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| Topic Started: Monday, 15. June 2009, 19:58 (770 Views) | |
| Poesy | Monday, 15. June 2009, 19:58 Post #1 |
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I have just been thinking about all the Greek words we use in the Bible. My understanding is that the Greek word Katholic , was coined in the first century to describe the universal Church. We of course call ourselves Catholic, so it is not merely a word, but part of how we define ourselves, our very Christian identity. It would that we have been know as Catholic since the first century. Is there a direct reference to the word Catholic in the Bible? Other Greek words we use are, Kyrie Eleison , Lord have mercy, Apostolic , meaning messenger. Hermeneutics , interpretation. Mystagogos ? I think means teacher of mysteries. Episcopal, Bishop . I believe Our Lord uses a Greek word to open or signify the healing of the deaf & mute man, by saying - Ephphatha! The Gospel passage is in Mark 7:31-37. I wonder why Jesus used the Greek word. Can anyone think of anymore? Edited by Poesy, Tuesday, 16. June 2009, 06:43.
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| Powerofone | Monday, 15. June 2009, 20:41 Post #2 |
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A few more. Pardon the spelling. Liturgy Episcopal Eucharist Presbyter Ecumenical Hypostasis Homoousios Logos Theotocos Gnostic Agnostic Apostacy Anathema Icon Orthodox Heterodox Iconostasis Deacon Edited by Powerofone, Monday, 15. June 2009, 20:57.
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| Derekap | Monday, 15. June 2009, 21:43 Post #3 |
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I know only a little Arabic but 'open' in that language is 'Efta'. "Efta el Bab!" is: "Open the door" (or Gate). I think Jesus may have used a language of the Middle East. (Although I was in Egypt for three years I was too hot to study in Summer [particularly when the Nile flooded and it was exceedingly humid] and too busy dealing with the flood of tourists during Autumn, Winter and Spring. Fortunately the people I dealt with spoke English and/or French). The head of the Armenian Apostolic Church (schismatic) is known as the Catholicos. (They have another Catholicos in the Lebanon but the two seem to have a 'stand-off' relationship. There is of course a leader of the Armenian Catholic Rite but I don't know his title. Whilst on my soap box the head of The Coptic Orthodox Church (who is in Egypt) is known as The Pope. Edited by Derekap, Monday, 15. June 2009, 21:52.
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| OsullivanB | Monday, 15. June 2009, 22:22 Post #4 |
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The earliest recorded use of the Greek word "katholikos" that I can find is in Polybius (204 B.C. to 122 B.C.). The meaning is "general". It was, of course, adopted by the Church when it was unified to signify "universal" in pre-schismatic times. It was the Church that was catholic.the people would not have been Catholics but members of the church, only one of the marks of which was being catholic (others being holy, and apostolic). An episkopos is literally one who watches over, overseer (same scop as telescope). My understanding is that Mark reported the Aramaic word actually used by Jesus, and then translated it into the Greek in which the Gospel was written. He does this elsewhere in his Gospel uniquely among the evangelists. |
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| Clare | Tuesday, 16. June 2009, 11:05 Post #5 |
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| Clare | Tuesday, 16. June 2009, 11:11 Post #6 |
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