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I Need Your Help with “Purse” (Luke 12:33)

Thursday, January 16

I need to find a different word than “moneybags” in Luke 12:33, but I am drawing a blank. Can you help me?

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Greek Exegesis and Humility (Mark 16:16)

Monday, January 20

I received an email the other day that reminded me that we all need to remind ourselves to have a little humility in doing our Greek exegesis. I'm not talking about arrogance as the opposite of humility, but humble caution. The question had to do with the translation of three participles in Mark 16:16, and why the NASB is the only translation to get it “right,” and why the other translations got it “wrong.”

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Greek Word of the Day

λόγος

λόγος means “word, Word; statement, message.”

“In the beginning was the λόγος, and the λόγος was with God, and the λόγος was God” (John 1:1).

“Whatever you do, whether in λόγος or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord” (Col 3:17).

λόγος (logos), GK G3364 (S G3056), 330x. λόγος means “word, message, report” and sometimes even “deed.” It has similar meanings as dābār in the OT. (1) The NT uses λόγος to express many forms of communication, both verbal and physical. (2) It is not surprising to find that the NT uses λόγος to mean Jesus himself. The Synoptic Gospels identify Jesus’ preaching as the proclamation of the “logos of God,” reminiscent of the OT use of the prophetic “word” (“word of the kingdom,” Mt. 13:19; “word of God,” Lk. 5:1). But in Jn. 1:1, the λόγος is not only from God, but is God. (3) Paul calls the “message” that is to be proclaimed in the churches the “λόγος of God” (1 Cor. 14:36; 1 Thess. 2:13). (4) It common for modern Christians to use the term “word” as a synonym for the Bible.

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The dictionary entry is from my book, Mounce’s Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words, which can be purchased in print ( Amazon | ChristianBook.com ) and electronic ( Logos | Accordance | Olive Tree ) form.

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