Category: dead word of the day
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πραεις — meek inherit
Happy are the πραεις (humble/meek/connotation of focus on others and friendliness) because (κληρονομησουσιν) they will have the law grant them the inheritance — their lot — of the earth (γην). The land. The Land. Never realized until this morning that γην is the word for promised land in Hebrews and my guess is also in…
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ὀπίσω — Get in Line
ὀπίσω — is the word for “in the back of” or “hereafter” or “follow” or “get in line.” From Wiktionary: It’s the word Jesus uses to Peter in Matthew 4:19 when he says “Δευτε οπίσω με” and also in Matthew 16:23 “’Υυπαγε οπίσω με, Σατανα” The rebuke “get behind me Satan” is the same as the…