Bill Mounce
For an Informed Love of God
For an Informed Love of God
χειρός, ἡ (*χειρ)
χείρ means “hand.”
“If your right χείρ causes you to sin, cut it off” (Matt 5:30).
ὀφθαλμοῦ, ὁ (*ὀφθαλμο)
ὀφθαλμός means "eye, sight."
"ὀφθαλμός for an ὀφθαλμός, tooth for a tooth" (Matt 5:38).
πρόσωπου, τό (*προσωπο)
πρόσωπον means "face; presence."
"I am sending my messenger before your πρόσωπον" (Luke 7:27).
That there may come times of refreshing from the πρόσωπον of the Lord" (Acts 3:20).
κέρατος, τό (*κερατ)
κέρας means “horn”
"He had two κέρας like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon" (Rev 13:11).
τριχός, ἡ (*τριχ)
θρίξ means "hair.
"You cannot make a single θρίξ white or black" (Matt 5:36).
κεφαλῆς, ἡ (*κεφαλη)
κεφαλή means "head."
"The Son of Man has no place to lay his κεφαλή" (Luke 9:58).
γλώσσης, ἡ (*γλωσσα )
γλῶσσα means "tongue, language"
"We hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own γλῶσσα!" (Acts 2:11).
σαρκός, ἡ (*σαρκ)
σάρξ means "flesh, body"
"The Word became σάρξ and dwelt among us" (John 1:14).