Core Glossary
Core Glossary: Philippians (English → Assamese)
How to Read This Table
- Risk follows the baseline four-tier framework (Critical / High / Medium / Low).
- Baseline Status indicates whether the Assamese rendering is a REUSED baseline term (must match exactly, no deviation permitted) or a NEW term proposed for this curriculum (requires theologian review before being committed to translation memory).
- Chapter(s) cites every chapter in which the term is load-bearing, satisfying full-book coverage.
Section A — Reused Baseline Terms (Critical/High Priority, Appearing in Philippians)
| English Term | Greek / Transliteration | Assamese Rendering | Risk | Doctrine | Chapter(s) | Baseline Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gospel | εὐαγγέλιον / euangelion | সুসমাচাৰ | High | Gospel / Partnership in the Gospel | 1, 4 | REUSED — baseline exact |
| Grace | χάρις / charis | অনুগ্ৰহ | High | Grace | 1, 4 | REUSED — baseline exact |
| Faith | πίστις / pistis | বিশ্বাস | High | Righteousness by Faith vs Law | 1, 3 | REUSED — baseline exact |
| Righteousness | δικαιοσύνη / dikaiosynē | ধাৰ্মিকতা | Critical | Righteousness by Faith vs Law | 1, 3 | REUSED — baseline exact |
| Salvation | σωτηρία / sōtēria | পৰিত্ৰাণ | Critical | Salvation | 1, 2 | REUSED — baseline exact (context-check: 1:19 may denote temporal deliverance; flag for review) |
| Law | νόμος / nomos | বিধান | High | Righteousness by Faith vs Law | 3 | REUSED — baseline exact |
| Saints | ἅγιοι / hagioi | পবিত্ৰ লোক | High | Sainthood | 1, 4 | REUSED — baseline exact |
| Holy | ἅγιος / hagios | পবিত্ৰ | High | Sanctification | (implicit throughout) | REUSED — baseline exact |
| Fellowship | κοινωνία / koinōnia | সহভাগিতা | Low (base) / Medium in compound | Partnership in the Gospel | 1, 2, 3, 4 | REUSED — baseline exact; compounded as সুসমাচাৰৰ সহভাগিতা (see Section C) |
| Church | ἐκκλησία / ekklēsia | মণ্ডলী | Medium | Church | 3 | REUSED — baseline exact |
| Peace | εἰρήνη / eirēnē | শান্তি | Medium | Contentment / Peace with God | 1, 4 | REUSED — baseline exact |
| Glory | δόξα / doxa | মহিমা | High | Deity of Christ | 1, 2, 3, 4 | REUSED — baseline exact |
| Lord | κύριος / kyrios | প্ৰভু | Critical | Lordship of Christ | 1, 2, 3, 4 | REUSED — baseline exact |
| Son of God (implicit Christology) | υἱὸς θεοῦ | ঈশ্বৰৰ পুত্ৰ | Critical | Sonship of Christ | 2 | REUSED — baseline exact |
| Resurrection | ἀνάστασις / anastasis | পুনৰুত্থান | Critical | Resurrection of Christ | 3 | REUSED — baseline exact; NEVER পুনৰ্জন্ম |
| Calling | κλῆσις / klēsis | মতনি | High | Divine Calling | 3 | REUSED — baseline exact |
| Power of God | δύναμις θεοῦ / dynamis theou | ঈশ্বৰৰ শক্তি | High | Power of God | 3, 4 | REUSED — baseline exact |
| Thanksgiving | εὐχαριστία / eucharistia | ধন্যবাদ | Low | Thanksgiving | 1, 4 | REUSED — baseline exact |
| Apostle | ἀπόστολος / apostolos | প্ৰেৰিত | Medium | Apostleship | 2 (of Epaphroditus, lower-case sense — see note) | REUSED — baseline exact, with usage caution flagged |
| God | θεός / theos | ঈশ্বৰ | Critical | Deity of Christ | 1, 2, 3, 4 | REUSED — baseline exact |
| Father | πατήρ / patēr | পিতা | Critical | Adoption / Sonship | 1, 2, 4 | REUSED — baseline exact |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς / Iēsous | যীচু | Critical | Lordship of Christ | 1, 2, 3, 4 | REUSED — baseline exact |
| Obedience of faith (obedient) | ὑπήκοος / hypēkoos | আজ্ঞাকাৰী | High | Obedience of Faith | 2 | REUSED pattern (adjective form of baseline compound) |
Section B — New Critical-Risk Terms Introduced by Philippians
| English Term | Greek / Transliteration | Proposed Assamese Rendering | Risk | Doctrine | Chapter(s) | Rationale Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Form of God | μορφὴ θεοῦ / morphē theou | ঈশ্বৰৰ স্বৰূপ | Critical | Incarnation / Kenosis; Deity of Christ | 2 | স্বৰূপ collides with Vaishnavite/Ekasarana technical vocabulary for a deity’s essential nature-in-a-given-avatāra; mandatory distinguishing note every occurrence |
| Form of a servant | μορφὴ δούλου / morphē doulou | দাসৰ স্বৰূপ | Critical | Incarnation / Kenosis | 2 | Must parallel ঈশ্বৰৰ স্বৰূপ exactly (same noun) to preserve Paul’s deliberate contrast |
| Emptied himself (kenosis) | ἐκένωσεν / ekenōsen | নিজকে খালী কৰিলে | Critical | Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ | 2 | NEVER শূন্য (Buddhist/Vedantic śūnyatā “Void” metaphysics); mandatory note that Christ emptied himself of glory/privilege, not of deity |
| Equal with God | ἴσα θεῷ / isa theō | ঈশ্বৰৰ সমান | Critical | Deity of Christ | 2 | Must not be softened to “godlike” or partial-deity language |
| ”Jesus Christ is Lord” confession | Κύριος Ἰησοῦς Χριστός | যীচু খ্ৰীষ্ট প্ৰভু হয় | Critical | Lordship of Christ | 2 | Direct doctrinal parallel to established Romans 10:9 confession; must remain unqualified |
| Name above every name | ὄνομα ὑπὲρ πᾶν ὄνομα | সকলো নামৰ ওপৰত থাকা নাম | Critical | Lordship of Christ | 2 | No degree-qualification permitted |
| Cross | σταυρός / stauros | ক্ৰুচ | Critical | Joy in Suffering; Incarnation/Kenosis | 2, 3 | Distinguish imposed execution from voluntary merit-earning ascetic tapasya |
| Righteousness through faith in Christ (vs. from the law) | δικαιοσύνη διὰ πίστεως Χριστοῦ / ἐκ νόμου | ধাৰ্মিকতা…বিশ্বাসৰ দ্বাৰা / বিধানৰ দ্বাৰা | Critical | Righteousness by Faith versus the Law | 3 | Full Romans-parallel forensic-standing clause; mandatory theologian review of every clause in 3:6-9 |
| Savior | σωτήρ / sōtēr | পৰিত্ৰাণকৰ্তা | Critical | Citizenship in Heaven; Salvation | 3 | New agent-noun built from established পৰিত্ৰাণ; must inherit all forbidden-substitution rules |
| Citizenship (in heaven) | πολίτευμα / politeuma | নাগৰিকত্ব (স্বৰ্গৰ নাগৰিকত্ব) | Critical | Citizenship in Heaven | 1 (πολιτεύεσθε), 3 | Acute contemporary political sensitivity — NRC/CAA citizenship controversies in Assam; mandatory theologian AND native-speaker review every occurrence |
| Conduct as citizens | πολιτεύεσθε / politeuesthe | নাগৰিকৰ দৰে আচৰণ কৰা | Critical | Citizenship in Heaven | 1 | Same risk profile as πολίτευμα above (verb form, first occurrence) |
| “I have learned the secret” (initiation idiom) | μεμύημαι / memyēmai | মই শিকিছোঁ (verb phrase; AVOID noun renderings) | Critical | Contentment in All Circumstances | 4 | Literal root = mystery-cult initiation; AVOID দীক্ষা (Ekasarana guru-initiation) and heavy ৰহস্য (Tantric-mystery) vocabulary entirely |
| Book of life | βίβλος ζωῆς / biblos zōēs | জীৱন পুস্তক | High→Critical (tied to Assurance/Election) | Citizenship in Heaven; Assurance | 4 | Distinguish from karmic deed-ledgers/fate-books of folk cosmology |
Section C — New High-Risk Terms
| English Term | Greek / Transliteration | Proposed Assamese Rendering | Risk | Doctrine | Chapter(s) | Rationale Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joy / rejoice | χαρά, χαίρω / chara, chairō | আনন্দ | High | Joy in Suffering and Imprisonment | 1, 2, 3, 4 | আনন্দ carries Vedantic Sat-Chit-Ānanda and bhakti-ecstasy associations; distinguish from Spirit-given joy compatible with chains/suffering |
| Likeness of men | ὁμοίωμα ἀνθρώπων / homoiōma anthrōpōn | মানুহৰ সাদৃশ্যত | High | Humanity of Christ | 2 | Must affirm REAL humanity, not illusory/māyā-veiled avatāra-body appearance |
| Highly exalted | ὑπερύψωσεν / hyperypsōsen | সৰ্বোচ্চ স্থানত উন্নত কৰিলে | High | Lordship/Deity of Christ | 2 | Must be unique/unsurpassable, not comparative promotion among venerated beings |
| Bow the knee (universal homage) | γόνυ κάμψῃ / gony kampsē | আঁঠু লবা | High | Lordship of Christ; Universal Scope | 2 | Retain unqualified universal (“every knee…heaven, earth, under the earth”) scope |
| Glory of God the Father (Trinitarian clause) | δόξαν θεοῦ πατρός | পিতা ঈশ্বৰৰ মহিমাৰ বাবে | High | Deity/Sonship of Christ (Trinitarian balance) | 2 | Flag for theologian review as a Trinitarian-balance clause |
| Salvation (working out) | σωτηρίαν κατεργάζεσθε | পৰিত্ৰাণ…সাধন কৰা (কাৰ্যক্ষম কৰা) | Critical | Salvation | 2 | Mandatory note: outworking an already-given salvation, NOT earning it |
| Circumcision | περιτομή / peritomē | সুন্নত | High | Righteousness by Faith vs Law | 3 | Islamic-identity loanword collision; mandatory OT/Mosaic clarifying gloss every occurrence |
| Flesh (theological sense) | σάρξ / sarx | মাংস | High | Righteousness by Faith vs Law | 3 | Distinguish self-reliant human effort/status from the physical body (শৰীৰ), which is not itself sinful |
| Knowledge of Christ | γνῶσις Χριστοῦ / gnōsis Christou | খ্ৰীষ্টৰ পৰিচয়/জ্ঞান | High | Pressing on toward the Goal | 3 | জ্ঞান evokes Hindu jñāna-mārga (self-realization path); anchor with পৰিচয় (personal acquaintance) |
| Mature / perfect | τέλειος / teleios | পৰিপক্ক / সম্পূর্ণ | High | Pressing on toward the Goal | 3 | AVOID সিদ্ধ (Yogic/Tantric siddha — merit-earned supernatural attainment) |
| Prize | βραβεῖον / brabeion | পুৰস্কাৰ | High | Pressing on toward the Goal | 3 | Distinguish sanctification-stage reward-for-faithfulness from unmerited initial justification |
| Upward call | τῆς ἄνω κλήσεως | ওপৰৰ মতনি | High | Divine Calling; Pressing on | 3 | Reuse established মতনি pattern exactly |
| Transformed (resurrection body) | μετασχηματίσει / metaschēmatisei | ৰূপান্তৰিত কৰিব | High | Resurrection; Citizenship in Heaven | 3 | Distinguish one-time bodily glorification from reincarnation/transmigration |
| Contentment / content | αὐτάρκης, αὐτάρκεια / autarkēs | সন্তুষ্ট / সন্তুষ্টি | High | Contentment in All Circumstances | 4 | Distinguish Christ-dependent sufficiency from Stoic self-sufficiency and Yogic vairāgya/renunciate self-mastery |
| Sacrifice / offering | θυσία / thysia | বলি | High | Partnership in the Gospel; Joy in Suffering | 2, 4 | Collides with literal Śākta animal-sacrifice practice (e.g., Kāmākhyā); mandatory metaphorical-sense clarifying note |
| Virtue / excellence | ἀρετή / aretē | সদগুণ | Medium-High | (general ethical exhortation) | 4 | AVOID bare গুণ (Samkhya triguna metaphysics); Paul’s only NT-corpus use of this term |
Section D — New Medium-Risk Terms
| English Term | Greek / Transliteration | Proposed Assamese Rendering | Risk | Doctrine | Chapter(s) | Rationale Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mind / mindset (φρονέω, leitmotif) | φρονέω / phroneō | একমনা হোৱা / মনোভাব ৰাখা | Medium (High at 2:5, structural hinge) | Unity and Humility in the Church | 1, 2, 3, 4 | Structural leitmotif word; must be held maximally consistent across all seven occurrences |
| Humility | ταπεινοφροσύνη / tapeinophrosynē | নম্ৰতা | Medium | Unity and Humility in the Church | 2 | Greco-Roman honor-culture treated this negatively as servile; note Ekasarana devotional-humility bridge, with caution against ritual self-abasement conflation |
| Humbled himself | ἐταπείνωσεν / etapeinōsen | নিজকে নম্ৰ কৰিলে | Medium | Incarnation/Kenosis | 2 | Root-consistent with নম্ৰতা |
| Partnership in the gospel | κοινωνία εἰς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον | সুসমাচাৰৰ সহভাগিতা | Medium | Partnership in the Gospel | 1, 4 | Must convey active material/financial partnership, not passive sympathy |
| Overseers and deacons | ἐπίσκοπος καὶ διάκονος | অধ্যক্ষ আৰু পৰিচাৰক | Medium | Church leadership | 1 | Distinguish from Satradhikar hereditary guru-succession |
| Servant/slave (self-designation) | δοῦλος / doulos | দাস | Medium | Incarnation/Kenosis (paired with 2:7); ministry identity | 1, 2 | Note dāsya-bhāva devotional bridge in Vaishnavite bhakti, with caution |
| Worship (by the Spirit) | λατρεύω / latreuō | আত্মিকভাৱে আৰাধনা কৰা | Medium | Righteousness by Faith vs Law | 3 | Pair with আত্মিকভাৱে to mark non-ritual, non-image-directed worship |
| Fellowship of his sufferings | κοινωνίαν παθημάτων αὐτοῦ | দুখ-কষ্টৰ সহভাগিতা | Medium | Joy in Suffering and Imprisonment | 3 | Suffering shared with Christ, not karmic suffering-debt |
| Enemies of the cross | ἐχθροὶ τοῦ σταυροῦ | ক্ৰুচৰ শত্ৰু | Medium | Righteousness by Faith vs Law | 3 | Reuses established ক্ৰুচ |
| God is their belly (idol-appetite) | ἡ κοιλία θεός | পেটেই দেৱতা | Medium | (Rhetorical idol polemic) | 3 | Use দেৱতা (false-god noun), never ঈশ্বৰ |
| Crown | στέφανος / stephanos | মুকুট | Medium | Joy in Suffering (pastoral affection) | 4 | Clarify victor’s festal wreath, not royal crown (Ahom-monarchy association) |
| Working (God’s providential activity) | ἐνεργέω / energeō | কাৰ্য কৰা | Medium | Providence | 2 | Must not suggest impersonal energy/force |
| Loss / gain | ζημία / κέρδος | ক্ষতি / লাভ | Medium | Righteousness by Faith vs Law; Joy in Suffering | 1, 3 | Consistency required between 1:21 and 3:7-8 usage |
| Rubbish / refuse | σκύβαλα / skybala | আবৰ্জনা | Medium | Righteousness by Faith vs Law | 3 | Preserve rhetorical shock without vulgarity; avoid over-sanitizing |
| Empowering / strengthens | ἐνδυναμόω / endynamoō | শক্তি দিয়া | Medium | Contentment in All Circumstances | 4 | Theological corrective paired with αὐτάρκης (4:11+4:13 read together) |
| United in soul / like-minded | σύμψυχος, ἰσόψυχος | একমন / সমমনা | Medium | Unity and Humility in the Church | 2 | Same conceptual family; descriptive phrase, no single Assamese compound exists |
Section E — New Low-Risk Terms (Standard Vocabulary, Minor Doctrinal Weight)
| English Term | Greek / Transliteration | Assamese Rendering | Risk | Chapter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encouragement | παράκλησις | উৎসাহ | Low | 2 |
| Comfort | παραμύθιον | সান্ত্বনা | Low | 2 |
| Affection and compassion | σπλάγχνα καὶ οἰκτιρμοί | মৰম আৰু দয়া | Low | 2 |
| Selfish ambition | ἐριθεία | স্বাৰ্থপৰ প্ৰতিদ্বন্দ্বিতা | Low | 2 |
| Vainglory / empty conceit | κενοδοξία | অসাৰ গৌৰব | Medium (root-linked to κενόω) | 2 |
| Regard / consider | ἡγέομαι | গণ্য কৰা | Low | 2 |
| Look out for / attend to | σκοπέω | মন দিয়া | Low | 2 |
| Chains / bonds | δεσμά | শিকলি / বন্ধন | Low-Medium | 1 |
| Boldness | παρρησία | সাহস | Low | 1 |
| Struggle / conflict | ἀγών | সংগ্ৰাম | Low | 1 |
| Destruction / perdition | ἀπώλεια | বিনাশ | Medium (contrast pair with পৰিত্ৰাণ) | 1 |
| Suffer | πάσχω | কষ্ট ভোগ কৰা | Medium | 1 |
| Fear and trembling | φόβος καὶ τρόμος | ভয় আৰু কম্পন | Low | 2 |
| Like-minded (Timothy) | ἰσόψυχος | সমমনা | Low-Medium | 2 |
| Fellow worker / fellow soldier | συνεργός / συστρατιώτης | সহকৰ্মী / সহযোদ্ধা | Low | 2 |
| Dogs (invective) | κύνες | কুকুৰ | Low-Medium | 3 |
| Zeal | ζῆλος | উদ্যম | Low | 3 |
| Walk in line / conform | στοιχεῖν | একেদৰে চলা | Low | 3 |
| Imitators | μιμηταί | অনুকাৰী | Low | 3 |
| Shame | αἰσχύνη | লজ্জা | Low-Medium | 3 |
| Gentleness / reasonableness | ἐπιεικές | সৌম্যতা | Low | 4 |
| Be anxious | μεριμνάω | চিন্তিত হোৱা | Low | 4 |
| Prayer / petition | προσευχή / δέησις | প্ৰাৰ্থনা / নিবেদন | Low | 4 |
| Guard (hearts/minds) | φρουρέω | ৰক্ষা কৰা | Low | 4 |
| Virtue-list adjectives (true, honorable, pure, etc.) | ἀληθῆ, σεμνά, ἁγνά κ.τ.λ. | সঁচা, সন্মানীয়, শুচি আদি | Low | 4 |
| Giving and receiving | δόσις καὶ λῆψις | দান আৰু গ্ৰহণ | Low-Medium | 4 |
| Riches | πλοῦτος | ধন/সম্পদ | Low | 4 |
| Supply (need) | πληρόω | পূৰ্ণ কৰা | Low | 4 |
| Fragrant offering / aroma | ὀσμὴ εὐωδίας | সুবাসিত বলি (see বলি caution, Section C) | Medium | 4 |
| Risked (his life) | παραβολεύομαι | জীৱন বিপদত পেলাইছিল | Low | 2 |
Cross-Reference: Doctrine Coverage Check
| Curriculum Doctrine | Key Terms (this glossary) | Sections |
|---|---|---|
| The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis) | μορφή θεοῦ, ἁρπαγμός, ἴσα θεῷ, κενόω, μορφὴ δούλου, ὁμοίωμα, σχῆμα | B, C |
| Joy in Suffering and Imprisonment | χαρά, πάσχω, δεσμά, θλῖψις, σταυρός | B, C, E |
| Unity and Humility in the Church | φρονέω, ταπεινοφροσύνη, σύμψυχος, ἰσόψυχος | C, D |
| Righteousness by Faith versus the Law | δικαιοσύνη, νόμος, περιτομή, σάρξ, πίστις, ζημία/κέρδος | A, B, C, D |
| Contentment in All Circumstances | αὐτάρκης, μεμύημαι, ἐνδυναμόω | B, C, D |
| Citizenship in Heaven | πολίτευμα, πολιτεύεσθε, σωτήρ, βίβλος ζωῆς | B |
| Partnership in the Gospel | κοινωνία εἰς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, δόσις καὶ λῆψις, θυσία | A, C, D, E |
| Pressing on toward the Goal in Christ | διώκω, σκοπός, βραβεῖον, τέλειος, καταλαμβάνω | C |
All eight curriculum doctrines are represented with load-bearing terms drawn from every chapter (1–4) of Philippians, satisfying full-book coverage per the PRD Phase 1 mandate.
Critical Risk Terms
Righteousness
Approved rendering: ধাৰ্মিকতা
Transliteration: dharmikôta
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Rejected alternatives: ধৰ্ম, পুণ্য, ন্যায়
Original: δικαιοσύνη
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package exactly. Phil 3:6-9 requires this SAME noun to carry both ‘righteousness from the law’ and ‘righteousness through faith’ clauses within four verses without semantic bleed. NEVER ধৰ্ম.
Justification
Approved rendering: ধাৰ্মিক বুলি গণ্য কৰা
Transliteration: dharmik buli gonyô kôra
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: ক্ষমা পোৱা, পুণ্য লাভ কৰা
Inherited from Romans package exactly. Conceptually available for Phil 3:9’s forensic-standing claim (‘the righteousness from God based on faith’) though Paul does not use the technical δικαίωσις noun there.
Salvation
Approved rendering: পৰিত্ৰাণ
Transliteration: poritran
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: মুক্তি, মোক্ষ, নিস্তাৰ
Original: σωτηρία
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package exactly. NEVER মুক্তি/মোক্ষ. Context-sensitive at Phil 1:19: may denote temporal deliverance from imprisonment rather than eschatological salvation — flag for review; if temporal sense intended, use নিস্তাৰ/উদ্ধাৰ instead. Also occurs 1:28, 2:12.
Lord
Approved rendering: প্ৰভু
Transliteration: prôbhu
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: স্বামী, ঈশ্বৰ
Original: κύριος
Category: Christology
Inherited from Romans package exactly. Phil 2:9-11 confession, 3:20, 4:5. Must convey exclusive, supreme Lordship, not one honorific among the deities/gurus addressed in Assamese devotional speech.
Son Of God
Approved rendering: ঈশ্বৰৰ পুত্ৰ
Transliteration: Iswôror putrô
Doctrine: Sonship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ঈশ্বৰৰ অংশ, দেৱপুৰুষ
Original: υἱὸς θεοῦ (implicit; cf. μορφῇ θεοῦ, 2:6)
Category: Christology
Inherited from Romans package exactly. Assumed and reinforced by the Christ Hymn (Phil 2:6) without the literal phrase appearing.
Resurrection
Approved rendering: পুনৰুত্থান
Transliteration: punoruththan
Doctrine: Resurrection of Christ
Rejected alternatives: পুনৰ্জন্ম, পুনৰ্জীৱন
Original: ἀνάστασις
Category: Eschatology
Inherited from Romans package exactly. NEVER পুনৰ্জন্ম. Phil 3:10 (Christ’s own resurrection power) and 3:21 (extended to believers’ future bodily transformation) — always distinguish from reincarnation/transmigration.
God
Approved rendering: ঈশ্বৰ
Transliteration: Iswôr
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ভগৱান, পৰমেশ্বৰ
Original: θεός
Category: God
Inherited from Romans package exactly. Occurs throughout Philippians (1:2,3,8; 2:6,9,11,13,27; 4:19-20 etc.).
Father
Approved rendering: পিতা
Transliteration: pita
Doctrine: Sonship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ব্ৰহ্মা, সৃষ্টিকৰ্তা
Original: πατήρ
Category: God
Inherited from Romans package exactly. Phil 1:2; the Trinitarian-balance clause ‘to the glory of God the Father’ (2:11); doxology (4:20).
Jesus
Approved rendering: যীচু
Transliteration: Yisu
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ঈছা
Original: Ἰησοῦς
Category: Christology
Inherited from Romans package exactly. Never ঈছা (Assamese Muslim-context form).
Holy Spirit
Approved rendering: পবিত্ৰ আত্মা
Transliteration: pobitrô atma
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: ব্ৰহ্ম, পৰমাত্মা
Original: πνεῦμα ἅγιον / τὸ Πνεῦμα
Category: God
Inherited from Romans package exactly. Phil 2:1 (ground of fellowship among believers) and 3:3 (worship ‘by the Spirit of God’). Never ব্ৰহ্ম or পৰমাত্মা alone.
Imputed Righteousness
Approved rendering: আৰোপিত ধাৰ্মিকতা
Transliteration: aropitô dharmikôta
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Rejected alternatives: অৰ্জিত ধাৰ্মিকতা
Inherited from Romans package exactly. Conceptually available for Phil 3:9’s ‘righteousness…from God…by faith,’ though Paul does not use the technical participle there — use with discretion, not as a mandatory rendering.
Christ
Approved rendering: খ্ৰীষ্ট
Transliteration: Khristo
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: generic honorific title, অৱতাৰ-adjacent vocabulary
Original: Χριστός
Category: Christology
NEW entry for this curriculum (the baseline Romans TM treats খ্ৰীষ্ট only as a transliteration standard, not a standalone glossary term). Established Assamese Christian transliteration used continuously since the Serampore tradition, always paired with যীচু. Never replaced by a generic honorific or guru-adjacent title.
Form Of God
Approved rendering: ঈশ্বৰৰ স্বৰূপ
Transliteration: Iswôror sôrup
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis)
Rejected alternatives: ঈশ্বৰৰ প্ৰকাশ, ঈশ্বৰৰ অৱতাৰ-ৰূপ
Original: μορφὴ θεοῦ
Category: Christology
SINGLE HIGHEST SYNCRETISM RISK in the curriculum. স্বৰূপ is the exact technical Assamese Vaishnavite/Ekasarana term distinguishing a deity’s essential nature from its avatāra-manifestation. Mandatory distinguishing note at EVERY occurrence (Phil 2:6) affirming eternal, unique divine nature, never a repeatable avatāra-svarūpa pattern.
Form Of A Servant
Approved rendering: দাসৰ স্বৰূপ
Transliteration: dasor sôrup
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis)
Rejected alternatives: দাসৰ চেহেৰা, দাসৰ ৰূপ
Original: μορφὴν δούλου
Category: Christology
Must use the SAME noun স্বৰূপ as form_of_god to preserve Paul’s deliberate antithesis (Phil 2:7). দাসত্ব/dāsya-bhāva devotional resonance may serve as cultural bridge only; must not imply reward-motivated devotion rather than unique voluntary condescension.
Equality With God
Approved rendering: ঈশ্বৰৰ সমান
Transliteration: Iswôror soman
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ঈশ্বৰৰ নিচিনা, আধা-ঈশ্বৰ, godlike
Original: ἴσα θεῷ
Category: Christology
Never softened to ‘godlike’ or ‘a portion of God’ (Phil 2:6). Parallel forbidden-substitution logic to the baseline’s ঈশ্বৰৰ পুত্ৰ entry.
Kenosis Emptied Himself
Approved rendering: নিজকে খালী কৰিলে
Transliteration: nijoke khali korile
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis)
Rejected alternatives: নিজকে শূন্য কৰিলে
Original: ἐκένωσεν (κενόω)
Category: Christology
FORBIDDEN: NEVER শূন্য (Buddhist śūnyatā / Vedantic featureless-Absolute vocabulary), which would suggest dissolution of divine essence into an impersonal Void. খালী (ordinary container-emptying) is the safe, concrete word. Mandatory note at every occurrence: Christ emptied himself of glory/privilege, not of deity itself (Phil 2:7).
Cross
Approved rendering: ক্ৰুচ
Transliteration: krux
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis)
Original: σταυρός
Category: Christology
Established Assamese Christian transliteration. Phil 2:8, 3:18. Must always be distinguished from voluntary ascetic self-mortification (tapasya) performed to earn merit — the cross is an imposed, unjust execution borne for others’ sin.
Name Above Every Name
Approved rendering: সকলো নামৰ ওপৰত থাকা নাম
Transliteration: xokolo namor uporot thaka naam
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: অতি মহান নাম, সম্মানীয় নাম
Original: τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ὑπὲρ πᾶν ὄνομα
Category: Christology
No degree-qualification permitted (Phil 2:9-11) — must not read as ‘a very great name,’ which would reduce exclusivity to degree rather than absolute supremacy.
Jesus Christ Is Lord Confession
Approved rendering: যীচু খ্ৰীষ্ট প্ৰভু হয়
Transliteration: Yisu Khristo prôbhu hôy
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Original: Κύριος Ἰησοῦς Χριστός
Category: Christology
Builds on the baseline’s mandated Romans 10:9 phrasing (যীচু প্ৰভু হয়), inserting খ্ৰীষ্ট in its established position (Phil 2:11). Must never reduce Christ to one honored figure among many. Mandatory human theologian review, verbatim-consistency requirement across all documents.
Working Out Salvation
Approved rendering: পৰিত্ৰাণ সাধন কৰা
Transliteration: poritran xadhon kora
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: পৰিত্ৰাণ লাভ কৰা, পৰিত্ৰাণ আয়ত্ত কৰা
Original: σωτηρίαν κατεργάζεσθε
Category: Salvation
Mandatory translator note distinguishing ‘working out’ (outworking, practicing) an already-given salvation from ‘working for/earning’ it (Phil 2:12), directly parallel to the baseline’s grace-versus-merit escalation rule.
Citizenship
Approved rendering: নাগৰিকত্ব
Transliteration: nagorikôtwô
Doctrine: Citizenship in Heaven
Rejected alternatives: স্বৰ্গৰ প্ৰজা (heaven’s subjects — retained as an alternate phrasing only if the theologian panel requests it, not the default)
Original: πολίτευμα
Category: Eschatology
Phil 3:20 (πολίτευμα). নাগৰিকত্ব is acutely politically charged in contemporary Assam (NRC/CAA controversies). MANDATORY explicit note at EVERY occurrence distinguishing secure, grace-given heavenly citizenship from contested earthly legal citizenship; not a rival civic claim. Dual theologian AND native-speaker review required.
Conduct As Citizens
Approved rendering: নাগৰিকৰ দৰে আচৰণ কৰা
Transliteration: nagorikor dore acoron kora
Doctrine: Citizenship in Heaven
Original: πολιτεύεσθε
Category: Eschatology
Phil 1:27 (πολιτεύεσθε), the FIRST occurrence of the citizenship theme, preceding 3:20. Same risk profile and dual-review requirement as citizenship.
Savior
Approved rendering: পৰিত্ৰাণকৰ্তা
Transliteration: poritranôkôrta
Doctrine: Citizenship in Heaven
Rejected alternatives: মুক্তিদাতা, ত্রাণকর্তা (Catholic-tradition variant; avoid for glossary consistency)
Original: σωτήρ
Category: Eschatology
Phil 3:20 (σωτήρ). New agentive coinage built from the established পৰিত্ৰাণ; inherits ALL forbidden-substitution rules (never built from মুক্তি/মোক্ষ roots). Plays against the Greco-Roman imperial ‘savior’ civic title, contrasting Christ-Savior with any earthly ruler’s protection.
Learned The Secret
Approved rendering: মই শিকিছোঁ
Transliteration: moi xikisõ
Doctrine: Contentment in All Circumstances
Rejected alternatives: দীক্ষা লাভ কৰিছোঁ, ৰহস্য জানিছোঁ
Original: μεμύημαι (μυέω)
Category: Faith
Phil 4:12 (μεμύημαι, literally Greco-Roman mystery-cult initiation vocabulary). FORBIDDEN: দীক্ষা (the central formal guru-mediated initiation rite of Sankardev’s Ekasarana Dharma) and heavy ৰহস্য-as-noun (Tantric rahasya-sādhana associations). Use ONLY the plain experiential-learning verb phrase, object made concrete. Mandatory human theologian review.
Book Of Life
Approved rendering: জীৱন পুস্তক
Transliteration: jibon pustôk
Doctrine: Assurance of Salvation
Original: βίβλος ζωῆς
Category: Eschatology
Phil 4:3 (βίβλος ζωῆς). Must be distinguished from karmic deed-ledgers/fate-books imagined in folk-Hindu cosmology (a deity’s ledger of merit/demerit determining rebirth) — this register records God’s own gracious ownership, not an accounting of merit.
High Risk Terms
Gospel
Approved rendering: সুসমাচাৰ
Transliteration: xusomacar
Doctrine: Gospel
Rejected alternatives: ভাল খবৰ, শুভবাৰ্তা
Inherited from Romans package exactly. Used in Philippians 1:5, 1:7, 1:12, 1:27, 4:3, 4:15 (Partnership in the Gospel doctrine).
Grace
Approved rendering: অনুগ্ৰহ
Transliteration: anugrôh
Doctrine: Grace
Rejected alternatives: কৃপা, দয়া, বৰ, সৌভাগ্য, পুণ্য
Original: χάρις
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package exactly. Note the wordplay at Phil 1:29 where suffering itself is ‘granted’ (ἐχαρίσθη), sharing the grace root — suffering is framed as gift, not merit-earning austerity or karmic debt.
Faith
Approved rendering: বিশ্বাস
Transliteration: biswax
Doctrine: Faith
Rejected alternatives: শ্ৰদ্ধা, ভক্তি
Original: πίστις
Category: Faith
Inherited from Romans package exactly. Object of faith is Christ throughout Philippians (1:25, 27, 29; 2:17; 3:9). Never ভক্তি as the glossary rendering.
Law
Approved rendering: বিধান
Transliteration: bidhan
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Rejected alternatives: ধৰ্ম, নিয়ম
Original: νόμος
Category: Covenant
Inherited from Romans package exactly. NEVER ধৰ্ম. Phil 3:5-6, 9.
Saints
Approved rendering: পবিত্ৰ লোক
Transliteration: pobitrô lok
Doctrine: Sainthood (Called to be Holy)
Rejected alternatives: সন্ত, ভক্ত
Original: ἅγιοι
Category: Church
Inherited from Romans package exactly. Phil 1:1; 4:21-22. Never সন্ত/ভক্ত alone — corporate designation for every believer, not an achieved-devotee elite.
Holy
Approved rendering: পবিত্ৰ
Transliteration: pobitrô
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: শুচি, নিৰ্মল
Inherited from Romans package exactly.
Glory
Approved rendering: মহিমা
Transliteration: môhima
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Rejected alternatives: দেৱজ্যোতি, তেজ
Inherited from Romans package exactly. Occurs throughout (1:11; 2:11; 3:19,21; 4:19-20).
Calling
Approved rendering: মতনি
Transliteration: motoni
Doctrine: Divine Calling
Rejected alternatives: আমন্ত্ৰণ
Inherited from Romans package exactly. Phil 3:14 ‘the upward call [of God]’ — base for the compound ওপৰৰ মতনি.
Power Of God
Approved rendering: ঈশ্বৰৰ শক্তি
Transliteration: Iswôror xôkti
Doctrine: Power of God for Salvation
Rejected alternatives: বল
Inherited from Romans package exactly. Base pattern for শক্তি দিয়া (empowering, Phil 4:13) and δύναμις τῆς ἀναστάσεως (Phil 3:10).
Obedience Of Faith
Approved rendering: বিশ্বাসৰ আজ্ঞাকাৰিতা
Transliteration: biswaxor agyakarita
Doctrine: Humanity of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ধৰ্মীয় নিয়ম পালন, কৰ্তব্য
Inherited from Romans package exactly. Adjective form আজ্ঞাকাৰী used at Phil 2:8 for Christ ‘obedient unto death’ — reuse the adjective consistent with this compound’s root for cross-curriculum alignment.
Providence
Approved rendering: ঈশ্বৰৰ বিধান
Transliteration: Iswôror bidhan
Doctrine: Providence
Rejected alternatives: ভাগ্য, কৰ্মফল
Inherited from Romans package exactly. Phil 1:6 (‘he who began a good work will complete it’) and 2:13 (‘God who works in you’).
Thing To Be Grasped
Approved rendering: নিজৰ বাবে দখল কৰি ৰাখিব লগীয়া বস্তু বুলি নেগণিলে
Transliteration: nijor babe dôkhôl kori rakhibô logiya bôstu buli negônile
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis)
Rejected alternatives: দেখুৱাব খোজা বস্তু (did not seek to show off — rejected as too soft)
Original: ἁρπαγμός
Category: Christology
Descriptive clause required, no single noun exists (Phil 2:6, ἁρπαγμός). Must preserve voluntary relinquishment of a secure possession, not a modest disposition about an uncertain claim.
Likeness Of Men
Approved rendering: মানুহৰ সাদৃশ্যত
Transliteration: manuhor sadrisyôtô
Doctrine: Humanity of Christ
Original: ὁμοίωμα ἀνθρώπων
Category: Christology
Real, non-illusory human nature (Phil 2:7). Must be distinguished from māyā-veiled or temporary-appearance bodies attributed to divine descents in some Puranic avatāra narratives.
Outward Appearance
Approved rendering: আকৃতি
Transliteration: akriti
Doctrine: Humanity of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ৰূপ
Original: σχῆμα
Category: Christology
Must be kept lexically distinct from স্বৰূপ (used for μορφή) to preserve Paul’s two-level affirmation of genuine humanity — essential (ὁμοίωμα) and observable (σχῆμα), Phil 2:7 — guarding against any docetic reading.
Highly Exalted
Approved rendering: সৰ্বোচ্চ স্থানত উন্নত কৰিলে
Transliteration: sorbochcho sthanôt unnotô korile
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Original: ὑπερύψωσεν (ὑπερυψόω)
Category: Christology
Must convey unique, unsurpassable exaltation (Phil 2:9), not comparative promotion within a hierarchy of venerated beings.
Bow The Knee
Approved rendering: আঁঠু লবা
Transliteration: anthu loba
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Original: γόνυ κάμψῃ
Category: Christology
Retain unqualified universal scope — every knee, heaven/earth/under the earth (Phil 2:10) — without softening.
Glory Of God The Father
Approved rendering: পিতা ঈশ্বৰৰ মহিমাৰ বাবে
Transliteration: pita Iswôror môhimar babe
Doctrine: Sonship of Christ
Trinitarian-balance clause (Phil 2:11): the Son’s universal homage terminates in, and does not compete with, the Father’s glory. Reuses established ঈশ্বৰ/পিতা/মহিমা terms.
Sacrifice Offering
Approved rendering: বলি
Transliteration: bôli
Doctrine: Partnership in the Gospel
Original: θυσία
Category: Church
বলি collides with literal ritual blood/animal sacrifice in regional Śākta practice (Kāmākhyā temple). Necessary, unavoidable Assamese lexical choice for OT/NT sacrificial vocabulary. Mandatory clarifying note at EVERY occurrence distinguishing OT typology / Christ’s unique atonement / this passage’s metaphorical sense from literal ongoing sacrifice (Phil 2:17; 4:18).
Joy
Approved rendering: আনন্দ
Transliteration: anondo
Doctrine: Joy in Suffering and Imprisonment
Original: χαρά / χαίρω
Category: Faith
Sanskrit tatsama word loaded with Vedantic Sat-Chit-Ānanda bliss-metaphysics and Vaishnavite/Ekasarana bhakti-kirtan ecstatic devotional bliss. Mandatory distinguishing note at first occurrence per document: Spirit-given disposition compatible with chains and suffering, not a meditative/ecstatic attainment. Occurs throughout (1:4,18,25; 2:2,17-18,28-29; 3:1; 4:1,4,10).
Circumcision
Approved rendering: সুন্নত
Transliteration: sunnôt
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Rejected alternatives: অংগচ্ছেদন (reserved only for Paul’s κατατομή wordplay)
Original: περιτομή / κατατομή
Category: Covenant
Phil 3:2-3, 5. সুন্নত is a Persian-Arabic loanword primarily denoting Islamic male circumcision in the Bengali-Assamese linguistic region. No unambiguous alternative exists; MANDATORY OT/Mosaic clarifying gloss at EVERY occurrence, not just first, given the substantial Muslim population in Assam.
Flesh
Approved rendering: মাংস
Transliteration: mangxô
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Original: σάρξ
Category: Covenant
Phil 3:3-4 (σάρξ, theological sense: self-reliant human effort/status). Must be distinguished from ordinary, non-sinful body (শৰীৰ).
Knowledge Of Christ
Approved rendering: খ্ৰীষ্টৰ পৰিচয়/জ্ঞান
Transliteration: Khristor porisôy/gyan
Doctrine: Knowledge of Christ (Surpassing Value)
Rejected alternatives: জ্ঞান (used alone)
Original: γνῶσις Χριστοῦ
Category: Faith
Phil 3:8 (γνῶσις Χριστοῦ). জ্ঞান alone evokes Hindu jñāna-mārga self-realization; anchor with পৰিচয় (personal acquaintance) — never জ্ঞান alone. Mandatory note at first occurrence.
Mature Perfect
Approved rendering: পৰিপক্ক
Transliteration: poripôkko
Doctrine: Pressing on toward the Goal in Christ
Rejected alternatives: সিদ্ধ
Original: τέλειος
Category: Faith
Phil 3:12, 15 (τέλειος). FORBIDDEN সিদ্ধ (Yogic/Tantric siddha, merit-earned supernatural attainment via ascetic sādhana) — would contradict the grace framework just established in 3:9.
Prize
Approved rendering: পুৰস্কাৰ
Transliteration: puroskar
Doctrine: Pressing on toward the Goal in Christ
Original: βραβεῖον
Category: Faith
Phil 3:14 (βραβεῖον). Mandatory note distinguishing the FINAL sanctification-stage reward-for-faithfulness from the INITIAL unmerited gift of justification (3:9); never theologically collapsed.
Upward Call
Approved rendering: ওপৰৰ মতনি
Transliteration: uporor motoni
Doctrine: Divine Calling
Original: τῆς ἄνω κλήσεως
Category: Salvation
Phil 3:14 (τῆς ἄνω κλήσεως). Reuses the established মতনি pattern exactly.
Transformed
Approved rendering: ৰূপান্তৰিত কৰিব
Transliteration: rupantoritô kôribô
Doctrine: Resurrection of Christ
Original: μετασχηματίσει (μετασχηματίζω)
Category: Eschatology
Phil 3:21 (μετασχηματίσει). Mandatory note: ONE-TIME, FINAL transformation of the believer’s own body into a glorified resurrection body, sharply distinguished from transmigration/punarjanma (reincarnation).
Contentment
Approved rendering: সন্তুষ্ট
Transliteration: sôntustô
Doctrine: Contentment in All Circumstances
Original: αὐτάρκης / αὐτάρκεια
Category: Faith
Phil 4:11 (αὐτάρκης). Mandatory note distinguishing this from (a) Stoic self-sufficiency achieved by reason/virtue, and (b) Hindu/Yogic vairāgya or sannyāsī renunciate equanimity achieved through ascetic discipline — both source-internal. Paul’s contentment is Christ-dependent (v.13), sourced OUTSIDE the self; read 4:11 and 4:13 as a matched pair.
Medium Risk Terms
Church
Approved rendering: মণ্ডলী
Transliteration: môndoli
Doctrine: Church as God’s People
Rejected alternatives: মন্দিৰ, নামঘৰ
Original: ἐκκλησία
Category: Church
Inherited from Romans package exactly. Phil 3:6, of the church Paul once persecuted. Never নামঘৰ or মন্দিৰ.
Peace
Approved rendering: শান্তি
Transliteration: xanti
Doctrine: Peace with God
Rejected alternatives: সুখ, প্ৰশান্তি
Inherited from Romans package exactly. Phil 4:7, 4:9. Distinguish from meditative naam-kirtan/japa calm.
Apostle
Approved rendering: প্ৰেৰিত
Transliteration: prerito
Doctrine: Apostleship
Rejected alternatives: দূত, গুৰু
Original: ἀπόστολος
Category: Church
Inherited from Romans package exactly, for the technical office sense. CAUTION at Phil 2:25 (Epaphroditus): ἀπόστολος there is non-technical (‘your messenger’); render with the lighter register দূত instead to avoid implying apostolic office.
Humbled Himself
Approved rendering: নিজকে নম্ৰ কৰিলে
Transliteration: nijoke nomro korile
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
Original: ἐταπείνωσεν (ταπεινόω)
Category: Christology
Keep root-consistent with নম্ৰতা (2:3) so the literary link between the command (v.3) and Christ’s example (v.8) remains visible.
Providential Working
Approved rendering: কাৰ্য কৰা
Transliteration: karyô kora
Doctrine: Providence
Original: ἐνεργέω
Category: God
God’s personal, purposive activity ‘working in you’ (Phil 2:13, ἐνεργέω) — must not suggest an impersonal energy or force.
Suffer
Approved rendering: কষ্ট ভোগ কৰা
Transliteration: koxto bhog kora
Doctrine: Joy in Suffering and Imprisonment
Original: πάσχω
Category: Faith
Phil 1:29 — suffering is ‘granted’ (ἐχαρίσθη), sharing the χάρις/grace root; flag the untranslatable pun for translator awareness.
Chains Imprisonment
Approved rendering: শিকলি / বন্ধন
Transliteration: xikoli / bôndhôn
Doctrine: Joy in Suffering and Imprisonment
Original: δεσμά
Category: Faith
Phil 1:7, 13, 14, 17. Literal imprisonment chains extended metaphorically to Paul’s whole condition of captivity.
Fellowship Of Sufferings
Approved rendering: দুখ-কষ্টৰ সহভাগিতা
Transliteration: dukh-koxtor xohobhagita
Doctrine: Joy in Suffering and Imprisonment
Original: κοινωνίαν παθημάτων αὐτοῦ
Category: Faith
Phil 3:10. Believers’ shared participation IN CHRIST’s suffering pattern, never a karmic suffering-debt.
Enemies Of The Cross
Approved rendering: খ্ৰীষ্টৰ ক্ৰুচৰ শত্ৰু
Transliteration: Khristor krusor xôtru
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Original: ἐχθροὶ τοῦ σταυροῦ τοῦ Χριστοῦ
Category: Salvation
Phil 3:18. Reuses established ক্ৰুচ; retain the polemical force without softening.
Crown
Approved rendering: মুকুট
Transliteration: mukut
Doctrine: Joy in Suffering and Imprisonment
Original: στέφανος
Category: Faith
Phil 4:1. মুকুট defaults to a royal-crown association in Assamese (cf. Ahom-monarchy history already flagged in the baseline for ঈশ্বৰৰ ৰাজ্য); brief gloss recommended clarifying this is a victor’s festal wreath, not a king’s crown.
Destruction
Approved rendering: বিনাশ
Transliteration: binax
Doctrine: Salvation
Original: ἀπώλεια
Category: Salvation
Phil 1:28. Contrast pair with পৰিত্ৰাণ must be preserved sharply.
Mindset Unity
Approved rendering: একমনা হোৱা / মনোভাব ৰাখা
Transliteration: ekomona howa / monobhab rakha
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
Original: φρονέω
Category: Church
Structural leitmotif word (φρονέω), 7 occurrences (1:7; 2:2 x2; 2:5; 3:15; 3:19; 4:2; 4:10). Hold maximally consistent across all four chapters and all curriculum documents; escalates to High specifically at 2:5, the hinge verse joining the unity command to the Christ Hymn.
Humility
Approved rendering: নম্ৰতা
Transliteration: nomrota
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
Original: ταπεινοφροσύνη
Category: Church
Phil 2:3, 2:8. Genuine cultural-bridge point: Sankardev’s Ekasarana teaching commends lowliness before the Lord (নিচ হৈ থাকা) as devotional virtue. Note must clarify biblical humility is Christ-modeled other-regard from secure identity, not ritual self-abasement before a deity/guru.
United In Soul
Approved rendering: একমন হৈ / সমমনা
Transliteration: ekomon hoi / xômmona
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
Original: σύμψυχος / ἰσόψυχος
Category: Church
Phil 2:2 (σύμψυχος, of the congregation), 2:20 (ἰσόψυχος, of Timothy). No natural single Assamese compound exists; use descriptive phrase.
Vainglory
Approved rendering: অসাৰ গৌৰব
Transliteration: oxar gourôb
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
Rejected alternatives: খালী অহংকাৰ
Original: κενοδοξία
Category: Church
Phil 2:3. Shares the κενο- (‘empty’) root with κενόω (2:7) in Greek; keep register as ‘hollow/empty pride,’ never শূন্য for either word in this pair.
Worship Spiritual
Approved rendering: আত্মিকভাৱে আৰাধনা কৰা
Transliteration: atmikôbhabe aradhona kora
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Original: λατρεύω
Category: God
Phil 3:3. আৰাধনা alone is common Hindu puja/devotional vocabulary; pairing with আত্মিকভাৱে is essential to mark non-ritual, non-image-directed, Spirit-enabled worship.
Loss And Gain
Approved rendering: ক্ষতি / লাভ
Transliteration: khôti / lav
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Original: ζημία / κέρδος
Category: Faith
Phil 1:21 and 3:7-8. Paul’s deliberate rhetorical reversal/echo across these passages requires consistent terminology.
Rubbish
Approved rendering: আবৰ্জনা
Transliteration: aborjona
Doctrine: Knowledge of Christ (Surpassing Value)
Rejected alternatives: গোবৰ
Original: σκύβαλα
Category: Faith
Phil 3:8 (σκύβαλα). Preserves formal register while retaining strong rhetorical shock; do not sanitize into a mild word like ‘unimportant.‘
God Is Their Belly
Approved rendering: পেটেই দেৱতা
Transliteration: petei debôta
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Original: ἡ κοιλία θεός
Category: God
Phil 3:19. Use দেৱতা (common noun for ‘a god,’ suitable for false gods), never ঈশ্বৰ, consistent with the baseline’s exclusive reservation of ঈশ্বৰ for the one true God.
Empowering Strengthens
Approved rendering: শক্তি দিয়া
Transliteration: xôkti diya
Doctrine: Contentment in All Circumstances
Original: ἐνδυναμόω
Category: Faith
Phil 4:13 (ἐνδυναμόω). Built on established ঈশ্বৰৰ শক্তি pattern. Must be read/translated as the theological corrective paired with contentment (v.11); flag both verses together for theologian review.
Partnership In The Gospel
Approved rendering: সুসমাচাৰৰ সহভাগিতা
Transliteration: xusomacaror xohobhagita
Doctrine: Partnership in the Gospel
Original: κοινωνία εἰς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον
Category: Church
Phil 1:5; cf. 4:15’s ‘giving and receiving.’ Built from established সহভাগিতা + সুসমাচাৰ. Must convey ACTIVE, MATERIAL partnership (giving, sending, praying), not passive emotional camaraderie.
Overseers And Deacons
Approved rendering: অধ্যক্ষ আৰু পৰিচাৰক
Transliteration: odhyoksho aru poricaroko
Doctrine: Church Leadership Offices
Original: ἐπίσκοπος καὶ διάκονος
Category: Church
Phil 1:1. Plural, functional local-church offices, distinguished from the singular hereditary Satradhikar guru-successor model heading a Satra institution.
Servant Slave
Approved rendering: দাস
Transliteration: das
Doctrine: Church Leadership Offices
Original: δοῦλος
Category: Church
Phil 1:1 (Paul and Timothy’s self-designation), anticipating μορφὴν δούλου applied to Christ himself (2:7). Note positive dāsya-bhāva resonance in Vaishnavite/Ekasarana devotion as a constructive cultural bridge only; clarify this is total ownership by Christ, not a chosen devotional posture among several deities.
Gift Giving And Receiving
Approved rendering: দান আৰু গ্ৰহণৰ হিসাপত
Transliteration: dan aru grôhonor hixapôt
Doctrine: Partnership in the Gospel
Original: εἰς λόγον δόσεως καὶ λήψεως
Category: Church
Phil 4:15. Descriptive rendering of the commercial bookkeeping idiom (‘an account of debit and credit’); keep the concrete-transactional sense of active material partnership.
Virtue Excellence
Approved rendering: সদগুণ
Transliteration: sôdguṇ
Doctrine: Christian Ethical Living (Philippians 4)
Rejected alternatives: গুণ (bare)
Original: ἀρετή
Category: Church
Phil 4:8 (ἀρετή) — Paul’s only NT-corpus use of this term. FORBIDDEN bare গুণ (Samkhya triguna metaphysics: sattva/rajas/tamas, binding the soul to the rebirth cycle). সদguna distances itself from that metaphysical framework.
Fragrant Offering
Approved rendering: সুবাসিত বলি
Transliteration: xubaxitô bôli
Doctrine: Partnership in the Gospel
Phil 4:18 (ὀσμὴ εὐωδίας). Same বলি caution as sacrifice_offering applies here.
Dogs Invective
Approved rendering: কুকুৰ
Transliteration: kukur
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Phil 3:2 (κύνες). Retain the deliberately harsh invective register; do not soften.
Shame
Approved rendering: লজ্জা
Transliteration: lojja
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Phil 3:19 (αἰσχύνη), of those who ‘glory in their shame.‘
Low Risk Terms
Fellowship
Approved rendering: সহভাগিতা
Transliteration: xohobhagita
Doctrine: Christian Fellowship
Rejected alternatives: বন্ধুত্ব, সমাজ
Original: κοινωνία
Category: Church
Inherited from Romans package exactly. Base root for compounds সুসমাচাৰৰ সহভাগিতা (Partnership in the Gospel, 1:5) and দুখ-কষ্টৰ সহভাগিতা (Fellowship of Sufferings, 3:10); subjective-genitive force at 2:1 (the Spirit’s own fellowship-gift).
Thanksgiving
Approved rendering: ধন্যবাদ
Transliteration: dhonyôbad
Doctrine: Thanksgiving
Original: εὐχαριστία
Category: Faith
Inherited from Romans package exactly. Phil 1:3-5; 4:6.
Selfish Ambition
Approved rendering: স্বাৰ্থপৰ প্ৰতিদ্বন্দ্বিতা
Transliteration: swarthopôr protidwôndwita
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
Original: ἐριθεία
Category: Church
Phil 2:3. Descriptive compound; no natural single word exists.
Encouragement
Approved rendering: উৎসাহ
Transliteration: utxahô
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
Original: παράκλησις
Category: Church
Phil 2:1. Consistent with the baseline’s established verb উৎসাহিত কৰা.
Comfort
Approved rendering: সান্ত্বনা
Transliteration: santwôna
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
Phil 2:1 (παραμύθιον). Pair explicitly with love (প্ৰেম/ভালপোৱা) so the source of comfort is clear.
Affection And Compassion
Approved rendering: মৰম আৰু দয়া
Transliteration: morom aru doya
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
Original: σπλάγχνα καὶ οἰκτιρμοί
Category: Church
Phil 2:1 (σπλάγχνα καὶ οἰκτιρμοί). Pair মৰম with দয়া (already sanctioned in the baseline for ordinary compassion); avoid অন্তৰ alone.
Regard Consider
Approved rendering: গণ্য কৰা
Transliteration: gônyô kôra
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
Phil 2:3, 2:6 (ἡγέομαι). Reuses the baseline’s justification-verb pattern for register consistency.
Look Out For
Approved rendering: মন দিয়া
Transliteration: mon diya
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
Phil 2:4 (σκοπέω). Root-linked to লক্ষ্য (goal, 3:14); keep distinguishable in context.
Gentleness
Approved rendering: সৌম্যতা
Transliteration: soumyôta
Doctrine: Christian Ethical Living (Philippians 4)
Original: ἐπιεικές
Category: Church
Phil 4:5 (ἐπιεικές).
Anxious
Approved rendering: চিন্তিত হোৱা
Transliteration: cintitô howa
Doctrine: Christian Ethical Living (Philippians 4)
Original: μεριμνάω
Category: Church
Phil 4:6 (μεριμνάω).
Prayer And Petition
Approved rendering: প্ৰাৰ্থনা / নিবেদন
Transliteration: prarthona / nibedon
Doctrine: Christian Ethical Living (Philippians 4)
Original: προσευχή / δέησις
Category: Church
Phil 4:6. Distinguish from ritual worship (puja) directed at an image.
Guard Hearts
Approved rendering: ৰক্ষা কৰিব
Transliteration: rôkkha kôribô
Doctrine: Christian Ethical Living (Philippians 4)
Phil 4:7 (φρουρέω, a military garrison-guard metaphor).
Riches
Approved rendering: ধন/সম্পদ
Transliteration: dhôn/sômpôd
Doctrine: Christian Ethical Living (Philippians 4)
Phil 4:19 (πλοῦτος).
Supply Need
Approved rendering: পূৰ্ণ কৰিব
Transliteration: purnô kôribô
Doctrine: Christian Ethical Living (Philippians 4)
Phil 4:19. Keep tightly paired with the preceding contentment passage (4:11-19); must not be isolated into a stand-alone prosperity proof-text.
Risked His Life
Approved rendering: জীৱন বিপদত পেলাইছিল
Transliteration: jibon bipodôt pelaisilô
Doctrine: Joy in Suffering and Imprisonment
Phil 2:30, of Epaphroditus (παραβολεύομαι).
Boldness
Approved rendering: সাহস
Transliteration: xahôx
Doctrine: Joy in Suffering and Imprisonment
Phil 1:20 (παρρησία).
Struggle Conflict
Approved rendering: সংগ্ৰাম
Transliteration: xôngram
Doctrine: Joy in Suffering and Imprisonment
Phil 1:30 (ἀγών). Athletic/military metaphor consistent with 3:12-14’s race imagery.
Fear And Trembling
Approved rendering: ভয় আৰু কম্পন
Transliteration: bhôy aru kompon
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
Phil 2:12. Idiomatic reverential-seriousness phrase, not literal terror.
Fellow Worker Soldier
Approved rendering: সহকৰ্মী / সহযোদ্ধা
Transliteration: xohokormi / xohojoddha
Doctrine: Church Leadership Offices
Phil 2:25 (συνεργός/συστρατιώτης).
Walk In Line
Approved rendering: একেদৰে চলা
Transliteration: ekedôre côla
Doctrine: Pressing on toward the Goal in Christ
Phil 3:16 (στοιχεῖν).
Imitators
Approved rendering: অনুকাৰী
Transliteration: onukari
Doctrine: Pressing on toward the Goal in Christ
Phil 3:17 (μιμηταί).
Zeal
Approved rendering: উদ্যম
Transliteration: udyôm
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Phil 3:6 (ζῆλος), Paul’s former persecuting zeal.
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