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by Jonathan Robie
June 4th, 2025, 9:19 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Intro
Replies: 2
Views: 3436

Re: Intro

Welcome, Johnny! Let us know if we can help in any way. How are you learning Greek?
by Jonathan Robie
June 4th, 2025, 9:18 am
Forum: Word Meanings
Topic: ὑπερβυτεροι
Replies: 5
Views: 3774

Re: ὑπερβυτεροι

Fascinating. As far as I can tell, ὑπερβυτεροι does not occur in any lexicon, not even in Evangelinos Apostolides Sophocles' Greek Lexicon of the Roman and Byzantine Periods (from B.C. 146 to A.D. 1100), which often contains words not described elsewhere. I haven't been able to find that word in use...
by Jonathan Robie
June 2nd, 2025, 12:54 am
Forum: Syntax and Grammar
Topic: Contract verbs with η
Replies: 2
Views: 11576

Re: Contract verbs with η

I’m currently reading Merkle and Plummer’s Beginning Greek book and on the chapter about Contract Verbs. I’ve read the chapter and watched the videos, but I’m confused on a point. Mounce’s 7 rules for contract verbs that he references cover most cases, but don’t seem to cover the case when the verb...
by Jonathan Robie
May 8th, 2025, 1:41 pm
Forum: What does this text mean?
Topic: if your brother offends you personally, you must forgive him.
Replies: 4
Views: 91169

Re: if your brother offends you personally, you must forgive him.

Διαβάζω την Παλαιά και την Καινή Διαθήκη για να κατανοήσω καλύτερα τις διδασκαλίες και τις ιστορίες που καθοδηγούν τη ζωή των πιστών και τον τρόπο που ζούμε σήμερα . ναί, καὶ ἐπαινῶ τοῦτο· ἀλλ᾿ ὁ τόπος οὗτος προωρισμένος ἐστὶν εἰς τὸ σκοπεῖν τί λέγει τὸ κείμενον ἐν ταῖς ἀρχαίαις γλώσσαις, καὶ εἰς τ...
by Jonathan Robie
May 8th, 2025, 8:15 am
Forum: What does this text mean?
Topic: if your brother offends you personally, you must forgive him.
Replies: 4
Views: 91169

Re: if your brother offends you personally, you must forgive him.

Αν ο αδελφός σας σας έχει προσβάλει προσωπικά, πρέπει να τον συγχωρήσετε. Η συγχώρεση είναι το κλειδί για την ειρήνη και την αποκατάσταση των σχέσεων. Ο Χριστός μας δίδαξε να συγχωρούμε ο ένας τον άλλον, όπως Αυτός μας συγχωρεί. That's modern Greek, and it seems to be about forgiveness in general, ...
by Jonathan Robie
May 6th, 2025, 4:20 pm
Forum: Grammar Questions
Topic: Question about Verb Tense in Koine.
Replies: 2
Views: 4696

Re: Question about Verb Tense in Koine.

Part of what is hard to grasp about this difference is really more about the different ways of describing this than the way the language works. When grammarians say the aorist presents an action "viewed as a whole," they mean the action is seen from the outside , without focusing on its in...
by Jonathan Robie
May 6th, 2025, 4:14 pm
Forum: Grammar Questions
Topic: Question about Verb Tense in Koine.
Replies: 2
Views: 4696

Re: Question about Verb Tense in Koine.

Could someone clarify the subtle differences in nuance between the aorist and imperfect tense in a specific passage of Koine Greek? Oversimplifying just a little: The aorist sees the action completed (like a whole event at once), the imperfect sees it while it is happening (like an action in progre...
by Jonathan Robie
April 30th, 2025, 11:46 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Can't think of a Koinē NT equivalent to this...
Replies: 7
Views: 246406

Re: Can't think of a Koinē NT equivalent to this...

It's amazing how one dedicated effort like that can make such a big impact. I agree — having something so comprehensive for the NT would be incredible. By the way, projects that make sacred texts accessible remind me of a similar effort with the Qur'an, like this Surah Yaseen pdf resource here — cl...
by Jonathan Robie
April 22nd, 2025, 5:12 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: σουδάριον in John 20.7
Replies: 9
Views: 39233

Re: σουδάριον in John 20.7

Eeli Kaikkonen wrote: April 18th, 2025, 8:54 am If important translations interpret it two different ways, it's a sign that there probably isn't a definitive answer. In any case I wouldn't base a sermon on either interpretation.
FWIW, I do preach sermons where I say, "one possible interpretation is ..."
by Jonathan Robie
April 19th, 2025, 2:01 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: σουδάριον in John 20.7
Replies: 9
Views: 39233

Re: σουδάριον in John 20.7

Thank you, Jonathan Robie, for this analysis. I, too, already preferred the second interpretation. Now I know that from the linguistic point of view it has, if not certainty, at least justification. Evidently, we are not meant to know the "mechanics" of how Jesus rose. That is probably be...

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