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   From: .robert@mu.way   
      
   On Nov 3, 2025, Robert wrote   
   (Message-ID: <10e9o7k$2ntje$1@dont-email.me>):   
      
   > What many do not know the reality of is that the koine Greek is *not* a   
   > religious language. Just like the Kings English is likewise not a religious   
   > language and in fact the usage of it differed from the use of English today.   
   > Like “evil” does not always signify satanic actions in the Bible, of any   
   > version.   
   >   
   > There is no true well defined dictionary of Greek words that I know of, And   
   > if anyone bothered to take the time to look up any word they will find the   
   > word used many times to mean many things. The why’s of that is explained   
   > quit well with a good lexicon, and even that is not sufficient for the best   
   > understanding.’   
   >   
   > So how is one to know?   
   >   
   > First off, if a person does not have a working relationship with God the   
   > Father through Jesus the Messiah, and with the second comforter, the Holy   
   > Spirit. Their chances for understanding is nil. Even if they spent 30 years   
   > in studying the greek langauge, when it comes to the things of God. They are   
   > just as ignorant as any theologian who studied the Bible for 30 years without   
   > being led by the Holy Spirit.   
   >   
   > Don’t believe me? Then look up the word *ekklesia* but in the koine Greek   
   > language. Try and describe what it actually meant to the Greek and then post   
   > it here.   
   >   
   > Tomorrow I will post it to another NG so that you will know I did not take   
   > any of your definitions into account for my understands, as it will have a   
   > time stamp on when I posted it.   
   >   
   > If what you come up with is something you gleaned from the WWW of Usenet   
   > after reading this, please be honest enough to say so. Just the Greek   
   > definition void of any religious connotation. We can get into that a few days   
   > later, so as to give any repliers time to write it out.   
   >   
   > If any of you read AI Rosies stuff and see him or her comment on this please   
   > post it as AI R is kf’d in my reader. No matter where she or he posts.   
   >   
   > I am curious what you all understand in regards to that word.   
      
   Obviously no one is interested so here is the link to the street   
   understanding of that word in the day it was used.   
   Message-ID:<10eb4mp$35kce$1@dont-email.me>   
      
   It is verysimilar to how theHebrew Israelites operated in the land at their   
   city gates.   
      
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