Original languages

The Great Words of the Bible

The great words of the Bible carry more than any single English translation can hold. Here are the original Greek and Hebrew terms, agape, logos, grace, faith, shalom, hesed and more, each traced carefully from its root through Scripture to Christ.

The Bible was written in Hebrew and Greek, and some of its greatest words hold more than one English word can carry. These studies go back to the original terms, with their real meaning at a Strong’s level, never inventing a definition and never pretending a single word settles a doctrine. Each one is traced through Scripture and, in the end, toward Christ.

Greek words of the New Testament

agape (ἀγάπη)
The Love of God
logos (λόγος)
The Word
metanoia (μετάνοια)
What Repentance Really Means
charis (χάρις)
Grace
pistis (πίστις)
Faith
basileia (βασιλεία)
The Kingdom of God
koinonia (κοινωνία)
Fellowship
kenosis (κένωσις)
Christ Emptied Himself
soteria (σωτηρία)
Salvation

Hebrew words of the Old Testament

shalom (שָׁלוֹם)
More Than Peace
hesed (חֶסֶד)
Steadfast Love
ruach (רוּחַ)
The Spirit and Breath of God
emet (אֱמֶת)
Truth
YHWH (the Tetragrammaton) (יהוה)
The Name of God

The Word did not stay on the page

These are beautiful words, but they were never meant to stay words. Christians believe the meaning behind every one of them, the love, the grace, the peace, the life, took on flesh and walked among us. You do not have to take our word for it. Read his own, watch what he does, and see. The Gospel of John is a gentle place to begin, and it costs you nothing but a little quiet and an honest look.

His words and actsMeet JesusRead the Gospel of John

Jesus Christ is Lord.

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