The Greek word halusis

bumchecks — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:56:26 +0000

Found eleven times in the New Testament (Mk. 5:3, 4, Lk. 8:29; Acts 12:6, 7; 21:33; 28:20; Eph. 6:20; 2 Tim. 1:16; Rev. 20:1), the Greek noun “halusis” described a “chain,” “captivity,” or something that would imprison or confine.

Every passage but Rev. 20:1 uses this term to describe the literal confinement or binding of a human being.

The Greek word alupos

bumchecks — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:40:27 +0000

Found just once in the New Testament (Phil. 2:28), the Greek adjective “alupos” described freedom from grief or anxiety.

Paul said he sent Epaphroditus back to the Christians at Philippi so his “cares could be lightened.” The ASV translates this “that I may be the less sorrowful” and the KJV says “be less sorrowful.” This word reminds us about the great care Christians should have and display for one another.

The Greek word halukos

bumchecks — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:17:06 +0000

Found just once in the New Testament (Jas. 3:12) and related to the Greek noun “hals,” the Greek adjective “halukos” meant “salty.”

James said a spring does not yield both fresh and “salty” water and this teaches Christians to avoid speech that is mixed with pure and impure words (see Jas. 3:10).

The Greek word hals

bumchecks — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:12:41 +0000

Found just once in the New Testament (Mk. 9:49), the Greek noun “hals” described “salt.” The information associated with this word in Mk. 9:49 is an “obscure saying” (Kittel, 1:229), but the point seems to be something like: As salt flavors food, so people are saved by enduring the trials associated with the Christian life (compare Rev. 2:10).

The Greek word aloe

bumchecks — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:08:58 +0000

Found just one time in the New Testament (Jn. 19:39), the noun “aloe” meant “aloe.” As illustrated by Jn. 19:39, aloe was mixed with myrrh and used for embalming.

The Greek word alogos

bumchecks — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:43:30 +0000

Found just three times in the New Testament (Acts 25:27; 2 Pet. 2:12; Jude 10), the Greek adjective “alogos” described what was irrational or absurd. Festus said it seemed “unreasonable” to send a prisoner to the emperor without specifying charges against him. Peter said false teachers were like “creatures without reason.”

The Greek word aloao

bumchecks — Wed, 09 May 2012 19:46:56 +0000

Found just three times in the New Testament (1 Cor. 9:9, 10; 1 Tim. 5:18), the Greek verb “aloao” is a farming word that meant “beat” or “thresh.” Animals (1 Cor. 9:9; 1 Tim. 5:18) loosened grain from stalks as they walked on the harvested sheaves. In the ASV and KJV this word is translated “treadeth” and “thresheth.”

The Greek word allos

bumchecks — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:46:10 +0000

The spelling of the Greek adverb “allos” may seem to be identical to the Greek adjective “allos,” but these words are made distinct from one another in the Greek language by a single letter (the letter “o”).

The Greek adjective “allos,” which has been discussed previously, uses the letter “omicron” whereas the adverb described in this entry uses the letter “omega.”

The adverb “allos” is found only once in the New Testament (1 Tim. 5:25) and it means “otherwise.” Paul used this term to say some good deeds will be made known at a later time.

The Greek word allophulos

bumchecks — Mon, 07 May 2012 20:12:19 +0000

Found just once in the New Testament (Acts 10:28), the Greek adjective “allophulos” described someone from a “foreign nation” or another tribe/race. Luke used this word to describe Peter’s visit with some Gentiles. Peter said it was unlawful for a Jew to visit or associate with someone from “another nation.”

The Greek word allotrios

bumchecks — Fri, 04 May 2012 20:01:30 +0000

Found in just eight books of the New Testament (Matthew, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, Second Corinthians, First Timothy, and Hebrews), the Greek adjective “allotrios” described what was strange, foreign, hostile, or “belonged to someone else.”

In Mt. 17:25-26 this word is translated “strangers.” Jesus used this word in His discussion on the “good shepherd” (Jn. 10:5). For all the other places this adjective occurs in the New Testament see Lk. 16:12; Acts 7:6; Rom. 14:4; 15:20; 2 Cor. 10:15-16; 1 Tim. 5:22; Heb 9:25; 11:9, 34.