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Dictionary of unusual words, terms, abbreviations and sources
- Anacoluthon, anacolutha (pl), anacoluthic (adj)
- A syntactical inconsistency or incoherence within a sentence; especially : a shift in an unfinished sentence from one syntactic construction to another (as in "you really ought—well, do it your own way")
- BAG
- Bauer, Arndt and Gingrich, A Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament and other early Christian literature. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c1979; Published in electronic form by Logos Research Systems, 1996.
- D.G.
- By the grace of God
- D.V.
- God willing
- ff.
- Typically used after a verse reference to mean "This verse and the next few verses following it.
- Hermeneutics
- The art and science of reading a text so as to ascertain the author's meaning and purpose.
- Inclusio
- A word or phrase that is repeated at the beginning and end of a logical unit of text and serves to define the extent of that logical unit.
- TDNT
- Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. There is a full 10 volume set of this work and a single volume edition edited by Bromley. The single volume work is available on CD-ROM from Logos Research Systems.
- vs.
- Verse
- vvs.
- Verses
