Jesus spoke Aramaic. For Mt 9:12, do you think "ἰσχύοντες" was the best way to render what Jesus had originally said in Aramaic?
Matthew 9:12 (Berean Literal Bible)
https://biblehub.com/matthew/9-12.htm
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And having heard, He said,
"Not those being strong have need of a physician,
but those being sick.
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Is Luke 12:49 best rendered as a statement, or as a question?
Is it best rendered as having:
"I came to cast fire"?
"I came to kindle fire"?
Luke 12:49
https://biblehub.com/luke/12-49.htm
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(Berean Literal Bible) I came to cast fire upon the earth,
and how I wish it were kindled already!
(YLT) 'Fire I came to cast to the earth,
and what will I if already it was kindled?
906/balein/βαλεῖν/ to cast
906. balló
https://biblehub.com/greek/906.htm
balló: to throw, cast
Original Word: βάλλω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: balló
Phonetic Spelling: (bal'-lo)
Definition: to throw, cast
Usage: (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
to throw, cast
NASB Translation
bring (2), cast (15), casting (3), casts (3), contributors (1), laid (1), lying (3), lying sick (1), place (1), poured (4), put (22), puts (2), putting (4), rushed (1), swung (2), threw (12), throw (16), thrown (27), tossing (1).
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1 to throw, cast down Syr, JBA, LJLA.
2 to provide . --(a) to give Syr, JBA. --(b) (math.) to add Syr. --(c ) to pour in Syr. --(d) to bring forth, cause Syr. --(e) w. ... to sign one's name Syr.
3 to place on the ground JLAtg, Syr.
4 idioms: Syr. --(a) to attack Syr. (a.1) ... Syr. (a.2) to hit with an arrow Syr. 1 to hunt with bow and arrow Syr. --(b) + ... to give a hand, i.e. to help move Syr. (b.1) to subscribe, sign Syr. --(c ) ... to requite, exact recompense Syr. --(d) to make brick Syr. --(e) to set out on something Syr. (e.1) ... to start a journey Syr. (e.2) ... to go on board Syr. --(f) ... to kindle Syr. --(g) to pronounce Syr.
Matthew 9:12 (Berean Literal Bible)
https://biblehub.com/matthew/9-12.htm
https://biblehub.com/interlinear/mark/2-17.htm
And having heard, He said,
"Not those being strong have need of a physician,
but those being sick.
2480/ischyontes/ἰσχύοντες/ being strong
====================================================================.
Is Luke 12:49 best rendered as a statement, or as a question?
Is it best rendered as having:
"I came to cast fire"?
"I came to kindle fire"?
Luke 12:49
https://biblehub.com/luke/12-49.htm
https://biblehub.com/interlinear/luke/12-49.htm
(Berean Literal Bible) I came to cast fire upon the earth,
and how I wish it were kindled already!
(YLT) 'Fire I came to cast to the earth,
and what will I if already it was kindled?
906/balein/βαλεῖν/ to cast
906. balló
https://biblehub.com/greek/906.htm
balló: to throw, cast
Original Word: βάλλω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: balló
Phonetic Spelling: (bal'-lo)
Definition: to throw, cast
Usage: (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
to throw, cast
NASB Translation
bring (2), cast (15), casting (3), casts (3), contributors (1), laid (1), lying (3), lying sick (1), place (1), poured (4), put (22), puts (2), putting (4), rushed (1), swung (2), threw (12), throw (16), thrown (27), tossing (1).
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C
1 to throw, cast down Syr, JBA, LJLA.
2 to provide . --(a) to give Syr, JBA. --(b) (math.) to add Syr. --(c ) to pour in Syr. --(d) to bring forth, cause Syr. --(e) w. ... to sign one's name Syr.
3 to place on the ground JLAtg, Syr.
4 idioms: Syr. --(a) to attack Syr. (a.1) ... Syr. (a.2) to hit with an arrow Syr. 1 to hunt with bow and arrow Syr. --(b) + ... to give a hand, i.e. to help move Syr. (b.1) to subscribe, sign Syr. --(c ) ... to requite, exact recompense Syr. --(d) to make brick Syr. --(e) to set out on something Syr. (e.1) ... to start a journey Syr. (e.2) ... to go on board Syr. --(f) ... to kindle Syr. --(g) to pronounce Syr.