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The Greek adjective “ἤπιος”

Limited to 1 Thess. 2:7; 2 Tim. 2:24, the Greek adjective “epios” meant “soft,” “kind,” “gentle.”

Classical writers used this term to describe a nurse who dealt with difficult students, plus parents and their children.

God’s servants must be “gentle,” and this does not mean spineless, to all.  Paul said he had been “gentle” with the brethren at Thessalonica.

The Greek conjunction “ἤπερ”

Limited to Jn. 12:43, the particle “eper” meant “than, “than even,” or “than at all.”  Since the idea is “more than the glory/praise of God,” there is no corresponding word in English for this term.

The Greek adjective “ἡμέτερος”

Limited to Mk. 6:23; Lk. 19:8; Rev. 11:9, 11; 12:14, the Greek adjective “hemisus” meant “half” or “one-half.”  Herod was willing to give up to “half” his kingdom after seeing a young woman perform (Mk. 6:23).  Zacchaeus offered “half” his goods to the poor (Lk. 19:8).

The Greek adjective “ἡμιθανής”

Limited to Lk. 10:30, the Greek adjective “hemithanes” meant “half-dead” or “exhausted.”  A man who had been robbed and beaten by thieves was “half-dead” and needed significant assistance.

The Greek adjective “ἡμέτερος”

Found only in Lk. 16:12 (some manuscripts), Acts 2:11; 24:6; 26:5; Rom. 15:4; 1 Cor. 15:31; 2 Tim. 4:15; Tit. 3:14; 1 Jn. 1:3; 2:2, this Greek adjective is a possessive pronoun which meant “our.”  This word is applied to multiple items, including religion (Acts 26:5), learning (Rom. 15:4), and law (Acts 24:6).

The Greek noun “ἡμέρα”

Found close to four hundred times in the New Testament, the Greek noun “hemera” meant “day.” Matthew (2:1) described the “days” of Herod the king and the “days” of John the Baptist (Mt. 3:1).  There will be “day of judgment” (Mt. 11:22).  Jesus was “three days” in the grave (Mt. 12:40).  There is the “Lord’s Day” (Sunday), Rev. 1:10.  Some observe certain “days” when they should not (Gal. 4:10).