Greek semantic domain

Socio-Religious

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Parent: SDBC-DOMAIN-UBS-GRK-011

Advanced domain details

Domain ID: SDBC-DOMAIN-UBS-GRK-011002
Source code: 011002
Level: 2
Scheme: UBS Greek Lexical Domains

Member senses (47)

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ἅγιοςGod’s people
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persons who belong to God, and as such constitute a religious entity
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ἀδελφήfellow believer, sister in Christ, sister in the faith
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a close female associate of a group with well-defined membership (in the NT referring specifically to fellow believers in Christ)
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ἀδελφόςfellow believer, (Christian) brother
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a close associate of a group of persons having a well-defined membership (in the NT ἀδελφός[b] refers specifically to fellow believers in Christ)
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ἀδελφόςbrother, fellow countryman, fellow Jew, associate
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a person belonging to the same socio-religious entity and being of the same age group as the so-called reference person
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ἀδελφότηςbrotherhood, fellow believers
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an association of persons having a strong sense of unity
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ἄδικοςunbeliever, not a follower of Christ
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a person who is not a member of the Christian community and by implication possibly unjust or not in a right relation with God
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αἵρεσιςreligious party, sect
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a division or group based upon different doctrinal opinions and/or loyalties and hence by implication in certain contexts an unjustified party or group (applicable in the NT to religious parties)
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αἰώνnon-religious people, people of this world, people of this age
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(an idiom, literally: sons of this age) persons who hold to the value system of the world
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ἀκροβυστίαbeing uncircumcised, the foreskin not cut off
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a state of being uncircumcised by not having the foreskin of the penis cut off^{[source note 1]}
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ἀκροβυστίαuncircumcised, Gentiles, the Gentile world
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a collective for those who are uncircumcised
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ἀλλόφυλοςforeigner, Gentile, heathen, pagan
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a person not belonging to the ethnic group in question (from the specifically Jewish point of view, one who is not a Jew, but a Gentile)
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ἄνομοςGentile, heathen, pagan
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a non-Jew who lives completely without reference to the Jewish Law
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ἄπιστοςnon-Christian
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a person who does not belong to the group of believers in Christ^{[source note 1]}
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ἀποσυνάγωγοςexpelled from the synagogue
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a state of having been excommunicated from membership in a synagogue
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ἀρνίονa person who is like a lamb
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(a figurative extension of meaning of ἀρνίον[a] ‘lamb,’ semantic domain 4.25) a follower of Christ, with the implication of helplessness and dependence
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ἐθνικόςGentile, heathen, pagan
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(derivative of ἔθνος ‘nation,’ semantic domain 11.55) pertaining to one who is not a Jew
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ἐθνικῶςlike a Gentile, as a heathen, similar to a pagan
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(derivative of ἔθνος ‘nation,’ semantic domain 11.55) pertaining to being like or similar to one who is not a Jew
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ἔθνοςheathen, pagans, Gentiles
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(an extended meaning of ἔθνος ‘nation,’ semantic domain 11.55) those who do not belong to the Jewish or Christian faith
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ἐκκλησίαcongregation, church
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a congregation of Christians, implying interacting membership
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ἐκκλησίαchurch
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the totality of congregations of Christians
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ἝλληνGentile, non-Jew, Greek
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(an extended meaning of Ἕλλην[a] ‘Greek,’ semantic domain 11.90) a person who is a Gentile in view of being a Greek
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ἙλληνίςGentile woman, non-Jew, Greek
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(an extended meaning of Ἑλληνίς[a] ‘Greek woman,’ semantic domain 11.91) a female who is a Gentile in view of being a Greek
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ἐπικαλέωto be one of (God’s) people, to be the people of
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(an idiom, literally: to have someone’s name called upon someone) to be acknowledged as belonging to the one whose name is called upon such an individual
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ἐφημερίαwork group, division
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a class or division of persons who perform certain daily duties (in the one NT occurrence, a reference to a group of priests performing certain functions in the Temple at Jerusalem)
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λαόςpeople of God
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a collective for people who belong to God (whether Jews or Christians)
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νεόφυτοςrecent convert
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(a figurative extension of meaning of νεόφυτος ‘newly planted,’ not occurring in the NT) an individual who has recently become a member of a religious group
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πατήρfather, elder
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a member of a well-defined socio-religious entity and representing an older age group than the so-called reference person
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περιτομήthose of the circumcision or those who insisted on circumcision
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(a set phrase, literally: those of circumcision) those who insisted on circumcising Gentiles if they were to be regarded as true believers in Jesus Christ
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πιστόςbeliever, Christian, follower
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one (female) who is included among the faithful followers of Christ
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ποίμνηpeople who are like a flock
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(a figurative extension of meaning of ποίμνη[a] ‘flock,’ semantic domain 4.28) the followers of Christ constituting a well-defined membership group
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ποίμνιονpeople who are like a flock
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(a figurative extension of meaning of ποίμνιον ‘flock,’ not occurring in the NT) the followers of Christ constituting a well-defined membership group
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πρόβατονa person who is like a sheep
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(a figurative extension of meaning of πρόβατον[a] ‘sheep,’ semantic domain 4.22) a follower of Christ, with the implication of needing care and guidance
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προσήλυτοςJewish convert, proselyte
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a Gentile who had converted to Judaism
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ΣαδδουκαῖοςSadducee
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a member of a politically influential Jewish party in Jerusalem at the time of Jesus and the apostles. The Sadducees were a smaller group than the Pharisees (see semantic domain 11.49), but were often in control of important political and religious positions. Their denial of the resurrection of the dead and their acceptance of only the first five books of the OT are important elements in some of the important differences which arose between the Sadducees and the Pharisees
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συναγωγήassembly, congregation
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an assembled group of worshipers or members of such a group
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συναγωγήsynagogue, congregation
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a congregation of Jews
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σῶμαcongregation, Christian group, church
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(a figurative extension of meaning of σῶμα[a] ‘body,’ semantic domain 8.1) believers in Christ who are joined together as a group, with the implication of each having a distinctive function within the group
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τέκνονsons of the light, children of the light, people of God
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(an idiom, literally: children of light) persons to whom the truth of God has been revealed and who are presumably living according to such truth. See also semantic domain 9.4 and semantic domain 12.15
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τέλειοςinitiated
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one who is initiated into a religious community of faith (a meaning which reflects the occurrence of τέλειος as a technical term for persons initiated into the mystery religions)
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υἱόςpeople of God’s kingdom, God’s people
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(an idiom, literally: sons of the kingdom) people who should properly be or were traditionally regarded as a part of the kingdom of God
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υἱόςnon-religious people, people of this world, people of this age
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(an idiom, literally: sons of this age) persons who hold to the value system of the world
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υἱόςsons of the light, children of the light, people of God
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(idioms, literally: sons of the light, and: sons of the day) persons to whom the truth of God has been revealed and who are presumably living according to such truth. See also semantic domain 9.4 and semantic domain 12.15
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ΦαρισαῖοςPharisee
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a member of an important religious and political Jewish party at the time of Jesus and the apostles. The Pharisees constituted a significantly larger group than the Sadducees (see semantic domain 11.48) and differed with them on certain doctrines and patterns of behavior. The Pharisees were strict and jealous adherents to the laws of the OT and to numerous additional traditions
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φυλήall God’s people
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(a set phrase, literally: the twelve tribes, but used in a figurative sense) all of the people of God as a possible reference to the new Israel
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φῶςsons of the light, children of the light, people of God
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(idioms, literally: sons of the light, and: children of light, respectively) persons to whom the truth of God has been revealed and who are presumably living according to such truth. See also semantic domain 9.4 and semantic domain 12.15
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ΧριστιανόςChristian
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one who is identified as a believer in and follower of Christ
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ψευδάδελφοςfalse brother, one who only pretends to be a fellow believer in Christ
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an individual who pretends to be a close member of a socio-religious group but is not (see semantic domain 11.22, semantic domain 11.23, and semantic domain 11.24)
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