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Koine Greek wordlink #112818

SR GNT Rom 16:18 χρηστολογίας (ⱪraʸstologias) ‘and by the smooth_speech and blessing they are deceiving’ Strongs=55420 Lemma=χrēstologia^*
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=feminine number=singular
Year=60 AD

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Only use of identical word form χρηστολογίας (N-GFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘χρηστολογίας’ (N-GFS) is always and only glossed as ‘smooth_speech’.

Rom 16:18 ‘and by the smooth_speech and blessing they are deceiving’ SR GNT Rom 16:18 word 18

OET-LV: 18 For/Because the such men unto _the master of _us for_chosen _one /messiah not are _serving, but unto _the of _themselves belly, and by the smooth _speech and blessing, they _are _deceiving the hearts of _the innocent. (ROM_16:18)

OET-RV: 18 because such people are serving their own bellies instead of our master Messiah, and they’re deceiving innocent people with their smooth speech and ‘blessings’. (ROM 16:18)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘χrēstologia’ in the Greek originals.

Key: N=noun GFS=genitive, feminine, singular