In my sunday school class we have been learning how to study the different words in Hebrew and Greek. Like for instance take the word life. In Hebrew this word can mean "lifetime" indicating a long period of time or it could mean "every-day life" indicating a shorter period of time. But what makes them similar is the fact that they both express the time at which something is taking place or happening. There is a website that has helped me out alot with this and it's so much easier than using a concordance. It's studylight.org if you want to check it out for yourself, I would definitely suggest it. Just wondering if anyone else has done this too and if they have found anything interesting that they want to share.
2006-11-13 09:40:34 · 8 answers · asked by dizzymisslizzy 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Word studies are great fun to find "deeper " meaning.
Take for example Acts 1:8
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Two great words in this verse "power" - dunamis. We get our word dynamite! The power of the Holy Ghost is like dynamite!!
Secondly, the word "witness" . This is more than a person that knocks on doors, passes out tracks and "witnesses" to others.
The word in Greek is "martos" In which we get our english word martyr. Wow God gives us power to be witnesses. See the new meaning...
Or how about Barabbas the man who was set free and Jesus was crucified in his place.
Bar- means son of Abbas-means Father
The Son of the Father set free the son of the father...hmmm...
Rev Go
2006-11-13 09:50:18 · answer #1 · answered by Paul G 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try the Strong's Concordance with Hebrew and Greek dictionaries. It list every word in the Bible with it's original meaning in the Greek or Hebrew. It took Dr. James Strong 37 years to complete.
2006-11-13 17:47:16 · answer #2 · answered by Royal Racer Hell=Grave © 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear dizzymisslizzy,
I think you find a word study on the word "FAITH" to be particularly interesting. I hope that if you do this word study, you will come back to this site and let everyone know what you have found. Oh, just the New Testament though. Praise the Lord.
2006-11-13 18:04:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have done this many times and i am always amazed at what i learn, i used to be in a study group where we took a verse at a time and researched it in Hebrew,and Greek as well as in many concordances and dictionaries of the bible. it is very intense study and i got a lot of understanding out of it, for instance the suffix bar, {as in the man that was named bar-Jesus} means son of so he was actually calling him self "son of Jesus", any way great way to study the bible!
2006-11-13 17:56:21 · answer #4 · answered by cvgm702 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have done word studies like the ones you mentioned. It really does give a clear picture of the true meaning of the text when you find the meaning in the original language.
2006-11-13 17:45:24 · answer #5 · answered by hawkeye316 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew and Aramaic. The New Testament was written in common Greek. Thank you for your interest.
2006-11-13 17:45:35 · answer #6 · answered by Paulie D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find word study can have a lot of meaning.
We are often so glib in the words we use it is sometimes hilarious the things we say and take serious.
2006-11-13 17:47:53 · answer #7 · answered by nischal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thanks for the site.
2006-11-13 17:47:36 · answer #8 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋