4 ms·

The actual saying is closer to "the disciplined shall inherit the earth".

• labster 5y ago
  Can you give a citation on that? I’ve seen rather, well, creative interpretations of Bible verses online before, and I’m wondering if the text actually supports this translation.
  • zhdc1 5y ago
    Biblehub gives a good overview for alternative translations of πραεῖς in English. See https://biblehub.com/greek/4239.htm https://biblehub.com/greek/4239.htm From them "This difficult-to-translate root (pra-) means more than "meek." Biblical meekness is not weakness but rather refers to exercising God's strength under His control – i.e. demonstrating power without undue harshness." There's also a good discussion at https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/2/what-does-meek-mean-in-matthew-55 https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/2/what-does...
• the_third_wave 5y ago
  The original saying is 'μακάριοι οἱ πραεῖς, ὅτι αὐτοὶ κληρονομήσουσιν τὴν γῆν' [1] which refers to 'οι πραείς' - 'the meek'. [1] taken from Novum Testamentum Graece, κατά ματθαίον 5,5 (pp.9/26X - 28th ed, 2012) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novum_Testamentum_Graece https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novum_Testamentum_Graece