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Hyperetes (Ancient Greek: ὑπηρέτης; pl. hyperetai) was an Ancient Greek title.It is derived from ἐρέσσω (eresso), and therefore originally signifies a rower, but in later times the word was, with the exception of the soldiers or marines, applied to the whole body of persons who performed any service in a vessel.
Paraclete (/ ˈ p æ r ə k l iː t /; Greek: παράκλητος, romanized: paráklētos) is a Christian biblical term occurring five times in the Johannine texts of the New Testament. In Christian theology, the word commonly refers to the Holy Spirit and is translated as 'advocate', 'counsellor', or 'helper'.
The expression Servant of God appears nine times in the Bible, the first five in the Old Testament, the last four in the New.The Hebrew Bible refers to Moses as "the servant of Elohim" (עֶֽבֶד הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים ‘eḇeḏ-hā’ĕlōhîm; 1 Chronicles 6:49, 2 Chronicles 24:9, Nehemiah 10:29, and Daniel 9:11).
In the 10 genealogical classes (yuhasin) set forth in the Mishnah, they are ranked above shetukim (people of whose paternity is unknown) and assufim (foundlings) [16] but beneath mamzerim, the offspring of illicit unions, and were prohibited from marrying Israellites of good standing, [15] though intermarriage between the last four classes ...
It is based on Bauer's fifth German edition (1957–1958). This second edition, Bauer-Danker Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, is commonly known as BAGD (due to the abbreviation of the contributors Bauer–Arndt–Gingrich–Danker). The third English edition was published in 2000/1 by the University of Chicago Press, ISBN 9780226039336).
The word rhei (ρέι, cf. rheology) is the Greek word for "to stream"; according to Plato's Cratylus, it is related to the etymology of Rhea. πάντοτε ζητεῖν τὴν ἀλήθειαν pántote zeteῖn tḕn alḗtheian "ever seeking the truth" — Diogenes Laërtius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers [24] — a characteristic of ...
Kyrios or kurios (Greek: κύριος, romanized: kū́rios (ancient), kyrios (modern)) is a Greek word that is usually translated as "lord" or "master". [1] It is used in the Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament) about 7000 times, [2] in particular translating the name YHWH (the Tetragrammaton), [3] and it appears in the Koine Greek New Testament about 740 times ...
Pages in category "New Testament Greek words and phrases" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.