Index of Commonly Mistranslated

Words with Photographic Documentation

corrected in the Good News Of Messiah (GNM) and online MISB translations, available on this website. Example translations below.

          How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of Yahweh is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.   (Jeremiah 8:8)

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נומוס

A Greek-English Lexicon Of The New Testament And Other Early Christian Literature, third edition (BDAG), © 2000 by the University of Chicago, revised by Frederick William Danker.

A Greek-English Lexicon Of The New Testament And Other Early Christian Literature, third edition (BDAG), © 2000 by the University of Chicago, revised by Frederick William Danker.

Greek-English Lexicon, Liddell & Scott, 9th edition, reprinted 1985 with 1968 supplement, All rights reserved.

nomos and the beginnings of the athenian democracy, Martin Ostwald, Oxford Clarendon Press, 1969.

nomos and the beginnings of the athenian democracy, Martin Ostwald, Oxford Clarendon Press, 1969.

nomos and the beginnings of the athenian democracy, Martin Ostwald, Oxford Clarendon Press, 1969.

nomos and the beginnings of the athenian democracy, Martin Ostwald, Oxford Clarendon Press, 1969.

nomos and the beginnings of the athenian democracy, Martin Ostwald, Oxford Clarendon Press, 1969.

in Philo

Theological Dictionary Of The New Testament, Bromiley, vol. iv.  © 1967 Eerdmans, reprinted 1999.

basic sense

Theological Dictionary Of The New Testament, Abridged In One Volume, © 1985 Eerdmans, reprinted 2003.

in Josephus

Theological Dictionary Of The New Testament, Abridged In One Volume, © 1985 Eerdmans, reprinted 2003.

in Philo

Theological Dictionary Of The New Testament, Abridged In One Volume, © 1985 Eerdmans, reprinted 2003.

Messiah is the end of the norm for justice (GNM Rom. 10:4).

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the norm (GNM 1Cor. 15:56).

Now that no one is justiced by the norm before the Almighty is evident; for, 'the righteous man shall live by faithfulness' (GNM Gal. 3:11).

Nullifying the enmity, (the usage of the commandments in judgments) by his flesh, that in himself, he might create the two into one new humanity, thus establishing peace, and might reconcile them both in one body to the Almĩghty through the hanging post, putting to death enmity by himself (GNM Eph. 2:15-16).

A norm slipped in wherein the misstep shall increase (GNM Rom. 5:20)

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מצודק

Greek-English Lexicon, Liddell & Scott, 9th edition, reprinted 1985 with 1968 supplement, All rights reserved.

Iustitia Dei: A History of the Christian Doctrine of Justification, Alister E. McGrath.

Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, Joseph Henry Thayer, ©1977 Baker. Confirming source: Blue Letter Bible.

Greek-English Lexicon, Liddell & Scott, 9th edition, reprinted 1985 with 1968 supplement, All rights reserved.

A Greek-English Lexicon Of The New Testament And Other Early Christian Literature, third edition (BDAG), © 2000 by the University of Chicago, revised by Frederick William Danker.

Theological Dictionary Of The New Testament, Abridged In One Volume, © 1985 Eerdmans, reprinted 2003.

Theological Dictionary Of The New Testament, Bromiley, vol. ii.  © 1967 Eerdmans, reprinted 1999.

Theological Dictionary Of The New Testament, Bromiley, vol. ii.  © 1967 Eerdmans, reprinted 1999.

That He should be just and justicing one from the faithfulness of Yeshua (GNM, Rom. 3:26b).

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אמונה

A Greek-English Lexicon Of The New Testament And Other Early Christian Literature, third edition (BDAG), © 2000 by the University of Chicago, revised by Frederick William Danker.

Theological Dictionary Of The New Testament, Abridged In One Volume, © 1985 Eerdmans, reprinted 2003. 

πιστος,

נאמן

faithful

believer

Therefore the norm has become our tutor to lead us to Messiah, that we may be justiced by his faithfulness (GNM, Gal. 3:24).

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אמן

A Greek-English Lexicon Of The New Testament And Other Early Christian Literature, third edition (BDAG), © 2000 by the University of Chicago, revised by Frederick William Danker.

stand firm,

trust

be faithful

loyal minded

And he put his support in YHWH, then he counted it to him as righteousness (MISB Gen. 15:6).  Link to MISB.

And Abraham made his support with Yahweh, and it was considered to him for righteousness (GNM Rom. 4:3).

And the head of Ephraim is Samaria and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you will not give your support to Yahweh, you surely shall not be supported (MISB Isa. 7:9).

 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Sõn of Man be lifted up;  15 so that everyone putting their support in him can have enduring life. 16 “For the Almĩghty so loved the world, that he gave his only special Sõn, that whoever is giving his support to him should not be destroyed, but have enduring life (GNM John 3:14-16).

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צדקה

צדק

A Greek-English Lexicon Of The New Testament And Other Early Christian Literature, third edition (BDAG), © 2000 by the University of Chicago, revised by Frederick William Danker.

Greek-English Lexicon, Liddell & Scott, 9th edition, reprinted 1985 with 1968 supplement, All rights reserved. 

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שבת

שבתות

A Greek-English Lexicon Of The New Testament And Other Early Christian Literature, third edition (BDAG), © 2000 by the University of Chicago, revised by Frederick William Danker.

Minor but important definitions

A Greek-English Lexicon Of The New Testament And Other Early Christian Literature, third edition (BDAG), © 2000 by the University of Chicago, revised by Frederick William Danker.

Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, Joseph Henry Thayer, ©1977 Baker.

Greek-English Lexicon, Liddell & Scott, 9th edition, reprinted 1985 with 1968 supplement, All rights reserved.

Greek-English Lexicon, Liddell & Scott, 9th edition, reprinted 1985 with 1968 supplement, All rights reserved.

Greek-English Lexicon, Liddell & Scott, 9th edition, reprinted 1985 with 1968 supplement, All rights reserved.

Greek-English Lexicon, Liddell & Scott, 9th edition, reprinted 1985 with 1968 supplement, All rights reserved.

A Greek-English Lexicon Of The New Testament And Other Early Christian Literature, third edition (BDAG), © 2000 by the University of Chicago, revised by Frederick William Danker.

Greek-English Lexicon, Liddell & Scott, 9th edition, reprinted 1985 with 1968 supplement, All rights reserved.

A Greek-English Lexicon Of The New Testament And Other Early Christian Literature, third edition (BDAG), © 2000 by the University of Chicago, revised by Frederick William Danker.

A Greek-English Lexicon Of The New Testament And Other Early Christian Literature, third edition (BDAG), © 2000 by the University of Chicago, revised by Frederick William Danker.

A Greek-English Lexicon Of The New Testament And Other Early Christian Literature, third edition (BDAG), © 2000 by the University of Chicago, revised by Frederick William Danker.

A Greek-English Lexicon Of The New Testament And Other Early Christian Literature, third edition (BDAG), © 2000 by the University of Chicago, revised by Frederick William Danker.