Author: Matt
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ו, ב, כ, ל, מ – The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions
Read More →Modern readers approach Biblical Hebrew with an almost unavoidable assumption: that language primarily orders events in time. Past, present, future—this triad silently governs how verbs, particles, and even relationships are interpreted. Yet Biblical Hebrew resists this framework at nearly every level. Even its smallest and most frequent elements—ו, ב, כ, ל, מ—do not function as […]
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παραδίδωμι and Judas: The Confessor who Handed Over
Read More →Judas’ name means “confessor” and more concretely by its Hebrew root, either “Casting Forth, Hurling with the hand.” The Greek verb παραδίδωμι (paradidōmi) is one of those wonderfully flexible words that native speakers used in dozens of ordinary situations. Its basic, literal meaning is simple: to give/hand something over to someone else. From there it […]
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κλάω – Deflect
Read More →And while they, themselves are eating, the Salvation, he who has taken hold of a bread loaf and he who blessed, deflected… (Matthew 26:26 RBT) The Greek verb κλάω originally denotes “to break, fracture, or snap” (e.g., wood, spears, vine shoots: Od. 6.128; Il. 11.584; Thphr. CP 1.15.1). In technical and metaphorical contexts, however, the […]
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נבאו – When the Word Speaks You: The Aonic Nature of Hebrew Prophecy in the Niphal
Read More →Most people have no idea that the verb “to prophesy” is always used in Niphal passive stem (and a few times in Hithpael reflexive). How is the act of prophesying passive? That is, if Qal means “he broke,” then Niphal means “he was broken.” But this neat little chart falls apart when we run into […]
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הגורל – What does Casting Lots Really Mean?
Read More →Proverbs 16:33 says: “The small stone is caused to be cast into the Fold/Bosom, and every decision/judgment is from HE IS (“YHWH”).” This verse might sound like it’s just about chance—like flipping a coin and hoping God makes it land the right way. But in Hebrew, it’s much deeper. Let’s break it down: גורל is […]
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Understanding the Timings – ὥρα (Hora), καιρός (Kairos), and χρόνος (Chronos)
Read More →1. ὥρα (Hōra) fem.– Seasonal or Appointed Time Greek: ὥρα (fem.)Hebrew Correspondent: עת (ʿēt, fem.) Definition: ὥρα originally denotes a natural season or the ripened moment—the time that is fitting, mature, or opportune for a given act or transformation. It reflects not a mechanistic ticking of time but a harmonic unfolding within a cycle—rooted in […]
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Koine Greek and The Tongues Case (John 12:6)
Read More →And this thing he said, not because he was taking care of self around the Cowering Ones, but rather because he was being a thief and the one who is holding the Tongues-Case; the Missiles he kept taking up. John 12:6 RBT Strongs Greek NT #1101 γλωσσόκομον, glóssokomon. Tongue Keeper/Case, Language Guardian. The word “γλωσσόκομον” […]
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No Historical Evidence for the Census Decree of Augustus (Luke 2:1)
Read More →TL;DR Evidence for such a “first census” under “governor” Quirinius in “those days” (notice the level of specificity given in the narrative) simply doesn’t exist. This fact was a problem since the time of Tertullian (3rd c. Christian writer). No one could figure it out. Moreover, “to the entire inhabited world” (which at that time meant […]
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Luke 24:19 “Was” vs. “Became”: When Translation Betrays Meaning
Read More →How would you feel if someone changed your wording in your own writing? Imagine expressing a thought with precise language, only to have someone replace a carefully chosen verb with another—one that subtly but profoundly alters the meaning. This is precisely what has happened to the Greek verb ἐγένετο (aorist middle of γίγνομαι) in virtually […]
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On the Etymological and Philosophical Semantics of αὐτός and את as “Self”
Read More →The Greek αὐτός and the Hebrew את (’et) are deceptively modest lexemes that, upon closer scrutiny, disclose an underlying metaphysics of selfhood. Both terms serve critical grammatical functions in their respective languages, yet their semantic range and frequency suggest a deeper ontological and phenomenological register. In what follows, we argue that both terms, though distinct […]