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To: DouglasKC
'oklah (ok-law');  Noun Feminine, Strong #: 402
  1. food
    1. food, eating
    2. object of devouring, consuming
      1. by wild beasts (figurative)
      2. in fire
      3. of judgment (figurative)
KJV Word Usage and Count
meat 8
devour 3
fuel 3
eat 2
consume 1
food 1

420 posted on 09/11/2006 8:35:46 AM PDT by PaxMacian (Gen. 1:29)
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To: PaxMacian
'oklah (ok-law'); Noun Feminine, Strong #: 402 food food, eating

That very well may be the meaning of "oklah" but oklah isn't the word used in the verse you quoted:

Rom 14:2 For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.

"Eat" is:

phagō
Thayer Definition:
1) to eat
2) to eat (consume) a thing
2a) to take food, eat a meal
2b) metaphorically to devour, consume

And "herbs" is:

lachanon; from λαχαίνω lachainō (to dig); a garden herb, a vegetable: - garden herb (1), garden plants (2), vegetables (1).

You're assertation is also lacking context. Romans 14 is conerned with eating practices, not smoking dope practices.

Also, if "herbs" is marijuana in the passage, then the statement is:

Rom 14:2 For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth only marijuana.

So one person (the strong one) eats "everything", while the weak one eats marijuana. That's complete nonsense. The proper intrepretation is that the strong one eats meats and vegetables, while the weak in faith (because they feared that the clean meats were once sacrificed to idols) eats only vegetables.

421 posted on 09/11/2006 9:06:39 AM PDT by DouglasKC
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