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- September 18th, 2025, 7:23 am
- Forum: What does this text mean?
- Topic: Is the listener less tormented,or the speaker?
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Re: Is the listener less tormented,or the speaker?
Jonathan is clarifying that εὐκοπώτερον doesn’t mean “less tormenting,” but simply “easier.” Lexicons (Brill, BDAG, Abbott-Smith, Thayer) consistently define it as “easy” or “easier to do.” In Matthew 9:5, Jesus contrasts which is easier to say—“Your sins are forgiven” or “Get up and walk”—not which...