Core Glossary
Core Glossary — Luke (English → Azerbaijani)
Curriculum: Luke
Core passage: Luke 4:16-21
Governing rule: All entries already recorded in the baseline Romans translation_memory.json / bible_term_registry.json are reused exactly as recorded. No alternative rendering is introduced for those terms. This glossary extends the baseline with terms newly load-bearing in Luke.
Table A — Baseline Terms Reused Exactly in Luke (no change)
| Term | Azerbaijani | Risk | Key Luke Chapters | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gospel | Müjdə | High | 1:19*, 2:10, 3:18, 4:18, 7:22, 8:1, 9:6, 16:16, 20:1 | *angel’s “good news” (εὐαγγελίζομαι) reuses gospel root |
| Grace | Lütf | High | 1:30, 2:40, 4:19 (Jubilee), 4:22, 6:32-34 | Also underlies new coined phrase “Rəbbin lütf ili” (4:19) |
| Faith | İman | High | 5:20, 7:9,50, 8:25,48, 17:5-6,19, 18:8,42, 22:32 | Frequently paired with Xilas (see §“your faith has saved you”) |
| Righteousness | Salehlik | Critical | 1:75, 18:9, 23:47 (δίκαιος) | 18:9-14 is a key narrative bridge to Romans justification doctrine |
| Justification | Saleh sayılma | Critical | 18:14 | Direct narrative enactment: tax collector “went down justified” |
| Salvation | Xilas | Critical | 1:69,71,77; 2:11,30; 3:6; 19:9-10; 23:39 | Chapter 19:10’s mission statement is central curriculum text |
| Apostle | Həvari | Medium | 6:13; 9:10; 11:49; 17:5; 22:14; 24:10 | Root shared with ἀποστέλλω (“sent,” 4:18) |
| Called/Calling | Çağırılmış / Çağırış | High | 1:32,76; 5:32; 14:7-24; 19:13 | Multiple senses; verify active sense per occurrence |
| Holy | Müqəddəs | High | 1:35,49,70,72; 2:23 | Applied to Jesus himself at conception (1:35) |
| Saints | Müqəddəslər | High | (implicit in “his people,” minimal direct occurrence) | Low frequency in Luke itself; term retained for consistency |
| Sanctification | Təqdisetmə | High | (implicit; thematic, not a frequent noun in Luke) | Retained for cross-curriculum consistency |
| Adoption | Övladlığa götürülmə | High | (thematic, cf. sonship/inheritance imagery) | Retained for cross-curriculum consistency |
| Resurrection | Diriliş | Critical | 9:22; 14:14; 20:27-40; 24:6-7,34,46 | Must always follow real, narrated death (23:44-46) |
| Lord | Rəbb | Critical | throughout (e.g. 1:43,76; 2:11; 6:46; 10:1; 24:34) | “Jesus is Lord” confession pattern reused |
| Son of God | Allahın Oğlu | Critical | 1:32,35; 3:22,38; 4:3,9,41; 8:28; 9:35 | Frequently paired/contrasted with İnsan Oğlu (Son of Man) |
| Incarnation | Bədən alma | Critical | 1:31-35; 2:6-7 | Doctrinal frame for the Nativity |
| Peace | Sülh | Medium | 1:79; 2:14; 7:50; 8:48; 10:5-6; 19:38,42; 24:36 | Both relational-with-God and interpersonal senses occur |
| Church | Kilsə | Medium | (proleptic; Luke anticipates the church realized in Acts) | Retained for cross-curriculum consistency |
| Kingdom of God | Allahın Padşahlığı | Medium | 4:43; 6:20; 7:28; 8:1,10; 9:2,60,62; 10:9,11; 11:20; 13:18-29; 14:15; 16:16; 17:20-21; 18:16-25,29; 19:11; 21:31; 22:16,18,29-30; 23:42,51 | Central Lukan theme; see also new term “in your midst” (17:21) |
| Law | Qanun | High | 2:22-27,39; 5:14,17; 10:26; 16:16-17; 24:44 | Never şəriət; the Mosaic Torah specifically |
| Sin | Günah | High | 1:77; 3:3; 5:8,20-24,30,32; 6:32-34; 7:34,37,39,47-49; 11:4; 13:2; 15:1-2,7,10,18,21; 17:3-4; 18:13; 19:7; 24:47 | Root of new terms “günahkar” (sinner), “bağışlanma” (forgiveness) |
| Gentiles | Millətlər | Medium | 2:32; 18:32; 21:24; 24:47 | Cf. Simeon’s prophecy (2:32) |
| Glory | Ehtişam | High | 2:9,14,32; 9:26,31-32; 21:27; 24:26 | Ties to Transfiguration (9:28-36) and Son of Man’s coming (21:27) |
| Power of God | Allahın qüdrəti | High | 1:35; 4:14,36; 5:17; 6:19; 8:46; 9:1,43; 10:19; 21:27; 24:49 | 24:49’s “power from on high” is the Pentecost-anticipation climax |
| Messiah | Məsih | Critical | 2:11,26; 3:15; 4:41; 9:20; 20:41; 22:67; 23:2,35,39; 24:26,46 | 4:18’s anointing (χρίω) is the verb-root event grounding this title |
| Prophet | Peyğəmbər | High | 1:70,76; 4:17,24,27; 6:23; 7:16,26,39; 9:8,19; 11:47-50; 13:33-34; 16:16,29,31; 20:6; 24:19,25,27,44 | Jesus fulfills, not merely joins, this category |
| Prophecy | Peyğəmbərlik sözü | Medium | 4:21 (“fulfilled”); 18:31; 21:22; 22:37; 24:44 | Core passage’s πεπλήρωται is the primary anchor text |
| Covenant | Əhd | Medium | 1:72-73; 22:20 | 22:20 introduces the new coined phrase “Yeni Əhd” |
| Election | Seçilmə | High | 2:14 (εὐδοκία, related concept); 6:13; 9:35; 18:7 | Root sense present though less frequent as explicit noun |
| Intercession | Vasitəçilik | Critical | (thematic; Christ’s unique mediating authority, e.g. 5:20-24; 23:34) | No direct noun occurrence in Luke; retained for consistency with baseline doctrine |
| Providence | Allahın tədbiri | High | 4:43; 9:22,51; 13:33; 17:25; 19:5; 21:22; 22:22,37,42; 24:7,26,44 | Anchored to recurring δεῖ (“must”) statements — new term below |
| Mission | Müjdə yayma xidməti | Medium | 4:18,43; 9:1-6; 10:1-12; 24:47-49 | Extends to “seventy-two,” ch. 10 |
| David | Davud | Medium | 1:27,32,69; 2:4,11; 3:31; 6:3; 18:38-39; 20:41-44 | Cf. new term “Davudun Oğlu” (18:38-39) |
| Israel | İsrail | Medium | 1:16,54,68,80; 2:25,32,34; 4:25,27; 7:9; 22:30; 24:21 | |
| Jesus | İsa | Critical | throughout; always paired with Məsih in doctrinally significant contexts | |
| God | Allah | Critical | throughout | |
| Holy Spirit | Müqəddəs Ruh | Critical | 1:15,35,41,67; 2:25-27; 3:16,22; 4:1,14,18; 10:21; 11:13; 12:10,12; 24:49 | Core passage 4:18 is the programmatic anchor text |
| Father | Ata | Critical | 2:49; 6:36; 10:21-22; 11:2,13; 15:11-32; 22:42; 23:34,46; 24:49 | Prodigal Son (ch. 15) and Gethsemane (22:42) are key texts |
| Abba | Abba | High | (not directly transliterated in Luke; retained for consistency, cf. 22:42 “Father, if you are willing”) | |
| Exhort | Nəsihət vermək | Low | 3:18 | John’s preaching |
| Seed of David | Davudun nəslindən | Medium | 1:27,32,69; 2:4; 3:31 | |
| Imputed Righteousness | Hesaba alınan salehlik | Critical | 18:9-14 (thematic parallel, not identical vocabulary) | Cross-reference for teaching only |
Table B — New Luke-Specific Terms
| Term (English) | Greek / Transliteration | Azerbaijani Rendering | Risk | Doctrine | Key Chapters | Rationale Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anointed | χρίω / chriō | məsh etmək (verb) | Critical | Messianic Promise | 4:18 | Verb-root of Məsih; must preserve wordplay link |
| Today | σήμερον / sēmeron | bu gün | Critical (contextual) | Kingdom Present/Assurance of Salvation | 2:11; 4:21; 5:26; 13:32-33; 19:5,9; 23:43 | Present-tense fulfillment marker; never softened to a deferred future |
| Fulfilled | πληρόω / plēroō | yerinə yetmişdir | High | Fulfillment of Prophecy | 4:21; 24:44 | Must convey completion of long-anticipated prophecy, not mere occurrence |
| Poor | πτωχός / ptōchos | yoxsul | High | Good News to the Poor | 4:18; 6:20; 7:22; 14:13,21; 16:20-22; 18:22; 19:8 | Hold literal-economic and spiritual senses together |
| Captives | αἰχμάλωτος / aichmalōtos | əsir | Medium | Good News to the Poor / Savior for All | 4:18 | Avoid pure political-liberation reading alone |
| Liberty/Release | ἄφεσις / aphesis | azadlıq | Critical | Good News to the Poor / Forgiveness | 4:18 | Same Greek root as “forgiveness”; wordplay lost in AZ, must be flagged |
| Forgiveness of sins | ἄφεσις ἁμαρτιῶν | günahların bağışlanması | High | Repentance and Forgiveness of Sins | 1:77; 3:3; 5:20-24; 7:47-49; 11:4; 24:47 | Distinct from Saleh sayılma; do not conflate with justification term |
| Oppressed/crushed | τεθραυσμένος / tethrausmenos | əzilmişlər | Medium | Good News to the Poor | 4:18 | |
| Recovering sight / blind | ἀνάβλεψις, τυφλός | gözlərin açılması / kor | Medium | Good News to the Poor | 4:18; 7:21-22; 18:35-43 | Keep literal + revelatory sense together |
| Acceptable year of the Lord (Jubilee) | ἐνιαυτὸς κυρίου δεκτός | Rəbbin lütf ili | High | Kingdom Present / Grace | 4:19 | Jubilee background unfamiliar; built on Lütf root deliberately |
| Synagogue | συναγωγή / synagōgē | sinaqoq | Medium | (contextual) | 4:16,20,28,33,38; 6:6; 7:5; 8:41; 13:10; 21:12 | Must not be conflated with məscid |
| Sabbath | σάββατον / sabbaton | Şənbə günü | Medium | (contextual) | 4:16,31; 6:1-9; 13:10-16; 14:1-5; 23:54,56 | Distinguish from Friday (Cümə) association |
| Repentance | μετάνοια, μετανοέω | tövbə | High | Repentance and Forgiveness of Sins | 3:3,8; 5:32; 13:3,5; 15:7,10; 17:3-4; 24:47 | Must be taught as Christ-grounded, not self-secured |
| Baptism | βάπτισμα, βαπτίζω | vəftiz | High | Repentance and Forgiveness of Sins / Holy Spirit | 3:3,7,12,16,21; 7:29; 12:50 | Distinct from dəstəmaz/qusl ritual washing |
| Savior | σωτήρ / sōtēr | Xilaskar | Critical | Savior for All Nations | 1:47; 2:11 | Direct derivative of Xilas |
| Disciple / follow | μαθητής, ἀκολουθέω | şagird / ardınca getmək | Medium | Cost and Joy of Discipleship | 5:11,27-28; 6:13,17,20; 9:23,57-62; 14:26-33; 18:22,28 | Distinguish from Sufi mürid-şeyx model |
| Sinner | ἁμαρτωλός / hamartōlos | günahkar | Medium | Table Fellowship with Sinners | 5:8,30,32; 7:34,37,39; 15:1-2,7,10; 18:13; 19:7 | Derivative of Günah |
| Tax collector | τελώνης / telōnēs | vergiyığan | Low | Table Fellowship with Sinners | 3:12; 5:27-30; 7:29,34; 15:1; 18:10-13; 19:2,8 | Socially despised class; recurring dinner-guest of Jesus |
| Compassion | σπλαγχνίζομαι / splanchnizomai | rəhm etmək / ürəyi yandı | Medium | Jesus’ Compassion | 7:13; 10:33; 15:20 | Keep distinct from Lütf (Grace) |
| Table fellowship / eat with | συνανάκειμαι, συνεσθίω | birgə süfrəyə oturmaq | Medium | Table Fellowship with Sinners | 5:29-30; 7:36-50; 15:1-2; 19:5-7 | Cultural bridge (hospitality) + scandal must both be taught |
| Parable | παραβολή / parabolē | məsəl | Low-Medium | Kingdom of God | 8:4-15; 10:30-37; 12:16-21; 13:18-21; 14:15-24; 15:1-32; 16:1-31; 18:1-14; 19:11-27; 20:9-18 | Distinguish from generic Qur’anic məsəl/mathal use |
| Son of Man | υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου | İnsan Oğlu | Critical | Deity/Humanity of Christ paradox | 5:24; 6:5,22; 7:34; 9:22,26,44,56,58; 11:30; 12:8,10,40; 17:22-30; 18:8,31; 19:10; 21:27,36; 22:22,48,69; 24:7 | Must be distinguished from, and complementary to, Allahın Oğlu |
| Virgin | παρθένος / parthenos | bakirə | High | Incarnation | 1:27,34 | Rare point of overlap with Qur’an 19; theological purpose differs |
| Mercy | ἔλεος / eleos | mərhəmət | Medium | Holy Spirit in Salvation History | 1:50,54,58,72,78; 10:37 | Keep distinct from Lütf per baseline caution |
| Humble/lowly | ταπεινός / tapeinos | təvazökar / aşağı | Medium | Good News to the Poor | 1:48,52; 14:11; 18:14 | God’s gracious choice, not mere moral virtue |
| Shepherd | ποιμήν / poimēn | çoban | Low | Good News to the Poor | 2:8-20 | Low social status; first witnesses of incarnation |
| Census | ἀπογραφή / apographē | siyahıyaalma | Low | (historical) | 2:1-2 | |
| Circumcision | περιτομή / peritomē | sünnət | High | Fulfillment of Prophecy / Law | 1:59; 2:21 | Major Islamic identity practice; clarify Mosaic-covenant specificity |
| Wilderness | ἔρημος / erēmos | səhra / çöl | Low-Medium | Cost of Discipleship | 1:80; 3:2-4; 4:1-2,42; 5:16; 9:12 | |
| Temptation/testing | πειρασμός / peirasmos | sınaq | Medium | Cost of Discipleship | 4:1-13; 11:4; 22:28,40,46 | Unique Christological testing vs. ordinary trial |
| Devil | διάβολος / diabolos | iblis | High | Kingdom Present | 4:2-13; 8:12 | Overlap with Qur’anic İblis; clarify distinct narrative |
| Demon/unclean spirit | δαιμόνιον, πνεῦμα ἀκάθαρτον | cin / natəmiz ruh | High | Kingdom Present | 4:33-36,41; 6:18; 7:21; 8:2,27-38; 9:1,37-42,49; 10:17; 11:14-26; 13:32 | Distinguish from folk-Islamic jinn/exorcism practice |
| Authority | ἐξουσία / exousia | səlahiyyət | Medium | Deity of Christ | 4:32,36; 5:24; 9:1; 10:19; 19:17; 20:2,8,20; 22:53 | |
| Divine necessity (“must”) | δεῖ / dei | gərəkdir / lazımdır | Medium-High | Providence | 2:49; 4:43; 9:22; 13:33; 17:25; 19:5; 22:37; 24:7,26,44 | Guard against qismət-style fatalism |
| Blessed / Woe | μακάριος / οὐαί | xoşbəxt / vay | Medium | Good News to the Poor | 6:20-26; 7:23; 10:23; 11:28,42-52; 12:37-38; 14:14-15; 21:23; 23:29 | Not this-worldly happiness; God’s future vindication |
| Centurion | ἑκατοντάρχης / hekatontarchēs | yüzbaşı | Low | Savior for All Nations | 7:1-10; 23:47 | Gentile faith exemplar |
| Widow | χήρα / chēra | dul qadın | Low-Medium | Jesus’ Compassion | 2:37; 4:25-26; 7:11-17; 18:1-8; 20:47; 21:2-3 | |
| ”Your faith has saved you” | ἡ πίστις σου σέσωκέν σε | İmanın səni xilas etdi | Critical | Faith / Salvation | 7:50; 8:48; 17:19; 18:42 | Direct pairing of baseline İman + Xilas |
| Word of God | ὁ λόγος τοῦ θεοῦ | Allahın kəlamı / sözü | Medium | Gospel | 5:1; 8:11,21; 11:28 | Content of the sown seed |
| Transfiguration | μεταμορφόω / metamorphoō | surəti dəyişdi | High | Deity of Christ / Glory | 9:28-36 | Genuine unveiling, not disguise |
| Harvest | θερισμός / therismos | məhsul / biçin | Low | Mission | 10:2 | |
| Samaritan | Σαμαρίτης / Samaritēs | Samariyalı | Medium | Savior for All Nations | 9:52-56; 10:30-37; 17:11-19 | Deliberately uncomfortable moral-hero choice |
| Neighbor | πλησίον / plēsion | qonşu | Medium | Savior for All Nations | 10:27,29,36 | Universalized beyond ethnic/religious in-group |
| Prayer | προσευχή, προσεύχομαι | dua | Medium-High | Prayer and Dependence on God | 1:13; 3:21; 5:16; 6:12,28; 9:18,28-29; 11:1-13; 18:1-14; 22:32,39-46 | Distinguish from obligatory namaz |
| Daily bread | ἐπιούσιος / epiousios | gündəlik çörək | Low | Prayer and Dependence on God | 11:3 | |
| Debt | ὀφείλημα / opheilēma | borc | Medium | Repentance and Forgiveness | 11:4 | Linked to ἄφεσις wordplay |
| Hypocrisy | ὑπόκρισις / hypokrisis | ikiüzlülük | Low-Medium | (contextual) | 11:37-54; 12:1,56; 13:15; 20:20 | |
| Fool | ἄφρων / aphrōn | ağılsız | Low | Prayer and Dependence on God | 12:20 | |
| Anxiety | μεριμνάω / merimnaō | narahat olmaq | Low-Medium | Prayer and Dependence on God | 10:41; 12:22-26 | |
| Watchfulness | γρηγορέω / grēgoreō | oyaq olmaq / hazır olmaq | Medium | Kingdom Present and Future | 12:35-40; 21:36 | |
| Mustard seed | κόκκος σινάπεως | xardal dənəsi | Low-Medium | Kingdom Present and Future | 13:18-19; 17:6 | |
| Narrow door | θύρα / thyra | dar qapı | Medium | Savior for All Nations | 13:24-30 | |
| Banquet | δεῖπνον / deipnon | ziyafət | Low-Medium | Table Fellowship / Good News to Poor | 14:15-24 | |
| Renounce / count the cost | ἀποτάσσομαι / apotassomai | əl çəkmək / imtina etmək | Medium-High | Cost of Discipleship | 14:26-33 | |
| Lost | ἀπόλλυμι, ἀπολωλός | itmiş | Medium-High | Repentance and Forgiveness | 15:4,6,8-9,17,24,32; 19:10 | Grace-initiated recovery, not self-corrective return |
| Joy | χαρά, χαίρω | sevinc / şadlanmaq | Low-Medium | Cost and Joy of Discipleship | 1:14,44; 2:10; 6:23; 10:17,21; 15:7,10,32; 19:6,37; 24:41,52 | |
| Mammon | μαμωνᾶς / mamōnas | Mamon | Medium | Cost of Discipleship | 16:9,11,13 | Personified rival master, not neutral wealth term |
| Hades | Ἅδης / Hadēs | Hades (ölülər diyarı) | High | (eschatology) | 16:23 | Never render as cəhənnəm |
| Abraham’s bosom | κόλπος Ἀβραάμ | İbrahimin qoynu | Medium | (eschatology) | 16:22-23 | Shared veneration of İbrahim; different destiny-criterion |
| Unworthy servants | ἀχρεῖος / achreios | layiqsiz qullar | Medium | Grace vs. works | 17:10 | |
| Kingdom “in your midst” | ἐντός / entos | Allahın Padşahlığı aranızdadır | High | Kingdom Present and Future | 17:21 | Clearest present-tense Kingdom text |
| Self-justify / justified | δικαιόω / dikaioō | saleh sayıldı | Critical | Justification (Romans bridge) | 18:14 | Exact baseline term; strongest Luke-Romans bridge text |
| Son of David | υἱὸς Δαυίδ | Davudun Oğlu | High | Davidic Covenant | 18:38-39; 20:41-44 | |
| ”Seek and save the lost” | ζητέω σῷσαι τὸ ἀπολωλός | İnsan Oğlu itmişi axtarmaq və xilas etmək üçün gəldi | Critical | Savior for All / Mission | 19:10 | Book’s programmatic mission statement |
| ”Salvation to this house” | σωτηρία τῷ οἴκῳ τούτῳ | bu evə xilas gəldi | High | Salvation | 19:9 | Present-tense arrival, paired with “today” |
| House of prayer / den of robbers | οἶκος προσευχῆς / σπήλαιον λῃστῶν | dua evi / oğru yuvası | Medium | (contextual) | 19:45-46 | |
| ”God of the living” | Θεὸς ζώντων | dirilərin Allahı | Critical | Resurrection | 20:37-38 | Resurrection defended against Sadducee denial |
| Cornerstone | λίθος κεφαλὴ γωνίας | guşə daşı | Low-Medium | Fulfillment of Prophecy | 20:17 | |
| Redemption | ἀπολύτρωσις / apolytrōsis | satınalma / qurtuluş | Critical | Salvation (ransom nuance) | 21:28 | Distinct ransom-price nuance from general Xilas |
| New covenant | καινὴ διαθήκη | Yeni Əhd | Critical | Covenant / Atonement | 22:20 | Uses baseline Əhd naming convention |
| Body / Blood | σῶμα / αἷμα | bədən / qan | Critical | Atonement | 22:19-20 | Symbolic/memorial framing required; preserve atoning weight |
| Will | θέλημα / thelēma | iradə | High | Prayer and Dependence on God / Providence | 22:42 | Gethsemane submission model |
| Betray / hand over | παραδίδωμι / paradidōmi | satmaq / təhvil vermək | Medium | Providence | 22:3-6,21-22,47-48 | |
| Cross / crucify | σταυρός, σταυρόω | çarmıx / çarmıxa çəkmək | Critical | Resurrection (real death prerequisite) | 9:23; 14:27; 23:26,33,44-46; 24:7,20,26 | Confronts Qur’an 4:157 denial directly |
| Paradise | παράδεισος / paradeisos | Cənnət | Critical | Assurance of Salvation | 23:43 | Preserve immediacy (“today”)/no-mediation; mandatory theologian review |
| Righteous/innocent | δίκαιος / dikaios | saleh / günahsız | High | Righteousness | 23:47 | Gentile centurion’s confession |
| ”He has risen” | ἐγήγερται / egēgertai | dirilmişdir | Critical | Resurrection | 24:6,34 | Baseline Diriliş root |
| Opened (Scriptures/eyes) | διανοίγω / dianoigō | açdı / açıldı | Medium-High | Fulfillment of Prophecy | 24:31-32,45 | |
| Ascension | ἀναλαμβάνω, ἀνέβη | göyə götürülmə | Critical | Resurrection / Ascension distinct sequence | 24:50-51 | MUST use “götürülmə,” never baseline-forbidden “qaldırılma”; mandatory theologian review |
| Power from on high | δύναμις ἐξ ὕψους | yuxarıdan gələn qüvvə | High | Holy Spirit in Salvation History | 24:49 | Links 4:18 anointing to Pentecost anticipation |
Risk Summary (New Luke Terms, Table B)
| Risk Tier | Count |
|---|---|
| Critical | 15 |
| High | 15 |
| Medium-High | 3 |
| Medium | 21 |
| Low-Medium | 8 |
| Low | 7 |
| Total new terms | 69 |
Note: These counts are in addition to the 44 baseline Romans terms reused exactly in Table A. Terms flagged Critical in Table B — particularly Paradise (Cənnət), Ascension (Göyə götürülmə), Cross/Crucify (Çarmıx), Body/Blood (Bədən/Qan), New Covenant (Yeni Əhd), “Seek and save the lost,” and Redemption (Satınalma) — require mandatory human theologian review in every occurrence per the doctrine risk registry conventions established in the baseline Romans package, to be formally extended for Luke in the forthcoming doctrine_risk_registry.json update (Phase 1, Step 2 and following).
Critical Risk Terms
Righteousness
Approved rendering: Salehlik
Transliteration: sah-lehk-LEEK
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: saleh əməllər (righteous deeds, as the ground itself)
Original: δικαιοσύνη
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package. Occurs at 1:75; 18:9 (self-righteous Pharisee, contrastive use); 23:47 (δίκαιος, centurion’s confession, rendered saleh/günahsız). Never equate with saleh əməllər.
Justification
Approved rendering: Saleh sayılma
Transliteration: sah-LEHKH sah-yuhl-MAH
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: günahların bağışlanması (forgiveness of sins, alone)
Original: δικαίωσις / δικαιόω
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package. Luke 18:14’s verb form (see ‘justified’ entry below, saleh sayıldı) is the single strongest Luke-Romans narrative bridge text in the whole book. Must not be abbreviated to bağışlanma.
Salvation
Approved rendering: Xilas
Transliteration: khee-LAHS
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: nicat (Imamate-intercession-linked), cənnətə girmək (entering paradise)
Original: σωτηρία / σῴζω
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package. Occurs at 1:69,71,77; 2:11,30; 3:6; 19:9-10 (mission-statement text); 23:39. Luke consistently frames salvation as present-tense, arriving ‘today’ (19:9), never deferred to Judgment-Day-only, Imamate-mediated hope.
Resurrection
Approved rendering: Diriliş
Transliteration: dee-ree-LEESH
Doctrine: Resurrection of Christ
Rejected alternatives: göyə qaldırılma (no-death ascension)
Original: ἀνάστασις / ἐγείρω
Category: Eschatology
Inherited from Romans package. Occurs at 9:22; 14:14; 20:27-40 (defended against Sadducees); 24:6-7,34,46. Must always follow the real, narrated death of ch. 23; never a no-death ascension.
Lord
Approved rendering: Rəbb
Transliteration: RAHBB
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ağa (human master, non-divine)
Original: κύριος
Category: Christology
Inherited from Romans package. Occurs throughout (1:43,76; 2:11; 6:46; 10:1; 20:41-44; 24:34). The David-and-Lord riddle (20:41-44) is a direct textual argument for Christ’s supra-Davidic, divine authority.
Son Of God
Approved rendering: Allahın Oğlu
Transliteration: ahl-lah-HUHN oh-loo
Doctrine: Sonship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: Allahın sevimli qulu (God’s beloved servant)
Original: υἱὸς θεοῦ
Category: Christology
Inherited from Romans package. Occurs at 1:32,35; 3:22,38; 4:3,9,41; 8:28; 9:35. The annunciation (1:32,35) is the sharpest Nativity confrontation with Qur’an 112:3 in the whole book. Never soften to a servant/prophet euphemism. Must be distinguished from, and taught as complementary to, İnsan Oğlu (Son of Man).
Incarnation
Approved rendering: Bədən alma
Transliteration: bah-DAN ahl-MAH
Doctrine: Incarnation
Rejected alternatives: Allahın insan qiyafəsinə girməsi (disguise)
Original: ὁ λόγος σὰρξ ἐγένετο (theological name; cf. Luke’s narrative)
Category: Christology
Inherited from Romans package. Luke supplies the fullest Gospel narrative of this doctrine: annunciation and virginal, Spirit-overshadowed conception (1:26-38) and birth (2:6-7).
Messiah
Approved rendering: Məsih
Transliteration: mah-SEEKH
Doctrine: Messianic Promise
Rejected alternatives: sadəcə bir peyğəmbər (merely a prophet)
Original: Χριστός / מָשִׁיחַ
Category: Christology
Inherited from Romans package. Occurs at 2:11,26; 3:15; 4:41; 9:20; 20:41; 22:67; 23:2,35,39; 24:26,46. The core passage’s anointing verb (məsh etmişdir, 4:18) is the grounding wordplay-root event; must always carry full Davidic-covenant, atoning-savior content.
Intercession
Approved rendering: Vasitəçilik
Transliteration: vah-see-tah-chee-LEEK
Doctrine: Prayer and Intercession
Rejected alternatives: şəfaət (Shia Imam intercession), təvəssül (saint-mediated access)
Original: ἐντυγχάνω-family concepts (thematic; cf. Luke 5:20-24, 23:34)
Category: Faith
Inherited from Romans package. No direct noun occurrence in Luke itself, but thematically present in Jesus’ unique authority to forgive sins (5:20-24) and his prayer for his executioners (23:34); retained for consistency. Never şəfaət or təvəssül.
Jesus
Approved rendering: İsa
Transliteration: ee-SAH
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: bare ‘İsa Peyğəmbər’ without Məsih
Original: Ἰησοῦς / יֵשׁוּעַ
Category: Christology
Inherited from Romans package. Pervasive throughout Luke; always paired with Məsih in doctrinally significant contexts. Reject any added Islamic honorific such as ‘əleyhissəlam’ after the name in curriculum material.
God
Approved rendering: Allah
Transliteration: ahl-LAHKH
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Rejected alternatives: Tanrı (Turkish convention)
Original: θεός / אֱלֹהִים / יהוה
Category: God
Inherited from Romans package. Pervasive throughout Luke, consistent with IBT convention; do not switch to Tanrı.
Holy Spirit
Approved rendering: Müqəddəs Ruh
Transliteration: myoo-kad-DASS ROOKH
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: Cəbrail (the archangel Gabriel)
Original: πνεῦμα ἅγιον
Category: God
Inherited from Romans package. Core passage anchor (4:18); also 1:15,35,41,67; 2:25-27; 3:16,22; 4:1,14; 10:21; 11:13; 12:10,12; 24:49. Luke’s repeated ‘filled with the Spirit’ scenes (Elizabeth, Zechariah, Simeon, Jesus) each independently require the Trinity-Person clarification, not just once at the book’s opening.
Father
Approved rendering: Ata
Transliteration: ah-TAH
Doctrine: Adoption into God’s Family
Rejected alternatives: Yaradan (Creator, as a substitute)
Original: πατήρ
Category: God
Inherited from Romans package. Occurs at 2:49; 6:36; 10:21-22; 11:2,13; 15:11-32 (Prodigal Son); 22:42; 23:34,46; 24:49.
Imputed Righteousness
Approved rendering: Hesaba alınan salehlik
Transliteration: heh-sah-BAH ah-luh-NAHN sah-lehk-LEEK
Doctrine: Justification by Faith
Rejected alternatives: qazanılmış salehlik (earned righteousness)
Original: ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην (thematic parallel)
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package. No identical vocabulary in Luke, but 18:9-14 is a direct thematic parallel; retained for cross-curriculum teaching bridge.
Anointed
Approved rendering: məsh etmişdir
Transliteration: MASH et-mish-DEER
Doctrine: Messianic Promise
Rejected alternatives: təyin etmişdir (a generic ‘appointed’, losing the root link)
Original: χρίω
Category: Christology
Core passage verb (4:18): ‘Allah məni məsh etmişdir.’ Shares its root with Məsih; the wordplay linking Jesus’ self-anointing claim to his messianic identity must be preserved and explained, not flattened into a generic ‘appointed/chose.‘
Today
Approved rendering: bu gün
Transliteration: boo GYUN
Doctrine: Kingdom of God Present and Future / Assurance of Salvation
Rejected alternatives: bir gün (one day, a deferred future)
Original: σήμερον
Category: Salvation
Occurs at 2:11; 4:21 (core passage); 5:26; 13:32-33; 19:5,9; 23:43. Ordinary vocabulary carrying critical theological weight: marks the present-tense arrival of God’s saving action. Never softened toward a deferred, Judgment-Day-only salvation framing.
Liberty Release
Approved rendering: azadlıq
Transliteration: ah-zahd-LUHK
Doctrine: Good News to the Poor / Repentance and Forgiveness of Sins
Original: ἄφεσις
Category: Salvation
Core passage (4:18). Azerbaijani lacks a single word carrying both ‘release from captivity’ and ‘forgiveness of sins’ (the Greek aphesis wordplay); flag the shared root wherever both senses occur near each other (4:18 and 11:4). Do not let ‘azadlıq’ be read as merely political independence.
Savior
Approved rendering: Xilaskar
Transliteration: khee-lahs-KAHR
Doctrine: Jesus as Savior for All Nations
Original: σωτήρ
Category: Salvation
Occurs at 1:47 (Mary’s own confession, ‘God my Savior’) and 2:11. Direct derivative of baseline Xilas; roots salvation as a present, personal reality from the outset of the book.
Son Of Man
Approved rendering: İnsan Oğlu
Transliteration: een-SAHN oh-LOO
Doctrine: Deity/Humanity of Christ paradox
Rejected alternatives: sadəcə insan (merely ‘a human being’)
Original: υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου
Category: Christology
Occurs at 5:24; 6:5,22; 7:34; 9:22,26,44,56,58; 11:30; 12:8,10,40; 17:22-30; 18:8,31; 19:10; 21:27,36; 22:22,48,69; 24:7. Drawn from Daniel 7:13-14; must be distinguished from, and taught as complementary to, Allahın Oğlu, not read as merely confirming Jesus’ humanity in a way that reduces him to prophetic-messenger status.
Faith Has Saved You
Approved rendering: İmanın səni xilas etdi
Transliteration: ee-mah-NUHN sah-NEE khee-LAHS et-DEE
Doctrine: Faith / Salvation
Rejected alternatives: səni sağaltdı (merely ‘healed you’, losing the salvation dimension)
Original: ἡ πίστις σου σέσωκέν σε
Category: Salvation
Occurs at 7:50; 8:48; 17:19; 18:42. Must use exactly the baseline-established İman and Xilas roots; do not substitute a generic ‘healed you’ that loses the salvation dimension present alongside physical healing.
Justified
Approved rendering: saleh sayıldı
Transliteration: sah-LEHKH sah-yuhl-DUH
Doctrine: Justification by Faith (Luke-Romans Bridge)
Original: δικαιόω
Category: Salvation
Occurs at 18:14: the tax collector ‘went down to his house justified’ rather than the self-righteous Pharisee. Must use the exact baseline term Saleh sayılma; strongest Luke-Romans bridge text in the whole book.
Seek And Save The Lost
Approved rendering: İnsan Oğlu itmişi axtarmaq və xilas etmək üçün gəldi
Transliteration: een-SAHN oh-LOO eet-mee-SHEE akh-tar-MAHK vah khee-LAHS et-MAKH ew-CHEWN gal-DEE
Doctrine: Jesus as Savior for All Nations / Mission
Original: ζητέω σῷσαι τὸ ἀπολωλός
Category: Salvation
Occurs at 19:10 (Zacchaeus narrative). Luke’s own programmatic mission-statement sentence for the entire book; must use exactly the established baseline xilas etmək and İnsan Oğlu, rendered identically wherever cited across all curriculum documents.
God Of The Living
Approved rendering: dirilərin Allahı
Transliteration: dee-ree-lah-REEN ahl-lah-HUH
Doctrine: Resurrection of Christ
Original: Θεὸς ζώντων
Category: Eschatology
Occurs at 20:37-38, Jesus’ answer to the Sadducees who denied bodily resurrection. Directly supports the baseline Critical Resurrection doctrine.
Redemption
Approved rendering: satınalma / qurtuluş
Transliteration: sah-tuhn-ahl-MAH / koor-too-LOOSH
Doctrine: Salvation (ransom nuance)
Original: ἀπολύτρωσις
Category: Salvation
Occurs at 21:28. Must be distinguished in teaching notes from baseline Xilas (general deliverance); carries a specific ransom-price nuance anticipating ch. 22’s covenant-blood imagery.
New Covenant
Approved rendering: Yeni Əhd
Transliteration: yeh-NEE AKHD
Doctrine: Atonement and the New Covenant
Original: καινὴ διαθήκη
Category: Covenant
Occurs at 22:20 (Last Supper). Uses baseline Əhd, consistent with the established Əhdi-Ətiq/Əhdi-Cədid naming convention.
Body Blood
Approved rendering: bədən / qan
Transliteration: bah-DAHN / KAHN
Doctrine: Atonement and the New Covenant
Original: σῶμα / αἷμα
Category: Covenant
Occurs at 22:19-20. Blood consumption is haram in Islamic dietary law, which can provoke instinctive revulsion if read literalistically; must be framed as symbolic/memorial language pointing to Christ’s real, historical atoning death, preserving full atonement weight without becoming a bare memorial.
Cross Crucify
Approved rendering: çarmıx / çarmıxa çəkmək
Transliteration: char-MUHKH / char-muh-KHAH chak-MAKH
Doctrine: Resurrection of Christ (real death prerequisite)
Original: σταυρός / σταυρόω
Category: Christology
Occurs at 9:23 (metaphorical daily cross); 14:27; 23:26,33,44-46; 24:7,20,26 (literal). This is the specific narrative event Qur’an 4:157 denies; must affirm real physical suffering, a real cry, and a verified death (23:47,50-53) preceding the resurrection. Use the same root in both metaphorical and literal senses so the connection is preserved.
Paradise
Approved rendering: Cənnət
Transliteration: jan-NAHT
Doctrine: Assurance of Salvation
Original: παράδεισος
Category: Eschatology
Occurs at 23:43: ‘Today you will be with me in Paradise,’ spoken to the repentant criminal. Unlike Xilas (where cənnətə girmək is a forbidden substitute), the source text itself uses this word; the task is to preserve the immediacy (‘bu gün’) and lack of mediation as the central apologetic point, not to avoid the word. Do NOT use the Jehovah’s Witnesses re-punctuation pattern (‘I tell you today, you will be…’) which relocates ‘today’ to defer the promise. Mandatory human theologian review every occurrence.
He Has Risen
Approved rendering: dirilmişdir
Transliteration: dee-reel-meesh-DEER
Doctrine: Resurrection of Christ
Original: ἐγήγερται
Category: Christology
Occurs at 24:6,34. Direct instantiation of baseline Diriliş, following explicitly from the real death narrated in ch. 23.
Ascension
Approved rendering: göyə götürülmə
Transliteration: goo-YAH guh-tew-rewl-MAH
Doctrine: Ascension of Christ
Rejected alternatives: göyə qaldırılma (baseline-forbidden no-death-ascension phrase)
Original: ἀναλαμβάνω / ἀνέβη
Category: Christology
Occurs at 24:50-51. MUST use ‘götürüldü’ (was taken up/carried up), NEVER ‘qaldırıldı’ (was raised up), which would echo the Qur’an 4:157 no-death-ascension teaching. Every occurrence requires explicit sequencing language affirming this event follows the real death and real bodily resurrection already narrated. Mandatory theologian review every instance.
Overshadow
Approved rendering: üzərinə kölgə salmaq
Transliteration: ew-zah-ree-NAH kuhl-GAH sahl-MAHK
Doctrine: Incarnation / Sonship of Christ
Occurs at 1:35, the Holy Spirit’s creative power at Jesus’ conception. Must be taught as a non-physical, non-sexual, creative divine act — the verse where confusion with literal begetting (Qur’an 112:3 collision) must be most carefully avoided.
Well Pleased
Approved rendering: razı qalmışam
Transliteration: rah-ZUH kal-muh-SHAHM
Doctrine: Sonship of Christ / Deity of Christ
Occurs at 3:22, the Father’s voice at Jesus’ baptism, confirming the Son’s unique identity and standing. Ties directly to baseline Critical doctrines Sonship and Deity of Christ.
High Risk Terms
Gospel
Approved rendering: Müjdə
Transliteration: myuzh-DAH
Doctrine: Gospel
Rejected alternatives: İncil (bare, unqualified), yaxşı xəbər (generic good news)
Original: εὐαγγέλιον
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package. In Luke, the verb form (müjdə vermək) is the programmatic core-passage term (4:18) and recurs at 1:19; 2:10; 3:18; 7:22; 8:1; 9:6; 16:16; 20:1. Content of the gospel is identified as ‘the word of God’ (ho logos tou theou) at 5:1; 8:11,21; 11:28.
Grace
Approved rendering: Lütf
Transliteration: LYUTF
Doctrine: Grace
Rejected alternatives: mərhəmət (mercy), kərəm (Persian-influenced ‘divine generosity’)
Original: χάρις
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package. Underlies the Luke-specific coined phrase ‘Rəbbin lütf ili’ (4:19, the Jubilee/acceptable-year announcement). Also at 1:30; 2:40; 4:22; 6:32-34. Keep distinct from mərhəmət (mercy) used extensively in the Magnificat/Benedictus.
Faith
Approved rendering: İman
Transliteration: ee-MAHN
Doctrine: Faith
Rejected alternatives: etiqad (doctrinal conviction/creed)
Original: πίστις
Category: Faith
Inherited from Romans package. Frequently paired with Xilas in Luke’s recurring formula ‘your faith has saved you’ (7:50; 8:48; 17:19; 18:42) — see faith_has_saved_you entry below. Also 5:20; 18:8; 22:32.
Called
Approved rendering: Çağırılmış
Transliteration: chah-guh-ruhl-MUSH
Doctrine: Divine Calling
Rejected alternatives: dəvət olunmuş (invited)
Original: κλητός / καλέω
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package. Occurs at 1:32,76 (‘will be called’); 5:32; 14:7-24 (banquet invitations); 19:13. Context-sensitive across multiple senses; verify active sense per occurrence.
Calling
Approved rendering: Çağırış
Transliteration: chah-guh-RUHSH
Doctrine: Divine Calling
Rejected alternatives: dəvət
Original: κλῆσις
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package. Thematic in Luke’s calling-of-disciples narratives (5:1-11,27-28; 6:13).
Holy
Approved rendering: Müqəddəs
Transliteration: myoo-kad-DASS
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: təmiz (ritually clean)
Original: ἅγιος
Category: Sanctification
Inherited from Romans package. Applied to Jesus himself at conception (1:35), and at 1:49,70,72; 2:23.
Saints
Approved rendering: Müqəddəslər
Transliteration: myoo-kad-dass-LAIR
Doctrine: Sainthood
Rejected alternatives: övliyalar (venerated shrine figures)
Original: ἅγιοι
Category: Church
Inherited from Romans package. Low direct-noun frequency in Luke itself; retained for cross-curriculum consistency. Must not suggest an övliyalar-style venerated elite.
Sanctification
Approved rendering: Təqdisetmə
Transliteration: tag-dees-et-MAY
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: paklanma (ritual purification)
Original: ἁγιασμός
Category: Sanctification
Inherited from Romans package. Thematic rather than a frequent explicit noun in Luke; retained for cross-curriculum consistency.
Adoption
Approved rendering: Övladlığa götürülmə
Transliteration: ohv-lahd-luh-AH gur-tuh-ryool-MAY
Doctrine: Adoption into God’s Family
Rejected alternatives: övladlıq (bare, without doctrinal qualifier)
Original: υἱοθεσία
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package. Thematic background to the Prodigal Son narrative (ch. 15) and Father/Abba material.
Law
Approved rendering: Qanun
Transliteration: kah-NOON
Doctrine: Fulfillment of Prophecy
Rejected alternatives: şəriət (Islamic religious law)
Original: νόμος
Category: Covenant
Inherited from Romans package. Occurs at 2:22-27,39; 5:14,17; 10:26; 16:16-17; 24:44. Never şəriət. Circumcision (peritomē, 1:59; 2:21) situates Jesus under this specific Mosaic Qanun.
Sin
Approved rendering: Günah
Transliteration: goo-NAHKH
Doctrine: Universal Human Accountability
Rejected alternatives: xəta (mistake/error)
Original: ἁμαρτία
Category: Sin
Inherited from Romans package. Pervasive throughout Luke (1:77; 3:3; 5:8,20-24; 7:34,37,39,47-49; 11:4; 15:1-2,7,10,18,21; 17:3-4; 18:13; 19:7; 24:47). Root of günahkar (sinner) and günahların bağışlanması (forgiveness of sins).
Glory
Approved rendering: Ehtişam
Transliteration: eh-htee-SHAHM
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Rejected alternatives: nur (Shia devotional Nur-i Məhəmmədi association)
Original: δόξα
Category: God
Inherited from Romans package. Occurs at 2:9,14,32; 9:26,31-32 (Transfiguration); 21:27; 24:26. Never nur.
Obedience Of Faith
Approved rendering: İmanın gətirdiyi itaət
Transliteration: ee-mah-NUHN gah-teer-dee-YEE ee-tah-AHT
Doctrine: Obedience of Faith
Rejected alternatives: dini vəzifələrə əməl etmə (performing religious duties)
Inherited from Romans package. No concentrated Luke occurrence; retained for cross-curriculum consistency and available for teaching material connecting Luke’s discipleship-obedience sayings back to this Romans doctrine.
Power Of God
Approved rendering: Allahın qüdrəti
Transliteration: ahl-lah-HUHN kewd-rah-TEE
Doctrine: Power of God for Salvation
Rejected alternatives: Allahın qəzəbi (God’s wrath)
Original: δύναμις θεοῦ
Category: God
Inherited from Romans package. Occurs at 1:35; 4:14,36; 5:17; 6:19; 8:46; 9:1,43; 10:19; 21:27; 24:49 (‘power from on high,’ the Pentecost-anticipation climax — see power_from_on_high entry).
Prophet
Approved rendering: Peyğəmbər
Transliteration: pay-gam-BAIR
Doctrine: Inspiration of Scripture
Rejected alternatives: falçı (fortune-teller)
Original: προφήτης
Category: Covenant
Inherited from Romans package. Occurs at 1:70,76; 4:17,24,27; 6:23; 7:16,26,39; 9:8,19; 11:47-50; 13:33-34; 16:16,29,31; 20:6; 24:19,25,27,44. Jesus fulfills, not merely joins, this category.
Election
Approved rendering: Seçilmə
Transliteration: say-cheel-MAY
Doctrine: Effectual Calling
Rejected alternatives: qismət (fate/fortune), yazı (fatalistic decree)
Original: ἐκλογή / ἐκλέγομαι
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package. Present in the choosing of the Twelve (6:13), the Father’s voice at the Transfiguration (9:35), and the elect’s cry for justice (18:7).
Providence
Approved rendering: Allahın tədbiri
Transliteration: ahl-lah-HUHN tad-bee-REE
Doctrine: Providence
Rejected alternatives: qismət, alın yazısı (fate written on the forehead)
Original: πρόνοια (theological name; cf. Luke’s δεῖ statements)
Category: God
Inherited from Romans package. Anchored to Luke’s recurring dei (‘must’) statements — see divine_necessity entry — at 2:49; 4:43; 9:22,51; 13:33; 17:25; 19:5; 22:22,37,42; 24:7,26,44.
Abba
Approved rendering: Abba
Transliteration: AH-bah
Doctrine: Adoption into God’s Family
Original: אַבָּא
Category: God
Inherited from Romans package. Not directly transliterated in Luke’s Greek text itself, but retained for consistency; Luke’s Gethsemane prayer (22:42, ‘Father, if you are willing’) carries the same intimate filial posture.
Fulfilled
Approved rendering: yerinə yetmişdir
Transliteration: yeh-ree-NAH yet-mish-DEER
Doctrine: Fulfillment of Prophecy
Rejected alternatives: baş verdi (merely ‘happened’)
Original: πληρόω
Category: Covenant
Core passage (4:21): ‘Bu gün bu Yazı… yerinə yetmişdir.’ Also 24:44. Must convey completion of long-anticipated prophecy, not bare occurrence.
Poor
Approved rendering: yoxsul
Transliteration: YOKH-sool
Doctrine: Good News to the Poor and Marginalized
Original: πτωχός
Category: Poverty and Marginalization
Occurs at 4:18 (core passage); 6:20; 7:22; 14:13,21; 16:20-22; 18:22; 19:8. Hold literal-economic and spiritual senses together; do not reduce to almsgiving-program language nor over-spiritualize into a vague humility metaphor.
Forgiveness Of Sins
Approved rendering: günahların bağışlanması
Transliteration: goo-nahkh-lah-RUHN bah-uhsh-lahn-mah-SUH
Doctrine: Repentance and Forgiveness of Sins
Original: ἄφεσις ἁμαρτιῶν
Category: Sin
Occurs at 1:77; 3:3; 5:20-24; 7:47-49; 11:4; 24:47. Distinct from Saleh sayılma (justification); do not conflate. Ties to the aphesis wordplay noted at 4:18.
Acceptable Year Of The Lord
Approved rendering: Rəbbin lütf ili
Transliteration: RAHB-been LYUTF ee-LEE
Doctrine: Kingdom of God Present and Future / Grace
Rejected alternatives: Yubiley ili (secular-sounding ‘anniversary year’)
Original: ἐνιαυτὸς Κυρίου δεκτός
Category: Salvation
Core passage (4:19). Jubilee background (Leviticus 25 — debt cancellation, freed slaves, restored land) is almost entirely unfamiliar to Azerbaijani readers and must be explained; deliberately built on the Lütf (Grace) root.
Repentance
Approved rendering: tövbə
Transliteration: TOHV-bah
Doctrine: Repentance and Forgiveness of Sins
Original: μετάνοια / μετανοέω
Category: Sin
Occurs at 3:3,8; 5:32; 13:3,5; 15:7,10; 17:3-4; 24:47. Tövbə is devotionally understood in Azerbaijani Islamic usage as self-initiated and self-sufficient, without a mediator. Luke grounds forgiveness in Christ’s own direct authoritative pronouncement (5:20-24; 7:47-49); this must be made explicit every time tövbə appears.
Baptism
Approved rendering: vəftiz
Transliteration: vahf-TEEZ
Doctrine: Repentance and Forgiveness of Sins / Holy Spirit’s Work
Rejected alternatives: dəstəmaz/qusl (Islamic ritual ablution)
Original: βάπτισμα / βαπτίζω
Category: Sanctification
Occurs at 3:3,7,12,16,21; 7:29; 12:50. Must not be confused with or explained via dəstəmaz/qusl, which is ceremonial purification for prayer, not a one-time repentance/incorporation sign.
Virgin
Approved rendering: bakirə
Transliteration: bah-kee-RAH
Doctrine: Incarnation
Original: παρθένος
Category: Christology
Occurs at 1:27,34. A rare point of doctrinal overlap with Qur’an 19 (Maryam’s virgin conception of Isa); use the overlap as a bridge, then sharply distinguish Luke’s theological purpose (fulfillment of Davidic promise, incarnation of the eternal Son) from the Qur’anic account’s differing purpose.
Circumcision
Approved rendering: sünnət
Transliteration: soon-NAHT
Doctrine: Fulfillment of Prophecy / Law
Original: περιτομή
Category: Covenant
Occurs at 1:59; 2:21. Sünnət is a major, near-universal Islamic religious-identity practice in Azerbaijan; teaching must clarify Jesus’ circumcision as submission to the specific Mosaic covenant, historically located, and must avoid implying an ongoing requirement for Gentile believers.
Devil
Approved rendering: iblis
Transliteration: eeb-LEES
Doctrine: Spiritual Authority over Evil
Original: διάβολος
Category: Spiritual Conflict
Occurs at 4:2-13; 8:12. İblis is the standard Azerbaijani/Islamic term; teaching notes must clarify that while both traditions affirm a real personal tempter, Luke’s temptation narrative is a unique Christological event testing the Messiah’s obedience, not the Qur’anic creation-narrative account.
Demon Unclean Spirit
Approved rendering: cin / natəmiz ruh
Transliteration: JEEN / nah-tah-MEEZ ROOKH
Doctrine: Spiritual Authority over Evil
Original: δαιμόνιον / πνεῦμα ἀκάθαρτον
Category: Spiritual Conflict
Occurs at 4:33-36,41; 6:18; 7:21; 8:2,27-38; 9:1,37-42,49; 10:17; 11:14-26; 13:32. Azerbaijani folk Islam has widespread active belief in cinlər (jinn), addressed via amulets, dua-yazma, and üfürmə (breath-blowing rituals); Jesus’ unique, decisive, kingdom-inaugurating authority must never be presented as one more technique alongside these.
Transfiguration
Approved rendering: surəti dəyişdi
Transliteration: soo-rah-TEE dah-yeesh-DEE
Doctrine: Deity of Christ / Glory
Original: μεταμορφόω
Category: Christology
Occurs at 9:28-36. Must connect explicitly to baseline Ehtişam (Glory) and Deity of Christ doctrines; avoid phrasing implying disguise-removal rather than genuine unveiling of pre-existing divine glory.
Prayer
Approved rendering: dua
Transliteration: doo-AH
Doctrine: Prayer and Dependence on God
Rejected alternatives: namaz (obligatory fixed-form ritual prayer)
Original: προσευχή / προσεύχομαι
Category: Prayer
Occurs at 1:13; 3:21; 5:16; 6:12,28; 9:18,28-29; 11:1-13; 18:1-14; 22:32,39-46. Dua is correctly distinguished from namaz; teaching must clarify Luke’s Abba-rooted filial intimacy rather than either ritual obligation or generic supplication.
Hades
Approved rendering: Hades (ölülər diyarı)
Transliteration: HAH-dess (uh-lew-LAIR dee-yah-RUH)
Doctrine: (Eschatology, Rich Man and Lazarus)
Rejected alternatives: cəhənnəm (Islamic Hell doctrine, forbidden)
Original: Ἅδης
Category: Eschatology
Occurs at 16:23 (Rich Man and Lazarus). Do NOT render as cəhənnəm, which carries the full, specific Islamic doctrine of Hell — a permanent post-Judgment-Day destination reached after deeds-weighing and crossing the Sirat bridge — an entirely different eschatological framework.
Kingdom In Your Midst
Approved rendering: Allahın Padşahlığı aranızdadır
Transliteration: ahl-lah-HUHN pahd-shah-luh-UH ah-rah-nuhz-dah-DUHR
Doctrine: Kingdom of God Present and Future
Original: ἐντός
Category: Kingdom
Occurs at 17:21. The clearest Lukan statement of the Kingdom’s present reality, alongside its future consummation; works together with baseline Allahın Padşahlığı.
Son Of David
Approved rendering: Davudun Oğlu
Transliteration: dah-voo-DOON oh-LOO
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant
Original: υἱὸς Δαυίδ
Category: Covenant
Occurs at 18:38-39; 20:41-44. Recognized by the marginalized blind beggar rather than the sighted crowd, an ironic Lukan reversal signal.
Salvation To This House
Approved rendering: bu evə xilas gəldi
Transliteration: boo eh-VAH khee-LAHS gal-DEE
Doctrine: Salvation
Original: σωτηρία τῷ οἴκῳ τούτῳ
Category: Salvation
Occurs at 19:9, paired with ‘today’ (bu gün). Reinforces present-tense Xilas doctrine and connects economic restitution to genuine repentance.
Will
Approved rendering: iradə
Transliteration: ee-rah-DAH
Doctrine: Prayer and Dependence on God / Providence
Original: θέλημα
Category: Providence
Occurs at 22:42: ‘not my will, but yours, be done.’ Gethsemane submission model directly relevant to Prayer and Dependence on God and baseline Providence.
Righteous Innocent
Approved rendering: saleh / günahsız
Transliteration: sah-LEHKH / goo-nahkh-SUHZ
Doctrine: Righteousness
Original: δίκαιος
Category: Salvation
Occurs at 23:47. The centurion’s confession of Jesus’ innocence/righteousness at the moment of death, echoing baseline Salehlik vocabulary and paralleling the earlier Gentile centurion of faith (ch. 7).
Power From On High
Approved rendering: yuxarıdan gələn qüvvə
Transliteration: yoo-khah-ruh-DAHN gah-LAHN kewv-VAH
Doctrine: The Holy Spirit’s Work in Salvation History
Original: δύναμις ἐξ ὕψους
Category: God
Occurs at 24:49. Built on baseline Allahın qüdrəti root; ties the Spirit’s anointing of Jesus at 4:18 to the Spirit’s empowering of the whole church at the book’s end, the Pentecost-anticipation climax.
Most High
Approved rendering: Haqq-Taala / Ən Ali Olan
Transliteration: HAHK tah-ah-LAH / AHN ah-LEE oh-LAHN
Doctrine: Sonship of Christ
Occurs at 1:32,35,76. Haqq-Taala is common devotional Islamic vocabulary for God’s transcendence; teaching notes must clarify that this same exalted title is applied to Jesus himself (‘Son of the Most High,’ 1:32), a direct collision point with tawhid.
Filled With Holy Spirit
Approved rendering: Müqəddəs Ruhla dolmaq
Transliteration: mew-kad-DASS rookh-LAH dol-MAHK
Doctrine: The Holy Spirit’s Work in Salvation History
Occurs at 1:15,41,67 (Elizabeth, Zechariah) and reflected at 4:1,14. Establishes the pattern of the Spirit actively directing salvation history before Jesus’ birth; each occurrence independently risks the Cəbrail (archangel) misreading and must each be taught explicitly.
Light To Gentiles
Approved rendering: millətlərin gözlərini açan nur
Transliteration: meel-lat-lah-REEN gyuz-lah-ree-NEE ah-CHAHN NOOR
Doctrine: Jesus as Savior for All Nations
Occurs at 2:32, Simeon’s prophecy. ‘Nur’ here is a normal light-image, not the Shia-devotional pre-existent Nur-i Məhəmmədi concept flagged for baseline Glory/Ehtişam, but flag for review given the sensitivity already documented around light-imagery terms in this language pair.
Medium Risk Terms
Apostle
Approved rendering: Həvari
Transliteration: heh-vah-REE
Doctrine: Apostleship
Rejected alternatives: peyğəmbər (prophet-messenger), imam (Shia infallible successor sense)
Original: ἀπόστολος
Category: Church
Inherited from Romans package. Occurs at 6:13; 9:10; 11:49; 17:5; 22:14; 24:10. Root shared with ἀποστέλλω (‘sent,’ 4:18); guard against imam-shaped associations.
Peace
Approved rendering: Sülh
Transliteration: SYULKH
Doctrine: Peace with God
Rejected alternatives: rahatlıq (inner calm/comfort)
Original: εἰρήνη
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package. Occurs at 1:79; 2:14; 7:50; 8:48; 10:5-6; 19:38,42; 24:36, in both relational-with-God and interpersonal senses.
Spiritual Gifts
Approved rendering: Ruhani hədiyyələr
Transliteration: roo-hah-NEE hah-dee-YAY-lair
Doctrine: Spiritual Gifts
Rejected alternatives: kəramət (Shia saint/Imam miraculous endowment)
Inherited from Romans package. No direct concentrated occurrence in Luke itself; retained for cross-curriculum consistency in case of teaching cross-reference to Romans 12 / 1 Corinthians 12.
Church
Approved rendering: Kilsə
Transliteration: keel-SAY
Doctrine: Church as God’s People
Rejected alternatives: məscid-vari icma (mosque-like community)
Original: ἐκκλησία
Category: Church
Inherited from Romans package. Proleptic in Luke, anticipating the church realized in Acts; retained for cross-curriculum consistency.
Kingdom Of God
Approved rendering: Allahın Padşahlığı
Transliteration: ahl-lah-HUHN pahd-shah-luh-UH
Doctrine: Kingdom Mission
Rejected alternatives: Allahın dövləti (God’s state/nation)
Original: βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ
Category: Kingdom
Inherited from Romans package. Central Lukan theme (4:43; 6:20; 8:1,10; 9:2; 10:9-11; 11:20; 13:18-30; 14:15; 17:20-21; 18:16-25; 19:11; 21:31; 22:16-30; 23:42,51). See kingdom_in_your_midst (17:21) for its sharpest present-tense form.
Gentiles
Approved rendering: Millətlər
Transliteration: mil-lat-LAIR
Doctrine: Unity of Jews and Gentiles
Rejected alternatives: kafirlər (unbelievers/infidels), bütpərəstlər (idolaters, archaic)
Original: ἔθνη
Category: Church
Inherited from Romans package. Occurs at 2:32 (Simeon’s prophecy, ‘light for revelation to the Gentiles’); 18:32; 21:24; 24:47.
Prophecy
Approved rendering: Peyğəmbərlik sözü
Transliteration: pay-gam-bair-LEEK suh-ZEW
Doctrine: Fulfillment of Prophecy
Rejected alternatives: falçılıq (divination/fortune-telling)
Original: προφητεία
Category: Covenant
Inherited from Romans package. Core passage’s πεπλήρωται (4:21, see ‘fulfilled’ entry) is the primary anchor text; also 18:31; 21:22; 22:37; 24:44.
Covenant
Approved rendering: Əhd
Transliteration: AKHD
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant
Rejected alternatives: müqavilə (bare commercial contract)
Original: διαθήκη
Category: Covenant
Inherited from Romans package. Occurs at 1:72-73; 22:20 introduces the new coined phrase ‘Yeni Əhd’ (see new_covenant entry).
Mission
Approved rendering: Müjdə yayma xidməti
Transliteration: myuzh-DAH yai-MAH khee-dmah-TEE
Doctrine: Mission to the Nations
Rejected alternatives: təbliğ (regulated religious propaganda)
Original: ἀποστολή / πέμπω / ἀποστέλλω
Category: Church
Inherited from Romans package. Grounded in the core passage’s ‘he has sent me’ (4:18,43) and extended through the Twelve (9:1-6), the Seventy-Two (10:1-12), and the closing commission (24:47-49).
David
Approved rendering: Davud
Transliteration: dah-VOOD
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant
Original: דָּוִד
Category: Covenant
Inherited from Romans package. Occurs at 1:27,32,69; 2:4,11; 3:31; 6:3; 18:38-39; 20:41-44.
Israel
Approved rendering: İsrail
Transliteration: ees-rah-EEL
Doctrine: Unity of Jews and Gentiles
Original: יִשְׂרָאֵל
Category: Covenant
Inherited from Romans package. Occurs at 1:16,54,68,80; 2:25,32,34; 4:25,27; 7:9; 22:30; 24:21.
Seed Of David
Approved rendering: Davudun nəslindən
Transliteration: dah-voo-DOON nas-leen-DAHN
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant
Original: σπέρμα Δαυίδ
Category: Covenant
Inherited from Romans package. Occurs at 1:27,32,69; 2:4; 3:31.
Synagogue
Approved rendering: Sinaqoq
Transliteration: see-nah-GOK
Doctrine: Inspiration of Scripture
Rejected alternatives: məscid-vari yığıncaq evi (mosque-like assembly house)
Original: συναγωγή
Category: Culture
Core passage setting (4:16,20,28,33,38); also 6:6; 7:5; 8:41; 13:10; 21:12. Must be kept visually and conceptually distinct from məscid; no imam-led ritual prayer/wudu framework should be imported.
Sabbath
Approved rendering: Şənbə günü
Transliteration: shahn-BAH goo-NEW
Doctrine: Sabbath and Law Fulfillment
Original: σάββατον
Category: Covenant
Occurs at 4:16,31 (core passage); 6:1-9; 13:10-16; 14:1-5; 23:54,56. Azerbaijani readers may default to associating a holy day with Friday’s Cümə prayer; teaching must clarify the distinct Jewish covenant referent.
Captives
Approved rendering: əsirlər
Transliteration: ah-seer-LAIR
Doctrine: Good News to the Poor and Marginalized
Original: αἰχμάλωτος
Category: Poverty and Marginalization
Core passage (4:18). Avoid a purely political/military liberation reading, a sensitive category in Azerbaijani public discourse; teaching must hold social and spiritual bondage-release senses together.
Oppressed Crushed
Approved rendering: əzilmişlər
Transliteration: ah-zeel-meesh-LAIR
Doctrine: Good News to the Poor and Marginalized
Original: τεθραυσμένος (θραύω)
Category: Poverty and Marginalization
Core passage (4:18); extends the poor/captive/blind triad to all broken by circumstance.
Recovering Sight Blind
Approved rendering: gözlərin açılması / kor
Transliteration: gyuz-lah-REEN ah-chuhl-mah-SUH / KOR
Doctrine: Good News to the Poor and Marginalized
Original: ἀνάβλεψις / τυφλός
Category: Poverty and Marginalization
Occurs at 4:18; 7:21-22; 18:35-43. Keep literal-healing and revelatory senses together.
Disciple Follow
Approved rendering: şagird / ardınca getmək
Transliteration: shah-GEERD / ar-duhn-JAH get-MAKH
Doctrine: Cost and Joy of Discipleship
Original: μαθητής / ἀκολουθέω
Category: Discipleship
Occurs at 5:11,27-28; 6:13,17,20; 9:23,57-62; 14:26-33; 18:22,28. Risk of collision with the Sufi mürid-şeyx model (living guide, mystical progressive path, ongoing tariqa lineage authority); Luke’s discipleship is a direct, grace-initiated relationship to the living, resurrected Lord himself.
Sinner
Approved rendering: günahkar
Transliteration: goo-nahkh-KAHR
Doctrine: Jesus’ Compassion and Table Fellowship with Sinners
Original: ἁμαρτωλός
Category: Sin
Occurs at 5:8,30,32; 7:34,37,39; 15:1-2,7,10; 18:13; 19:7. Derivative of baseline Günah; foundational to the table-fellowship doctrine.
Compassion
Approved rendering: rəhmi gəlmək / ürəyi yandı
Transliteration: RAHKH-mee gal-MAKH / oo-rah-YEE yahn-DUH
Doctrine: Jesus’ Compassion and Table Fellowship with Sinners
Original: σπλαγχνίζομαι
Category: God
Occurs at 7:13 (widow of Nain); 10:33 (Good Samaritan); 15:20 (the running father). Keep conceptually distinct from Lütf (forensic unearned favor) and from mərhəmət used more broadly.
Table Fellowship
Approved rendering: birgə süfrəyə oturmaq
Transliteration: beer-GAH soof-rah-YAH oh-toor-MAHK
Doctrine: Jesus’ Compassion and Table Fellowship with Sinners
Original: συνανάκειμαι / συνεσθίω
Category: Church
Occurs at 5:29-30; 7:36-50; 15:1-2; 19:5-7. Azerbaijani qonaqpərvərlik (hospitality) is a genuine cultural bridge, but teaching must draw out that this was specifically scandalous to the religious establishment, not merely a warm courtesy.
Mercy
Approved rendering: mərhəmət
Transliteration: mar-hah-MAHT
Doctrine: Compassion of God and Mercy
Original: ἔλεος
Category: God
Occurs at 1:50,54,58,72,78; 10:37. Baseline flags mərhəmət as a rejected alternative specifically for Grace (Lütf); remains correct standalone for mercy itself, but must be kept doctrinally distinct from Lütf’s forensic sense.
Humble Lowly
Approved rendering: aşağı / təvazökar
Transliteration: ah-shah-UH / tah-vah-zoh-KAHR
Doctrine: Status Reversal and Humility / Good News to the Poor
Original: ταπεινός
Category: Poverty and Marginalization
Occurs at 1:48,52; 14:11; 18:14. Resonance exists with the Islamic virtue of tavazö; Luke’s emphasis is God’s sovereign, gracious choice to exalt the lowly, not merely a self-earned moral virtue.
Temptation
Approved rendering: sınaq
Transliteration: suh-NAHK
Doctrine: Spiritual Authority over Evil
Original: πειρασμός
Category: Christology
Occurs at 4:1-13; 11:4; 22:28,40,46. A unique Christological event validating the Messiah’s fitness for mission, not merely ordinary human moral struggle, though it also models resistance for disciples.
Authority
Approved rendering: səlahiyyət
Transliteration: sah-lah-hee-YAHT
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Original: ἐξουσία
Category: Christology
Occurs at 4:32,36 (core passage context); 5:24; 9:1; 10:19; 19:17; 20:2,8,20; 22:53. Marks Jesus as distinct from scribes who merely transmit tradition.
Blessed Woe
Approved rendering: xoşbəxt / vay
Transliteration: khosh-BAKHT / VYE
Doctrine: Good News to the Poor and Marginalized
Original: μακάριος / οὐαί
Category: Poverty and Marginalization
Occurs at 6:20-26; 7:23; 10:23; 11:28,42-52; 12:37-38; 14:14-15; 21:23; 23:29. Xoşbəxt risks sounding like a this-worldly happiness claim; teaching must clarify this is God’s future vindication, not present material ease.
Word Of God
Approved rendering: Allahın kəlamı / sözü
Transliteration: ahl-lah-HUHN kah-lah-MUH / suh-ZOO
Doctrine: Gospel
Original: ὁ λόγος τοῦ θεοῦ
Category: Salvation
Occurs at 5:1; 8:11,21; 11:28. Identified as the sower’s seed; connects to baseline Gospel (Müjdə) as its content.
Samaritan
Approved rendering: Samariyalı
Transliteration: sah-mah-ree-yah-LUH
Doctrine: Jesus as Savior for All Nations
Original: Σαμαρίτης
Category: Church
Occurs at 9:52-56; 10:30-37; 17:11-19. Jesus deliberately makes a despised religious outsider the moral hero, radically undercutting ethnic/religious in-group boundaries.
Neighbor
Approved rendering: qonşu
Transliteration: kon-SHOO
Doctrine: Jesus as Savior for All Nations
Original: πλησίον
Category: Discipleship
Occurs at 10:27,29,36. Azerbaijani culture highly values qonşuluq (neighborliness) as an in-group bond; Jesus’ teaching universalizes ‘neighbor’ beyond any ethnic, sectarian, or religious in-group boundary.
Debt
Approved rendering: borc / günah
Transliteration: BORJ / goo-NAHKH
Doctrine: Repentance and Forgiveness of Sins
Original: ὀφείλημα
Category: Sin
Occurs at 11:4. Reinforces the aphesis wordplay noted at 4:18: release from captivity and release from sin-debt are conceptually joined.
Watchfulness
Approved rendering: oyaq olmaq / hazır olmaq
Transliteration: oh-YAHK ol-MAHK / hah-ZUHR ol-MAHK
Doctrine: Kingdom of God Present and Future
Original: γρηγορέω
Category: Kingdom
Occurs at 12:35-40; 21:36. Ties Kingdom-Present-and-Future doctrine to practical ethical vigilance.
Narrow Door
Approved rendering: dar qapı
Transliteration: DAHR kah-PUH
Doctrine: Jesus as Savior for All Nations
Original: θύρα
Category: Salvation
Occurs at 13:24-30, including ‘many will come from east and west’ (13:28-30), reinforcing universal-scope doctrine without national/ethnic guarantee of entry.
Mammon
Approved rendering: Mamon
Transliteration: mah-MOHN
Doctrine: Cost and Joy of Discipleship
Rejected alternatives: pul/sərvət (neutral ‘money/wealth’, losing personification)
Original: μαμωνᾶς
Category: Discipleship
Occurs at 16:9,11,13. Should not be flattened to pul/sərvət alone, since Jesus personifies it as a rival master to God.
Abrahams Bosom
Approved rendering: İbrahimin qoynu
Transliteration: eeb-rah-hee-MEEN koy-NOO
Doctrine: (Eschatology, Rich Man and Lazarus)
Original: κόλπος Ἀβραάμ
Category: Eschatology
Occurs at 16:22-23. İbrahim is a shared, highly venerated figure in Islamic tradition (genuine resonance), though the destiny described here is determined by faith-status, not by inherited lineage-merit or veneration.
Unworthy Servants
Approved rendering: layiqsiz qullar
Transliteration: lah-yeek-SEEZ kool-LAHR
Doctrine: Grace vs. Works
Original: ἀχρεῖος
Category: Discipleship
Occurs at 17:10. Guards against a merit-earning view of obedience, reinforcing the Grace-vs-works distinction.
House Of Prayer Den Of Robbers
Approved rendering: dua evi / oğru yuvası
Transliteration: doo-AH eh-VEE / oh-ROO yoo-vah-SUH
Doctrine: (Temple cleansing)
Original: οἶκος προσευχῆς / σπήλαιον λῃστῶν
Category: Church
Occurs at 19:45-46 (temple cleansing). Righteous indignation at corrupted worship, echoing Isaiah and Jeremiah.
Betray Hand Over
Approved rendering: satmaq / təhvil vermək
Transliteration: saht-MAHK / tah-h-VEEL ver-MAKH
Doctrine: Providence and Divine Necessity
Original: παραδίδωμι
Category: Providence
Occurs at 22:3-6,21-22,47-48 (Judas’s betrayal). Situates Jesus’ coming death within both human treachery and God’s foreordained plan.
Good Will Favor
Approved rendering: razılıq / xoş məramı
Transliteration: rah-zuh-LUHK / khosh mah-rah-MUH
Doctrine: Election and Effectual Calling
Occurs at 2:14 (‘peace among those with whom he is pleased’). Divine favor resting specifically on those God has chosen to bless, connecting to baseline Election (Seçilmə) doctrine.
Consolation
Approved rendering: təsəlli
Transliteration: tah-sal-LEE
Doctrine: Fulfillment of Prophecy
Occurs at 2:25, Simeon’s messianic hope-title ‘the consolation of Israel,’ expressing longing for God’s comprehensive comfort and restoration of his people.
Fast
Approved rendering: oruc tutmaq
Transliteration: oh-ROOJ toot-MAHK
Doctrine: Kingdom of God Present and Future
Occurs at 5:33-35. Oruc is the standard Islamic fasting term (strongly associated with Ramadan); teaching notes should clarify Jesus is reframing the purpose and timing of fasting around his own messianic presence, not commenting on Islamic fasting practice.
Leper Cleanse
Approved rendering: cüzamlı / pak etmək
Transliteration: jew-zahm-LUH / PAHK et-MAKH
Doctrine: Jesus’ Compassion and Table Fellowship with Sinners
Occurs at 5:12-14; 17:11-19. Jesus touches and heals a leper, crossing a boundary of ritual defilement and social exclusion — an enacted parable of compassion reaching the most marginalized.
Low Risk Terms
Thanksgiving
Approved rendering: Şükran
Transliteration: shook-RAHN
Doctrine: Thanksgiving
Original: εὐχαριστία / εὐχαριστέω
Category: Faith
Inherited from Romans package. Present in the healed Samaritan leper’s response (17:16-19) and the doxological close of the Gospel (24:52-53), as well as the Magnificat/Benedictus (1:46-55) and Simeon’s/shepherds’ praise (2:13-14,20).
Fellowship
Approved rendering: Ünsiyyət
Transliteration: ewn-see-YAHT
Doctrine: Christian Fellowship
Rejected alternatives: qardaşlıq (brotherhood, civic/nationalist)
Inherited from Romans package. Present in the pairs sent on mission (10:1), the Last Supper community (22:14-30), and the Emmaus-road walk (24:13-35). Keep distinct from ethnic/civic qardaşlıq.
Exhort
Approved rendering: Nəsihət vermək
Transliteration: nah-see-HAHT ver-MAKH
Doctrine: Mutual Edification
Original: παρακαλέω
Category: Faith
Inherited from Romans package. Applied to John the Baptist’s preaching (3:18).
Nazareth
Approved rendering: Nazaret
Transliteration: nah-zah-RET
Doctrine: Incarnation
Proper name of Jesus’ hometown (4:16; 1:26; 2:4,39,51). Establishes Jesus as a real, locatable human figure returning to his own community, setting up the rejection narrative later in ch. 4.
Tax Collector
Approved rendering: vergiyığan
Transliteration: ver-gee-yuh-AHN
Doctrine: Jesus’ Compassion and Table Fellowship with Sinners
Original: τελώνης
Category: Church
Occurs at 3:12; 5:27-30; 7:29,34; 15:1; 18:10-13; 19:2,8. Recurring dinner-guest of Jesus; doctrinally load-bearing despite low lexical risk.
Shepherd
Approved rendering: çoban
Transliteration: choh-BAHN
Doctrine: Good News to the Poor and Marginalized
Original: ποιμήν
Category: Poverty and Marginalization
Occurs at 2:8-20. Shepherds — among the lowest social class — are the first human witnesses of the incarnation, a deliberate Lukan signal about who receives the good news first.
Census
Approved rendering: siyahıyaalma
Transliteration: see-yah-huh-yah-ahl-MAH
Doctrine: Incarnation (historical setting)
Original: ἀπογραφή
Category: Culture
Occurs at 2:1-2. Situates Jesus’ birth within verifiable imperial history.
Centurion
Approved rendering: yüzbaşı
Transliteration: yooz-bah-SHUH
Doctrine: Jesus as Savior for All Nations
Original: ἑκατοντάρχης
Category: Church
Occurs at 7:1-10; 23:47. A Gentile faith exemplar and, at the cross, a Gentile witness to Jesus’ innocence — doctrinally significant despite low lexical risk.
Harvest
Approved rendering: məhsul / biçin
Transliteration: mah-h-SOOL / bee-CHEEN
Doctrine: Evangelism and Mission to the Nations
Original: θερισμός
Category: Mission
Occurs at 10:2. Grounds baseline Müjdə yayma xidməti with missionary urgency imagery.
Daily Bread
Approved rendering: gündəlik çörək
Transliteration: gewn-dah-LEEK chuh-RAHK
Doctrine: Prayer and Dependence on God
Original: ἐπιούσιος
Category: Prayer
Occurs at 11:3, echoing wilderness manna provision.
Fool
Approved rendering: ağılsız
Transliteration: ah-uhl-SUHZ
Doctrine: Prayer and Dependence on God
Original: ἄφρων
Category: Providence
Occurs at 12:20 (rich fool). Warns against material security replacing dependence on God.
Pharisee
Approved rendering: fariseylər
Transliteration: fah-ree-sey-LAIR
Doctrine: (Recurring narrative foil)
Transliterated proper noun for a Jewish religious-legal movement emphasizing strict Torah observance and ritual purity; a recurring foil throughout Luke representing a works/purity-based religious system Jesus repeatedly confronts with grace, mercy, and inclusion.
Low-Medium Risk Terms
Parable
Approved rendering: məsəl
Transliteration: mah-SAHL
Doctrine: Kingdom of God Present and Future
Original: παραβολή
Category: Kingdom
Occurs throughout chs. 8, 10, 12-16, 18-20. Cognate with Qur’anic mathal; teaching notes must clarify Lukan parables carry specific Kingdom-of-God content requiring interpretation, not merely general proverbial wisdom.
Wilderness
Approved rendering: səhra / çöl
Transliteration: sah-h-RAH / CHUHL
Doctrine: Cost and Joy of Discipleship
Original: ἔρημος
Category: Discipleship
Occurs at 1:80; 3:2-4; 4:1-2,42; 5:16; 9:12. Recalls Israel’s wilderness testing; Jesus succeeds where Israel often failed.
Widow
Approved rendering: dul qadın
Transliteration: DOOL kah-DUHN
Doctrine: Jesus’ Compassion and Table Fellowship with Sinners
Original: χήρα
Category: Poverty and Marginalization
Occurs at 2:37; 4:25-26; 7:11-17; 18:1-8; 20:47; 21:2-3.
Hypocrisy
Approved rendering: ikiüzlülük
Transliteration: ee-kee-ewz-lew-LEWK
Doctrine: Sanctification
Original: ὑπόκρισις
Category: Sanctification
Occurs at 11:37-54; 12:1,56; 13:15; 20:20. A recurring Lukan critique of religion-as-appearance.
Anxiety
Approved rendering: narahat olmaq / qayğı çəkmək
Transliteration: nah-rah-HAHT ol-MAHK / kai-UH chak-MAKH
Doctrine: Prayer and Dependence on God
Original: μεριμνάω
Category: Prayer
Occurs at 10:41; 12:22-26. Trust in the Father’s provision as the alternative to anxiety.
Mustard Seed
Approved rendering: xardal dənəsi
Transliteration: khar-DAHL dah-nah-SEE
Doctrine: Kingdom of God Present and Future
Original: κόκκος σινάπεως
Category: Kingdom
Occurs at 13:18-19; 17:6. Small, hidden beginnings growing into comprehensive, visible reality — the kingdom genuinely present now, not yet in its fullness.
Banquet
Approved rendering: ziyafət
Transliteration: zee-yah-FAHT
Doctrine: Jesus’ Compassion and Table Fellowship with Sinners
Original: δεῖπνον
Category: Church
Occurs at 14:15-24: the invited elite refuse, and the poor, crippled, blind, and lame are brought in instead.
Joy
Approved rendering: sevinc / şadlanmaq
Transliteration: seh-VEENJ / shahd-lahn-MAHK
Doctrine: Cost and Joy of Discipleship
Original: χαρά / χαίρω
Category: Discipleship
A major recurring Lukan theme-word (1:14,44; 2:10; 6:23; 10:17,21; 15:7,10,32; 19:6,37; 24:41,52), tied directly to the Cost-and-Joy-of-Discipleship doctrine.
Cornerstone
Approved rendering: guşə daşı
Transliteration: goo-SHAH dah-SHUH
Doctrine: Fulfillment of Prophecy
Original: λίθος κεφαλὴ γωνίας
Category: Covenant
Occurs at 20:17. Psalm 118 citation applied to Jesus, rejected by builders yet foundational.
Fruit Of Repentance
Approved rendering: bar / meyvə
Transliteration: BAHR / mey-VAH
Doctrine: Repentance and Forgiveness of Sins
Occurs at 3:8-14 (‘fruits worthy of repentance’). Repentance must be evidenced in changed conduct, not merely inward sentiment or ritual performance.
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Divine Necessity
Approved rendering: gərəkdir / lazımdır
Transliteration: gah-rahk-DEER / lah-zuhm-DUHR
Doctrine: Providence and Divine Necessity
Original: δεῖ
Category: Providence
Occurs at 2:49; 4:43; 9:22,51; 13:33; 17:25; 19:5; 22:22,37,42; 24:7,26,44. Must be rendered consistently to preserve God’s own sovereign plan, guarding against qismət-style fatalistic connotations common in Azerbaijani folk religious speech.
Renounce Count Cost
Approved rendering: əl çəkmək / imtina etmək
Transliteration: AHL chak-MAKH / eem-tee-NAH et-MAKH
Doctrine: Cost and Joy of Discipleship
Original: ἀποτάσσομαι
Category: Discipleship
Occurs at 14:26-33. Extends the Cost-of-Discipleship doctrine with hard-edged demands; teaching notes should address the pastoral tension for readers whose family/community ties are bound to their existing religious identity.
Lost
Approved rendering: itmiş
Transliteration: eet-MEESH
Doctrine: Repentance and Forgiveness of Sins
Original: ἀπόλλυμι / ἀπολωλός
Category: Sin
Occurs at 15:4,6,8-9,17,24,32; 19:10. Some resonance with the Islamic concept of straying (zəlalət), but Luke’s resolution is the Father’s grace-initiated welcome and celebration upon repentance, not a return achieved through the sinner’s own corrective effort.
Opened Scriptures Eyes
Approved rendering: açdı / açıldı
Transliteration: ahch-DUH / ah-chuhl-DUH
Doctrine: Fulfillment of Prophecy
Original: διανοίγω
Category: Covenant
Occurs at 24:31-32,45 (Emmaus road). Shows it was ‘necessary’ for Christ to suffer and rise, fulfilling the Fulfillment-of-Prophecy doctrine at the book’s climax.
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