[ealgeone]

Not on veneration per se, “Christ is the image (Greek, ikon) of the invisible God” —Colossians 1:14

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Context is your friend in understanding Scripture.

[Hieronymus]

Context in Greek is an even better friend, as is context in a history that evidently stretches back to the Apostles.

Playing these sorts of games with Latins is one thing, but on an Orthodox thread it is sort of like trying to pitch the fvitrues of Castro to Miami Cubans.

No Cigar.