Lesson 58 Amplified – KERUSSO

 KERUSSO

American: to herald, to proclaim 

KERUGMA

American: a proclamation 

These words appear frequently in the New Blood Covenant. A few years ago, a firm was launched under the name “Kerusso” that sells clothing emblazoned with Christian words and symbols. You may access their site at www.kerusso.com. 

Almost Greek [Words in italics are translator’s additions.] 

1st Corinthians 1.20: Where is the wise? Where is the grammateus [writer, recorder, scribe, secretary]? Where is the sophos [disputer, sophist] of this age? Didn't Theos make the wisdom of this kosmou [universe, world, cosmos] foolish? For since (in the wisdom of Theos) the kosmos not knew Theos via wisdom, Theos was pleased (via the foolishness of kerugmatos [proclamation] sosai [to make safe, to save] those pisteuontas [having faith]. Jews ask for a semeion [sign, indication] and Greeks seek wisdom but we kerussouen the Christou [Anointed One, Messiah, Christ] having been crucified. To Judaeans He is skandalon [a stumbling block, a snare, a scandal] and to Greeks He is foolishness but to the invited ones (both to Jews and to Greeks [all non-Jews]) the Christon is the dunamin [force, power] and the wisdom of Theos. For the stupid one of Theos is wiser than men and the weak one of Theos is stronger than men. 

1^st Corinthians 15.9: For I am the least of the apostolon [delegates, ambassadors, apostles] (who am not fit to be called an apostolos) because I pursued [persecuted] the ekklesian [assembly, church] of Theos. But by the chariti [graciousness] of Theos, I am what I am and His charis to me wasn’t kene [empty] but I labored more superabundantly than all of them; yet not I, conversely, the charis of Theos in union with me (if indeed I) or also those apostoloi. So, we kerussomen [proclaimed, heralded] to you and so you pisteusate [had faith]. Now, if the Christos kerussetai [is proclaimed] that He was awakened emergent from dead, how can some say in you [Sadducees] that an anastasis [a standing up again, resurrection] of the dead isn’t [doesn't happen]?

 

Romans 10.14: Then, how shall they appeal toward One in Whom they not pisteusan [have had faith]? How they pisteusousin [shall have faith] in One of Whom they haven't heard? How shall they hear apart from kerussontos [proclamation]? How shall they keruxousin unless they are sent out? Just as it has been written, “How timely are the feet of those euaggelizouenon [announcing good news, evangelizing] of peace; of those euaggelizouenon of good things!”

 

ISAIAH 52.7 [YHWH] “How at home on the mountain of God are the feet of him basar [euaggelizo] shalom [safety, peace, health, happiness, prosperity, friendship]; basar of good things; making deliverance understood, saying to Zion, ‘Your Elohiym reigns!’” 

Luke 3.2: … came a rhema [utterance] of Theos upon John bar Zekaryahuw [Zechariah] in the desolate area. And he came into all the region surrounding the river Jordan [“The Descender”], kerusson [proclaiming] a baptisma [immersion, submersion, baptism] of remorse from guilt and reformation into freedom off hamartion [missing the mark or goal; erring, offending, sinning]. Just as has been written in the Biblo of the logon of Isaiah the Prophetou, saying, “I am the phone [sound, tone, noise, voice] of one helloing [calling out “hello”] in the desolate area; prepare the road of the Kuriou. Make His paths straight and level. Every pharagx [gap, chasm] shall be filled up and every mountain and hill shall be depressed [flattened] and the skolia [crooked, warped, winding] shall be made into straight and the ragged [rugged] trails into smooth roads and all flesh shall gaze wide-eyed at the Soterion [Defender, Savior] of Theos.” 

Luke 8: And it was caused to be in the thereafter [later] and He traveled down through cities and villages kerusson and euaggelizomenos of the Kingdom of Theos. And the twelve apostoloi traveled with Him and also some gunaikes [women] who were [had been] delivered from poneron [hurtful] pneumaton [spirits] and from feebleness: Mary being called “The Magdalene” [from a town called Magdala: “Tower,” in Galilee] from whom seven demons had issued and Joanna the gune [woman, wife] of Chuza [“The Seer” or “The Prophet”], the steward of Herod Antipas, and Susanna and many others that served Him from their possessions.

 

Acts 9.19 Now, Saul was amidst the matheton [learners, pupils, disciples] in Damascus some days. And he directly ekerusse [proclaimed] the Christon in the synagogues; that the same is the Son of Theos. Now, all those hearing him marveled and said, “Isn’t this the same one ravaging those invoking this Name [Authority] in Jerusalem? And he had come into this same place in order that, binding the same. he might lead them before the faces of the chief priests.” Now, Saul was more empowered and confounded the Judaeans residing in Damascus; proving that this Same Jesus is the Christos.

 

Acts 28.30: Now, Paul stayed a whole two years in his own rented building and welcomed all those coming in to him; kerusson the Kingdom of Theos and teaching the issues about the Kuriou Jesus the Christou amidst all frankness [directness] without hindrance.

 

Mark 6.6 And He walked all around the hamlets in a circle, teaching. And He summoned the twelve and began to send them out, two by two, and gave them authority over the impure pneumaton [spirits] and commanded them in order that they take along not even one thing into the road, if not [except] merely a staff; not a bag nor bread nor a copper [money] belt; conversely, tie on sandals and not put on two tunics. And He said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay [reside] there until you go out from there [leave that town]. And as many as won’t receive you nor hear from you, departing from there, violently shake off the dirt beneath your feet to a testimony to them.” And having gone forth, they ekerusson [proclaimed] in order that they should metanoesosi [think differently, turnabout 180 degrees, repent]. And they ejected many demons and anointed many infirm ones with oil and healed them. 

Matthew 3: Now, came John the Baptistes [Baptizer], kerusson in the wastelands of Judea and saying, “Metanoeite [think differently, turnabout 180 degrees, repent]! for the Kingdom of the Ouranon [Heaven] has arrived.” 

End of Fifty-eighth Lesson