Discovery Box| (0.58) | (Act 16:16) | 5 tn On this term see BDAG 616 s.v. μαντεύομαι. It was used of those who gave oracles. |
| (0.58) | (Act 15:17) | 1 tn Or “so that all other people.” The use of this term follows Amos 9:11 LXX. |
| (0.58) | (Act 14:16) | 2 tn On this term see BDAG 780 s.v. παροίχομαι. The word is a NT hapax legomenon. |
| (0.58) | (Act 12:10) | 4 tn The Greek term here, αὐτομάτη (automatē), indicates something that happens without visible cause (BDAG 152 s.v. αὐτόματος). |
| (0.58) | (Act 11:26) | 6 sn The term Christians appears only here, in Acts 26:28, and 1 Pet 4:16 in the NT. |
| (0.58) | (Act 5:11) | 3 sn This is the first occurrence of the term church (ἐκκλησία, ekklēsia) in Acts. It refers to an assembly of people. |
| (0.58) | (Act 2:45) | 2 tn It is possible that the first term for property (κτήματα, ktēmata) refers to real estate (as later usage seems to indicate) while the second term (ὑπάρξεις, huparxeis) refers to possessions in general, but it may also be that the two terms are used together for emphasis, simply indicating that all kinds of possessions were being sold. However, if the first term is more specifically a reference to real estate, it foreshadows the incident with Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5:1-11. |
| (0.58) | (Luk 23:53) | 2 tn The term σινδών (sindōn) can refer to a linen cloth used either for clothing or for burial. |
| (0.58) | (Luk 23:2) | 3 tn On the use of the term διαστρέφω (diastrephō) here, see L&N 31.71 and 88.264. |
| (0.58) | (Luk 22:24) | 2 tn Though the term μείζων (meizōn) here is comparative in form, it is superlative in sense (BDF §244). |
| (0.58) | (Luk 21:14) | 2 tn This term could refer to rehearsing a speech or a dance. On its syntax, see BDF §392.2. |
| (0.58) | (Luk 21:9) | 1 tn Social and political chaos also precedes the end. This term refers to revolutions (L&N 39.34). |
| (0.58) | (Luk 18:27) | 1 sn The term impossible is in the emphatic position in the Greek text. God makes the impossible possible. |
| (0.58) | (Luk 17:33) | 2 tn Grk “soul.” See the discussion of this Greek term in the note on “life” in Luke 9:24. |
| (0.58) | (Luk 14:13) | 2 sn Normally the term means crippled as a result of being maimed or mutilated (L&N 23.177). |
| (0.58) | (Luk 14:1) | 5 sn Watching…closely is a graphic term meaning to lurk and watch; see Luke 11:53-54. |
| (0.58) | (Luk 12:54) | 3 tn The term ὄμβρος (ombros) refers to heavy rain, such as in a thunderstorm (L&N 14.12). |
| (0.58) | (Luk 12:42) | 3 tn This term, θεραπεία (therapeia), describes the group of servants working in a particular household (L&N 46.6). |
| (0.58) | (Luk 11:2) | 2 sn God is addressed in terms of intimacy (Father). The original Semitic term here was probably Abba. The term is a little unusual in a personal prayer, especially as it lacks qualification. Although it is a term of endearment used in the family circle, it is not the exact equivalent of “Daddy” (as is sometimes popularly suggested). However, it does suggest a close, familial relationship. See also the note on Abba at Rom 8:15. |
| (0.58) | (Luk 10:10) | 5 tn The term πλατεῖα (plateia) refers to the “broad street,” so this refers to the main roads of the town. |
