Biblical Words
Understand the meaning of important biblical words, phrases, and theological terms found in Scripture. Learn how these words deepen your understanding of God's message and His plan for humanity.
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Eternal Kingdom
The Eternal Kingdom refers to the supreme, unending rule of God over all creation. Foretold in the Old Testament and fulfilled through Jesus Christ, i...
Euangelion
Euangelion is the Koine Greek term translated as gospel or good news in the New Testament. Originally denoting a victory announcement, it became the c...
Evangelium
Evangelium is the Latin term for 'gospel' or 'good news', derived from the Greek euangelion. It defines the central message of Christian faith: salvat...
Expiation
Expiation refers to the removal, cleansing, or covering of sin and guilt through an acceptable sacrificial offering. Found throughout the Old Testamen...
Faith Accounted as Righteousness
The biblical principle of faith accounted as righteousness asserts that God graciously credits righteousness to believers who trust His promises, as f...
Final Judgment
The Final Judgment is the ultimate eschatological event wherein God evaluates the deeds, faith, and character of every human being, separating the rig...
Gehenna
Gehenna, derived from the Hebrew Valley of Hinnom, refers in the New Testament to the place of final divine judgement and punishment. Associated histo...
Gloria
Gloria is a Latin term meaning glory, most prominently associated with the angelic hymn recorded in Luke 2:14 and subsequent Christian liturgical trad...
Golgotha
Golgotha, an Aramaic term meaning 'place of a skull', is the hill outside ancient Jerusalem's walls where Jesus Christ was crucified. Recorded across...
Good Shepherd
The Good Shepherd is a foundational biblical motif fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who in John 10 describes Himself as the self-sacrificing leader who know...
Grace
Grace is God's unmerited favour, sovereign love, and divine enablement bestowed upon humanity. Central to both Old and New Testaments, grace finds its...
Grace Gift
A grace gift, translated from the Greek word charisma, refers to an unmerited spiritual endowment given by God to believers for the edification of the...
Great White Throne
The Great White Throne refers to the final eschatological judgement in Revelation 20:11–15, where God evaluates all unredeemed souls, abolishes death,...
Hagios
Hagios is the primary Greek word in the New Testament translated as holy, sacred, or saint. It signifies something or someone fundamentally set apart...
Hallelujah
Hallelujah is a Hebrew imperative expression meaning 'Praise Yahweh'. Occurring frequently in the Book of Psalms and culminating in the Book of Revela...
Heirs of God
The biblical concept of 'heirs of God' describes the profound legal and spiritual status granted to believers through union with Jesus Christ. As adop...
Hesed
Hesed is a central Hebrew theological term standardly translated as lovingkindness, steadfast love, or covenant loyalty. It describes Yahweh's endurin...
Holiness
Holiness in Scripture denotes absolute divine purity, majestic perfection, and total distinction from creation. Originating in God's transcendent natu...
Hosanna
Hosanna is a biblical Hebrew transliteration meaning 'Save, we pray!' or 'Save now!' Originating in Psalm 118, it evolved from an urgent prayer for di...
I AM
The divine declaration 'I AM' represents the foundational revelation of God's eternal, self-existent nature to Moses, finding its ultimate expression...
Imago Dei
Imago Dei is the biblical doctrine that human beings are created in the image and likeness of God. Foundational to Christian anthropology, ethics, and...
Immanuel
Immanuel is a Hebrew name meaning 'God with us', occurring in the prophecy of Isaiah and fulfilled in Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew....
Imputed Righteousness
Imputed righteousness is the biblical doctrine whereby God credits the perfect righteousness of Jesus Christ to believers through faith. Grounded in b...
Incarnatio
Incarnatio is the Latin term representing the foundational Christian doctrine of the Incarnation, wherein the eternal Son of God assumed human flesh a...
