For the first three centuries of the Christian era the first day of the week was never confounded with the “sabbath”; the confusion of the Jewish and Christian institutions was due to declension from apostolic teaching. Have a good Lord’s Day Sabbath 1. sabbaton (G4521) or sabbata: the latter, the plural form, was transliterated from the …
Foreknow, Foreknowledge A. Verb. proginosko (G4267), “to know before” (pro, “before,” ginosko, “to know”), is used (a) of divine knowledge, concerning (1) Christ, 1Pe_1:20, RV, “foreknown” (KJV, “foreordained”); (2) Israel as God’s earthly people, Rom_11:2; (3) believers, Rom_8:29; “the foreknowledge” of God is the basis of His foreordaining counsels; (b) of human knowledge, (1) of …
An old post from the former site, I lost the database and domain in 2017 🙁 Repent, Repentance A. Verbs. 1. metanoeo (G3340), lit., “to perceive afterwards” (meta, “after,” implying “change,” noeo, “to perceive”; nous, “the mind, the seat of moral reflection”), in contrast to pronoeo, “to perceive beforehand,” hence signifies “to change one’s mind or …
Chasten, Chastening, Chastise, Chastisement A. Verb. paideuo (G3811) primarily denotes “to train children,” suggesting the broad idea of education (pais, “a child”), Act_7:22; Act_22:3; see also Tit_2:12, “instructing” (RV), here of a training gracious and firm; grace, which brings salvation, employs means to give us full possession of it, hence, “to chastise,” this being part …
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