08 Core Glossary — Matthew (German)

Given Matthew’s length (28 chapters), this glossary lists the book’s highest-priority new terms; see 07_semantic_analysis.md for the full per-section discussion and additional lower-risk vocabulary.

#	English term	Greek	First occurrence(s)	German rendering	Status	Notes
1	blessed	μακάριος	5:3-11	selig	NEW	Guard against the narrower Catholic “Seligsprechung” (beatification) association.
2	kingdom of heaven	βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν	5:3	Reich der Himmel	NEW	Matthew’s own distinctive phrase; keep distinct from Reich Gottes throughout.
3	Immanuel, God with us	Ἐμμανουήλ	1:23	Immanuel, das ist verdolmetscht: Gott mit uns	NEW	Foundational incarnation passage.
4	repent / repentance	μετανοέω / μετάνοια	3:2	Buße / Tut Buße	NEW	Confessional history (Reformation dispute over Buße’s sacramental implications) flagged for theologian review.
5	”You have heard… but I say to you"	"Ἠκούσατε… ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν”	5:21-48	Ihr habt gehört… Ich aber sage euch	NEW	Intensifies, does not abolish, the Law (5:17).
6	the Lord’s Prayer	(whole prayer)	6:9-13	Vater unser im Himmel…	NEW	Must match the standard German ecumenical liturgical text essentially verbatim.
7	your sins are forgiven	ἀφέωνταί σοι αἱ ἁμαρτίαι	9:2	Dir sind deine Sünden vergeben	NEW	Direct claim to divine authority; ties to deity_of_christ.
8	not peace but a sword	οὐκ… εἰρήνην ἀλλὰ μάχαιραν	10:34	nicht Frieden… sondern das Schwert	NEW	Describes social/familial division, not literal violence; guard against misreading.
9	blasphemy against the Spirit	βλασφημία εἰς τὸ πνεῦμα	12:31-32	Lästerung wider den Geist	NEW	Pastorally sensitive; requires careful framing to avoid unwarranted scrupulous fear.
10	You are the Christ, the Son of the living God	Σὺ εἶ ὁ Χριστός, ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ζῶντος	16:16	Du bist Christus, des lebendigen Gottes Sohn	NEW	Matthew’s central confessional climax.
11	transfigured	μετεμορφώθη	17:2	verklärt	NEW	Foundational deity_of_christ passage.
12	Son of Man… ransom for many	ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου… λύτρον ἀντὶ πολλῶν	20:28	der Menschensohn… Lösegeld für viele	NEW	Concrete commercial-legal atonement metaphor.
13	love the Lord your God… your neighbor as yourself	ἀγαπήσεις κύριον τὸν θεόν σου… τὸν πλησίον	22:37-39	Du sollst den Herrn, deinen Gott, lieben… deinen Nächsten	TM-derived	Must match Romans 13:9 and Galatians 5:14 exactly.
14	Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees	Οὐαὶ ὑμῖν, γραμματεῖς καὶ Φαρισαῖοι	23:13ff	Wehe euch, Schriftgelehrte und Pharisäer	NEW	Critical German-specific historical-sensitivity requirement; see 07 for full discussion.
15	as you did it to one of the least of these	ἐφ᾽ ὅσον ἐποιήσατε ἑνὶ τούτων τῶν ἐλαχίστων	25:40	was ihr getan habt einem von diesen meinen geringsten Brüdern	NEW	Foundational for German diakonia/Caritas social-ethics tradition.
16	this is my body / this is my blood of the covenant	Τοῦτό ἐστιν τὸ σῶμά μου / τὸ αἷμά μου τῆς διαθήκης	26:26-28	Das ist mein Leib / mein Blut des Bundes	NEW	Confessionally contested (Realpräsenz/memorialism/transubstantiation); flagged, not adjudicated.
17	his blood be on us and on our children	Τὸ αἷμα αὐτοῦ ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ τέκνα ἡμῶν	27:25	Sein Blut komme über uns und unsere Kinder	NEW	Highest-sensitivity verse in this Gospel; mandatory theologian-authored anti-antisemitism framing required for every use.
18	the Great Commission / baptismal formula	πορευθέντες… βαπτίζοντες… εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος	28:19	Gehet hin… Taufet sie auf den Namen des Vaters und des Sohnes und des Heiligen Geistes	NEW	Foundational Trinitarian baptismal formula; must match liturgical usage exactly.

Coverage confirmation

18 highest-priority glossary entries span the full 28-chapter sweep: chapters 1-2 (rows 3), 3-4 (row 4), 5-7 (rows 1, 2, 5, 6), 9 (row 7), 10 (row 8), 12 (row 9), 16 (rows 10-11), 20 (row 12), 22 (row 13), 23 (row 14), 25 (row 15), 26-27 (rows 16-17), 28 (row 18). Additional chapter-specific vocabulary of lower risk tier is documented in 07_semantic_analysis.md.