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- January 13th, 2026, 4:12 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: Ephesians 4.1
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9459
Re: Ephesians 4.1
You are reading this correctly. I might suggest changing your translation accordingly. Παρακαλῶ οὖν ὑμᾶς ἐγὼ ὁ δέσμιος ἐν κυρίῳ ἀξίως περιπατῆσαι τῆς κλήσεως ἧς ἐκλήθητε. I exhort you then - I, the prisoner in the Lord - to walk worthy of the calling to which you were called. This is especially emph...
- November 18th, 2025, 3:50 pm
- Forum: Teaching and Learning Greek
- Topic: Question about the aorist middle in Mark 1:15
- Replies: 2
- Views: 25596
Re: Question about the aorist middle in Mark 1:15
Is there any nuance in the present imperative forms here (μετανοεῖτε, πιστεύετε) that might suggest an ongoing attitude rather than a decisive initial act? I’ve read differing opinions in some grammars, but I’d love to hear how more experienced readers of the Greek NT understand the force of the pr...
- November 4th, 2025, 2:07 pm
- Forum: Greek Texts
- Topic: Apollinaris on Matthew – Question About πνεύμα Without the Article
- Replies: 2
- Views: 27108
Re: Apollinaris on Matthew – Question About πνεύμα Without the Article
What puzzles me is the absence of the article before πνεύματι. Would this construction suggest the Holy Spirit, or simply spirit in a more general sense? I think it's probably qualitative. That's a common usage, and your translation captures it well: “The Kingdom of Heaven advances through force, h...
- September 12th, 2025, 3:05 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello from California
- Replies: 2
- Views: 71307
Re: Hello from California
Has anyone else faced this problem? How did you train yourself to think in Greek rather than constantly falling back on English? Are there any tips, exercises, or habits that helped you make the shift? Everybody faces this problem in a new language. It takes time, so be patient with yourself. Livin...
- September 6th, 2025, 9:54 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Introduction - Is teaching Greek based on a fraud?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 128210
Re: Introduction - Is teaching Greek based on a fraud?
You are absolutely right about the distinction between learning vocabulary and learning grammar in Greek. I was wondering: in your experience, at what stage of learning should learners focus more on grammar (morphology) than vocabulary? And is there a method to make lemma recognition more natural? ...
- September 5th, 2025, 4:32 pm
- Forum: Beginners Forum
- Topic: Struggling with John 3:8 phrase
- Replies: 3
- Views: 200495
Re: Struggling with John 3:8 phrase
Ah, of course. That slipped me by.Eeli Kaikkonen wrote: ↑September 5th, 2025, 3:17 pm I believe it's the word order which is confusing here.
- September 5th, 2025, 12:18 pm
- Forum: Beginners Forum
- Topic: Struggling with John 3:8 phrase
- Replies: 3
- Views: 200495
Re: Struggling with John 3:8 phrase
Hi everyone, my name is George and I’m new here. I’ve been trying to read through the Gospel of John in Greek, but I got stuck on a line in 3:8 - τὸ πνεῦμα ὅπου θέλει πνεῖ. I understand the basic words (“the spirit/wind blows where it wants”), but I don’t really get how ὅπου θέλει fits with πνεῖ. T...
- September 5th, 2025, 12:01 pm
- Forum: Syntax and Grammar
- Topic: Accusative Participle as Object of Preposition in Acts 27:1
- Replies: 5
- Views: 117109
Re: Accusative Participle as Object of Preposition in Acts 27:1
What stands out to me is the use of the genitive articular infinitive τοῦ ἀποπλεῖν paired with its subject ἡμᾶς in the accusative. Normally, I would expect the subject of the infinitive to agree in case with the construction, but here it seems to stand in accusative after the genitive article. Yes,...
- September 5th, 2025, 11:35 am
- Forum: Word Meanings
- Topic: Translating Biblical insults without losing power
- Replies: 3
- Views: 212081
Re: Translating Biblical insults without losing power
Insults are one of the hardest things to translate. Language changes, emotions run strong, and it’s easy to get it wrong. What shocked a first-century audience may sound mild today, and what stings us today may not have landed the same way back then. On top of that, we aren’t always sure of every nu...
- August 28th, 2025, 6:34 pm
- Forum: Cool Stuff
- Topic: Good Use of AI: Classics for NT folk
- Replies: 1
- Views: 269296
Good Use of AI: Classics for NT folk
I was missing part of this sentence from the Nichomachean Ethics, so I asked GPT to explain this to someone who knows NT Greek but hasn't read much Classical Greek. Here's what I asked: I'm better at NT greek than this ;-> help me understand each phrase. Here's what it gave me - I'll have to try thi...