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Preaching the Living WORD through the Written WORD - 2 Tim 4:2 - |
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Koine Greek Alphabet I.
BRIEF HISTORY OF BIBLICAL GREEK A.
God instrumentally brought
Koine Greek to the world. (Gal 4:4) B.
Alexander the Great made Greek
the common world language. C.
Koine means common in contrast
with Classical Greek (Acts 2:44; 4:32 - koinos). D.
The New Testament is written in
Koine Greek. E.
It is one of the greatest
languages to express detail (Jn 1:1). II.
WHY HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF
GREEK? A.
To receive deeper and personal
insights from God’s Word. B.
To master tools for Bible
study. C.
To comprehend Greek expressions
from Commentaries and Teachers. D.
To evaluate differences in
Translations. III.
DEPENDENCE OF ENGLISH ON GREEK
LANGUAGE A.
Transliterations (a Greek word
brought directly into English) 1.
Angel - angelos 2.
Bible - Biblos 3.
Baptism - Baptisma 4.
Christ - Christos 5.
Christian - Christianos B.
Derivatives (English words based
on Greek words) 1.
Archaeology - archê = old & logos = study 2.
Barometer - baros = heavy & metros = measurement 3.
Chiropractic - chīrō = hand & praxis = practice)
X. APPLICATIONS (Rev 1:8; 22:13) NAU Rev 22:13 "I am the Alpha and the Omega,
the first and the last, the beginning and the end." a.
The first and last letters of
the Greek alphabet have become a name for God. b.
It speaks of the eternality of
God because He is the One who is the beginning. c.
It speaks of the sovereignty of
God because He is the One who works out His own ends. d.
This also speaks of God’s
omniscience because God knows the beginning from the end. e.
This name proves the deity of
Christ because Christ is given the same name (Rev 22:13). f.
Nothing can sever our
relationship, nor thwart the will of our eternal sovereign God, who is from
the beginning and will complete His will to the end. g.
Submission to Christ’s Lordship
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