Lesson 94 Amplified -- KATECHEO

 KATECHEO 

American: literally to sound down into the ears; i.e., to indoctrinate, to catechize, to inform 

            According to Webster’s New World Dictionary of the American Language, catechize is derived from the Greek katechizein and means 1. to teach by the method of question and answer. 2. to question searchingly or fully. 

Almost Greek: (Words in italics are translator’s additions) 

21.17 Now, we being caused to be in Jerusalem, the brothers gladly received us. Now the following day, Paul went in with us, both to James Bar Joseph and all the elders present. And having hugged the same, he related down in each [one by one] of what Theos did in the ethnesi [nations, races, non-Jews, gentiles] via his service. Now hearing, they praised the Kurion [Lord, Master] and said to the same,

“You see, brother, how many muriades [innumerable, myriads] there are of Jews episteukoton [having had faith] and they are all zealotai [zealots] of The Law [Pentateuch, Books of Moses, first five books of the Old Testament]. Now, they were katechethesan about you, that you teach apostasian [apostasy, falling away] to all the Jews down [throughout] the ethne, to depart from Moses’ teaching; telling them not to circumcise their children nor to walk in the Jewish customs. What then is to be done? It is specifically necessary that a crowd be convened for they will hear that you have come. Then do this; what we tell you. There are four men of us, having themselves under a vow. Join with these men and be ceremonially purified with the same and you pay the expenses upon the same in order that they may shave the head [Paul’s and the other four] and may know that all of which they have katechechetai with concerning you isn’t even one word of truth; conversely, that you also march in step, yourself keeping The Law. Now, concerning the ethnon pepisteukoton [who are in the faith] we commanded them in writing, krinantes [distinguishing, judging, instructing] the same to observe no such customs, if not [except] to guard [keep] themselves from both: Number One, idol-sacrifice and blood and meat from strangled animals and Number Two, porneia. Then the next day, Paul taking the men with him, having been ceremonially purified with the same, he entered into the Temple, giving notice of the completion of the days of their purification until the prescribed offering should be offered for each one of them.

 

End of Ninety-fourth Lesson