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List of Word Changes
Changed
From: Apostle
Changed
To: The Ones Sent Out
- Reason: Apostle is a transliteration of "Apostolos"(apostolos).
A literal rendering is given.
Changed
From: Baptize
Changed
To: Immerse
- Reason: Baptize is a transliteration of "Baptisma"(baptisma).
A literal rendering is given.
Changed
From: Christ
Changed
To: Messiah
- Reason: Christ is a transliteration of "Cristou"(Cristou);
which is a Greek translation of Messiah.
Changed
From: Church
Changed
To: The Ones Called Out
- Reason: Church is a derivative of a middle English word "chirche(which
is assumed came from the Greek "kyrikon" (kyrikon):
short for kyriakon doma(kyriakon doma) the masters house. None
of these derivatives are found in scripture. A literal translation
of ekklesia is used.
Changed
From: Deacon
Changed
To: Servant
- Reason: Deacon is a transliteration of "diakonos"(diakonos).A
literal translation is used.
Changed
From: Elect
Changed
To: Chosen
- Reason: Elect is a transliteration of "eklectos"(eklectos).
The majority of scriptures containing this word have been translated:
chosen. The others I have changed to chosen for consistency.
Changed
From: Evangelist
Changed
To: Those Who Proclaim the Good News
- Reason: Evangelist is a transliteration of "evaggelisth"(evaggelisth).
A literal translation is used.
Changed
From: Gentiles
Changed
To: Nations
- Reason: A literal rendering of "ethnos"(eqnos).
Changed
From: Gospel
Changed
To: The Good News
- Reason: A literal rendering of "euaggelion" (euaggelion).
Changed
From: Grace
Changed
To: Unmerited Favor
- Reason: A literal rendering of "charis" (Caris).
Changed
From: Pastors
Changed
To: Shepherds
- Reason: Only used once, in Ephesians, every where else "poimaino"
is translated as shepherds.
Changed
From: Saints(Holy Ones)
Changed
To: The Ones Set Apart
- Reason: A Literal rendering of "hagios".(agios)
Translate:
2a. To turn or change a language into ones own or another Language:
RENDER; to replace a word from one language with another from
a different language with the same meaning.
Websters World Dictionary
Transliterate:
1. to represent or spell (words, letters, or characters of one
language) in the letters or characters of another language or
alphabet.
Websters World Dictionary
Last
Update: 11/3/02
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E.C.King
Los Osos, California, USA
ForTheKing@tcsn.net
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