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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
by 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 agoBiblehub 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...