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Luke 1:80 and the Imperfect

Thursday, March 19

Sometimes the meaning of a verb is sufficiently imperfective (continuous) that you don't need to make it explicit in your translation, although at times you still should. Is there a difference between Jesus "continuing to grow" and Jesus "grew up"?

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Does God “Knew”or “Knows” his own? (2 Tim 2:19 and Covid-19)

Monday, March 23

The relationship between time and aspect can sometimes be a tad elusive. Is Paul talking about God’s prior knowledge (“knew”) or his ongoing knowledge (”knows”) of the true believer? ἔγνω is an aorist, and how does an aorist relate to Covid-19?

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Greek Word of the Day

Ἰησοῦς

Ἰησοῦς means “Jesus, Joshua.”

 

“If you confess with your mouth, ‘ Ἰησοῦς is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved” (Romans 10:9).

Noun: Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous), GK G2652 (S G2424), 917x. The name Ἰησοῦς is the Greek translation of the Hebrew name “Joshua.” The name Ἰησοῦς was common among Jews at the time of Jesus Christ and prior to the first century (for other individuals named Joshua/Jesus, see, e.g., Neh. 3:19; possibly Mt. 27:16f; Lk. 3:29; Col. 4:11). The personal name given to Jesus is an especially appropriate one for the Messiah to bear since its Hebrew antecedent, Joshua, means “The LORD [Yahweh] is salvation.” The words of the angel to Joseph in Mt. 1:21 emphasize this very point: “And she will bear a Son; and you shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who will save his people from their sins.”

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