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A key-word search index to the contents of this site, entries that begin with the letter G, section Gog to Gypsies. (The other sections under G are G to Geneva bible and Gennesaret to Godly.)

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Gog and Magog (Hebrew, Gowg and Magowg) → et10b.htm

Going

• On the concept "going to church". → ea04c.htm
• Does Hebrews 10:25 refer to "going to church"? → ea04c.htm – Look also under the heading "Worship".
• Look also under the heading "Go".
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Gold, golden

• Look also under the heading "Silver and gold".
• Regarding Haggai 2:8-9 which many preachers quote, and the words "the silver is mine, and the gold is mine" – checking the context shows that that passage does not refer to money, or even to silver and gold in general, but only to the temple silver and temple gold which had been taken from Jerusalem to Babylon (and later returned). The essay em01d.htm (which is about the "tithe question") has more on this.
• Gold, as money – Look under the heading "Silver and gold".
• On what the term "golden age" actually refers to. → ew05c.htm – ew03b.htm – ew04d.htm
• For those who are interested: A free, printable word-search puzzle on the golden calf (Exodus 32). → puzzle34-p.pdf – A large print version and many more bible-based puzzles. → ep01.htm
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Gomorrah – Look under the heading "Sodom".

Good, goodness, good works

• Good tidings, good message – Look below, under the heading "Gospel".
• Good and goodness in the meaning "righteous" and "righteousness". → eg08b.htm – Look also under the heading "Righteousness", and under the next point:
• Good works
  • Religion must not be skin-deep only. Believers must take the matters of faith seriously. → eb12b.htm
  • How the saints took care of the elderly, the sick and the needy. Also, notes on 1 Timothy 5 and especially verse 17. → em07b.htm
  • "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also" (Matthew 6:21, Luke 12:34). The context in the book of Luke shows that Jesus was also talking about giving aid to the poor and needy. What did Jesus really mean by his words about "heart" and "treasure"? → eb13e.htm
  • On what the apostle Paul meant when he said to the elders from Ephesus that it was for them "more blessed to give than to receive", and when he said to those elders, "I have shown you in everything, by working like this, that we must support the infirm". Regarding the giving and receiving of Acts 20:35. → em02c.htm
  • Look under the headings "Social welfare", "Widow, widows", "Charitable, charities, charity", "Love, loving", "Sick, sickness, sickly" and "Righteousness".
  • Regarding monetary things in connection with religious fellowships, look under the heading "Silver and gold".

• Look also under the heading "Evil".
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Goshen

• Goshen:
  1. An area in Egypt, where the Israelites lived before the Exodus (mentioned in 11 OT passages, from Genesis 45:10 to Exodus 9:26). Called Gesem in the LXX.
  2. An area in southern Palestine between Gaza and Gibeon (mentioned in Joshua 10:41 and 11:16). Called Gosom in the LXX.
  3. A town, probably in the area called Goshen, in southern Palestine (mentioned in Joshua 15:51). Called Gosom in the LXX.
• The route of the Exodus, beginning from Goshen. → eo06f.htm
• The Bible shows that it was only 45 days after their departure from Goshen, that the Israelites reached the wilderness of Sinai. Consequently – where was Sinai really located? → eo06f.htm
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Gospel, Gospels

• The English word "gospel" comes from the Old English godspel, god spell, "good message" – a translation of the Greek word euangelion, ευαγγελιον which was used in the Greek text of the New Testament and which likewise meant "good message" (eu + angelion).
• The word euangelion, "good message", occurs in 74 New Testament passages, from Matthew 4:23 to Revelation 14:6.
• The related verb-form euangelizô, "to proclaim a good message", occurs in 55 passages.
• The noun euangelistês, "a bringer of a good message", occurs in 3 New Testament passages. For more on the word and concept "evangelist", see the essays ea08b.htm and ee01c.htm; look also under the headings "Apostles", "Elders", "Assembly", "Ordain", "Church" and "Preach, preacher"
• What was the Gospel or the Good Message that Jesus and the apostles proclaimed – what did it contain? Strange as it may sound, the facts are that the New Testament does not give us any details regarding what the Good Message really was (exactly what it contained). We only find it stated that "the good news of the Kingdom" was proclaimed (see Matthew 4:23, and so on), or similar, but no specific details are mentioned. (The essay eo01b.htm has more on the Kingdom or Reign of God; the essays eo10d.htm and eb08c.htm consider related subjects.)
• How those who proclaimed the Good Message (the euangelion) could become spiritually unfruitful. → em08c.htm
• On the meaning of the phrase tê exousia mou en tô euangeliô, "my authority in the Gospel", 1 Corinthians 9:18. → em05e.htm
• Where were the 12 (and the 70) sent with the Good Message – where did the apostles go? → ey10b.htm
• The prophet Ezekiel proclaimed good news for Israel! → ey09c.htm
• When Jesus sent out the 12 and the 70 and "ordained", and said (as Paul worded it, here in translation) that "they who proclaim the Gospel should live of the Gospel" – exactly what did that really mean and refer to? → em05e.htm
• Look also under the headings "Apostles", "Elders", "Assembly", "Ordain", "Church" and "Preach, preacher". For more on the word and concept "evangelist" (euangelistês), see the essays ea08b.htm and ee01c.htm.
• For "Gospel of Matthew" (or Mark, Luke or John) – look under the headings "Matthew", "Mark", "Luke" and "John".
• For those who are interested: A free, printable word-search puzzle on names of places that are mentioned in the four Gospels. → puzzle33-p.pdf – A large print version and many more bible-based puzzles. → ep01.htm
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Government, governments

• The kings, rulers and governments of this age – are they really "appointed by God", as some have claimed? → ew02c.htm
• Look also under the headings "World, worldly" and "Rule, rules, rulers, rulership".
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Gowy – Look below, under the heading "Goy, goyim".

Goy, goyim, gowy

• Goyim was a Hebrew word for non-Jews. → eg01c.htm
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Graal or grail – The "holy grail" or sangraal, sang réal. → (ey14b.htm)

Grace, gracious

• The English word "grace" comes from the Old French grace, "pleasing quality", "favour", "good will", "thanks", from Latin gratia, "pleasing quality", "good will", "gratitude". Keeping in mind that the word "grace" has different meanings, can be of help even when one studies the Bible.
• In the 1769 King James version, the word "grace" is for the most part used in the meaning "good will" or "favour", but not always.
  • In Proverbs 11:16, the makers of KJV-1769 used "gracious" as a translation of the Hebrew chen, "a gracious woman retaineth honour". It is not fully clear what the original meaning was.
  • In Jeremiah 22:23, the 1769 KJ version has "how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee"; some others translate the word chahan in that verse as "pitiful", or similar.
  • In Hebrews 12:28, some bible-versions have "let us have grace". Others translate it as "let us show gratitude", "let us give thanks", "let us show thankfulness". → ea04c.htm
• "Saying grace" means "giving thanks". – Look under the heading "Thank, thanking, giving thanks".
• What did the apostle Paul mean when he said that the saints were not under law but under grace? (Romans 6:14 and 7:6.) → ec12c.htm – ec01c.htm
• Acts 15:10-11, "Now therefore why tempt you God, to put a yoke on the neck of the disciples, that neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus the Anointed we shall be saved, even as they." → eo04d.htm
• Paul to the saints in Rome: "For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace. What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be!" → eo11b.htm
• The apostle Paul warned the Jewish saints of persons who lacked the grace of God (Hebrews 12:15). → ea12c.htm
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Graikos

• The word graikos does not appear in the NT; the words hellên (ελλην) and hellênikos (ελληνικος) are used instead. Look below, under the heading "Greek, Greece".
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Grail

• (Regarding certain Anglo-Israelist teachings.) The real meaning of the "holy grail" or sangraal, sang réal. → (ey14b.htm)
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Grain, grains

• "Taking things with a grain of salt" – that popular expression is not found in the Bible. But, the Bible does mention salt, in different connections. → eo14c.htm
• John 12:24, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain." → em08c.htm
• Matthew 13:26, "But when the wheat sprang up and bore grain, then the tares became evident also." → ew11c.htm
• Look also under the headings "Seeds", "Wheat", "Barley", "Sow, sower, sowing", "Reap, reapers, reaping" and "Harvest".
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Grape, grapes, grapevine

• The parable of the vinedresser, the vine, the branches and fruit. How the apostles were to bear spiritual fruit to God (John 15). → ea11c.htm
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Gratitude – Look under the heading "Thank, thanking, giving thanks".

Great

• The "great" day of the feast, John 7:37. → ex07c.htm
• The "Great White Throne Judgment" – when will it take place? Also: Who will judge? → et07e.htm
• The great multitude, compared with the 144,000. → et03c.htm – et04c.htm
• The great tribulation. → et04c.htm
• Great reward – Jesus to his disciples: "Blessed are you, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven. (Matthew 5:11-12.) → eb04c.htm
• Babylon the great. → (ew03b.htm)
• Does the Bible really refer to the Great Pyramid, as some have claimed? → ea05c.htm
• A computer bible is a great tool for study. → es02c.htm
• The word rabbi meant something like "my great one". → ea08b.htm
• Great Britain – Look under the heading "Britain".
• Pharaoh Cheops' (Khufu's) pyramid, the "great pyramid". → (ea05c.htm)
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Greece – Look below, under the heading "Greek".

Greedy

• Greediness in connection with religion. – Look under the headings "Lucre" and "Silver and gold".
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Greek, Greece

• The English word "Greek" comes from the Greek word graikos – which does not appear in the New Testament.
• Where the English NT text contains such words as "Greece", "Grecian", "Greek" or similar, the Greek NT text has hellas, hellên, hellênikos, hellênis, hellênistês, hellênisti, or similar. A note: In the New Testament, the word "Greek" (hellên) is often used in a wider sense, of non-Jews in general. Some examples: John 7:35, Romans 3:9, Romans 10:12, 1 Corinthians 10:32, Galatians 3:28.
• The 1769 KJ version sometimes translates the word hellên (which literally meant "Greek"), as "gentile". The essay eg01c.htm has more on the word and concept "gentiles".
• Along with Aramaic, Greek was a commonly spoken language among the Jews and other people in Palestine, in New Testament times. (Also Hebrew was spoken, in some areas, and some knew even Latin.)
• The reason why Greek was a common language in Palestine in those days, is that that area had been under Greek rule and influence for centuries. This continued to be so, even under Roman rule.
• Greek was the "lingua franca" of those days, in the Middle East and in the Mediterranean area. That is what the expression "koine Greek" refers to – "common Greek" – the Greek was the language that people in that area had in common, both during the Greek and Roman empires. (The Greek word koinê, koinos, means "[shared in] common", "common to all", "general".) It is said that koinê – the Greek spoken within the Greek and Roman empires – was a (simplified) form of Ionic Greek, with elements from Attic Greek. Some have claimed, perhaps in order to support some dogmas based on biased translations, that "biblical koine" supposedly was different from the normal koine Greek of those days. That is not correct. The Greek of the New Testament and of the LXX was not in any significant way different from the common (koinê) Greek.
• Koinê – koine Greek – see the preceding point, immediately above.
• Greek alphabet (characters, letters) – the present-day form of Greek letters is very different from how they looked like, in New Testament times.
• Look also under the headings "Aramaic", "Hebrew" and "Languages, tongues". See also the different parts of the key-word index that you are looking at now – several Greek words are listed on it.
• Tools for studying the Greek text of the New Testament. → es02c.htm
• Regarding the so-called "Textus Receptus", the Greek NT text compiled by the Catholic priest Gerrit Gerritszoon ("Erasmus"), look under the heading "Textus Receptus".
• "There is neither Greek nor Jew" (Romans 10:12, Galatians 3:28, Colossians 3:11). → eg01c.htm
• Did the tribe of Dan move to Greece, as some have claimed? → ey15c.htm – ey11b.htm
• In New Testament times, the theatre in Judea was of the Greek kind. Its actors often played god roles, representing different Greek idols. The actors wore masks, covering their real faces, and were called hupokritai (whence the word "hypocrite"). → eo12c.htm
• For those who are interested: A free, printable word-search puzzle on New Testament places and persons that are somehow connected with Greece. → puzzle24-p.pdf – A large print version and many more bible-based puzzles. → ep01.htm
• At this site, when Greek letters are transcribed into the English alphabet, the following applies:
  • Α α (alpha) → A a
  • Β β (beta) → B b
  • Γ γ (gamma) → G g (the combinations γγ and γξ are sometimes transcribed into "ng" respectively "nx")
  • Δ δ (delta) → D d
  • Ε ε (epsilon) → E e
  • Ζ ζ (zeta) → Z z
  • Η η (eta) → Ê ê
  • Θ θ (theta) → Th th
  • Ι ι (iota) → I i
  • Κ κ (kappa) → K k
  • Λ λ (lambda) → L l
  • Μ μ (mu) → M m
  • Ν ν (nu) → N n
  • Ξ ξ (xi) → X x
  • Ο ο (omicron) → O o
  • Π π (pi) → P p
  • Ρ ρ (rho) → R r
  • Σ σ ς (sigma) → S s s
  • Τ τ (tau) → T t
  • Υ υ (upsilon) → U u
  • Φ, φ (phi) → Ph ph
  • Χ, χ (chi) → Ch ch
  • Ψ, ψ (psi) → Ps ps
  • Ω, ω (omega) → Ô ô.
  For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Guarantee (given to the saints)

• "Earnest", "guarantee" or "pledge". In 2 Corinthians 1:22 and 5:5 and Ephesians 1:14, the 1769 KJ version has the archaic word "earnest", but some others have "pledge", "guarantee", or similar. The Greek word in question, arrabôn, referred to something valuable given as a pledge or guarantee when an agreement or contract was made. – For more on this, look under the heading "Earnest".

Guideline, guidelines

• Guidelines, tools and helps for in-depth bible study. → eg02c.htm – es01d.htm – es02c.htm
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Gulf, gulfs

• The Exodus and the crossing of the Red Sea: Did Israel cross over the Gulf of Suez, or the Gulf of Aqaba? Or, was it some "reed sea" that they crossed, as some have claimed? → eo06f.htm – eo06-2.htm
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

GWV (bible-translation) → es09c.htm

Gypsies (the Romani people) → (ey11b.htm) – (ey17b.htm)

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