in the name of / on the account of his (or: my) name
Some of the Hebrew, Ge’ez, and Greek phrases that are translated in English in association with “name,” including “in the name of,” “in my name,” “in your name,” “on the account of my name,” “on the...
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The Greek and Hebrew that is translated as “casting” or “drawing lots” in English is often translated with a specific idiom, such as “to take out bamboo slips” — 掣 籤 chè qiān (in most Mandarin Chinese...
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The Hebrew, Aramaic, Latin and Greek that is translated as “vision” in English is translated in a variety in the following languages: Chol: “as if in a dream” (source: Robert Bascom) Obolo: ilaak...
View Articlein the name of / on the account of his (or: my) name
Some of the Hebrew, Ge’ez, and Greek phrases that are translated in English in association with “name,” including “in the name of,” “in my name,” “in your name,” “on the account of my name,” “on the...
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The Greek that is translated as “saint” in English is rendered into Highland Puebla Nahuatl as “one with a clean hearts,” into Northwestern Dinka as “one with a white hearts,” and into Western Kanjobal...
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The Greek in Acts 6:2 that is often translated as “serve tables” or “wait at tables is translated in the following ways: Desano: “feed the people” Lalana Chinantec: “distribute what (the widows) will...
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The Greek that is translated as “saint” in English is rendered into Highland Puebla Nahuatl as “one with a clean hearts,” into Northwestern Dinka as “one with a white hearts,” and into Western Kanjobal...
View Articlefellowship
The Greek that is translated in English as “fellowship” or “communion” is translated in Huba as daɓǝkǝr: “joining heads.” (Source: David Frank in this blog post ) Other translations include: Lalana...
View Articlewait at tables / serve tables
The Greek in Acts 6:2 that is often translated as “serve tables” or “wait at tables is translated in the following ways: Desano: “feed the people” Lalana Chinantec: “distribute what (the widows) will...
View Articletormented by unclean spirits
The Greek in Acts 5:16 that is translated as “tormented by unclean spirits” or similar in English is translated as “were bothered by evil spirits inside them” in Ayutla Mixtec, “had henchmen of the...
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The Hebrew, Aramaic, Latin and Greek that is translated as “vision” in English is translated in a variety in the following languages: Chol: “as if in a dream” (source: Robert Bascom) Obolo: ilaak...
View Articlewait at tables / serve tables
The Greek in Acts 6:2 that is often translated as “serve tables” or “wait at tables is translated in the following ways: Desano: “feed the people” Lalana Chinantec: “distribute what (the widows) will...
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The Hebrew, Aramaic, Latin and Greek that is translated as “vision” in English is translated in a variety in the following languages: Chol: “as if in a dream” (source: Robert Bascom) Obolo: ilaak...
View Articleenslave and maltreat
The Greek in Acts 7:6 that is translates as “enslave (them) and maltreat (them)” or similar in English is translated in the following ways: Lalana Chinantec: “they will become servants of other people,...
View Articleof one heart and soul
The Greek in Acts 4:32 that is translated as “of one heart and soul” or similar in English is translated as “like one single person in their souls” in Desano and “were all one inside” in Ayutla Mixtec....
View Articleenslave and maltreat
The Greek in Acts 7:6 that is translates as “enslave (them) and maltreat (them)” or similar in English is translated in the following ways: Lalana Chinantec: “they will become servants of other people,...
View Articlevision
The Hebrew, Aramaic, Latin and Greek that is translated as “vision” in English is translated in a variety in the following languages: Chol: “as if in a dream” (source: Robert Bascom) Obolo: ilaak...
View Articleenslave and maltreat
The Greek in Acts 7:6 that is translates as “enslave (them) and maltreat (them)” or similar in English is translated in the following ways: Lalana Chinantec: “they will become servants of other people,...
View Articlefellowship
The Greek that is translated in English as “fellowship” or “communion” is translated in Huba as daɓǝkǝr: “joining heads.” (Source: David Frank in this blog post ) Other translations include: Lalana...
View Articlevision
The Hebrew, Aramaic, Latin and Greek that is translated as “vision” in English is translated in a variety in the following languages: Chol: “as if in a dream” (source: Robert Bascom) Obolo: ilaak...
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