Word of the Day Archive

This post has all the most recent words of the day. Click here, to see the words from January through April. Click here, to see the words from May through July. Format is: word (verse word is in) - original language word (Strongs #), followed by definitions. A Strongs # is an arbitrary but common way to identify words from Greek and Hebrew so they can be referenced, without fully knowing the original language.

without the Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:14) - psuchikos (5591) -

• natural, of the soul or mind.
• unspiritual, not possessing the Spirit of God; non-spiritual, physical, material.
• pertaining to being material or physical, espcially in relation to life processes.
• pertaining to human nature.
• pertaining to behavior which is typical of human nature, in contrast with that which is under the control of God’s Spirit.

worldly (1 Corinthians 3:3) - sarkikos (4559) -

• pertaining to the flesh, carnal.
• belonging to this world, not under the control of God's Spirit; material.
• pertaining to what is human or characteristic of human nature.
• pertaining to being material or physical, with the possible implication of inferior.
• pertaining to the natural, physical characteristics of persons and often including their characteristic behavior.
• pertaining to behavior which is typical of human nature, but with special focus upon more base physical desires.

guardian (1 Corinthians 4:15) - paidagogos (3807) -

• a trainer of boys, i.e. a tutor.
• instructor, teacher, guide.
• a person who guides, directs, and shows concern for. In classical times, a paidagogos was a man, usually a slave, whose task it was to conduct a boy to and from school and to supervise and direct his general conduct -- not a teacher.

associate (1 Corinthians 5:9) - sunanamignumi (4874) -

• to mix up together, hence to associate with.
• associate with, have dealings with.
• to associate with one another, normally involving special proximity and/or joint activity, and usually implying some kind of reciprocal relation or involvement.

temple (1 Corinthians 6:19) - naos (3485) -

• a temple.
• temple, inner part of Jewish temple, sanctuary; model of a temple or shrine.
• a building in which a deity is worshipped (in the case of the Temple in Jerusalem, a place where God was also regarded as dwelling).

Note: there are two Greek words for temple. The first is heiron and refers to all the temple precincts. The second is naos, and refers to the sanctuary or shrine proper.

called (1 Corinthians 7:20,21,22,24) - kaleo (2564) -

• to call.
• call, name, address; invite; summon, call in.
• to use an attribution in speaking of a person.
• to communicate directly or indirectly to someone who is presumably at a distance, in order to tell such a person to come .
• to urgently invite someone to accept responsibilities for a particular task, implying a new relationship to the one who does the calling
• to ask a person to accept offered hospitality.

stumble (1 Corinthians 8:13) - skandalizo (4624) -

• to put a snare (in the way), hence to cause to stumble, to give offense.
• to cause someone to no longer believe.
• to cause to sin, with the probable implication of providing some special circumstances which contribute to such behavior.
• to cause someone to experience anger and/or shock because of what has been said or done.

strict training (1 Corinthians 9:25) - egkrateuomai (1467) -

• to exercise self-control.
• to exercise complete control over one's desires and actions.

thanksgiving (1 Corinthians 10:16) - eulogia (2129) -

• praise, blessing.
• blessing; praise; consecration; gift, contribution.
• to speak of something in favorable terms.
• to ask God to bestow divine favor on, with the implication that the verbal act itself constitutes a significant benefit.
• the content of the act of blessing.
• that which is bestowed or given as a blessing or benefit.

gift (1 Corinthians 12:4,9,28,30-31) - charisma (5486) -

• a gift of grace, a free gift.
• gift (as an expression of divine grace).
• that which is given freely and generously.

tongue[s] (1 Corinthians 14:2+) - glossa (1100) -

• the tongue, a language.
• tongue; language; utterance.
• an utterance having the form of language but requiring an inspired interpreter for an understanding of the content.

sleep (1 Corinthians 15:51) - koimaomai (2837) -

• to put to sleep, fall asleep.
• sleep, fall asleep; die.
• the state of being asleep.
• to sleep, as a euphemistic expression for the state of being dead.

great work (1 Corinthians 16:9) - energes (1756) -

• at work, active.
• active, effective.
• pertaining to being effective in causing something to happen.

amen (2 Corinthians 1:20) - amen (281) -

• truly.
• amen (of prayer); truly indeed.
• strong affirmation of what is declared.

leads us in triumphal procession (2 Corinthians 2:14) - thriambeuo (2358) -

• to triumph.
• to demonstrate one's successful conquest of opposition (a figurative extension of the meaning of a root word which meant 'to lead prisoners of war in a victory procession').
• to cause someone to completely triumph over.

reflect (2 Corinthians 3:18) - katoptrizo (2734) -

• to reflect as a mirror.
• behold, reflect.
• to see indirectly or by reflection as in a mirror.
• to reflect light or visual patterns coming from some source.

boasting (2 Corinthians 9:2) - kauchaomai (2744) -

• to boast.
• boast, boast about, take pride in; rejoice, be glad.
• to express an unusually high degree of confidence in someone or something being exceptionally noteworthy.

timid (2 Corinthians 10:1) - tapeinos (5011) -

• low-lying, fig. lowly, hence lowly in spirit.
• humble, lowly; poor, of humble circumstance; downcast, downhearted; lacking confidence, meek and mild.
• pertaining to being discouraged and lacking in hope, with the possible implication of some association with low social status.
• pertaining to being unpretentious in one's behavior.
• pertaining to being meek, with the implication of low status.

overseer (1 Tim 3:1,2) - episkope (1984) -

• a visiting, an overseeing.
• visitation (of God's presence among men); office, place of service, office of bishop.
• the coming of divine power, either for benefit or judgment.
• a religious role involving both service and leadership .
• he position of one who has responsibility for the care of someone.

good (1 Tim 4:4,6) - kalos (2570) -

• beautiful, good.
• good; right, proper, fitting; better, honorable, honest, fine, beautiful, precious.
• pertaining to a positive moral quality, with the implication of being favorably valued.
• pertaining to having acceptable characteristics or functioning in an agreeable manner, often with the focus on outward form or appearance.
• pertaining to providing some special or superior benefit.
• pertaining to being fitting and at the same time probably good.

revealed (John 1:31) - phaneroo (5319) -

• to make visible, make clear.
• make known, reveal, show, make evident or plain.
• to cause to become visible.
• to cause something to be fully known by revealing clearly and in some detail.

miraculous signs (John 9:16) - semeion (4592) -

• a sign.
• miraculous sign, miracle; sign, that by which something is known or distinguished, indication, mark, signal; portent, warning sign.
• an event which is regarded as having some special meaning.