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by Matt Lahey
June 19th, 2017, 6:47 pm
Forum: New Testament
Topic: καταλῦσαι in Luke 19:7
Replies: 1
Views: 983

καταλῦσαι in Luke 19:7

I've been looking at the usage of καταλῦσαι in Luke 19:7 and am a bit stumped why it's translated as " to be the guest of " (or a variation thereof) instead of to abolish, destroy, dissolve, etc., In light of the overall passage, it doesn't make sense to use a derivative of abolish but I d...
by Matt Lahey
April 3rd, 2016, 6:21 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Textual Criticism...
Replies: 2
Views: 1484

Textual Criticism...

Hi all, I'm unsure of where this topic should be located and hopefully this is the right place to ask. I've been a Christian for roughly 15 years and have been fed through the NIV. About 2 years ago I started attending a bible college and fell in love with Koine Greek - I've spent the last 2 years s...
by Matt Lahey
March 16th, 2016, 10:12 pm
Forum: New Testament
Topic: Deliver us from (the) evil..........one?
Replies: 2
Views: 1992

Deliver us from (the) evil..........one?

Hi all, Was just having a think about Matthew 6:13 and how πονηρου is being translated. I've always recited the Lord's prayer ending it with deliver us from the evil one . What I do know is that πονηρου can be translated as adjective in the Genitive Masculine Singular or as a Genitive Neuter Singula...
by Matt Lahey
March 15th, 2016, 8:27 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: χαίρετε, μου ὄνομα ἐστιν Μαθθαιον
Replies: 2
Views: 1345

χαίρετε, μου ὄνομα ἐστιν Μαθθαιον

Hi all, Glad to be part of this wonderful forum. I've been perusing this site for a few months now and am only now signing up. There's such a wealth of knowledge - I don't know where to start reading! I started learning Koine Greek, on a personal level, back in mid-2014 in which I spent about 6 mont...

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