Words the Bible translates as matter
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- logosλόγοςa matter, affair, or thing: the issue under discussion, the case at hand.
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- a word, statement, or message: anything that is said, whether a single saying, a whole teaching, or, in its loaded Christian use, the message of the gospel itself.
- an account or reckoning: a settling of the books, the tally a person must hand over for what they have done.
- a reason, ground, or basis: the cause behind an action, or the case a person makes to defend or explain it.
- davarדָּבָרa word, or the matter that word is about: anything said, and equally the affair, event, or thing being spoken of
- pragmaπρᾶγμαa matter or affair: a concrete thing that is done or has to be dealt with, whether a deed, an unspecified affair, a legal case, or the reality behind an appearance
- ḥephetsחֵפֶץmatter: an affair, business, or thing one is occupied with
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- delight: the glad pleasure a person takes in someone or something
- desire: what a person wants, wishes for, or values
- purpose: a settled intention that one carries out, especially God's sovereign will
- millahמִלָּהa spoken word, and by extension the matter it concerns or the command it carries
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