Core Glossary

Core Glossary: Philippians

Governing authority: Romans Language Package. Section A below lists every Romans-established term that recurs in Philippians and MUST be reused exactly, unchanged. Section B introduces every new Philippians-specific term, with the same fields as translation_memory.json/bible_term_registry.json, ready for merge into an updated translation memory in Phase 2.

Section A — Reused Terms from the Romans Baseline (Enforced Exactly, No Deviation Permitted)

English Term	Azerbaijani (TM)	Risk	Key Philippians Occurrences
gospel	Müjdə	High	1:5, 1:7, 1:12, 1:16, 1:27, 2:22, 4:3, 4:15
grace	Lütf	High	1:2, 1:7, 4:23
faith	İman	High	1:25, 1:27, 2:17, 3:9, 3:12 (imperfect fit for τελειόω, see note), 4:6 (as prayer accompanying faith-context)
righteousness	Salehlik	Critical	1:11, 3:6, 3:9, 4:8 (ethical-list sense, flag consistency)
salvation	Xilas	Critical	1:19, 1:28, 2:12
apostle	Həvari	Medium	(implicit; Paul’s identity, 1:1 self-designation as δοῦλος rather than ἀπόστολος — note the deliberate omission)
called / calling	Çağırılmış / Çağırış	High	3:14 (“the prize of the upward call of God”)
holy	Müqəddəs	High	1:1 (implicit, “in Christ” holiness), context throughout
saints	Müqəddəslər	High	1:1, 4:21, 4:22
sanctification	Təqdisetmə	High	(thematic, ch. 1–2 sanctified conduct)
resurrection	Diriliş	Critical	3:10, 3:11, 3:21
lord	Rəbb	Critical	1:2, 2:11, 2:19, 2:24, 3:8, 3:20, 4:1, 4:4, 4:5, 4:10, 4:23
son of God	Allahın Oğlu	Critical	(implicit background to 2:6, “in the form of God”; not a direct verbal occurrence but the doctrinal ground of the passage)
incarnation	Bədən alma	Critical	2:6-8 (thematic ground; new specific vocabulary — μορφή, κενόω, ὁμοίωμα, σχῆμα — detailed in Section B)
peace	Sülh	Medium	1:2, 4:7, 4:9
thanksgiving	Şükran	Low	1:3, 4:6
fellowship	Ünsiyyət	Low (elevated to High in Philippians contexts, see Section B notes)	1:5, 2:1, 3:10, 4:14-15
church	Kilsə	Medium	(implicit corporate references throughout; ἐκκλησία not directly used in extant text but ecclesial life assumed)
law	Qanun	High	3:5, 3:6, 3:9
sin	Günah	High	(implicit, ch. 3 background)
gentiles	Millətlər	Medium	(implicit, universal scope of 2:10-11)
glory	Ehtişam	High	1:11, 2:11, 3:19, 3:21, 4:19, 4:20
obedience of faith	İmanın gətirdiyi itaət	High	2:8, 2:12 (thematic)
power of God	Allahın qüdrəti	High	3:10 (“power of his resurrection”), 4:13 (ἐνδυναμόω, related but distinct term, see Section B)
messiah / christ	Məsih	Critical	throughout (paired with İsa per Romans convention)
prophet	Peyğəmbər	High	(not directly occurring; background only)
covenant	Əhd	Medium	(implicit background to 3:3-6 circumcision material)
election	Seçilmə	High	(implicit, 1:6 “he who began a good work”)
intercession	Vasitəçilik	Critical	(implicit, 1:19 “prayer,” 4:6 δέησις — related but distinct, see Section B)
providence	Allahın tədbiri	High	1:6, 1:12, 4:19 (thematic)
mission	Müjdə yayma xidməti	Medium	1:5, 1:12-18, 2:22, 4:3
david	Davud	Medium	(not occurring in Philippians)
israel	İsrail	Medium	3:5 (“of the people of Israel”)
jesus	İsa	Critical	throughout, always paired with Məsih
god	Allah	Critical	throughout
holy spirit	Müqəddəs Ruh	Critical	1:19, 2:1, 3:3
father	Ata	Critical	1:2, 2:11, 4:20
exhort	Nəsihət vermək	Low	4:2 (implicit appeal to Euodia/Syntyche)
imputed righteousness	Hesaba alınan salehlik	Critical	3:9

Note on fellowship/Ünsiyyət: while Low risk in the Romans registry, Philippians’ repeated use of κοινωνία for material/financial partnership (1:5, 4:14-15) alongside spiritual fellowship (2:1, 3:10) means this term functions at effectively High risk within this curriculum specifically. Native speaker review is recommended for every Philippians occurrence to confirm the correct sense (spiritual fellowship vs. gospel-partnership vs. financial partnership) is clear in context, even though the Azerbaijani word itself does not change.

Section B — New Terms Introduced by Philippians

kenosis_self_emptying

Translation: Özünü heçə çıxarma (noun form); özünü heçə çıxardı (verb, Phil 2:7)
Transliteration: oh-zoo-NEW hech-AH chuh-har-MAH
Doctrine risk: Critical
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis)
Alternatives rejected: “Allahlığından əl çəkdi” (gave up his deity/Godhood — implies Christ ceased being God, a heresy exceeding the underlying tawhid tension); “özünü aşağı saldı” (too weak, collapses into generic humility with no reference to pre-existent deity)
Notes: CRITICAL: Christ empties himself of the display/exercise of divine glory and prerogative in taking servant form (2:7), not of his divine nature or essence, which he retains throughout (per Bədən alma, Critical, Romans TM). Must always be taught alongside μορφή θεοῦ/Allah təbiətində (below) so the self-emptying is not misread as self-negation of deity.

form_of_god

Translation: Allah təbiətində (olmaq)
Transliteration: ahl-LAHKH tah-bee-a-TEEN-da
Doctrine risk: Critical
Doctrine: Deity of Christ / Incarnation
Alternatives rejected: “Allahın surəti” (God’s image/form) — Islam’s prohibition on depicting Allah (taswir/anti-iconic tradition) risks a visual-representation misreading rather than the intended ontological-nature claim
Notes: μορφή θεοῦ (Phil 2:6) asserts Christ’s pre-existent, essential deity — the premise on which kenosis depends. Pair explicitly with son_of_god and deity_of_christ (both Critical, Romans doctrine registry).

equality_with_god

Translation: Allahla bərabərlik
Transliteration: ahl-lahkh-LAH bah-rah-behr-LEEK
Doctrine risk: Critical
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Alternatives rejected: “Allah tərəfindən çox hörmətlənən” (greatly honored by God — softens co-equal deity into mere favor)
Notes: CRITICAL. Direct collision with Qur’an 112:4 (“there is none equal to Him”). Christ’s equality with God was possessed, not sought or acquired (v.6’s ἁρπαγμός); do not present as an achievement or grant.

form_of_a_servant

Translation: Qulun forması
Transliteration: koo-LOON for-mah-SUH
Doctrine risk: High
Doctrine: Incarnation / Kenosis
Alternatives rejected: none proposed; bare “qul” without “forma” qualifier rejected as it collapses the distinction between the universal creature-status sense of qul (Islamic anthropology: every human is Allah’s qul by nature) and Christ’s voluntary, downward assumption of servant status he did not by nature have
Notes: Must be taught with explicit contrast: ordinary “qul” describes creatures’ native subordinate status before God; Christ’s servant-form is a chosen, temporary self-lowering by one who was, and remains, equal with God.

cross

Translation: Çarmıx
Transliteration: chahr-MUHKH
Doctrine risk: Critical
Doctrine: Resurrection of Christ / Incarnation (extends existing Romans Critical doctrine to cover the crucifixion event itself)
Alternatives rejected: “əzab” / “iztirab” (generic suffering) — dilutes the specific historical execution event
Notes: CRITICAL. Qur’an 4:157 denies both death and crucifixion specifically (“they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him”). Çarmıx must be taught as a real historical execution — foundational to resurrection_of_christ (Critical, Romans doctrine registry) since a real crucifixion is the necessary premise for a real resurrection.

bowing_the_knee

Translation: Diz çökmək
Transliteration: deez chuk-MAKH
Doctrine risk: Critical
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Alternatives rejected: “hörmət göstərmək” (show honor/respect) — too weak; loses the specific worship-posture claim
Notes: CRITICAL. The knee-bowing/prostration posture is reserved exclusively for Allah in Islamic worship practice (sujud within namaz). Directing this posture to Jesus (Phil 2:10) is a direct practice-level collision, not merely a doctrinal one, and should be flagged for explicit pastoral framing alongside the Romans 10:9 confession material.

name_above_every_name

Translation: Bütün adlardan üstün olan ad
Transliteration: bew-TEWN ahd-lahr-DAHN ews-TEWN oh-LAHN ahd
Doctrine risk: High
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ / Deity of Christ
Alternatives rejected: “çox məşhur ad” (very famous name) — trivializes the supreme-rank claim
Notes: Islamic devotional tradition reserves supreme honorific “Names” status for Allah (al-asma al-husna). Teach that this supreme name is conferred by the Father, to the Father’s glory (2:11) — a Trinitarian point, not a rival-deity claim.

exaltation_of_christ

Translation: Çox-çox ucaltma (verb: çox-çox ucaltdı)
Transliteration: chokh-chokh oo-jahlt-MAH
Doctrine risk: High
Doctrine: Deity of Christ / Resurrection of Christ
Alternatives rejected: “ucaltdı” alone (flat “exalted”) — loses the intensive ὑπερ- (“hyper-”) force of the compound verb
Notes: The Father’s exaltation of the obedient Son vindicates and reveals, rather than newly grants, Christ’s eternal status.

humility_christ_modeled

Translation: Təvazökarlıq (Məsih nümunəsi üzrə)
Transliteration: tah-vah-zoh-kahr-LUHK
Doctrine risk: Medium
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
Alternatives rejected: none; təvazökarlıq itself is retained as a genuine point of shared virtue-vocabulary with Islamic ethics
Notes: Genuine resonance point (unlike most High/Critical terms in this glossary) — but the specific shape of Christian humility (a superior voluntarily lowering himself, Phil 2:6-8) exceeds the general devotional-modesty sense and should be taught explicitly using the Christ-hymn as the controlling pattern.

same_mindedness

Translation: Eyni düşüncədə/əhval-ruhiyyədə olmaq
Transliteration: ay-NEE dew-shewn-jah-DAH ol-MAKH
Doctrine risk: Medium
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
Alternatives rejected: “eyni fikirdə olmaq” (hold the same opinion) — too intellectualist, loses the dispositional/attitudinal sense of φρονέω
Notes: Must be rendered consistently across 2:2, 2:5, 3:15, 4:2 (Theological Consistency Rule extended from Romans to Philippians).

joy_in_suffering

Translation: Sevinc (əzab içində)
Transliteration: seh-VEENJ
Doctrine risk: Medium-High
Doctrine: Joy in Suffering and Imprisonment
Alternatives rejected: none; sevinc itself is standard, but requires substantial teaching support
Notes: Azerbaijani devotional culture (Shia mourning traditions surrounding Karbala/Ashura) more readily frames suffering through grief/lament than joy; Paul’s joy-amid-chains claim (1:4, 18; 4:4) must be taught as a distinct, resurrection-grounded reality rather than assimilated to either stoic endurance or ritual mourning.

participatory_suffering

Translation: Onun əzablarına şərik olmaq (kοινωνία παθημάτων)
Transliteration: oh-NOON az-ahb-lah-ruh-NAH shah-REEK ol-MAKH
Doctrine risk: High
Doctrine: Joy in Suffering and Imprisonment
Alternatives rejected: “şəfaətə şərik olmaq” (share in intercession) — must never be used; would directly import the Shia Imamate intercessory-merit framework already flagged as Critical/forbidden in the Romans registry (şəfaət)
Notes: HIGH. Sharing in Christ’s sufferings (3:10) is fellowship/identification with Christ’s pattern, not accumulation of intercessory merit through suffering (a live risk given the devotional weight of participatory, redemptive-suffering themes in Shia Islam, especially around Karbala). Distinguish clearly from vasitəçilik/intercession (Critical, Romans TM) — Christ’s suffering was uniquely atoning; believers’ suffering is not.

gospel_partnership

Translation: Müjdə işində ünsiyyət/tərəfdaşlıq
Transliteration: myuzh-DAH ee-sheen-DAH ewn-see-YAHT
Doctrine risk: High
Doctrine: Partnership in the Gospel
Alternatives rejected: a separate standalone word distinct from Ünsiyyət — rejected in order to preserve consistency with the Romans-established fellowship term; instead a qualifying phrase is added
Notes: Base term Ünsiyyət is reused from Romans TM exactly, but Philippians extends it to cover material/financial co-participation (1:5, 4:14-16) alongside spiritual fellowship (2:1, 3:10). Flag every occurrence for native speaker review to confirm the correct sense is contextually clear.

citizenship_in_heaven

Translation: Səmavi vətəndaşlıq (Bizim vətəndaşlığımız göylərdədir)
Transliteration: sah-mah-VEE vah-tan-dahsh-LUHK
Doctrine risk: High
Doctrine: Citizenship in Heaven
Alternatives rejected: “səmavi dövlətin üzvüyük” (we are members of a heavenly state) — imports “dövlət” (state/nation), already flagged in the Romans registry as a loaded political category to avoid for kingdom_of_god
Notes: Vətəndaşlıq carries strong modern civic-political connotation (Azerbaijan Respublikasının vətəndaşı). “Heavenly citizenship” (Phil 3:20) risks being heard as a rival political-allegiance claim in a state that regulates religious organizational activity. Teach explicitly as an eschatological/spiritual identity that relativizes, but does not replace, ordinary civic duty — consistent with Romans 13:1-7 government-authority teaching. Route for native speaker review; escalate to human theologian review if paired with any evangelism/proclamation content per the Romans escalation rules.

circumcision_controversy

Translation: Sünnət (mübahisəsi)
Transliteration: sewn-NAT
Doctrine risk: High
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Alternatives rejected: none; sünnət is the only viable Azerbaijani term
Notes: Sünnət is also a familiar cultural-religious practice among Azerbaijani Muslims (though grounded in tradition/hygiene rather than covenant sign). Readers may project the familiar practice’s meaning onto Paul’s argument; must explicitly teach that Paul’s target is reliance on any religious/ethnic mark as the ground of standing before God, not the physical practice itself.

confidence_in_the_flesh

Translation: Cismə əsaslanan etibar (σάρξ)
Transliteration: jees-MAH a-sahs-lah-NAHN eh-tee-BAHR
Doctrine risk: High
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Alternatives rejected: bare “bədən” (body) — collapses σάρξ’s specific sense of self-reliant human religious credentials into a generic anatomical term
Notes: Phil 3:3-4’s σάρξ names Paul’s former reliance on ancestry, religious pedigree, and law-keeping — the polar opposite of righteousness received by faith (Salehlik, Critical, Romans TM). This is a new term not present in the Romans registry despite the concept’s importance there; add to translation memory in Phase 2 as a Philippians-originated High-risk term.

rubbish_for_christ

Translation: Zibil (Məsih üçün)
Transliteration: zee-BEEL
Doctrine risk: Medium
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Alternatives rejected: “peyin” (literal dung) — too coarse for the target register (modern-standard newspaper-feature level); risk of being heard as vulgar rather than rhetorically forceful
Notes: Preserve Paul’s intentionally shocking devaluation of works-based religious credentials (3:8) while matching the register requirements of the Language Package; flag for native speaker review on register appropriateness.

maturity_in_christ

Translation: Yetkin (NOT kamil)
Transliteration: yet-KEEN
Doctrine risk: High
Doctrine: Pressing on toward the Goal in Christ
Alternatives rejected: “kamil” (perfect/complete) — REJECTED: strong association with Sufi mystical İnsan-i Kamil (“Perfect Man”) tradition, a staged path of self-attained spiritual perfection incompatible with Paul’s grace-grounded, still-pursuing maturity (3:12-15, note Paul explicitly denies having “arrived”)
Notes: HIGH. This is one of the most important forbidden-substitution additions for the Philippians package; add to the Critical Forbidden Substitutions list for Phase 2 (see requirements document).

pressing_toward_the_goal

Translation: Hədəfə tərəf can atmaq (διώκω, contextual “pursue” sense)
Transliteration: hah-daf-AH tah-RAHF jahn aht-MAHKH
Doctrine risk: Medium
Doctrine: Pressing on toward the Goal in Christ
Alternatives rejected: “təqib etmək” reserved exclusively for the “persecute” sense of the same Greek verb (3:6) — must not be used for the “pursue the goal” sense (3:12, 14) to avoid conflating Paul’s former persecution of the church with his present pursuit of Christ
Notes: Context-sensitive dual meaning of διώκω requires a translator note at each occurrence specifying which sense is active, per the Romans package’s model for context-sensitive terms (called/calling).

prize_of_the_call

Translation: Mükafat (βραβεῖον)
Transliteration: mew-kah-FAHT
Doctrine risk: Medium
Doctrine: Pressing on toward the Goal in Christ
Alternatives rejected: none; term retained but requires teaching qualification
Notes: Must be explicitly taught as the fullness of knowing Christ and resurrection glory (3:10-11, 14), not a wage earned through religious performance — guards against assimilation into an Islamic works-reward soteriological framework (Paradise as reward for deeds).

contentment_in_christ

Translation: Kifayətlənmə / Qənaət (Məsihdə)
Transliteration: kee-fah-yat-lan-MAH
Doctrine risk: High
Doctrine: Contentment in All Circumstances
Alternatives rejected: bare “qənaət” without qualification — risks assimilation to the tavakkul/qismət framework (trust in Allah’s provision/fate), already flagged as a fatalistic-decree risk for providence/election in the Romans registry
Notes: αὐτάρκεια’s Stoic self-sufficiency background is deliberately redefined by Paul as Christ-empowered contentment (4:13), not self-generated equanimity nor fatalistic resignation. Always pair with the “strengthened by Christ” term below.

strengthened_by_christ

Translation: Məsih vasitəsilə qüvvətlənmə (ἐνδυναμόω)
Transliteration: mah-SEEKH vah-see-tah-SEE-lah kewv-vat-lan-MAH
Doctrine risk: High
Doctrine: Contentment in All Circumstances / Power of God for Salvation
Alternatives rejected: generic self-help rendering (“hər şeyə qadirəm,” bare “I can do anything”) divorced from the Christ-specific empowerment and surrounding want-or-plenty context
Notes: Pairs with power_of_god (Allahın qüdrəti, High, Romans TM) but is a distinct verb (ἐνδυναμόω, “to empower/strengthen”) requiring its own entry; must always retain the explicit Christ-referent (“through him who strengthens me”), never floated as free-standing self-sufficiency teaching.

gain_and_loss

Translation: Qazanc və zərər (κέρδος / ζημία)
Transliteration: kah-ZAHNJ vah zah-RAHR
Doctrine risk: Medium
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Alternatives rejected: none
Notes: Supports the righteousness-by-faith argument; Paul’s former religious credentials reclassified as loss, not despite but because of their formerly perceived value — reinforcing that righteousness is not a ledger of credits and debits (cf. imputed_righteousness, Critical, Romans TM).

church_offices

Translation: Nəzarətçi (overseer) / Xidmətçi (deacon)
Transliteration: nah-zah-rat-CHEE / khee-dmat-CHEE
Doctrine risk: Medium
Doctrine: Church as God’s People
Alternatives rejected: “yepiskop” (Orthodox/Catholic loanword title) for ἐπίσκοπος — risks importing an unfamiliar hierarchical clerical-office model; “axund/mullah” framing avoided entirely as a category collision with Islamic clergy roles
Notes: Functional, plural, non-hierarchical rendering preferred to match the collegial local-church leadership pattern of Phil 1:1.

Summary Table: All New Philippians Terms by Risk Tier

Risk	Terms
Critical	kenosis_self_emptying, form_of_god, equality_with_god, cross, bowing_the_knee
High	form_of_a_servant, name_above_every_name, exaltation_of_christ, participatory_suffering, gospel_partnership, citizenship_in_heaven, circumcision_controversy, confidence_in_the_flesh, maturity_in_christ, contentment_in_christ, strengthened_by_christ
Medium	humility_christ_modeled, same_mindedness, joy_in_suffering (Medium-High), rubbish_for_christ, pressing_toward_the_goal, prize_of_the_call, gain_and_loss, church_offices
Low	(see individual chapter tables in `07_semantic_analysis.md` for Low-risk descriptive terms not requiring standalone glossary entries: ἐριθεία, κενοδοξία, σκοπέω, φόβος καὶ τρόμος, γογγυσμός, λειτουργός, ἐπιείκεια, μεριμνάω, virtue list of 4:8)

Recommendation for Phase 2: Merge Section B entries into translation_memory.json as version 2, and merge corresponding entries into bible_term_registry.json and doctrine_risk_registry.json, preserving every Section A term unchanged per the “no substitution” rule inherited from the Romans baseline.

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

CRITICAL: Never present as equivalent to saleh əməllər. Central to Philippians 3:6-9’s explicit law-versus-faith contrast; also occurs in the ordinary ethical-list sense at 4:8 (δίκαιος) — flag translators to distinguish this ethical-quality usage from the soteriological term without creating a second Azerbaijani word. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Salvation

Approved rendering: Xilas
Transliteration: khee-LAHS
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: nicat (Imamate-intercession-flavored), cənnətə girmək (entering paradise)
Original: σωτηρία
Category: Salvation

CRITICAL: settled present reality through Christ’s finished work. Occurs at Philippians 1:19, 1:28, 2:12; 2:12’s ‘work out your own salvation’ must be read together with 2:13 (see work_out_salvation below). Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Resurrection

Approved rendering: Diriliş
Transliteration: dee-ree-LEESH
Doctrine: Resurrection of Christ
Rejected alternatives: göyə qaldırılma (raised to heaven without dying)
Original: ἀνάστασις
Category: Eschatology

CRITICAL: real bodily death followed by bodily resurrection. Occurs at Philippians 3:10 (‘power of his resurrection’), 3:11, and is presupposed by 3:21’s bodily transformation. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Lord

Approved rendering: Rəbb
Transliteration: RAHBB
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ağa (master, non-divine)
Original: κύριος
Category: Christology

Central in Philippians 2:11 (‘Jesus Christ is Lord’), matching Romans 10:9’s confession exactly. Also 1:2, 2:19, 2:24, 3:8, 3:20, 4:1, 4:4, 4:5, 4:10, 4:23. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

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

Not directly verbalized in Philippians but is the necessary doctrinal ground of 2:6’s ‘form of God’ and ‘equality with God’ claims; must be taught alongside those terms. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Incarnation

Approved rendering: Bədən alma
Transliteration: bah-DAN ahl-MAH
Doctrine: Incarnation
Rejected alternatives: Allahın insan qiyafəsinə girməsi (disguise)
Original: ὁ λόγος σὰρξ ἐγένετο (cf. Phil 2:7 ἐν ὁμοιώματι ἀνθρώπων γενόμενος)
Category: Christology

Philippians 2:6-8 is this curriculum’s fullest single-passage treatment; must be taught together with kenosis_self_emptying and human_likeness_form below. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Messiah

Approved rendering: Məsih
Transliteration: mah-SEEKH
Doctrine: Messianic Promise
Rejected alternatives: sadəcə bir peyğəmbər (merely a prophet)
Original: Χριστός
Category: Christology

Occurs throughout Philippians, always paired with İsa. Philippians 3:8’s ‘surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord’ carries the doctrine’s fullest weight in this curriculum. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Intercession

Approved rendering: Vasitəçilik
Transliteration: vah-see-tah-chee-LEEK
Doctrine: Prayer and Intercession
Rejected alternatives: şəfaət (Shia Imam intercession), təvəssül (mediated access through a saint or Imam)
Original: ἔντευξις / δέησις
Category: Faith

NEVER use şəfaət or təvəssül. Philippians 1:19 (‘through your prayers’) and 4:6 (δέησις, petition) are believer-to-believer and believer-to-God prayer, not mediated Imam-style intercession. See also participatory_suffering below for the related suffering-fellowship risk. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Jesus

Approved rendering: İsa
Transliteration: ee-SAH
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: bare ‘İsa Peyğəmbər’ (Prophet Jesus, without Məsih)
Original: Ἰησοῦς
Category: Christology

Always paired with Məsih throughout Philippians; never used bare in doctrinally significant contexts. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

God

Approved rendering: Allah
Transliteration: ahl-LAHKH
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Rejected alternatives: Tanrı (Turkish convention, not settled Azerbaijani IBT usage)
Original: θεός
Category: God

Use Allah consistently throughout Philippians per IBT convention. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Holy Spirit

Approved rendering: Müqəddəs Ruh
Transliteration: myoo-kad-DASS ROOKH
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: Cəbrail (the archangel Gabriel)
Original: πνεῦμα ἅγιον / τὸ πνεῦμα Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ
Category: God

Occurs at Philippians 1:19, 2:1, 3:3. NEVER equate with Cəbrail; must be taught explicitly as God himself on first occurrence in each lesson. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Father

Approved rendering: Ata
Transliteration: ah-TAH
Doctrine: Adoption into God’s Family
Rejected alternatives: Yaradan (Creator, avoiding relational language)
Original: πατήρ
Category: God

Occurs at Philippians 1:2, 2:11, 4:20. Philippians 2:11 explicitly grounds Christ’s exaltation ‘to the glory of God the Father’ — a Trinitarian point, not a rivalry claim. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

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: δικαιοσύνη … διὰ πίστεως Χριστοῦ
Category: Salvation

Philippians 3:9 is this curriculum’s clearest statement of the doctrine, directly contrasted with 3:6’s law-based righteousness. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Kenosis Self Emptying

Approved rendering: Özünü heçə çıxartma / özünü heçə çıxardı
Transliteration: oh-zoo-NEW hech-AH chuh-hart-MAH
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis)
Rejected alternatives: Allahlığından əl çəkdi (gave up his deity/Godhood — implies Christ ceased being God, a heresy exceeding the underlying tawhid tension), özünü aşağı saldı (too weak, collapses into generic humility with no reference to pre-existent deity)
Original: ἐκένωσεν (κενόω)
Category: Christology

NEW Philippians term (2:7). CRITICAL: Christ empties himself of the display/exercise of divine glory and prerogative in taking servant form, not of his divine nature or essence, which he retains throughout (per Bədən alma). Must always be taught paired with form_of_god so the self-emptying is not misread as self-negation of deity.

Form Of God

Approved rendering: Allah təbiətində olmaq
Transliteration: ahl-LAHKH tah-bee-a-TEEN-da ohl-MAKH
Doctrine: Deity of Christ / Incarnation
Rejected alternatives: Allahın surəti (God’s image/form — Islam’s anti-iconic prohibition on depicting Allah risks a visual-representation misreading rather than the intended ontological-nature claim)
Original: μορφῇ θεοῦ
Category: Christology

NEW Philippians term (2:6). μορφή θεοῦ asserts Christ’s pre-existent, essential deity — the premise on which kenosis depends. Pair with son_of_god and deity_of_christ.

Equality With God

Approved rendering: Allahla bərabərlik
Transliteration: ahl-lahkh-LAH bah-rah-behr-LEEK
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Rejected alternatives: Allah tərəfindən çox hörmətlənən (greatly honored by God — softens co-equal deity into mere favor)
Original: ἴσα θεῷ
Category: Christology

NEW Philippians term (2:6). CRITICAL: direct collision with Qur’an 112:4 (‘there is none equal to Him’). Christ’s equality with God was possessed, not sought or acquired; do not present as an achievement or grant.

Human Likeness Form

Approved rendering: İnsan bənzərliyində / insan şəklində
Transliteration: een-SAHN ban-zar-lee-yeen-DAH / een-SAHN shak-leen-DAH
Doctrine: Incarnation
Rejected alternatives: Allahın insan qiyafəsinə girməsi (disguise — already rejected for incarnation/bədən alma)
Original: ὁμοίωμα ἀνθρώπων / σχήματι … ὡς ἄνθρωπος
Category: Christology

NEW Philippians term (2:7). ὁμοίωμα ἀνθρώπων / σχήματι … ὡς ἄνθρωπος affirm Christ’s real, genuine likeness to and outward presentation as a full human being — a true incarnation, not disguise.

Cross

Approved rendering: Çarmıx
Transliteration: chahr-MUHKH
Doctrine: Resurrection of Christ / Incarnation
Rejected alternatives: əzab / iztirab (generic suffering/hardship — dilutes the specific historical execution event)
Original: σταυρός / θανάτου σταυροῦ
Category: Christology

NEW Critical-tier term for this curriculum (Philippians 2:8, 3:18), not present in the Romans registry. Qur’an 4:157 denies both death and crucifixion specifically. Çarmıx must be taught as a real historical execution, the necessary premise for a real resurrection.

Bowing The Knee

Approved rendering: Diz çökmək
Transliteration: deez chuk-MAKH
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: hörmət göstərmək (show honor/respect — too weak, loses the specific worship-posture claim)
Original: πᾶν γόνυ κάμψῃ
Category: Christology

NEW Philippians term (2:10). CRITICAL: the knee-bowing/prostration posture (sujud) is reserved exclusively for Allah in Islamic worship practice. Flag for explicit pastoral framing alongside the Romans 10:9 confession material.

Public Confession Of Christ

Approved rendering: İsa Məsih Rəbdir (açıq şəkildə iqrar etmək)
Transliteration: ee-SAH mah-SEEKH RAHBB-deer
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: any softened or qualified confession formula
Original: ἐξομολογήσηται ὅτι κύριος Ἰησοῦς Χριστός
Category: Christology

NEW Philippians term (2:11); same confession category as Romans 10:9. Must render ‘İsa Məsih Rəbdir,’ matching Romans 10:9’s İsa Rəbdir exactly per cross-document Theological Consistency Rules.

Work Out Salvation

Approved rendering: Xilasınızı həyata gətirin
Transliteration: khee-lah-suh-NUH-zuh hah-yah-TAH gah-tee-REEN
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: salvation-by-effort phrasing divorced from 2:13’s ‘Allah sizdə əməl edir’
Original: κατεργάζεσθε τὴν ἑαυτῶν σωτηρίαν
Category: Salvation

NEW Philippians term (2:12). Must always be read together with 2:13 so it is never mistaken for salvation-by-works in a religious culture where final standing is generally deferred to a deeds-weighed Judgment Day.

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

Müjdə (‘glad tidings’) is the Institute for Bible Translation (IBT) Azerbaijani term for the living proclamation. Bare İncil primarily names the book, which Islamic doctrine treats as an originally-revealed-but-now-corrupted text; keep the proclaimed message distinct from that contested-book association. Occurs throughout Philippians (1:5, 1:7, 1:12, 1:16, 1:27, 2:22, 4:3, 4:15). Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Grace

Approved rendering: Lütf
Transliteration: LYUTF
Doctrine: Grace
Rejected alternatives: mərhəmət (mercy), kərəm (Persian-influenced ‘divine generosity’, often devotional/mystical)
Original: χάρις
Category: Salvation

Lütf conveys unearned favor apart from merit. Mərhəmət (mercy) and kərəm (generosity) both operate within a framework where deeds still matter for final judgment. Occurs at Philippians 1:2, 1:7, 4:23. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Faith

Approved rendering: İman
Transliteration: ee-MAHN
Doctrine: Faith
Rejected alternatives: etiqad (doctrinal conviction/creed)
Original: πίστις
Category: Faith

İman is shared with Islamic vocabulary, where in Shia usage it includes assent to the Imamate. Romans’ iman is personal trust in İsa Məsih specifically. Occurs at Philippians 1:25, 1:27, 2:17, 3:9, 3:12. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Called

Approved rendering: Çağırılmış
Transliteration: chah-guh-ruhl-MUSH
Doctrine: Divine Calling
Rejected alternatives: dəvət olunmuş (invited)
Original: κλητός
Category: Salvation

Occurs in the compound phrase ‘upward call of God’ (Philippians 3:14) tied to the pressing_toward_the_goal doctrine. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Calling

Approved rendering: Çağırış
Transliteration: chah-guh-RUHSH
Doctrine: Divine Calling
Rejected alternatives: dəvət
Original: κλῆσις
Category: Salvation

Philippians 3:14: ‘the prize of the upward call (κλήσεως) of God in Christ Jesus.’ Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Holy

Approved rendering: Müqəddəs
Transliteration: myoo-kad-DASS
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: təmiz (ritually clean)
Original: ἅγιος
Category: Sanctification

Underlies the corporate identity assumed throughout Philippians 1:1 and following. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Saints

Approved rendering: Müqəddəslər
Transliteration: myoo-kad-dass-LAIR
Doctrine: Sainthood
Rejected alternatives: övliyalar (venerated holy figures, shrine/ziyarat-associated)
Original: ἅγιοι
Category: Church

Occurs at Philippians 1:1, 4:21, 4:22; must not be rendered with a term implying a venerated shrine-associated elite. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Sanctification

Approved rendering: Təqdisetmə
Transliteration: tag-dees-et-MAY
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: paklanma (ritual purification)
Original: ἁγιασμός
Category: Sanctification

Thematic across Philippians 1-2 as the Spirit-worked conduct ‘worthy of the gospel’ (1:27). Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

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 / τέκνα θεοῦ
Category: Salvation

Philippians 2:15 calls believers ‘children of God’ (τέκνα θεοῦ) amid a ‘crooked generation’ — the same adoptive-sonship doctrine as Romans, not a claim of literal divine offspring. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Law

Approved rendering: Qanun
Transliteration: kah-NOON
Doctrine: Fulfillment of Prophecy
Rejected alternatives: şəriət (Islamic religious law)
Original: νόμος
Category: Covenant

NEVER use şəriət. Occurs at Philippians 3:5, 3:6, 3:9 as the ground of the righteousness Paul renounces confidence in. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Sin

Approved rendering: Günah
Transliteration: goo-NAHKH
Doctrine: Universal Human Accountability
Rejected alternatives: xəta (mistake/error)
Original: ἁμαρτία
Category: Sin

Implicit background to the confidence-in-the-flesh material of Philippians 3. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Glory

Approved rendering: Ehtişam
Transliteration: eh-htee-SHAHM
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Rejected alternatives: nur (Nur-i Məhəmmədi/Imamate light associations)
Original: δόξα
Category: God

Occurs at Philippians 1:11, 2:11, 3:19, 3:21, 4:19, 4:20. Avoid nur. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

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)
Original: ὑπακοή / ὑπήκοος
Category: Faith

Philippians 2:8 grounds this doctrine in Christ’s own obedience unto death; 2:12’s ‘as you have always obeyed’ must be read together with 2:13 to prevent a works-based misreading alongside work_out_salvation. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

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

Philippians 3:10 (‘the power of his resurrection’) applies this term to resurrection power specifically; see strengthened_by_christ below for the related but distinct ἐνδυναμόω verb of 4:13. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Prophet

Approved rendering: Peyğəmbər
Transliteration: pay-gam-BAIR
Doctrine: Inspiration of Scripture
Rejected alternatives: falçı (fortune-teller)
Original: προφήτης
Category: Covenant

Background term only; not directly occurring in Philippians. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Election

Approved rendering: Seçilmə
Transliteration: say-cheel-MAY
Doctrine: Effectual Calling
Rejected alternatives: qismət (fate/fortune), yazı (fatalistic decree)
Original: ἐκλογή
Category: Salvation

Implicit in Philippians 1:6’s ‘he who began a good work in you.’ Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

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 (cf. Phil 1:6, 4:19)
Category: God

Philippians 1:6, 1:12, and 4:19 extend this doctrine; see gods_provision below for the specific 4:19 application. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Harpagmos Not Exploited

Approved rendering: Əlində saxlanılası/istismar ediləsi bir şey (kimi baxmadı)
Transliteration: ah-leen-DAH sahkh-lah-nuh-lah-SUH ees-teess-mahr eh-dee-lah-SEE beer shay
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ələ keçirilməli bir şey kimi (standalone ‘something to be seized’ — risks implying Christ’s deity was ever in doubt or up for grabs)
Original: ἁρπαγμός
Category: Christology

NEW Philippians term (2:6). Genuinely ambiguous in the source Greek (grasped-at vs. exploited-for-advantage readings). Prefer the ‘exploited for advantage’ sense. Record alternatives_considered per Ambiguity Handling rules.

Form Of A Servant

Approved rendering: Qulun forması
Transliteration: koo-LOON for-mah-SUH
Doctrine: Incarnation / Kenosis
Rejected alternatives: bare ‘qul’ without ‘forma’ qualifier (collapses the distinction between universal creature-status qul and Christ’s voluntary, downward assumption of servant status he did not by nature have)
Original: μορφὴν δούλου
Category: Christology

NEW Philippians term (2:7). Qul is shared, everyday Islamic vocabulary for every human’s native creaturely subordinate status before Allah; here the direction is reversed. Must be taught explicitly.

Exaltation Of Christ

Approved rendering: Çox-çox ucaltdı
Transliteration: chokh-chokh oo-jahlt-DUH
Doctrine: Deity of Christ / Resurrection of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ucaltdı alone (flat ‘exalted’ — loses the intensive ὑπερ- ‘hyper-’ compound force)
Original: ὑπερύψωσεν (ὑπερυψόω)
Category: Christology

NEW Philippians term (2:9). The Father’s exaltation of the obedient, crucified Christ vindicates and reveals, rather than newly grants, his eternal status.

Name Above Every Name

Approved rendering: Bütün adlardan üstün olan ad
Transliteration: bew-TEWN ahd-lahr-DAHN ews-TEWN oh-LAHN ahd
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ / Deity of Christ
Rejected alternatives: çox məşhur ad (very famous name — trivializes the supreme-rank claim)
Original: τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ὑπὲρ πᾶν ὄνομα
Category: Christology

NEW Philippians term (2:9). Islamic devotional tradition (al-asma al-husna) reserves supreme honorific ‘name’ status for Allah alone. Must be taught as conferred by the Father, to the Father’s glory (2:11).

Joy In Suffering

Approved rendering: Sevinc (əzab içində)
Transliteration: seh-VEENJ
Doctrine: Joy in Suffering and Imprisonment
Rejected alternatives: any borrowed Karbala/Ashura-associated mourning vocabulary (mətəm, əzadarlıq), even as a contrastive device
Original: χαρά (ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς)
Category: Suffering

NEW Philippians term (1:4, 1:18, 4:4, 4:11-13). Azerbaijani devotional culture more readily frames suffering through grief/lament than joy; must be taught as a distinct, resurrection-grounded claim.

Suffering For Christ

Approved rendering: Məsih üçün əzab çəkmək (lütflə verilmiş)
Transliteration: mah-SEEKH ew-CHEWN az-AHB chak-MAKH
Doctrine: Joy in Suffering and Imprisonment
Rejected alternatives: framing as punishment or accident, framing as expiatory/venerative suffering
Original: πάσχω / ἐχαρίσθη τὸ … πάσχειν
Category: Suffering

NEW Philippians term (1:29-30). Suffering for Christ’s sake is a gift graciously granted (note the χάρις root in ἐχαρίσθη), purposeful and gospel-advancing, distinguished from Shia devotional suffering-veneration.

Participatory Suffering

Approved rendering: Onun əzablarına şərik olmaq
Transliteration: oh-NOON az-ahb-lah-ruh-NAH shah-REEK ol-MAKH
Doctrine: Joy in Suffering and Imprisonment
Rejected alternatives: şəfaətə şərik olmaq (share in intercession) — FORBIDDEN, would import the Shia Imamate intercessory-merit framework
Original: κοινωνία [τῶν] παθημάτων αὐτοῦ
Category: Suffering

NEW Philippians term (3:10). Fellowship with and identification in Christ’s sufferings, not accumulation of intercessory or redemptive merit. Christ’s suffering was uniquely atoning; believers’ shared suffering is not.

Gospel Partnership

Approved rendering: Müjdə işində ünsiyyət/tərəfdaşlıq
Transliteration: myuzh-DAH ee-sheen-DAH ewn-see-YAHT
Doctrine: Partnership in the Gospel
Rejected alternatives: a separate standalone word distinct from Ünsiyyət (rejected to preserve Romans-established fellowship term consistency)
Original: κοινωνία εἰς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον / κοινωνέω, δόσις καὶ λῆψις
Category: Church

NEW Philippians term (1:5, 4:14-16). Base term Ünsiyyət reused exactly from Romans TM, qualified with ‘Müjdə işində’ to signal the material/financial-partnership extension.

Citizenship In Heaven

Approved rendering: Səmavi vətəndaşlıq
Transliteration: sah-mah-VEE vah-tan-dahsh-LUHK
Doctrine: Citizenship in Heaven
Rejected alternatives: səmavi dövlətin üzvüyük (member of a heavenly state) — imports the already-flagged loaded ‘dövlət’ category
Original: πολίτευμα / πολιτεύεσθε
Category: Eschatology

NEW Philippians term (1:27, 3:20). Vətəndaşlıq’s civic-political connotation risks being heard as rival political allegiance; teach as eschatological identity relativizing, not replacing, civic duty.

Circumcision Controversy

Approved rendering: Sünnət
Transliteration: sewn-NAT
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Original: περιτομή
Category: Covenant

NEW Philippians term (3:2-5). Sünnət is a familiar cultural-religious practice among Azerbaijani Muslims; must teach that Paul’s target is reliance on any religious/ethnic mark, not the physical practice itself.

Confidence In The Flesh

Approved rendering: Cismə əsaslanan etibar
Transliteration: jees-MAH a-sahs-lah-NAHN eh-tee-BAHR
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Rejected alternatives: bare ‘bədən’ (body) — collapses σάρξ into a generic anatomical term
Original: σάρξ / πεποιθέναι ἐν σαρκί
Category: Salvation

NEW Philippians term (3:3-4). Names self-reliant reliance on ancestry, religious pedigree, and law-keeping — the polar opposite of Salehlik received by faith.

Maturity In Christ

Approved rendering: Yetkin
Transliteration: yet-KEEN
Doctrine: Pressing on toward the Goal in Christ
Rejected alternatives: kamil (perfect/complete) — FORBIDDEN: Sufi İnsan-i Kamil (‘Perfect Man’) mystical self-attained perfection, incompatible with Paul’s grace-grounded, still-pursuing maturity
Original: τέλειος
Category: Sanctification

NEW Philippians term (3:15). HIGH; one of the most important forbidden-substitution additions for this Language Package. Paul explicitly denies having ‘arrived’ (3:12).

Contentment In Christ

Approved rendering: Kifayətlənmə / Qənaət (Məsihdə)
Transliteration: kee-fah-yat-lan-MAH
Doctrine: Contentment in All Circumstances
Rejected alternatives: bare ‘qənaət’ without qualification — risks assimilation to the tavakkul/qismət framework
Original: αὐτάρκεια / αὐτάρκης
Category: Ethics

NEW Philippians term (4:11). Must always be paired with strengthened_by_christ; never let contentment stand as a free-floating virtue disconnected from Christ-empowerment.

Strengthened By Christ

Approved rendering: Məsih vasitəsilə qüvvətlənmə
Transliteration: mah-SEEKH vah-see-tah-SEE-lah kewv-vat-lan-MAH
Doctrine: Contentment in All Circumstances / Power of God for Salvation
Rejected alternatives: generic self-help rendering (‘hər şeyə qadirəm’) divorced from the Christ-specific empowerment
Original: ἐνδυναμόω
Category: God

NEW Philippians term (4:13). Pairs with Allahın qüdrəti but is a distinct verb; must always retain the explicit Christ-referent.

Medium Risk Terms

Apostle

Approved rendering: Həvari
Transliteration: heh-vah-REE
Doctrine: Apostleship
Rejected alternatives: peyğəmbər (prophet-messenger), imam (Shia infallible successor)
Original: ἀπόστολος
Category: Church

Notably, Paul does not use this title for himself in Philippians 1:1, choosing δοῦλος (‘servant’) instead — see servant_self_designation below. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Peace

Approved rendering: Sülh
Transliteration: SYULKH
Doctrine: Peace with God
Rejected alternatives: rahatlıq (inner calm/comfort)
Original: εἰρήνη
Category: Salvation

Occurs at Philippians 1:2, 4:7 (‘the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding’), 4:9. See peace_of_god_guarding_heart below for the intensified 4:7 sense. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Church

Approved rendering: Kilsə
Transliteration: keel-SAY
Doctrine: Church as God’s People
Rejected alternatives: məscid-vari icma (mosque-like religious community)
Original: ἐκκλησία
Category: Church

ἐκκλησία is not directly used in the extant text of Philippians, but corporate ecclesial life is assumed throughout (1:1, 4:15). Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

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

Implicit in the universal scope of Philippians 2:10-11’s every-knee, every-tongue confession. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Covenant

Approved rendering: Əhd
Transliteration: AKHD
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant
Rejected alternatives: müqavilə (bare commercial contract)
Original: διαθήκη
Category: Covenant

Background to the circumcision material of Philippians 3:3-6. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

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 in Azerbaijani law)
Original: ἀποστολή / πέμπω
Category: Church

Occurs at Philippians 1:5, 1:12-18, 2:22, 4:3. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

David

Approved rendering: Davud
Transliteration: dah-VOOD
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant
Original: Δαυίδ
Category: Covenant

Not occurring in Philippians; retained for cross-curriculum consistency. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Israel

Approved rendering: İsrail
Transliteration: ees-rah-EEL
Doctrine: Unity of Jews and Gentiles
Original: Ἰσραήλ
Category: Covenant

Philippians 3:5: ‘of the people of Israel.’ Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Same Mindedness

Approved rendering: Eyni düşüncədə/əhval-ruhiyyədə olmaq
Transliteration: ay-NEE dew-shewn-jah-DAH ol-MAKH
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
Rejected alternatives: eyni fikirdə olmaq (hold the same opinion — too intellectualist, loses the dispositional sense of φρονέω)
Original: τὸ αὐτὸ φρονεῖν / φρονέω
Category: Ethics

NEW Philippians term (2:2, 2:5, 3:15, 4:2). Must be rendered consistently across all four occurrences.

Humility Christ Modeled

Approved rendering: Təvazökarlıq (Məsih nümunəsi üzrə)
Transliteration: tah-vah-zoh-kahr-LUHK
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
Original: ταπεινοφροσύνη / ἐταπείνωσεν ἑαυτόν
Category: Ethics

NEW Philippians term (2:3, 2:8). Genuine resonance point with Islamic ethics; the specific shape of Christ’s humility (a superior voluntarily lowering himself) exceeds general devotional-modesty and must be taught explicitly using the Christ-hymn.

Tender Affection Compassion

Approved rendering: Şəfqət və rəhm
Transliteration: shahf-KAHT vah RAHM
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
Original: σπλάγχνα καὶ οἰκτιρμοί
Category: Ethics

NEW Philippians term (2:1, cf. 1:8). Rəhm overlaps with Allah’s names Rəhman/Rəhim; must be anchored to Christlike relational affection among believers, not generalized divine-mercy piety.

Imprisonment For Gospel

Approved rendering: Zəncirlər/əsirlik
Transliteration: zan-jeer-LAIR / ah-seer-LEEK
Doctrine: Joy in Suffering and Imprisonment
Original: δεσμά
Category: Suffering

NEW Philippians term (1:7, 1:13, 1:14, 1:17). Avoid framing that reads as martyrdom-veneration; Paul’s point is missional, not devotional-heroic.

Rubbish For Christ

Approved rendering: Zibil (Məsih üçün)
Transliteration: zee-BEEL
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Rejected alternatives: peyin (literal dung) — too coarse for the target modern-standard register
Original: σκύβαλα
Category: Salvation

NEW Philippians term (3:8). Register decision preserving Paul’s intentionally shocking devaluation of former credentials while matching newspaper-feature register.

Gain And Loss

Approved rendering: Qazanc və zərər
Transliteration: kah-ZAHNJ vah zah-RAHR
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Original: κέρδος / ζημία
Category: Salvation

NEW Philippians term (3:7-8). Paul’s reclassification of formerly valued credentials as loss; reinforces righteousness is not a ledger of credits and debits.

Surpassing Worth Of Christ

Approved rendering: Məsihi tanımanın üstün dəyəri
Transliteration: mah-see-HEE tah-nuh-mah-NUHN ews-TEWN dah-yah-REE
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Original: τὸ ὑπερέχον τῆς γνώσεως Χριστοῦ
Category: Salvation

NEW Philippians term (3:8). Shares the ὑπερέχω root used in 2:3.

Pressing Toward The Goal

Approved rendering: Hədəfə tərəf can atmaq
Transliteration: hah-daf-AH tah-RAHF jahn aht-MAHKH
Doctrine: Pressing on toward the Goal in Christ
Rejected alternatives: təqib etmək — reserved exclusively for the ‘persecute’ sense of the same Greek verb (3:6)
Original: διώκω (pursue sense)
Category: Sanctification

NEW Philippians term (3:12, 3:14). Context-sensitive dual meaning requires a translator note at each occurrence specifying which sense is active.

Prize Of The Call

Approved rendering: Mükafat
Transliteration: mew-kah-FAHT
Doctrine: Pressing on toward the Goal in Christ
Original: βραβεῖον
Category: Sanctification

NEW Philippians term (3:14). Must be taught as the fullness of knowing Christ and resurrection glory, not a wage earned through religious performance.

Peace Of God Guarding Heart

Approved rendering: Allahın ağılları keçən sülhü
Transliteration: ahl-lah-HUHN ah-uhl-lah-RUH keh-CHAN syul-HEW
Doctrine: Contentment in All Circumstances / Peace with God
Original: ἡ εἰρήνη τοῦ θεοῦ … φρουρήσει
Category: Salvation

NEW Philippians term (4:7, 4:9). Intensifies the reused Sülh with ‘surpassing’ and ‘guard’ (military metaphor); must be God’s active relational peace, not rahatlıq-style self-achieved calm.

Gods Provision

Approved rendering: Allahın ehtiyacları ödəməsi
Transliteration: ahl-lah-HUHN eh-tee-yahj-lah-RUH oh-dah-mah-SEE
Doctrine: Providence
Original: πληρώσει πᾶσαν χρείαν ὑμῶν
Category: God

NEW Philippians term (4:19). Extends providence; must retain personal, purposive Father-care, distinguished from qismət-style fatalistic provision.

Servant Self Designation

Approved rendering: Qul (Məsih İsanın quluyam)
Transliteration: kool (mah-SEEKH ee-sah-NUHN koo-loo-YAHM)
Doctrine: Apostleship / Church
Original: δοῦλος (Παῦλος καὶ Τιμόθεος, δοῦλοι Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ)
Category: Church

NEW Philippians term (1:1). Paul’s chosen ministry self-designation; distinguish from the universal creature-status sense of qul common in Islamic anthropology.

Overseer

Approved rendering: Nəzarətçi
Transliteration: nah-zah-rat-CHEE
Doctrine: Church as God’s People
Rejected alternatives: yepiskop (unfamiliar hierarchical clerical-office loanword), axund/mullah framing (Islamic clergy-role collision)
Original: ἐπίσκοπος
Category: Church

NEW Philippians term (1:1). Functional, plural, non-hierarchical rendering preferred.

Poured Out Offering

Approved rendering: Şərab təqdimi kimi tökülmək
Transliteration: shah-RAHB tag-dee-MEE kee-MEE tuh-kewl-MAKH
Doctrine: Christ-Centered Ministry
Original: σπένδομαι
Category: Ethics

NEW Philippians term (2:17). Sacrificial drink-offering imagery; cultural-metaphor segment, flag for native speaker review.

Fragrant Acceptable Offering

Approved rendering: Ətirli qurban / məqbul qurban
Transliteration: a-teer-LEE koor-BAHN / mag-BOOL koor-BAHN
Doctrine: Partnership in the Gospel
Original: ὀσμὴ εὐωδίας, θυσία δεκτή
Category: Ethics

NEW Philippians term (4:18). Cultic sacrificial imagery applied to the Philippians’ material gift; cultural-metaphor segment.

Completion Of Gods Work

Approved rendering: Başa çatdırmaq/tamamlamaq
Transliteration: bah-SHAH chaht-duhr-MAKH / tah-mahm-lah-MAKH
Doctrine: Assurance of Salvation / Providence
Original: ἐπιτελέω
Category: God

NEW Philippians term (1:6). Grounds assurance_of_salvation within this curriculum.

Low Risk Terms

Thanksgiving

Approved rendering: Şükran
Transliteration: shook-RAHN
Doctrine: Thanksgiving
Original: εὐχαριστία
Category: Faith

Occurs at Philippians 1:3-8 and 4:6, paired with prayer in the anxiety-to-peace movement of chapter 4. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Fellowship

Approved rendering: Ünsiyyət
Transliteration: ewn-see-YAHT
Doctrine: Christian Fellowship
Rejected alternatives: qardaşlıq (brotherhood, generic/civic)
Original: κοινωνία
Category: Church

Base word does not change, but Philippians’ repeated use for material/financial partnership (1:5, 4:14-16) alongside spiritual fellowship (2:1, 3:10) elevates this term to effectively High risk within this curriculum specifically; see gospel_partnership below. Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Exhort

Approved rendering: Nəsihət vermək
Transliteration: nah-see-HAHT ver-MAKH
Doctrine: Mutual Edification
Original: παρακαλέω
Category: Faith

Implicit in Paul’s appeal to Euodia and Syntyche (Philippians 4:2). Inherited from Romans package; reused exactly for Philippians.

Low-Medium Risk Terms

Encouragement In Christ

Approved rendering: Məsihdə təşviq
Transliteration: mah-SEEKH-dah tash-VEEK
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
Rejected alternatives: generic ‘moral support’ losing the ‘in Christ’ anchor
Original: παράκλησις ἐν Χριστῷ
Category: Ethics

NEW Philippians term (2:1). Shared, relational encouragement grounded specifically in union with Christ.

Deacon

Approved rendering: Xidmətçi
Transliteration: khee-dmat-CHEE
Doctrine: Church as God’s People
Original: διάκονος
Category: Church

NEW Philippians term (1:1). Recognized ministry of service alongside overseers.

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