Bible Words

Each week we take a single word which appears in the Lectionary readings for that Sunday, and explore the use of that word throughout the Scriptures.

We look at each word as it appears in the original language in Greek or in Hebrew.

Looking at a single word across the Scriptures helps to give us a greater sense of the unity of all Scripture.

Kenoo (κενόω) - Palm Sunday (A)

This week’s Bible word is the Greek verb kenoo, which means “empty”. This word, in the form ekenosen, appears in the Second Reading of...

This week's Bible Word is the Greek noun zoe, which means “life”. This word appears in the Gospel (Jn 11:1‑45) of the Fifth Sunday of...

This week’s Bible word is the Greek noun krima, which means “judgement”. This word appears in the Gospel (Jn 9:1‑41) of the Fourth...