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Bible Question:
2 Tim. 3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 2 Tim. 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: In the above two verses the word "scripture" is used. In the first instance in verse 15 the Greek word, gramma pronounced (gram'-mah)is used for "scripture. In the second instance in verse 16 I find a different greek word, grapho pronounced (graf'-o)is used here for the word "scripture" What is the significance for the use of the two different uses of the greeks words in these two verses. Someone recently said that the first instance refers to the Old testament writtings and the second instance refers to the New Testament wriitings, so that both Old and New Testaments are meant here. What are your thoughts? Has anyone ever researched this? I did look at my Strongs definitions, but they didn't seem that helpful to me. I thought some of you might have a deeper understanding of the Greek as used here, than my Strongs has. New Creature |
Bible Answer: Try this for an explanation. Itcomesfrom the Word Study Bible edited by Sprios Zodhiates. (The "M" in words is a peculiarity of the program when copied; example gráphoM. pretend it isn't there). 1124. grafhv graphem; gen. graphems, fem. noun from gráphoM (1125), to write. Used in the pl. in the NT for the Holy Scriptures, or in the sing. (30 times) for a part of it (Matt. 21:42; 22:29; Mark 12:10, 24; 15:28; John 5:39; 10:35; Acts 1:16; 8:32; Rom. 1:2; 9:17; James 2:23; Sept.: Ezra 6:18). The terms are almost invariably preceded by the def. art., the only exceptions being in John 19:37 and 2 Tim. 3:16 where the art. before graphem is replaced by hetéra (2087), another, and pása (3956), all of it together and every part of the whole respectively. See Rom. 1:2; 16:26; 1 Pet. 2:6; 2 Pet. 1:20 where graphem has become a proper noun synonymous with “Scripture.” In these verses the Scriptures are explicitly characterized as graphaí hágiai (pl. [407]), Scriptures holy ones, or Holy Scriptures, and graphaí propheMtikaí (4397), prophetic ones, prophetic Scriptures. In 2 Tim. 3:15, another designation is used, hierá grámmata (hierá [4313], sacred; grámmata [1121], writings). The distinction between hágios and hierós must be born in mind. The Scriptures (graphaí) being holy (hágiai) refers to their established authority whose purpose produces holiness, separation from sin and unto God. No sinner can long read the Scriptures without a change taking place in his or her life. Either he or she will change in a supernatural way or the Scriptures will not be read for long. The Scriptures are an authoritative document of God which produces holiness. The word grámmata, writings, in 2 Tim. 3:15, “And that from a child thou hast known the Holy Scriptures,” is tá hierá grámmata, the sacred writings which were sacred for religious training versus mundane learning. Timothy is reminded by Paul of his training (émathes, “thou hast learned” in 2 Tim. 3:14, being the aor. of manthánoM [3129], indicating not only being taught but actually learning). In 2 Tim. 3:16 Paul uses pása (3956), all, meaning every part of the whole and all of it together, and graphem, Scripture, and not grámmata as he used in verse fifteen. It is as if Paul were to say to Timothy, “From your babyhood up you were exposed to and learned the available religions and sacred [hierá] writings, but now we have the Scripture [the graphem], that which has been written once and for all and constitutes the final authority of God’s revelation” (a.t.). We thus conclude that grámmata should never be taken as the Holy Scripture, i.e., graphem in the sing. or graphaí in the pl. In 2 Tim. 3:16 they are called “God–breathed” (a.t.) or “inspired,” and in Matt. 26:54, 56; Luke 4:21; Rom. 16:26, “Scriptures prophetic” (a.t.). Matt. 26:56 and Rom. 16:26 have reference to the prophetic Scriptures within the totality of Scriptures. The Holy Scriptures are everywhere termed as heM, the, graphem, Scripture, giving it authoritativeness. The word “Scripture” may refer to a single text (Mark 12:10; Luke 4:21; John 13:18; 17:12; 19:24, 28, 36, 37; Acts 1:16; 8:35; 17:2, 11; 18:24, 28; James 2:8, 23; 4:5; 1 Pet. 2:6) or to the whole (Mark 14:49; Luke 24:27, 32, 45; John 2:22; 7:38, 42; 10:35; 20:9; Acts 8:32; Rom. 4:3; 10:11; 11:2; 1 Cor. 15:3, 4; Gal. 3:8, 22; 4:30; 1 Tim. 5:18; 2 Pet. 1:20). Some theologians think that in 2 Pet. 3:16 the writings of Paul and other apostles are meant. In the Sept. of 1 Chr. 15:15; 2 Chr. 30:5, the Holy Scripture is indicated when the written Law or statute is referred to. Paul in Rom. 1:2 refers to the Scriptures as graphaís hagíais, holy. They are called “holy” because they separate man unto God. |