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1 | why was the thief saved without baptism? | Luke 23:43 | Morant61 | 133358 | ||
Greetings Jelkins! You wrote: "The Greek word, eis, is a preposition indicating motion or direction; such as, to, into, toward, for, among. It is used about 1,500 times, and overwhelmingly, translators have not translated it “because of.” It would seem that if “because of” were an accepted definition, it could be substituted in any one of those places." This is not quite accurate. Words can have various meanings depending upon context. For instance, prepostions can be used with other words to produce different meanings. BAG, the definitive lexicon of Greek words lists 9 distinct different meanings with a variety of sub-meanings. 'Eis' can mean 'at' or 'because of'. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | why was the thief saved without baptism? | Luke 23:43 | jelkins | 133703 | ||
Thanks for your response, Tim. I will check more into what you say. In the meantime, for anyone interested, here is a link to The Bible Truths Online Greek Course, Lesson Seven titled the Definite Article and Prepositions. Sublinks to articles about Jesus' Diety, the ceasation of miracles, and the "for" in Acts 2:38. www.bibletruths.net choose "the Bible" "Study Course" "Site Map" "On-line Greek Course" "Lesson Seven" |
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