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Romans 3:25 — hilasterion (Christ as propitiation/mercy seat)

Greek: ὃν προέθετο ὁ Θεὸς ἱλαστήριον διὰ πίστεως ἐν τῷ αὐτοῦ αἵματι, εἰς ἔνδειξιν τῆς δικαιοσύνης αὐτοῦ διὰ τὴν πάρεσιν τῶν προγεγονότων ἁμαρτημάτων

Key words:
ὃν          ὅς         G3739  Relative pronoun, Acc Sg M — "whom"
προέθετο    προτίθημι  G4388  Aor Mid Ind 3S — "set forth/publicly displayed"
Θεὸς        θεός       G2316  Nom Sg M — "God" (subject)
ἱλαστήριον  ἱλαστήριος G2435  Acc Sg N — "propitiation/mercy seat"
πίστεως     πίστις     G4102  Gen Sg F — "of faith" (genitive = through faith)
αἵματι      αἷμα       G129   Dat Sg N — "blood" (in his blood)
δικαιοσύνης δικαιοσύνη G1343  Gen Sg F — "of righteousness"
πάρεσιν     πάρεσις    G3929  Acc Sg F — "passing over/overlooking"
ἁμαρτημάτων ἁμάρτημα   G265   Gen Pl N — "of sins"

CRITICAL NOTES: - hilasterion (G2435) is Accusative Singular Neuter — used as a predicate accusative describing "whom" (Christ) - proetheto (G4388, Aorist Middle) = "set forth/publicly displayed" — God publicly exhibited Christ - The same word hilasterion is used in Heb 9:5 for the physical mercy seat - Paul makes Christ the hilasterion — the mercy seat itself, not merely an offering ON the mercy seat

Hebrews 9:5 — hilasterion (physical mercy seat)

Greek: ὑπεράνω δὲ αὐτῆς Χερουβεὶν δόξης κατασκιάζοντα τὸ ἱλαστήριον

Key words:
ὑπεράνω         ὑπεράνω      G5231  ADV — "above/over"
Χερουβεὶν       Χερούβ       G5502  Nom Pl N — "cherubim"
δόξης           δόξα         G1391  Gen Sg F — "of glory"
κατασκιάζοντα   κατασκιάζω   G2683  Pres Act Ptcp Nom Pl N — "overshadowing"
τὸ ἱλαστήριον   ἱλαστήριος   G2435  Acc Sg N — "the mercy seat"

NOTE: Here hilasterion has the article (τὸ) = "THE mercy seat" — referring to the specific physical object. In Rom 3:25 it is anarthrous (no article) = "[a] propitiation" or "a mercy seat" — describing Christ's function.

Revelation 1:12 — lychnia (golden candlesticks)

Greek: Καὶ ἐπέστρεψα βλέπειν τὴν φωνὴν ἥτις ἐλάλει μετ' ἐμοῦ· καὶ ἐπιστρέψας εἶδον ἑπτὰ λυχνίας χρυσᾶς

Key words:
ἐπέστρεψα   ἐπιστρέφω  G1994  Aor Act Ind 1S — "I turned"
εἶδον       ὁράω       G3708  Aor Act Ind 1S — "I saw"
ἑπτὰ        ἑπτά       G2033  numeral — "seven"
λυχνίας     λυχνία     G3087  Acc Pl F — "lampstands/candlesticks"
χρυσᾶς      χρυσοῦς    G5552  Acc Pl F — "golden"

NOTE: lychnia (G3087) = lampstand, the stand/holder for lamps. In Rev 1:20 these are identified as "the seven churches." Christ walks among them (Rev 2:1). The removal of a lampstand (Rev 2:5) = removal of a church's witness-function.

Hebrews 13:10 — thysiastērion (altar)

Greek: Ἔχομεν θυσιαστήριον ἐξ οὗ φαγεῖν οὐκ ἔχουσιν ἐξουσίαν οἱ τῇ σκηνῇ λατρεύοντες.

Key words:
Ἔχομεν          ἔχω         G2192  Pres Act Ind 1P — "we have"
θυσιαστήριον    θυσιαστήριον G2379  Acc Sg N — "altar" (place of sacrifice)
φαγεῖν          ἐσθίω       G5315  Aor Act Inf — "to eat"
ἐξουσίαν        ἐξουσία     G1849  Acc Sg F — "authority/right"
σκηνῇ           σκηνή       G4633  Dat Sg F — "tabernacle/tent"
λατρεύοντες     λατρεύω     G3000  Pres Act Ptcp Nom Pl M — "the [ones] serving"

NOTE: Present tense echomen ("we have") and latreuontes ("the ones serving") indicate ongoing reality. Christians HAVE an altar; those serving the old tabernacle system have no right to eat from it. The altar is thysiastērion (from thysis = sacrifice) — literally "place of sacrifice."

John 13:10 — Washing vocabulary

Greek: λέγει αὐτῷ Ἰησοῦς Ὁ λελουμένος οὐκ ἔχει χρείαν εἰ μὴ τοὺς πόδας νίψασθαι, ἀλλ' ἔστιν καθαρὸς ὅλος

Key words:
λελουμένος   λούω     G3068  Perf Pass Ptcp Nom Sg M — "the one having been bathed"
νίψασθαι     νίπτω    G3538  Aor Mid Inf — "to wash (a part)"
καθαρὸς      καθαρός  G2513  Nom Sg M — "clean"
ὅλος         ὅλος     G3650  Nom Sg M — "whole/entirely"

CRITICAL NOTES: - TWO different Greek words for washing: - louō (G3068, PERFECT passive) = full body bathing, completed action with ongoing results - niptō (G3538, AORIST middle) = partial washing (feet only) - The one who has been BATHED (louō, perfect = permanent state) only needs partial washing (niptō) - This mirrors the laver theology: the initial cleansing (baptism/regeneration) is complete; ongoing sanctification addresses daily defilement - Perfect tense λελουμένος indicates a settled, completed state of cleansing

Revelation 5:8 — Incense as prayers

Greek: ἔχοντες ἕκαστος κιθάραν καὶ φιάλας χρυσᾶς γεμούσας θυμιαμάτων, αἵ εἰσιν αἱ προσευχαὶ τῶν ἁγίων.

Key words:
φιάλας       φιάλη      G5357  Acc Pl F — "bowls/vials"
χρυσᾶς       χρυσοῦς    G5552  Acc Pl F — "golden"
γεμούσας     γέμω       G1073  Pres Act Ptcp Acc Pl F — "full of"
θυμιαμάτων   θυμίαμα    G2368  Gen Pl N — "incense/aromatic substances"
αἵ           ὅς         G3739  Rel Pron Nom Pl F — "which"
εἰσιν        εἰμί       G1510  Pres Act Ind 3P — "are"
προσευχαὶ    προσευχή   G4335  Nom Pl F — "prayers"
τῶν ἁγίων    ἅγιος      G40    Gen Pl M — "of the saints/holy ones"

NOTE: The golden bowls full of incense (thymiamaton) ARE (eisin, present indicative = equative statement) the prayers of the saints. Not merely symbolic — identified as such. thymiama (G2368) is the noun form related to thymiasterion (G2369, the altar of incense in Heb 9:4).