[conservonator]

Of course the big hole in your argument is that there are 2 different words in the original Greek. You can't get around it. And spare us the "Matthew was not written in Greek" baloney, unless you can produce the Aramaic manuscripts from that time.

I wasn’t aware that Jesus spoke in Greek to his disciples.

[Iowegian]

I wasn’t aware that Jesus spoke in Greek to his disciples.

Go back and read my post again, I didn't say he did. Now try and find those non-Greek manuscripts and then you'll have a case. Until then, there are 2 different Greek words used by the writer, Matthew - who was inspired by the Holy Spirit. You do believe that the Holy Spirit inspired the NT, don't you?