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by Jonathan Robie
June 25th, 2025, 1:10 pm
Forum: New Testament
Topic: The meaning of ὁρίζω in Romans 1:4
Replies: 15
Views: 72870

Re: The meaning of ὁρίζω in Romans 1:4

Still noodling on this ... I think this refers to three distinct times: εἰς εὐαγγέλιον θεοῦ ὃ προεπηγγείλατο διὰ τῶν προφητῶν αὐτοῦ ἐν γραφαῖς ἁγίαις περὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ, τοῦ γενομένου ἐκ σπέρματος Δαυὶδ κατὰ σάρκα, τοῦ ὁρισθέντος υἱοῦ θεοῦ ἐν δυνάμει κατὰ πνεῦμα ἁγιωσύνης ἐξ ἀναστάσεως νεκρῶν The t...
by Jonathan Robie
June 25th, 2025, 12:54 pm
Forum: New Testament
Topic: The meaning of ὁρίζω in Romans 1:4
Replies: 15
Views: 72870

Re: The meaning of ὁρίζω in Romans 1:4

Dear fellow B-Greekers, I’m currently wrestling with the semantic range of ὁρίζω in Romans 1:4 (τοῦ ὁρισθέντος υἱοῦ θεοῦ ἐν δυνάμει), particularly in light of various translations and interpretations—most notably N.T. Wright’s rendering: “who was marked out powerfully as God’s son.” Wright appears ...
by Jonathan Robie
June 4th, 2025, 9:19 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Intro
Replies: 2
Views: 11751

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: 74711

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: 48025

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: 104926

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: 104926

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: 5886

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: 5886

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: 578996

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...

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