The Greek word dynamis means "power," "strength," or "inherent ability"—the capacity to accomplish something, whether natural or supernatural. In the Gospels, Jesus's miracles are called dynameis.

The Greek word teleios means "perfect," "complete," or "mature." It describes something that has reached its intended purpose, achieved its design.

Makarios means "blessed" or "happy," but it carries weight beyond emotional feeling. In classical Greek, makarios described the gods—those whose blessedness was complete, untouchable by human suffering or mortality.

The Greek word eucharistia means "thanksgiving"—from eu (good, well) and charis (grace, favor). It's the grateful acknowledgment of received grace, the proper response when good gifts are recognized.

The Greek word baptizō means to immerse, plunge, or submerge—originally used for dyeing cloth, ships sinking beneath waves, or even getting drunk (being "immersed" in wine)

The Greek word skandalon originally referred to the trigger stick in a trap—the bait-holding mechanism that, when touched, springs the snare.

Paradosis is the act of transmission from one generation to the next, and the New Testament uses it both positively and negatively.

The Greek word eschaton means "last" or "final"—the end point, the ultimate conclusion. In New Testament usage, it doesn't just mark chronological termination but qualitative finality

The Greek word soteria means "salvation," but in the ancient world it carried a broader semantic range than modern religious usage suggests. It meant rescue, deliverance, safety, healing, preservation.

The Greek word anastasis means "resurrection" or "rising up"—from ana (up) and stasis (standing). It's the standing-up-again of what had fallen, the rising of what had been laid down.

The Greek word aletheia means "truth," but its etymology reveals something deeper: a-letheia literally means "un-concealment" or "un-forgetting"—from lethe, the mythical river of forgetfulness.

In classical Greek, doxa meant "opinion" or "reputation." But when Jewish translators rendered Hebrew kabod (glory, weight, heaviness) into Greek for the Septuagint, they chose doxa, transforming it from human opinion into divine radiance.