethnic groups in a city that was intensely hostile to them. Paul encouraged them to persevere in the faith and clarified some issues about living life now and our future hope.

Background

The author, the Apostle Paul, first visited Thessalonica during his second missionary journey. His visit is recorded in Acts 17:1-9.

More: Who was Paul?

Map: Paul’s 2nd Journey

Chronology of Paul

Paul and Silas traveled through Asia Minor. In Lystra, Timothy met them and joined them on the rest of the trip. Luke (the author of Acts) joined Paul & Silas in Troas and accompanied them to Macedonia. Before visiting Thessalonica, Paul went to Philippi (Acts 16) where he was beaten and arrested for proclaiming non-Roman customs.

As a free city, Thessalonica was ruled by its own citizens with its own constitution and minted its own coins. Though under the Roman empire, it did not house a Roman garrison. Situated on the main east/west trade route, Thessalonica served as a important harbor and commercial hub for imports and exports.

¹Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. ²And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, ³explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.” ⁴And some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a great many of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women. – Acts 17:1-4 ESV

As was his custom when he entered a new city, Paul went first to the synagogue. He preached there for three Sabbaths until they drove him out. After he lost access to the synagogue, he stayed a few more weeks preaching to Gentiles.

⁵But the Jews were jealous, and taking some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them [Paul & friends] out to the crowd. ⁶And when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also, ⁷and Jason has received them, and they are all acting against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.” ⁸And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard these things. ⁹And when they had taken money as security from Jason and the rest, they let them go. ¹⁰The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. – Acts 17:5-10

The Jews in Thessalonica became so enraged by Paul’s teaching that a mob sought to have Paul arrested for trying to replace Caesar with another king. When the mob failed to locate Paul, they turned on Jason, Paul’s host. Jason paid a sum of money similar to bail to secure his release. When the situation quieted down, Paul and Silas slipped out of town.

Paul left a church of mixed ethic background in a city where many of the Jews in the synagogue were extremely hostile to Christianity. The Jews of Thessalonica were so angered by Paul’s gospel that they followed Paul to Berea and made trouble for him there (Acts 17:10-15).

From Berea, Paul went to Athens. Timothy returned to Thessalonica while Silas returned to Philippi. Paul traveled alone to Corinth where Timothy rejoined him and Paul wrote this letter.

Paul wrote this letter from Corinth about nine months after leaving Thessalonica (Acts 18:5; 2Cor 1:19), probably around 51 AD.

Summary

Paul is writing to a very young church of people from different ethnic groups. They have only believed the gospel maybe 9 months to a year. They must exist in a city that is intensely hostile to them. They are probably being pressured to forget Paul and renounce their young faith. Timothy has reported back to Paul about how they are doing. Paul is writing to encourage them to persevere in the faith and clear up some issues where they are confused.

Please listen to the podcast for more detail and explanation.

Next: 02 1Thessalonians 1:1-10 Faith, love and hope

Series: 1&2Thessalonians: Between Times

Study: 1Thessalonians Resources

Scripture references are from the English Standard version.

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Season 22, episode 1

Jesus: Understanding the way he teaches

January 10, 2023 by Krisan Marotta

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When I became a believer, my Christian friends encouraged me to read one of the gospels. They told me to start with the words of Jesus because the Apostle Paul is too difficult to understand. Jesus, on the other hand, was a beautiful and simple teacher. I picked the Gospel of Mark.

After reading the gospel of Mark, I felt like an idiot. The words of Jesus made no sense to me. In fact, in most of his disputes with the Pharisees, I found myself sympathetic to the Pharisees. The words of Jesus were baffling, at least at first glance.

Thankfully, over my years of Bible study, I’ve grown to understand and treasure the words of Jesus. I have reached two conclusions about how to understand the teaching of Jesus.

Jesus speaks cryptically

First, Jesus speaks cryptically on purpose. His meaning was not immediately obvious, even to his closet disciples. When the disciples got Jesus alone, they would ask him to explain his public teaching (e.g. Matthew 13:36; Mark 4:34; Mark 10:10; Luke 8:9).

Consider a phrase like “poor in spirit” (Matthew 5:3). The phrase can have many possible meanings. Jesus did not stop his sermon to explain. He intentionally spoke in parables, riddles, hyperbole and metaphor, requiring his listeners to stop and reflect on his meaning.

As Bible students, write down your first guess, but keep thinking and reflecting on the statements in context.

Jesus uses hyperbole

Second, Jesus makes many categorical, black and white statements that imply a strict dividing line. For example, if you don’t forgive, you won’t be forgiven (Matthew 6:14-15). You cannot serve both God and money (Matthew 6:24). Everyone who looks on a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart (Matthew 5:28).

These categorical statements describe the end result of a long process of discipleship, growth, and maturity in the faith. When you become a believer, these statements do not immediately become true of you. Rather they become true of you over time as God grows your faith and maturity.

Consider the Apostle Peter. Jesus gave a straightforward dividing line that he will confess before the Father everyone who confesses him, and he will deny before the Father everyone who denies him (Matthew 10:32-33). That’s an either/or choice.

In a crucial moment of history, the Apostle Peter crossed that line. Jesus had been betrayed, arrested and hauled before a Jewish court. Jesus was about to be sentenced to death. Peter, in fear of his own life, denied even knowing Jesus three times (Matthew 26:69-75). Peter did exactly what Jesus said ‘if you do that, I will deny you before the father.’

And yet, Jesus did not deny Peter before the Father. After the resurrection, Jesus forgave Peter and commissioned him to carry the gospel message to the world (John 21:15-19).

Peter’s denial was evidence that at that point on his journey of faith, Peter was fearful, weak and sinful. But it was only a step on the road. Ultimately, Peter was willing to be jailed and beaten and eventually martyred rather than deny Jesus (Origen in Eusebius, Church History III.1).

If Peter had responded with arrogance (“Wow, I was right to deny Jesus. It’s just not worth getting killed over this stuff”), that would show Peter was on a different path. And if he had stayed on that path, ultimately Jesus would have denied him. But after his denial, Peter wept over his failure (Matthew 26:75). Peter’s despair over his sin showed he was on the journey of faith, because believers ultimately repent of their sins.

The Christian life is a journey toward maturity. Believers are NOT perfectly, consistently, and courageously obedient. However, if we love God, we will ultimately repent of our sins and choose to follow Jesus. Like Peter, our lives will show it.

Through these categorical statements, Jesus is teaching us the kind of issues we will confront as we follow him. Are we going to be forgiving? Are we going to pursue lust? Will we seek money, fame and glory over everything else? Are we going to stand up and be counted as a follower of Jesus or not? Ultimately, over time, if we are genuine children of God, our choices will be increasingly characterized by a desire for the things of God and our lifestyles will reflect that.

These categorical statements are one of the fundamental ways Jesus teaches his disciples the lessons we need to learn to enter into eternal life. But Jesus is not describing a “one strike and you’re out” set of rules. He is describing mature faith.

Summary

Jesus often makes concise provocative statements that we must think about to understand.
Jesus makes strong categorical, black and white statements that ultimately reflect the end of process of growth and maturity.

More: 14 Matthew 5-7 Sermon on the Mount Introduction

More: Understanding Genre

Where to next?

Bible Study 101

Resource Library

Resources Book of the Bible

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helper, paraklétos, G3875

December 13, 2022 by Krisan Marotta

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Tools and resources you need to do a word study on the Greek word for helper, paraklétos.

Strong’s number: G3875

Greek Lexical Dictionary: Strong’s #3875 – παράκλητος

Greek Word: παράκλητος, ου, ὁ

Part of Speech: Noun, masculine

Transliteration: paraklétos

Phonetic Spelling: (par-ak’-lay-tos)

Quick Definition: called to one’s aid

Usage: (a) an advocate, intercessor, (b) a consoler, comforter, helper, (c) Paraclete.

Etymology: 3875 paráklētos (from 3844 /pará, “from close-beside” and 2564 /kaléō, “make a call”) – properly, a legal advocate who makes the right judgment-call because close enough to the situation. 3875 /paráklētos (“advocate, advisor-helper”) is the regular term in New Testament times of an attorney (lawyer) – i.e. someone giving evidence that stands up in court.

NASB Translation: Advocate (1), Helper (4).

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New Testament usage

5X in the New Testament: Joh 14:16; Joh 14:26; Joh 15:26; Joh 16:7; 1Jn 2:1.

Not used in the Septuagint.

Englishman’s Concordance: παράκλητος (paraklétos)

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Lexicons

Thayer’s G3875:

summoned, called to one’s side, esp. called to one’s aid
1. one who pleads another’s cause before a judge, a pleader, counsel for defense, legal assistant, an advocate
2. one who pleads another’s cause with one, an intercessor
  1. of Christ in his exaltation at God’s right hand, pleading with God the Father for the pardon of our sins
3. in the widest sense, a helper, succourer, aider, assistant
  1. of the Holy Spirit destined to take the place of Christ with the apostles (after his ascension to the Father), to lead them to a deeper knowledge of the gospel truth, and give them divine strength needed to enable them to undergo trials and persecutions on behalf of the divine kingdom

Strong’s G3875: An intercessor, consoler: – advocate, comforter.

Mounce G3875: Gloss: counselor, intercessor, helper, one who encourages and comforts; in the NT it refers exclusively to the Holy Spirit and to Jesus Christ.

Definition: one called, or sent for to assist another; an advocate, one who pleads the cause of another,1 John 2:1; genr. one present to render various beneficial service,and thus the Paraclete,whose influence and operation were to compensate for the departure of Christ himself, John 14:16; John 14:26; John 15:26; John 16:7.

Related words: G3874 para k lésis (noun); G3870 (verb)

Hebrew Equivalent Word:

PreceptsAustin: parakletos

Interesting article from Wikipedia on Paraclete

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Reference Works

Series: Who is the Holy Spirit?

Holy Spirit Resources

16 Matthew 5:1-3 Poor in Spirit

10 Galatians 5:13-26 Spirit vs. Flesh

08 1Corinthians 3:1-4 Who are the carnal Christians?

12 Romans 8:12-25 Grief over Sin

The Trinity Introduction

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More Greek Word Studies

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force, biazo, G971

December 6, 2022 by Krisan Marotta

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Tools and resources you need to do a word study on the Greek verb for compel or force.

Strong’s number: G971

Greek Lexical Dictionary: Strong’s #971 – βιάζω

Greek Word: βίαζομαι

Part of Speech: Verb

Transliteration: biazó

Phonetic Spelling: (bee-ad’-zo)

Quick Definition: to force, to compel, to urge

Usage: (a) mid: I use force, force my way, come forward violently, (b) pass: I am forcibly treated, suffer violence.

Etymology: from G979

NASB Translation: forcing his way (1), suffers violence (1).

Generally:

in the middle voice (subject initiates the action and participates in the carrying out of the action): to overpower or apply force;
in the passive voice (subject is a recipient of the action): to urge, strongly urge or compel.

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New Testament usage

Mat_11:12; Luk_16:16.

Both Matthew and Luke use the verb form βιαζεται which can be EITHER Present Middle Indicative 3rd Person Singular OR Present Passive Indicative 3rd Person Singular.

Septuagint:

Gen 33:11 (εβιασατο V-AMI-3S); Exo 19:24 (βιαζεσθωσαν V-PMD-3P); Dt 22:25 (βιασαμενος V-AMP-NS); Dt 22:28 (βιασαμενος V-AMP-NS); Jdg 13:15 (βιασωμεθα V-AMI-1P); Jdg 13:16 (βιαση V-AAS-3S); Jdg 19:7 (εβιασατο V-AMI-3S); 2Sa 13:25 (εβιασατοV-AMI-3S); 2Sa 13:27 (εβιασατο V-AMI-3S); Est 7:8 (βιαζηV-PMI-2S).

Englishman’s Concordance: βιάζω (biazó)

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Lexicons

Thayer’s G971:

to use force, to apply force
to force, inflict violence on

Strong’s G971: From G970; to force, that is, (reflexively) to crowd oneself (into), or (passively) to be seized: – press, suffer violence.

Mounce G971: (mid.) to force one’s way

Related words: G970; G972

Hebrew Equivalent Word: Strong #: 2040 ‑ הָרַס (haw‑ras’); 2388 ‑ חָזַק (khaw‑zak’); 3533 ‑ כָּבַשׁ (kaw‑bash’); 6113 ‑ עָצַר (aw‑tsar’); 6484 ‑ פָּצַר (paw‑tsar’); 6555 ‑ פָּרַץ (paw‑rats’); 8610 ‑ תָּפַשׂ (taw‑fas’);

PreceptsAustin: biazo

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Reference Works

The Great Banquet Parable, Luke 14:7-24

03 Habakkuk 2:1-20 The Lord Answers

06 1John 2:29-3:12 Practicing Righteousness

02 Galatians 1:11-2:10 Paul’s defends his gospel

What is the nature of faith?

12 What did Moses command? Mark 10:2-12

18 Why have you forsaken me? Mark 15:22-41

Acts 16 Why did Paul baptize a household?

12 Jeremiah 31:31-34 What good is faith?

14 Jeremiah 36:1-32 What’s so special about the Bible?

Psalm 109 Vengeance invoked upon adversaries

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Maps: Old Testament

November 18, 2022 by Krisan Marotta

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Here are my favorite maps related to the Old Testament and where to find them. Please note the maps on this website are linked from other sources. Please contact those sources for the rights to use a map. All map attributions can be found in their related articles and links.