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Topic: Greek

Episode Topic Audio

2024-03-18
"Righteous" Appropriated (Calvinism): Caller attempts to support his Calvinist views with scripture. [Romans 3:21-22, 1 Thessalonians 3:2, Romans 10:17, Isaiah 6, Matthew 13:15, Isaiah 64:6, Isaiah 29:13, Ezekiel 33:31, Jeremiah 17:9-10, Genesis 6:5].



2024-03-12
Faith "in" or "of" Jesus: What do you think about the different translation of the words "in" and "of" Jesus in Galatians? [Galatians 2:16, Galatians 2:20, Luke 17:5, Mark 9:24].



2024-03-08
Discrepancy in Years in Texts: Which number of years is correct in these verses? [1 Kings 6:1, 1 Kings 4:26-28, 2 Chronicles 9:25].
Latin Vulgate: Do you think that the Latin Vulgate is a better manuscript?


2024-03-08
Interlinear Online Bible: Caller shares that there is an online Interlinear Bible available through app stores.
"Taking" Away the Sins of the World: Because "taking" is in the present tense, [John 1:29-32, 1 Peter 2:24, Matthew 1:21].


2024-02-22
Languages in the New Testament: How do I find out if the book of Mathew was written in Hebrew, rather than Greek, like the rest of the New Testament?



2024-02-08
"Disposed to" & Election: Caller comments about the context of Acts 13, and its relationship to "disposed to election."
Finding Fellowship: How do we, as homeschoolers, find fellowship and how flexible should we be on denominational differences like Dispensationalism and Calvinism?


2024-02-08
The Greek Tense, "Diposed to" & Election (Predestination): Caller disagrees with Steve's view of Acts 1 regarding the tense of the Greek word in relationship to being "disposed to" and "ordained" for election (or predestination). [Acts 13:48, 1 Corinthians 16:15, Acts 13:46, 2 Thessalonians 2:13].



2024-01-22
"In Your Midst": Would you explain why the common translation (and understanding) is often incorrect for "in your midst" when it is said to mean "inside of you"? [Luke 17:21].



2023-12-13
"Baptism" (Word Meaning): Does the word for "baptism" in the Greek actually mean "pickling?"



2023-10-10
Sabbath Week: Why does the Greek scripture refer to the one Sabbath (the first day of the week)? [Matthew 28:1, Acts 26].



2023-09-27
Baptism "For" the Remission of Sins: Regarding baptism, could the word "for" (eis) be interpreted as "because" of "remission of sins?" [Acts 2:38, 1 Peter 3:21].



2023-08-03
Walking "in" the Spirit: Why do you think that walk "by" the Spirit might be better than "in" the Spirit? [Galatians 5:16].
Translators: Do you think that translators sometimes copy one another when the Greek or Hebrew does not designate which preposition was intended?


2023-07-31
David Hocking & Proving the Pre-trib Rapture: Regarding David Hocking and the "Pre-trib Rapture" and vacillating between the Greek and Hebrew translations to support his view, how legitimate is his thinking? Rec: Topical Lecture series; "When Shall These Things Be?," three lectures about the rapture proving and disproving the Pre-trib rapture. [Revelation 3:10, 1 Thessalonians 5:9].



2023-07-03
"Antichrist" vs "The Antichrist:" Could you explain why some of the translations say just "antichrist" and others says "the antichrist?" [1 John 2:18].
"The Last Hour": Does "the last hour" refer to A.D.70? [1 John 2:18].


2023-06-22
Aramaic Bible (Peshitta): Why doesn't the western church use the Aramaic Bible (the Peshitta)?
Communal Early Believers: Why do we not have a communal church like they did in the Early Church? [Luke 14, 33, Acts 2:44, Acts 4:32-35, Matthew 19:21].


2023-06-21
Syntax (Word Order) in Greek & Hebrew Languages: Could you review the syntax (word order) of the Greek & Hebrew languages?



2023-06-01
The word "Eternity" (Olam, Aionios): Could you talk about the biblical words for "Eternal" and its application to hell? [Genesis 17, Leviticus 23, Jonah 2:6].



2023-05-30
Translations from Greek: Why don't the translators work for the language of the Jews, rather than Greek?



2023-05-26
God's Omnipresence: If some will be shut out and away from the presence of the Lord, how then can God be omnipresent? [2 Thessalonians 1:8-9, Acts 3:19, 2 Thessalonians 2:8].
Added Words to Bible Manuscripts: Where can I get a Bible that doesn't add words that are not there in the Greek? Rec: Greek or Hebrew Interlinear.


2023-05-11
Greek for "Everlasting" & "Punishment": Caller challenges Steve's explanation of the Greek meanings of the words, "everlasting" and "punishment?" [Matthew 25:46].



2023-05-02
Pauses & Breaks in Early Manuscripts: Where would one go to see the original breaks in the original Greek manuscripts?



2023-04-06
Greek Mythology & Tartarus: What about the parallels between Greek mythology and the word, "Tartarus" in the New Testament? [2 Peter 2:4].



2022-12-20
Amillennial vs Dispensational: Is Amillennialism, by definition, not Dispensational?
Theologian, Spiros Zodhiates What do you know of the work of Spiros Zodhiates?
Charismatic vs Cessationist (Filling of the Holy Spirit): Can you clarify the definition of "Charismatics" and if it involves a "second work of grace?" Recommended topical lectures; "Charisma and Character." [Acts 8-9, Acts 19, Acts 1:5, Acts 2:4, John 20:22, Ephesians 1:13, Ephesians 5:18].

2022-11-03
The Word "Logos": Could you expand on John's use of the Greek word "logos" and if there are other words that could have been used? [John 1:1, Genesis 1, Psalm 33:6, John 1:4, John 1:9, Hebrews 1:1-3].



2022-10-24
Speaking Gifts: Do you think that all the gifts are "speaking gifts" in some way? [Acts 6, I Corinthians 12].
Greek vs Hebrew Jews: What was the difference between the "Helenistic" (Greek) Jews and the Hebrew (Palestinian) Jews?


2022-05-20
Atheist: God Has More than One Son: Atheist caller; How is it that God has more than one son? [John 3:16, Genesis 6:2, John 1:12, I John 3:2].
Atheist; Nephilm: Atheist: Who were the "Nephilim"? [Genesis 6:4, Numbers 13:33].
Atheist: Ancient Languages Atheist; Should we not be learning ancient Greek and Hebrew and Aramaic?

2022-05-13
Greek Word for "Sexual Immorality": Could you explain the word "pornos", and why it isn't used for prostitution? And what about the word for "adultery-moichaó"? [I Corinthians 5:11, Hosea 2:12].



2022-05-12
Where Two or Three Are: Doesn't the verse say, "where there are two or more", rather than "two or three"? [Matthew 18:20].
ALterante Names for the Same Person: Why is "Noah", called "Noe", "Judah", called "Judas", and "Jeremiah", called "Jeremy" in scripture? [Matthew 27:9].


2022-05-12
Pruning, Correction & Punishment: Regarding the Greek word, "colossi", could you clarify its meaning (pruning, correction, punishment) in Matthew 25? [Matthew 25:46, Matthew 10:29].



2022-02-24
Gene & Melissa Scott: What do you think of Melissa Scott (Gene Scott's wife)?
Greek & Hebrew Scholars: Who would you recommend that teaches from the Greek and Hebrew translations?
The New Covenant's Teachings: Where would you find what needs to be kept in the New Covenant? Recommendation; verse-by-verse lectures.

2021-12-16
The Bishops' Bible: Could you enlighten me about the different word order in John 1, used in The Bishops' Bible? [John 1:1].



2021-12-15
Jehovah Witnesses & the Words; "Lord" & "Jehovah": Jehovah Witnesses claim that the word "Jehovah" in the New Testament was replaced with the word "Lord"?



2021-10-29
History, Authorship & Origins of the Torah: What do you think about the differing opinions of the history, authorship and origins of the Torah?
Masoretic Text or Septuagint: Is the Masoretic Text or Septuagint more reliable?


2021-10-01
Bible Study with Greek and Hebrew: Do you think that we should take some interest in Greek and Hebrew when studying the Bible?



2021-09-17
Greek in Hebrew: Why do preachers so often refer to the Greek rather than the Hebrew?



2021-08-31
Women Submitting & Greek Language: Could you clarify the meaning of the passage about women submitting themselves, particularly in light of the grammar and the Greek? [Ephesians 5:18-22].



2021-03-12
Jesus' Name: What exactly was Jesus' name, in what language, and how was it pronounced in His day (Iesous Iesvs Iesum, Iesos)?



2021-02-12
Paul "Under the Law": How does Paul become "as those under the law" when he is with them, clarifying the meaning of the Greek word being "in" rather than "under"? [I Corinthians 9:19-23, Acts 19].



2020-12-21
Jesus the Beginning of Creation: Could you help me understand the meaning of the Greek word for "beginning" in this verse about Jesus being the "beginning of creation" in Revelation? [Revelation 3:14, John 1:1-3, Colossians 1:15-16].
Biblical Writers Use of Words & Language: Do you look at the way the Biblical authors use certain words in your study?


2020-11-20
Bible That Doesn't Translate all the Greek Words for Hell: Is there a Bible translation that actually uses the proper Greek words, like Tartarus and Gehenna, instead of "hell" for all them?
Image of Fire & Torture in Hell: Whenever we hear the word hell, we all envision torture in a fire, why is that? [Revelation 20:15, Revelation 10, Matthew 25:41]
God Didn't Translate His Word Very Well: Is there a case to be made that God didn't do a very good job of translating His word and getting His message across to us? [Psalm 92:15].

2020-11-19
Promises to Unbelievers: Are the promises to unbelievers the same now as it was in the Old Testament days?
No Eternal Hell, Then No Eternal Life If we don't understand the word for "eternal" in regard to hell, then can we still understand the idea of the after life as being eternal? [Matthew 25:46].


2020-11-11
Greek Rule in Bible Times: Comment about the Greek rule in Biblical days.
Revelation & New Age: Caller comments on the harlot in Revelation its relationship to the New Age Movement. [Revelation 17:6-8].


2020-11-11
Support for the Greeks in the New Testament: Since the Philistines were Greeks and constantly attacking Israel, why does the New Testament seem to support the Greeks? [Jeremiah 47:4].
The Greek Language of the New Testament: Why was the New Testament written in Greek instead of Latin? Was that prophesied?


2020-10-27
All Scripture is Inspired: What does the verse about scripture actually say in the Greek? [2 Timothy 3:16].



2020-10-26
Eternal Torment: Why would God use the English words such as "eternal" and "everlasting" in regard to hell, if He knew how we would understand them, if it is not as we think as they translated it in English? [2 Peter 3, 2 Chronicles 7:14, Matthew 25:46, Revelation 20:10].
King James Bible Translation: Were the writers of the King James Bible inspired?


2020-09-21
Greeks Who Wanted to See Jesus in John 12: Could you explain a John 12 passage wherein Greeks wanted to see Jesus? [John 12:20-21].



2020-09-18
The Complexity of the Bible: Why has God made the Bible so complex, which has resulted in so many opposing opinions and misunderstanding? [Mark 7, Luke 21].
Greek & Hebrew Necessary to Understand the Bible?: Does one have to study Greek and Hebrew to understand the Bible?


2020-09-16
Jesus as "The Word": Could you explain more about Jesus being "The Word"? [I John 1:1, Psalm 33:6].
Coronavirus: What do you think about the "Coronavirus" drama and government overreach?


2020-09-15
Bible Manuscripts; Received or Majority Texts: Could share your view about the controversy between the Received and the Majority Texts? [Mark 16:9-20, John 8:1-11, I John 5:8]



2020-09-03
Principalities: Observations and disagreement about the word "principalities."



2020-08-05
Work Out Your Own Salvation: What do you think of the claim that "working out one's own salvation" is an excuse not to attend church? [Philippians 2:12].
Working Out One's Own Salvation: Are the verbs in Greek in plural, in the verse about working out one's salvation? [Philippians 2:12].


2020-08-04
Eternal Living Soul in Man: What does the Bible say about the eternal or immortal living soul in man? [Genesis 2:7, Psalm 103:1, Luke 16:19-31, I Peter 3:20, Hebrews 4:12, 2 Corinthians 5:8, I Timothy 6:16, John 3:16, I John 5:11-12].



2020-07-20
Education Today: What do you think about the state of education today?
Classical Education: What do you think of a classical education, including taking Latin - especially with the inclusion of Greek and Roman pagan literature?


2020-06-22
The Septuagint: Should not The Septuagint have a more prominent position in the Christian world?



2020-06-12
Commands About Living the Christian Life and Salvation: Are these scriptures commands in the Greek; "work out your own salvation", and "fight the good fight"? [Philippians 2:12, I Timothy 6:12].



2020-05-28
Removing the Mark of Circumcision: Was there a lot of social nakedness in Corinth that would explain why there was a surgery that could hide circumcision? [I Corinthians 7:18].



2020-05-12
Greek Numbering Cap at 10,000: Is it true that the highest number in ancient Greek culture is 10,000 and they don't have zeroes?



2020-03-17
Denying Christ: One must keep in mind our public witness if we ever deny Christ, even if it was to save someone.
Greek Interpretation & Elders, Pastors, Teachers: The Greek words (such as "kai") can be interpreted in more than one way, so what is the guide for determining which meaning is meant, as in the passages about elders, pastors & teachers? [Ephesians 4:11, I Peter 2:25, Galatians 6:16, I Timothy 3].


2020-03-11
Word differences in two verses: Could you clarify the relationship & differences between these two verse in Ephesians & Psalms? [Ephesians 4:8 & Psalm 68:18].



2020-01-07
Logos in John: Caller comments on John 1:1 and the meaning of the word, "logos", used there.



2019-08-20
Studying the Greek: In what way would exploring the Greek texts be helpful to me while studying the Bible?
Paul, "Whatever State I am in": What was Paul saying when he used the word "state" in the phrase, "whatever state I am in"? [Philippians 4:11, I Timothy 6:8].


2019-06-24
The Greeks: Why did Paul refer to the Greeks, rather than calling them Romans?



2018-05-07
Malachi & Chronicles: Chronological order of the books of the Bible, why are they different in the jewish book vs ours?
Hebrew Language: There seems to be a limited amount of words in the Hebrew Language as compared to Greek & English.


2018-03-14
Knowing Koine Greek: Just because you understand New Testament Greek does not mean that you know all the truth, error-free.
Eastern Orthodox Church: What do you think of Hank Hanegraaff switching over to eastern orthodox church? How can he possibly still be a legitimate host of The Bible Answer Man?


2017-09-27
Interlinear Greek Bible for both Manuscripts: Is there an interlinear Greek for both Alexandrian & Textus Receptus?
The Devil Understanding the Plan of Redemtion: "things which angels desired to look into", why did Jesus call Peter Satan? Satan not knowing God's plan for redemption, yet he tried to prevent Satan Jesus from going to the cross? [1 Peter 1:12, 2 Corinthians 2:8]


2016-11-17
Old Testament Languages: Did Moses write the Pentateuch in Aramaic? Did Daniel speak Babylonian? Where did Hebrew come from?



2016-10-21
Genesis 5, in the Hebrew & Greek Text: The length of days for individuals seems to be longer in one language, which is correct? [Genesis 5]



2016-08-10
The Cretians: Greek culture & influences referred to in the Bible, culture vs race, discussion about Titus & the Cretians (Cretans). [Titus 1:12-13]



2016-06-07
Hyperbole & Literal Interpretation: How are we supposed to learn Hyperbole verses literal interpretation of the Bible, when to apply it, & should we learn Koine Greek. (I don't really understand the question.)



2016-03-30
Angel meaning Messenger: The Greek word for angel is "messenger", but in Hebrew did they use the same word?
Sin in Hebrew: What about the word "sin: in greek, is it the same as Hebrew?
Ahijah the Prophet: Caller wants to know if all of the names of "Ahijah" are the same person. [1 Kings 12:15, 1 Kings 14:2]

2016-01-07
Understanding Greek using Lexicons: Caller wants to be able to understand the Greek language, using the different forms of tenses, using a Lexicon.



2015-12-18
KJV only Advocates: KJV advocates say that if people read the King James Version of the Bible, & struggles to understand it, it means they are not saved because "My sheep hear my voice" & understand it.
Most loved verse of the Bible misunderstood: God only loves those who love Him, & we shouldn't preach the gospel of love to unbelievers. [John 3:16]


2015-07-13
Manuscripts of the Bible: Were the Manuscripts just one long continuous words, w/ no breaks, commas, capitalization?
Bob Dutko: Steve Gregg was in an interview w/ Bob Dutko, does he have an audio file of that?


2014-11-19
KJV-Only Rebuttal: We don't have to depend on the scholars to translate the Greek & Hebrew correctly. For one thing, Augustine never knew Greek or Hebrew. For another, you can read a variety of Translations & get a pretty good idea of what is being said, are the opinions of the caller.



2014-11-18
Newly Published Bibles (KJV only Advocate): How can we compare new Bibles to the Greek when most people can't read Greek?



2014-02-25
Dramatic Change in Christianity: Christianity changed a lot after the first century from Hebrew Roots to be influenced by pagan roots like the greeks & Romans, is that true? and if it IS true, are we going to possibly transition back into more of the Hebrews Roots?



2014-02-19
A Good Bible Translation: Caller wants an excellent modern translation of the Bible that's easy to understand,
Concordances: He also wants to know about Concordances.
NKJV: Is the New King James Version translated from a good Greek text?

2013-08-29
Aramaic Language & Jesus: What language did Jesus speak to His disciples, & how is it related to the Hebrew language? How come they didn't speak in Greek?
Eli, Eli, Lemasabachthani: What language was "Eli, Eli, lemasabachthani", "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?" in?
Septuagint: Why would the New Testament writers reference from the Septuagint if it was written in Greek when they didn't speak in Greek?

2013-08-06
Hebrew Superior to Greek: Why do people think the language of Hebrew is superior to Greek, & if it was, why wasn't the NT written in Hebrew?



2013-06-17
Dual Covenant Theology: Are not Jews just as lost as any Gentiles?
"To the Jew First": What did Paul mean by "To the Jew first, and then also to the Greek"? [Romans 1:16].


2013-05-20
Appointed Elders: Catholic caller disagrees with Steve about the hierarchy of elders and the appointments to offices. [Titus 1:5, John 20:21].
Catholic: "Petra" vs "Petros": Catholic caller shares the meanings of the Greek word for "rock" or "stone" (Petra vs Petros). [Matthew 16:15-18, James 3:1, Titus 1:5].


2013-05-06
Keys to the Kingdom: Could you comment on the "keys to the kingdom"? [Matthew 16:17-19, Matthew 18:18].
Greek Words for "Rock": Are there two words in the Greek for "rock"- one for a larger rock, and one for smaller ones? [I Peter 2].


2013-04-01
Afterlife & Soul Sleep: What happens after death? Do we go to sleep, or do we go to heaven? [I Corinthians 15:51, I Corinthians 15:18, I Thessalonians 13-18].
Thief to Paradise: Is the misplacing of the comma in the passage about the thief going to paradise significant? [Luke 23:43].


2012-01-11
"Love" in Aramaic Are there two different words for "love" in the Aramaic in John 21, where Jesus asks Peter if he loves Him? [John 21:15-16].


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