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A Word for the Day: Key Words from New Testament is unavailable, but you can change that!

The purpose of this book is to share the richness of some of the Greek words used in the New Testament and help make them practical in the reader's Christian living. Simply because words matter, the words of the New Testament matter most. And in a day when words don't seem to mean much, the need for precision in Christian doctrine and practice has never been more critical. Each day of the year a...

spoudazō In 2 Timothy 2:15, Paul writes, “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” Study is spoudazō , a verb derived from the noun spoudē , meaning speed, haste, diligence. In Classical Greek, this verb means ‘ “to make haste’ and is thus closely related to ‘to be zealous, active, concerned about something.’ ”312 The usual idea in NT usage is “zealous effort.” Concerning our text, many think that
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