Category: Pronunciation
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Breastplate of Righteousness
10 Finally, be made strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Wear the full armor of God so that you can stand against the schemes of the Devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world powers of…
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Transliteration
And Jesus was saying, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Please remove this cup from me. But don’t act based on what I want, but on what you want.” (Mark 14:36) Transliteration is the process of converting a word from the alphabet letters of one language to similar-sounding alphabet letters of another language.…
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Counting
6 Aren’t five sparrows sold for two copper coins? Yet not one of them goes unnoticed by God. 7 Indeed, even the hairs of your head are all counted! Don’t be afraid – you are worth more than many sparrows. (Luke 12:6-7) An important part of learning any language is learning numbers and counting. The…
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Self-Control
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. (Galatians 5:22-23) Word Focusself-controlἐγκράτειαegkrateia<Hear It> I control myselfἐγκρατεύομαιegkrateuomai <Hear It> In this post I complete the comments about the Fruit of the Spirit listed in Galatians 5:22-23. The fruit…
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Gentleness
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. (Galatians 5:22-23) Word Focusgentlenessπραΰτης / praütēs<Hear It> gentleπραΰς / praüs<Hear It> In this post I continue with comments about the Fruit of the Spirit listed in Galatians 5:22-23. The…
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Seal
In Christ you also were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed.(Ephesians 1:13) Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. (Ephesians 4:30) Word FocusI sealσφραγίζωsphragizō<Hear It> In the era in which the New Testament was written, a…
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Peace
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. (Galatians 5:22-23) Word Focuspeaceεἰρήνη / eirēnē<Hear It> In this post I continue with comments about the Fruit of the Spirit listed in Galatians 5:22-23. The fruit is nine character…
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Joy
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. (Galatians 5:22-23) Word Focusjoyχαρά / chara<Hear It> I rejoiceχαίρω / chairō<Hear It> In this post I continue with comments about the Fruit of the Spirit listed in Galatians 5:22-23.…
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Seal
Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the one seated on the throne. It had writing on the inside and on the back side and was sealed with seven seals. (Revelation 5:1) Word Focussealσφραγίς / sphragis<Hear It> In the Book of Revelation, the Apostle John recorded a vision about future events in…
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An Apple a Day…
The Koine Greek letters gamma (Γɣ <Hear It>), chi (Χχ <Hear It>), and rho (Ρρ <Hear It>) are often difficult for native English speakers to pronounce because these sounds do not occur in English. Gamma and Chi are gutturals that are produced in the throat. Rho is trilled or rolled. A simple thing you can…
Koine Foundations 