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| − | '''Rhema''' (ῥήμα) (Plural: '''rhemata''' (ῥήματα)) is a [[Greek]] term for ''spoken word'', ''facts'', ''things'', ''message'', or ''sayings'', but is often translated by modern English versions of the [[Bible]] as ''word''. | + | '''Rhema''' (ῥήμα) (Plural: '''rhemata''' (ῥήματα)) is a [[Greek]] term for ''spoken word'', ''facts'', ''things'', ''message'', or ''sayings'', but is often translated by modern English versions of the [[Bible]] as ''word''. Today, the more powerful and familiar way to translate "rhema" might be as "facts". |
According to the ''[[Liddel-Scott-Jones]]'' - a leading [[Greek]]-[[English]] lexicon when it was first published in 1843<ref>http://www.lib.umich.edu/database/online-liddell-scott-jones-greek-english-lexicon</ref> - the main meaning of ῥήμα is ''that which is said'' or ''spoken'', ''word'', ''saying''. | According to the ''[[Liddel-Scott-Jones]]'' - a leading [[Greek]]-[[English]] lexicon when it was first published in 1843<ref>http://www.lib.umich.edu/database/online-liddell-scott-jones-greek-english-lexicon</ref> - the main meaning of ῥήμα is ''that which is said'' or ''spoken'', ''word'', ''saying''. | ||
Revision as of 01:44, August 31, 2015
Rhema (ῥήμα) (Plural: rhemata (ῥήματα)) is a Greek term for spoken word, facts, things, message, or sayings, but is often translated by modern English versions of the Bible as word. Today, the more powerful and familiar way to translate "rhema" might be as "facts".
According to the Liddel-Scott-Jones - a leading Greek-English lexicon when it was first published in 1843[1] - the main meaning of ῥήμα is that which is said or spoken, word, saying.