KJV Greek interlinear Spiros Zodhiates gives equal wright to the word Church. He is an native speaking Greek protestant with a Th.D.
“KJV Greek interlinear Spiros Zodhiates gives equal wright to the word Church. He is an native speaking Greek protestant with a Th.D.”
Despite his credential from Luther Rice Seminary (which they apparently don’t offer any more, and his wonderful lifetime ministry, he is wrong on that, since there was not a word for “church” until hundreds of years later. It is commonly translated into english as “church”, since our thought process is that “Christians have churches.” He has passed on to glory and I imagine the words, “Well done! Good and faithful servant.”
Being a native speaker sure means learning Koine Greek was easier than starting out with no Greek, but it gives no inherent advantage in creating your own lexicon - of which there are many excellent ones in existence that are exceedingly thorough. It may be a disadvantage to start with modern Greek and try to separate out Koine Greek from 2,000 years ago. Word usage was different.
[I envy his head start on leaning Greek. I did it the hard way - from scratch and with great pain and suffering, notecards and many hours of WORK. Recitation in Greek class was the most tension-filled class I had. The professor could and would call on anyone at random to stand and translate without a heads up! You could feel the tension in the air every day. I don’t miss those days at all. I did make lifelong friends in that class - and of course, it forced me to work like a mad dawg to always be prepared. We were all under pressure and bonded in that foxhole. Ironically too, my Greek professor became a life-long friend. He stays with us whenever he visits our area. All told many blessing.]
Best.