Orpheus' Thesaurus of Enlightening Words

[OrpheusNovum]

I admire language as an artist. Shakespeare was a damn boss for how much he expanded the English language and Ancient Greece has always been close to my heart. I always manage to find a treasure or two whenever I look through words we no longer keep in our vocabulary. My mother always used to say "look it up in the dictionary!"

Hopefully these words can give you something to meditate on. Like Paarthurnax!

Feel free to add if you find one worth sharing.

Edited March 13, 2019 by OrpheusNovum

[Zigzag Idiot]

Metanoia -   Down below -"the worst translation in the New Testament."

Metanoia, a transliteration of the Greek μετάνοια, is "a transformative change of heart; especially: a spiritual conversion."[1] The term suggests repudiation, change of mind, repentance, and atonement; but "conversion" and "reformation" may best approximate its connotation.[2] In The King James Version of the Bible, its verbal cognate metanoeo/μετανοέω is translated as repent.[3]

Scholar J. Glentworth Butler says that, in the Greek, there is none of the sorrow or regret contained in the words repentance and repent. Repentance denotes "sorrow for what one has done or omitted to do; especially, contrition for sin."[24] Repent primarily means "to review one's actions and feel contrition or regret for something one has done or omitted to do"[25] Therefore, Butler asserts that translating metanoeō/μετανοέω and metanoia/μετάνοια as repent and repentance constitute "an utter mistranslation" that translators excuse by the fact that no English word can adequately convey the meaning of the Greek words.[7]

A. T. Robertson concurs with Butler. Regarding the translation of metanoia as repentance, Robertson calls it "a linguistic and theological tragedy."[26] Regarding John the Baptist's call to "repent" as a translation of the Greek metanoeite, Robertson quotes Broadus as saying that this is "the worst translation in the New Testament." Repent means "to be sorry," but John's call was not to be sorry, but to change mental attitudes [metanoeite] and conduct.[27] Robertson lamented the fact that in his time there was no English word that signified the meaning of the Greek μετάνοια (metanoia).[28]

- from Wikipedia 

 

Kenosis

In Christian theology, kenosis (Greek: κένωσις, kénōsis, lit. [the act of emptying]) is the 'self-emptying' of Jesus' own will and becoming entirely receptive to God's divine will.

The word ἐκένωσεν (ekénōsen) is used in Philippians 2:7, "[Jesus] made himself nothing ..."[Phil. 2:7] (NIV) or "...[he] emptied himself..."[Phil. 2:7] (NRSV), using the verb form κενόω (kenóō) "to empty".

- from Wikipedia 

 

Was Jesus teaching a method, perhaps? To transform ones mind or way of thinking requires first Kenosis then Metanoia. Centering Prayer employs the kenotic gesture of continually letting go of all thought.

[OrpheusNovum]

On 3/13/2019 at 11:03 AM, Zigzag Idiot said:

Metanoia -   Down below -"the worst translation in the New Testament."

Metanoia, a transliteration of the Greek μετάνοια, is "a transformative change of heart; especially: a spiritual conversion."[1] The term suggests repudiation, change of mind, repentance, and atonement; but "conversion" and "reformation" may best approximate its connotation.[2] In The King James Version of the Bible, its verbal cognate metanoeo/μετανοέω is translated as repent.[3]

Scholar J. Glentworth Butler says that, in the Greek, there is none of the sorrow or regret contained in the words repentance and repent. Repentance denotes "sorrow for what one has done or omitted to do; especially, contrition for sin."[24] Repent primarily means "to review one's actions and feel contrition or regret for something one has done or omitted to do"[25] Therefore, Butler asserts that translating metanoeō/μετανοέω and metanoia/μετάνοια as repent and repentance constitute "an utter mistranslation" that translators excuse by the fact that no English word can adequately convey the meaning of the Greek words.[7]

A. T. Robertson concurs with Butler. Regarding the translation of metanoia as repentance, Robertson calls it "a linguistic and theological tragedy."[26] Regarding John the Baptist's call to "repent" as a translation of the Greek metanoeite, Robertson quotes Broadus as saying that this is "the worst translation in the New Testament." Repent means "to be sorry," but John's call was not to be sorry, but to change mental attitudes [metanoeite] and conduct.[27] Robertson lamented the fact that in his time there was no English word that signified the meaning of the Greek μετάνοια (metanoia).[28]

- from Wikipedia 

 

Kenosis

In Christian theology, kenosis (Greek: κένωσις, kénōsis, lit. [the act of emptying]) is the 'self-emptying' of Jesus' own will and becoming entirely receptive to God's divine will.

The word ἐκένωσεν (ekénōsen) is used in Philippians 2:7, "[Jesus] made himself nothing ..."[Phil. 2:7] (NIV) or "...[he] emptied himself..."[Phil. 2:7] (NRSV), using the verb form κενόω (kenóō) "to empty".

- from Wikipedia 

 

Was Jesus teaching a method, perhaps? To transform ones mind or way of thinking requires first Kenosis then Metanoia. Centering Prayer employs the kenotic gesture of continually letting go of all thought.

Duuuuuuuude. Powerful shit. That really helped my meditations, thanks. Greek is so much more powerful than English. It's closer to source in its origins.

Edited March 15, 2019 by OrpheusNovum