Why did ESV translate Ἄνδρες in Acts 27:10 as Sirs and in Acts 27:21 . . . The Greek word ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός (aner, andros) always means "man" However, when used as a form of address in the vocative plural, namely, ἄνδρες (andres), it might be equivalent to the English "gentlemen" as per BDAG The vocative plural occurs quite rarely in Acts 14:15, 19:25, 27:10, 21, 25 Most versions translate these as "men" but some prefer "sirs"; but some like the ESV
Why were two different Hebrew words used for first in Genesis 8:13? There is only one first literally The other two are one but translated as first for smoother English בְּאַחַ֨ת וְשֵׁשׁ־מֵאֹ֜ות שָׁנָ֗ה בָּֽרִאשֹׁון֙ בְּאֶחָ֣ד לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ (Genesis 8:13, BHS2003) אַחַ֨ת one f year is f אֶחָ֣ד one m month is m בָּֽרִאשֹׁון֙ first בְּאַחַ֨ת וְשֵׁשׁ
Why was Shiloh named Shiloh? - Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange Why is Hebron called Hebron? Genesis 14 13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew--now he dwelt by the terebinths of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and these were confederate with Abram חברון comes from the root chaver friend
Would men include boys in the New Testament? Men translates Aner (Strong G435) which means Male according to Greek lexicons "So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls " - Acts 2:41 NASB Also, it seems that the 3,000 souls were a subset of the devout men from every nation
Why do scholars think Abraham came from Ur in Mesopotamia? Most scholars still think that Abraham came from Ur in southern Mesopotamia Sumer This seems strange for a number of reasons, including: -The Ur in Mesopotamia is NOT beyond (East of) the Euphra