Core Glossary: 2 Thessalonians (English–Hindi)

This glossary lists every load-bearing theological term identified in 07_semantic_analysis.md, drawn from all three chapters of 2 Thessalonians. Terms already fixed in the baseline translation_memory.json / bible_term_registry.json are marked [Reused] and must be rendered exactly as recorded there; no deviation is permitted regardless of context in this book. Terms newly introduced by this curriculum are marked [New] and carry a proposed Hindi rendering pending Phase 2 confirmation and, where flagged Critical/High, theologian review. Risk tiers and review routing follow the conventions established in doctrine_risk_registry.json.

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Table 1 — Reused Baseline Terms (Romans Language Package)

Term	Original (Greek)	Hindi (established)	Risk	Passages in 2 Thessalonians	Notes
gospel	εὐαγγέλιον	सुसमाचार	High	1:8; 2:14	No deviation.
grace	χάρις	अनुग्रह	High	1:2,12; 2:16; 3:18	No deviation; closing benediction (3:18) must match this exactly.
peace	εἰρήνη	शांति	Medium	1:2; 3:16	3:16 combines with lord — see Table 2, “Lord of peace.”
faith	πίστις	विश्वास	High	1:3,4,11; 2:13; 3:2	Root also underlies new term faithfulness of the Lord (3:3) — see Table 2.
lord	κύριος	प्रभु	Critical	throughout	Combines with new terms parousia, Day of the Lord, Lord of peace.
jesus	Ἰησοῦς	यीशु	Critical	throughout	—
messiah/christ	Χριστός	मसीह	Critical	throughout	—
god	θεός	परमेश्वर	Critical	throughout	Never used for the false “so-called gods” of 2:4 — see false_god in Table 2.
father	πατήρ	पिता	Critical	1:1,2; 2:16	—
church	ἐκκλησία	कलीसिया	Medium	1:1,4	—
kingdom_of_god	βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ	परमेश्वर का राज्य	Medium	1:5	—
glory	δόξα	महिमा	High	1:9,12; 2:14; 3:1	Appears more densely in this short letter than almost any comparable passage in Romans.
glorification	ἐνδοξάζομαι	महिमान्वित किया जाना	High	1:10,12	—
calling / called	κλῆσις / κλητός	बुलाहट / बुलाए हुए	High	1:11; 2:14	2:14 = calling through the gospel to obtain Christ’s glory.
election	ἐκλογή (verb εἵλατο)	परमेश्वर का चुनाव	High	2:13	Subject to the ἀπαρχή/ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς textual variant — see semantic analysis 2:13.
sanctification	ἁγιασμός	पवित्रीकरण	High	2:13	Paired with holy_spirit.
holy_spirit	πνεῦμα ἅγιον	पवित्र आत्मा	Critical	2:13	Distinguish from the lowercase “a spirit” of 2:2 (a claimed prophetic utterance, NOT the Holy Spirit) and from “the breath of his mouth” (πνεῦμα τοῦ στόματος, 2:8, likewise not the Holy Spirit).
saints	ἅγιοι	पवित्र जन	High	1:10	—
salvation	σωτηρία (verb σωθῆναι)	उद्धार	Critical	2:10,13	No deviation.
power_of_god	δύναμις θεοῦ	परमेश्वर की सामर्थ्य	High	1:11	See Table 2 for Satan’s derivative δύναμις (2:9) — same Hindi word, mandatory guardrail note.
righteousness (root)	δίκαιος / δικαιοσύνη	धार्मिक / धार्मिकता	Critical	1:5,6	Root of new compound righteous judgment — see Table 2.
justification (structural pattern)	δικαιωθῆναι	धर्मी ठहराया जाना	Critical	(pattern reused, not directly attested)	Mirrored antonym structure proposed for 2:12’s κριθῶσιν — see Table 2, judged/condemned.
works_of_the_law (काम-not-कर्म rule)	ἔργα νόμου	व्यवस्था के काम (rule)	High	1:11 (rule extended)	ἔργον πίστεως (1:11) reuses काम, never कर्म — see Table 2.
eternal_life	ζωὴ αἰώνιος	अनन्त जीवन	High	(antonym reused)	Structural antonym of new term eternal destruction (1:9) — see Table 2.
mystery	μυστήριον	भेद	Medium	2:7	Combined with lawlessness — see Table 2, mystery of lawlessness.
firstfruits	ἀπαρχή	पहले फल	Medium	2:13 (textual variant)	See semantic analysis note on the ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς variant.
not_grow_weary	μὴ ἐκκακήσητε	भलाई करने में साहस न छोड़ें	Low	3:13	Verbatim reuse of the Galatians 6:9 rendering — exact parallel construction.
brotherly_love (root ἀδελφός)	ἀδελφοί	भाइयों / भाई	Medium	2:1; 3:15	3:15 explicitly contrasts “brother” with “enemy” in a discipline context.
exhort (root)	παρακαλέω	प्रोत्साहित करना (encourage) / विनती (entreaty)	Low	2:16-17	Context here = comfort/strengthen, per baseline context-sensitivity note.
apostle (doctrine, not directly named)	ἀπόστολος (implied)	प्रेरित	Medium	(Paul’s exercised authority throughout)	Underlies the authority of παραγγέλλομεν (“we command”) in ch.3 — see Table 2.
worship / idolatry (root for σέβασμα)	εἰδωλολατρία-adjacent	पूजा (permitted for false worship only)	High	2:4	See Table 2, object of worship; आराधना remains reserved exclusively for true worship of God, per baseline worship entry.
wrath_of_god (caution pattern)	ὀργὴ θεοῦ (pattern)	— (caution against बदला)	High	1:6,8; 2:11	Same “never बदला” caution extended to new terms vengeance and recompense — see Table 2.

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Table 2 — New Terms Introduced by 2 Thessalonians

Term	Original (Greek)	Transliteration	Literal Meaning	Proposed Hindi	Risk	Doctrine	Passages	Notes
parousia (the Coming)	παρουσία	parousia	presence, arrival	आगमन	Critical	The Day of the Lord	2:1,8,9	Christ’s singular, final, bodily return; never an avatāra-cycle re-descent. Theologian review every occurrence.
Day of the Lord	ἡμέρα τοῦ κυρίου	hēmera tou kyriou	the Lord’s day	प्रभु का दिन	Critical	The Day of the Lord	2:2; cf. 1:10 “that day”	Must not be confused with “the Lord’s Day” = Sunday, a live idiom in Hindi church usage. Mandatory disambiguating translator note every occurrence.
gathering together	ἐπισυναγωγή	episynagōgē	an assembling-to	उसके पास एकत्र होना	High	The Day of the Lord	2:1	Distinct from कलीसिया (church) and from a festival gathering (मेला); a one-time eschatological convocation.
has come (perfect tense)	ἐνέστηκεν	enestēken	has arrived, is present	आ चुका है / उपस्थित हो गया है	High	The Day of the Lord	2:2	Must render the completed-state force; “is near” (निकट है) would blunt Paul’s actual argument.
the rebellion / apostasy	ἀποστασία	apostasia	a standing-away, a defection	विद्रोह	Critical	The Man of Lawlessness	2:3	Avoid धर्मत्याग (collides with the charged Indian legal/social term for religious conversion). Theologian review every occurrence.
man of lawlessness	ὁ ἄνθρωπος τῆς ἀνομίας / ὁ ἄνομος	ho anthrōpos tēs anomias	the man of without-law-ness	अधर्म का पुरुष / अधर्मी	Critical	The Man of Lawlessness	2:3,8	Major collision with Hindu adharma/avatāra cosmology. Mandatory translator note distinguishing from any dharma-restoration cycle. Alternative under consideration: व्यवस्था-विरोधी मनुष्य.
son of destruction	ὁ υἱὸς τῆς ἀπωλείας	ho huios tēs apōleias	son characterized by ruin	विनाश का पुत्र	High/Critical	The Man of Lawlessness	2:3	Idiomatic “son of X” = doomed to X. Must not be confused with the baseline Critical son_of_god.
the adversary	ὁ ἀντικείμενος	ho antikeimenos	the one lying opposite	विरोधी	Medium	The Man of Lawlessness	2:4	—
exalts himself	ὑπεραιρόμενος	hyperairomenos	raises himself over	अपने आप को [परमेश्वर से] बड़ा बनाना	Critical	The Man of Lawlessness	2:4	Direct relevance to contemporary self-declared “godman” phenomena; theologian review with pastoral-sensitivity note.
false god / so-called god	λεγόμενος θεός	legomenos theos	what is called a god	देवता	High	The Man of Lawlessness	2:4	Never परमेश्वर (reserved for the true God).
object of worship	σέβασμα	sebasma	an object of reverence	पूज्य वस्तु	Medium	The Man of Lawlessness	2:4	Consistent with baseline idolatry’s acceptance of पूजा-vocabulary for false worship.
temple of God	ναὸς τοῦ θεοῦ	naos tou theou	sanctuary of God	परमेश्वर का मन्दिर	Critical	The Man of Lawlessness	2:4	मन्दिर is the established/necessary rendering but collides directly with “Hindu temple.” Mandatory translator note and theologian review every occurrence.
claims to be God	ἀποδεικνύντα ἑαυτὸν ὅτι ἔστιν θεός	apodeiknynta heauton hoti estin theos	proving himself to be god	स्वयं को परमेश्वर होने का दावा करना	Critical	The Man of Lawlessness / Deity of Christ (contrast)	2:4	The counterfeit antithesis of Christ’s true deity (baseline deity_of_christ).
the restrainer / restraint	τὸ κατέχον / ὁ κατέχων	to katechon / ho katechōn	that/the one holding back	वह जो अब रोक रहा है (impersonal, 2:6) / वह जो अब रोक रहा है [personal framing] (2:7)	Critical	The Man of Lawlessness	2:6,7	Preserve the neuter→masculine grammatical shift and the interpretive ambiguity; record identifications as alternatives_considered; do not resolve in the translated text.
appointed time	καιρός	kairos	fitting/appointed moment	ठहराया हुआ समय	Medium	The Day of the Lord	2:6	Contrast with cyclical/fatalistic time concepts (e.g., kāla-cakra).
mystery of lawlessness	μυστήριον τῆς ἀνομίας	mystērion tēs anomias	secret of without-law-ness	अधर्म का भेद	High	The Man of Lawlessness	2:7	भेद reused from baseline mystery; अधर्म collision caution carries over from the man-of-lawlessness entry.
already at work	ἐνεργεῖται	energeitai	is operative, is active	पहले से ही कार्य कर रहा है	Medium/High	The Man of Lawlessness	2:7	Word-family link to Satan’s ἐνέργεια (2:9) and God’s ἐνέργεια πλάνης (2:11) — three distinct levels of “activity,” keep terminology traceable.
breath of his mouth	πνεῦμα τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ	pneuma tou stomatos autou	breath/spirit of his mouth	उसके मुख की श्वास	High	The Day of the Lord	2:8	Isaiah 11:4 allusion. Not the Holy Spirit — disambiguate explicitly from पवित्र आत्मा.
bring to nothing	καταργήσει	katargēsei	will render inoperative	व्यर्थ/समाप्त कर देगा	Medium	The Man of Lawlessness	2:8	—
the appearing of his coming	ἐπιφάνεια τῆς παρουσίας	epiphaneia tēs parousias	manifestation of the coming	उसके आगमन का प्रगटन	Critical	The Day of the Lord	2:8	Keep प्रगटन (epiphaneia) and आगमन (parousia) visibly distinct despite pairing.
working of Satan	ἐνέργεια τοῦ Σατανᾶ	energeia tou Satana	activity/operative power of Satan	शैतान की क्रियाशीलता	High	The Man of Lawlessness	2:9	Satan’s power is derivative/permitted, never co-equal with God’s — mandatory guardrail note against dualism.
false signs and wonders	σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα ψεύδους	sēmeia kai terata pseudous	signs and wonders of falsehood	झूठ की सेवा में चिन्ह और अद्भुत काम	High	The Man of Lawlessness	2:9	Real, powerful phenomena in service of deception — not necessarily staged tricks. Direct relevance to godman-चमत्कार claims.
deception of unrighteousness	ἀπάτη ἀδικίας	apatē adikias	deceit of un-righteousness	अधार्मिकता का छल	High	God’s Righteous Judgment	2:10	अधार्मिकता built transparently on the baseline’s धार्मिकता root as its direct antonym.
those who are perishing	οἱ ἀπολλύμενοι	hoi apollymenoi	the ones being destroyed	नाश होनेवाले लोग	High	God’s Righteous Judgment	2:10	Word-family link to “son of destruction” (2:3).
love of the truth	ἡ ἀγάπη τῆς ἀληθείας	hē agapē tēs alētheias	the love of the truth	सच्चाई का प्रेम	Critical	God’s Righteous Judgment	2:10	Identifies the root cause of judicial deception; personal, willed rejection, not impersonal fate.
love (general)	ἀγάπη	agapē	love	प्रेम	Medium	Perseverance under Persecution	1:3	Distinguish from romantic प्रेम and from reciprocal bhakti-love.
truth	ἀλήθεια	alētheia	truth	सच्चाई	High	God’s Righteous Judgment	2:10,12,13	Avoid सत्य — its Vedantic/Gandhian philosophical loading would import an unwanted metaphysical framework.
the lie	τὸ ψεῦδος	to pseudos	the falsehood	झूठ	Medium	God’s Righteous Judgment	2:11	Paired consistently with सच्चाई (truth), never सत्य/असत्य.
strong delusion	ἐνέργεια πλάνης	energeia planēs	a working of error	भ्रम की सामर्थ्य	Critical	God’s Righteous Judgment	2:11	Righteous judicial hardening in response to prior rejection of truth (cf. Romans 1:24-28 pattern) — never arbitrary cruelty, never impersonal karma. Theologian review every occurrence.
judged/condemned	κριθῶσιν	krithōsin	might be judged	दोषी ठहराए जाएँ	High	God’s Righteous Judgment	2:12	Deliberately mirrors baseline justification (धर्मी ठहराया जाना) as its forensic antonym.
delighted in wickedness	εὐδοκήσαντες τῇ ἀδικίᾳ	eudokēsantes tē adikia	took pleasure in unrighteousness	अधार्मिकता में आनन्द लेनेवाले	Medium/High	God’s Righteous Judgment	2:12	Ironic use of a verb usually describing divine good-pleasure.
endurance / perseverance	ὑπομονή	hypomonē	a remaining-under	धीरज	High	Perseverance under Persecution	1:4	Not fatalistic karma-acceptance; hopeful, forward-looking endurance.
persecutions	διωγμοί	diōgmoi	pursuits	सताव	High	Perseverance under Persecution	1:4	—
afflictions/tribulations	θλῖψις	thlipsis	a pressing	क्लेश	High	Perseverance under Persecution	1:4,6,7	Distinguish from the technical yogic “kleshas” (Patanjali) — different causal framework.
righteous judgment	δικαία κρίσις	dikaia krisis	just verdict	परमेश्वर का धार्मिक न्याय	Critical	God’s Righteous Judgment	1:5	Built on the already-permitted धार्मिक adjective; never बदला/personal-revenge framing.
worthy / counted worthy	ἄξιος / καταξιωθῆναι	axios / kataxiōthēnai	deserving	योग्य ठहराया जाना	Medium	Perseverance under Persecution	1:5,11	Note: God’s gracious verdict, not independently earned merit — brief note advisable given puṇya-merit resonance.
positive boasting	ἐγκαυχᾶσθαι	egkauchasthai	to boast about	गर्व से बताना	Medium	Perseverance under Persecution	1:4	Distinct sense from baseline boasting (घमण्ड), which remains reserved for its negative sense.
repay/recompense	ἀνταποδοῦναι	antapodounai	to give back	प्रतिफल देना	Medium/High	God’s Righteous Judgment	1:6	Avoid बदला (personal-revenge connotation), per baseline wrath_of_god caution.
relief/rest	ἄνεσις	anesis	a loosening	विश्राम	Low/Medium	Perseverance under Persecution	1:7	Antonym-paired with θλῖψις.
mighty angels	ἄγγελοι δυνάμεως	angeloi dynameōs	angels of power	उसके सामर्थी स्वर्गदूत	Low/Medium	The Day of the Lord	1:7	—
flaming fire	πυρὶ φλογός	pyri phlogos	in fire of flame	प्रज्वलित आग	Low/Medium	God’s Righteous Judgment	1:8	OT theophany imagery.
vengeance	ἐκδίκησις	ekdikēsis	vindication, retribution	दण्ड / न्यायपूर्ण दण्ड	High	God’s Righteous Judgment	1:8	Never बदला (personal revenge) — righteous judicial retribution only.
eternal destruction	ὄλεθρος αἰώνιος	olethros aiōnios	eternal ruin	अनन्त विनाश	Critical	God’s Righteous Judgment	1:9	Structural antonym of baseline अनन्त जीवन; final, non-cyclical, irreversible.
presence [of the Lord]	πρόσωπον	prosōpon	face	प्रभु की उपस्थिति	Low/Medium	God’s Righteous Judgment	1:9	Hebraic idiom “face” = presence.
might	ἰσχύς	ischys	strength	पराक्रम	Low	God’s Righteous Judgment	1:9	Third distinct “power” word in the letter alongside δύναμις and ἐνέργεια.
marveled at	θαυμασθῆναι	thaumasthēnai	wondered at	अचम्भित होना	Low	The Day of the Lord	1:10	—
goodness	ἀγαθωσύνη	agathōsynē	uprightness	भलाई	Low	Perseverance under Persecution	1:11	—
work of faith	ἔργον πίστεως	ergon pisteōs	work of/from faith	विश्वास का काम	High	Perseverance under Persecution	1:11	Uses काम (never कर्म), parallels baseline faith_working_through_love logic — work flows from faith, not a meritorious supplement.
our God and Lord Jesus Christ (Sharp’s-rule construction)	τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμῶν καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ	tou theou hēmōn kai kyriou Iēsou Christou	of our God and Lord Jesus Christ	हमारे परमेश्वर और प्रभु यीशु मसीह	Critical	Deity of Christ (baseline)	1:12	Grammatical construction bearing on Christ’s deity (parallel to Titus 2:13; 2 Peter 1:1) — preserve ambiguity/identification; theologian review required.
stand firm	στήκετε	stēkete	stand, take a firm stance	स्थिर रहो / दृढ़ रहो	Critical	Standing Firm in the Traditions	2:15	Echo धीरज (endurance, ch.1) vocabulary for thematic unity.
the traditions	παραδόσεις	paradoseis	things handed down	परम्पराओं	Critical	Standing Firm in the Traditions	2:15; 3:6	Major collision with guru-paramparā authority structures. Mandatory translator note: closed, apostolic, once-delivered teaching, not an open, evolving human lineage. Theologian review every occurrence.
were taught	ἐδιδάχθητε	edidachthēte	you were instructed	सिखाया गया	Low	Standing Firm in the Traditions	2:15	—
establish/strengthen [hearts]	στηρίξαι	stērixai	to make firm	तुम्हारे मनों को स्थिर करे	Medium	Standing Firm in the Traditions	2:17	Same root idea as στήκετε.
word of the Lord speeding ahead	ὁ λόγος τοῦ κυρίου τρέχῃ	ho logos tou kyriou trechē	the Lord’s word runs	प्रभु का वचन फैलता जाए	Low	(general, Gospel)	3:1	Idiom — translate for meaning.
delivered from evil men	ῥυσθῶμεν ἀπὸ… πονηρῶν ἀνθρώπων	rhysthōmen apo… ponērōn anthrōpōn	be rescued from wicked men	कुटिल और दुष्ट मनुष्यों से बचाए जाएँ	Medium	Perseverance under Persecution	3:2	Distinct verb from ἐξαγοράζω (redemption); simple rescue/deliverance.
the Lord is faithful	πιστός ἐστιν ὁ κύριος	pistos estin ho kyrios	the Lord is trustworthy	प्रभु विश्वासयोग्य है	Medium	God’s Righteous Judgment	3:3	Built transparently on विश्वास root.
guard from the evil one	φυλάξει ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ	phylaxei apo tou ponērou	will protect from the evil one	दुष्ट से बचाए रखेगा	Medium	Perseverance under Persecution	3:3	”The evil one” = Satan, cf. Lord’s Prayer.
we command	παραγγέλλομεν	parangellomen	we charge/order	हम आज्ञा देते हैं	Medium	Standing Firm in the Traditions	3:4,6,10,12	Formal apostolic authority, stronger than ἐρωτῶμεν (2:1).
walking in idleness	ἀτάκτως περιπατοῦντος	ataktōs peripatountos	walking out-of-order	अनुशासनहीनता से चलनेवाला	High	Standing Firm in the Traditions	3:6,11	Cultural collision: must not read as condemning honored Indian renunciate/mendicant traditions; addresses willful refusal of ordinary work tied to false eschatological urgency.
imitate	μιμεῖσθαι	mimeisthai	to mimic, follow as model	अनुकरण करना	Medium	Standing Firm in the Traditions	3:7	—
labor and toil	κόπος καὶ μόχθος	kopos kai mochthos	weariness-work and hardship	परिश्रम और कठिन काम	Low/Medium	Standing Firm in the Traditions	3:8	—
the right/authority [to support]	ἐξουσία	exousia	authority, right	अधिकार	Medium	Standing Firm in the Traditions	3:9	Distinct nuance from baseline governing_authorities.
example/pattern	τύπος	typos	mark, model	आदर्श / नमूना	Low/Medium	Standing Firm in the Traditions	3:9	—
if anyone will not work, let him not eat	εἴ τις οὐ θέλει ἐργάζεσθαι, μηδὲ ἐσθιέτω	ei tis ou thelei ergazesthai, mēde esthietō	conditional maxim	जो काम करना नहीं चाहता, वह खाए भी नहीं	High	Standing Firm in the Traditions	3:10	Restrict to willful refusal (θέλει); must not be applied to involuntary inability. Historically weaponized maxim — pastoral care required.
busybodies	περιεργαζόμενοι	periergazomenoi	working-around [others’ affairs]	दूसरों के काम में दखल देनेवाले	Medium	Standing Firm in the Traditions	3:11	Wordplay on ἐργάζομαι.
work quietly	μετὰ ἡσυχίας ἐργάζεσθαι	meta hēsychias ergazesthai	to work with stillness	चुपचाप/शान्ति से काम करना	Medium	Standing Firm in the Traditions	3:12	Distinguish from yogic/contemplative meditative stillness.
obey [the letter]	ὑπακούει τῷ λόγῳ	hypakouei tō logō	to obey the word	इस पत्री के वचन को माने	Medium	Standing Firm in the Traditions	3:14	Applies obedience-vocabulary to apostolic instruction specifically.
take note of	σημειοῦσθε	sēmeiousthe	mark, flag	उसे चिन्हित करो	Medium	Standing Firm in the Traditions	3:14	Same root as σημεῖα (2:9) and σημεῖον (3:17) — literary echo.
have nothing to do with	μὴ συναναμίγνυσθαι	mē synanamignysthai	do not mix together with	उसके साथ मेल-जोल न रखो	High	Standing Firm in the Traditions	3:14	Cultural collision with caste-based social exclusion; mandatory note that this is restorative, temporary discipline, immediately qualified by “as a brother, not an enemy” (3:15).
be ashamed	ἐντραπῇ	entrapē	be made ashamed	वह लज्जित हो	Medium	Standing Firm in the Traditions	3:14	Honor/shame dynamic — routed per baseline native-speaker-review rule.
Lord of peace	ὁ κύριος τῆς εἰρήνης	ho kyrios tēs eirēnēs	the Lord of peace	शान्ति का प्रभु	Medium	(general)	3:16	Combines baseline प्रभु + शांति.
my sign/mark	τὸ σημεῖον… τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί	to sēmeion… tē emē cheiri	the sign… by my hand	मेरे अपने हाथ का चिन्ह	Medium	Standing Firm in the Traditions	3:17	Ironic literary bookend against the false σημεῖα of 2:9; authenticates the letter against forgery (cf. 2:2).

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Table 3 — Highest-Priority Collision Terms Requiring Mandatory Theologian Review

Term	Reason	Passages
ἀποστασία (the rebellion)	Collides with धर्मत्याग / religious-conversion terminology	2:3
ὁ ἄνθρωπος τῆς ἀνομίας (man of lawlessness)	Collides with Hindu adharma/avatāra restoration cosmology	2:3, 2:8
τὸ κατέχον / ὁ κατέχων (the restrainer)	Exegetically contested referent; grammatical gender shift must be preserved	2:6, 2:7
ναὸς τοῦ θεοῦ (temple of God)	Collides with मंदिर = Hindu temple; godman-in-temple imagery	2:4
ἐνέργεια πλάνης (strong delusion)	Risk of arbitrary-cruelty or karma-mechanism misreading of God’s judicial action	2:11
ἡμέρα τοῦ κυρίου (Day of the Lord)	Collides with “the Lord’s Day” = Sunday idiom	2:2
παρουσία / ἐπιφάνεια (coming / appearing)	Risk of avatāra-cycle misreading	2:1, 2:8, 2:9
παράδοσις (the traditions)	Collides with guru-paramparā authority structures	2:15, 3:6
ἀγάπη τῆς ἀληθείας (love of the truth)	Root-cause soteriological statement; ἀλήθεια must avoid सत्य	2:10
μὴ συναναμίγνυσθαι (have nothing to do with)	Collides with caste-based social exclusion patterns	3:14
ἀτάκτως περιπατοῦντος / “if anyone will not work…”	Collides with honored Indian renunciate/mendicant traditions; historically weaponized maxim	3:6–12

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This glossary extends but never contradicts translation_memory.json. All new terms proposed here are pending confirmation and version-increment in Phase 2 per the 12_ai_translation_requirements.md Translation Memory Load and Enforcement Instructions.

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Critical Risk Terms

Lord

Approved rendering: प्रभु
Transliteration: Prabhu
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: स्वामी, ईश्वर
Original: κύριος
Category: Christology

Inherited from Romans package. Combines throughout this letter with the new terms parousia, day_of_the_lord, and lord_of_peace; every combination must preserve प्रभु’s exclusive, supreme sense.

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Jesus

Approved rendering: यीशु
Transliteration: Yīśu
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ईसा, ईशू
Original: Ἰησοῦς
Category: Christology

Inherited from Romans package. BSI OV standard form; used throughout 2 Thessalonians.

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Messiah

Approved rendering: मसीह
Transliteration: Masīha
Doctrine: Messianic Promise
Rejected alternatives: अभिषिक्त व्यक्ति, देव-दूत
Original: Χριστός
Category: Christology

Inherited from Romans package. Used throughout 2 Thessalonians as part of ‘our Lord Jesus Christ’ formulas and the 1:12 deity-of-Christ construction.

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God

Approved rendering: परमेश्वर
Transliteration: Parameśvara
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ईश्वर, भगवान
Original: θεός
Category: God

Inherited from Romans package. Must NEVER be used for the false ‘so-called gods’ of 2:4 — देवता is reserved for that referent (see false_god). Using परमेश्वर there would be a serious doctrinal error.

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Father

Approved rendering: पिता
Transliteration: Pitā
Doctrine: Adoption into God’s Family
Rejected alternatives: ब्रह्मा, सृष्टिकर्ता
Original: πατήρ
Category: God

Inherited from Romans package. Used at 1:1,2; 2:16.

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Holy Spirit

Approved rendering: पवित्र आत्मा
Transliteration: Pavitra Ātmā
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: ब्रह्म, परमात्मा, देव-आत्मा
Original: πνεῦμα ἅγιον
Category: God

Inherited from Romans package. Used at 2:13. Must be sharply distinguished from the lowercase ‘a spirit’ of 2:2 (see claimed_spirit_utterance, a false claimed prophecy) and from ‘the breath of his mouth’ (2:8, see breath_of_his_mouth, Christ’s own spoken judgment) — three distinct πνεῦμα-referents within one short letter.

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Salvation

Approved rendering: उद्धार
Transliteration: uddhāra
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: मुक्ति, मोक्ष, छुटकारा
Original: σωτηρία
Category: Salvation

Inherited from Romans package. Used at 2:10,13. No deviation permitted.

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Righteousness

Approved rendering: धार्मिकता
Transliteration: dhārmikatā
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: धर्म, पुण्य, न्याय
Original: δίκαιος / δικαιοσύνη
Category: Salvation

Inherited from Romans package. Root of the new compound righteous_judgment (1:5) and of the new antonym deception_of_unrighteousness (अधार्मिकता, 2:10). Never धर्म.

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Justification

Approved rendering: धर्मी ठहराया जाना
Transliteration: dharmī ṭaharāyā jānā
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: माफी पाना, पुण्य प्राप्त करना
Original: δικαιωθῆναι
Category: Salvation

Inherited from Romans package. Not directly attested in 2 Thessalonians, but its forensic structure is deliberately mirrored as the antonym pattern for judged_condemned (κριθῶσιν, 2:12) — दोषी ठहराए जाएँ. No deviation from this baseline phrase where it does occur.

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Parousia

Approved rendering: आगमन
Transliteration: āgamana
Doctrine: The Day of the Lord
Rejected alternatives: उपस्थिति (used by Jehovah’s Witnesses NWT Hindi to deny a visible bodily return), पुनःआगमन (implies a repeated avatāra-cycle descent)
Original: παρουσία
Category: Eschatology

2 Thessalonians 2:1,8,9. Christ’s singular, final, bodily, unrepeatable return. Never assimilate to Hindu avatāra-cycle expectations of repeated divine descents. Mandatory theologian review every occurrence.

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Day Of The Lord

Approved rendering: प्रभु का दिन
Transliteration: Prabhu kā dina
Doctrine: The Day of the Lord
Rejected alternatives: परमेश्वर के न्याय का दिन (loses the OT ‘Day of YHWH’ intertextual link Paul is invoking)
Original: ἡ ἡμέρα τοῦ κυρίου
Category: Eschatology

2 Thessalonians 2:2; cf. 1:10 ‘that day’. CRITICAL COLLISION: identical to the common Hindi church idiom for ‘the Lord’s Day’ = Sunday worship (a distinct Greek phrase, κυριακὴ ἡμέρα, Revelation 1:10). Mandatory disambiguating translator note on every occurrence; theologian review required.

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Apostasia

Approved rendering: विद्रोह
Transliteration: vidroha
Doctrine: The Man of Lawlessness
Rejected alternatives: धर्मत्याग (the live, legally charged Indian term for religious conversion away from one’s ancestral religion — using it here would invert Paul’s meaning), बड़ा विश्वासत्याग (accurate but heavier; retained only as a secondary gloss)
Original: ἡ ἀποστασία
Category: Eschatology

2 Thessalonians 2:3. The great end-times defection/rebellion against God preceding the man of lawlessness’s unveiling. Mandatory translator note distinguishing from धर्मत्याग; theologian review required every occurrence.

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Man Of Lawlessness

Approved rendering: अधर्म का पुरुष / अधर्मी
Transliteration: adharma kā puruṣa / adharmī
Doctrine: The Man of Lawlessness
Rejected alternatives: व्यवस्था-विरोधी मनुष्य (avoids the अधर्म morpheme but sounds like a legal-code violator rather than an eschatological arch-opponent; recorded as alternatives_considered, not adopted), पापी मनुष्य (too generic, loses all technical specificity)
Original: ὁ ἄνθρωπος τῆς ἀνομίας / ὁ ἄνομος
Category: Eschatology

2 Thessalonians 2:3,8 (ὁ ἄνομος at 2:8). HIGHEST COLLISION RISK IN THE BOOK: अधर्म activates Hindu cosmology in which a divine avatāra periodically descends ‘to establish dharma and destroy adharma’ (Bhagavad Gita 4:7-8) — risking the opposite of Paul’s meaning. Mandatory translator note on every occurrence distinguishing this specific, historical, personal opponent — judicially destroyed once for all by Christ (2:8) — from any dharma/adharma cosmological restoration cycle. Theologian review mandatory.

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Exalts Himself

Approved rendering: अपने आप को परमेश्वर से बड़ा बनाना
Transliteration: apane āpa ko Parameśvara se baṛā banānā
Doctrine: The Man of Lawlessness
Rejected alternatives: स्वयं को ऊँचा उठाना (bare, too weak to convey illegitimate DIVINE self-elevation specifically)
Original: ὑπεραιρόμενος
Category: Eschatology

2 Thessalonians 2:4 (ὑπεραιρόμενος). Illegitimate self-elevation to divine status — the doctrinal heart of this figure. Direct relevance to contemporary self-declared ‘godman’ phenomena in India. Mandatory theologian review with pastoral-sensitivity note.

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Temple Of God

Approved rendering: परमेश्वर का मन्दिर
Transliteration: Parameśvara kā mandira
Doctrine: The Man of Lawlessness
Original: ναὸς τοῦ θεοῦ
Category: Eschatology

2 Thessalonians 2:4 (ναὸς τοῦ θεοῦ). No viable lexical alternative exists — मन्दिर is also the ordinary universal Hindi word for a Hindu temple. Resonates dangerously with narratives of deified gurus enshrined in temples/ashrams across India. Mandatory translator note and theologian review clarifying the referent (God’s own usurped sanctuary; record both the future-Jerusalem-Temple and symbolic readings as alternatives_considered) on every occurrence.

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Claims To Be God

Approved rendering: स्वयं को परमेश्वर होने का दावा करना
Transliteration: svayaṃ ko Parameśvara hone kā dāvā karanā
Doctrine: The Man of Lawlessness
Original: ἀποδεικνύντα ἑαυτὸν ὅτι ἔστιν θεός
Category: Eschatology

2 Thessalonians 2:4 (ἀποδεικνύντα ἑαυτὸν ὅτι ἔστιν θεός). The ultimate counterfeit of Christ’s true, eternal deity. Must be marked as a false, condemned claim, in sharp antithetical contrast to Christ’s true deity affirmed at 1:12.

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Restrainer

Approved rendering: वह जो अब रोक रहा है
Transliteration: vaha jo aba roka rahā hai
Doctrine: The Man of Lawlessness
Rejected alternatives: a coined single noun e.g. रोकनेवाला (would falsely suggest exegetical resolution where none exists)
Original: τὸ κατέχον / ὁ κατέχων
Category: Eschatology

2 Thessalonians 2:6-7 (τὸ κατέχον / ὁ κατέχων). One of the most exegetically contested phrases in the NT. Render literally and preserve the genuine scholarly ambiguity — do not resolve. Record candidate identifications (Roman rule of law, Holy Spirit, an angelic figure, God’s own decree) as alternatives_considered only. Greek shifts neuter (2:6) to masculine (2:7); Hindi cannot reproduce this grammatically, so the distinction must be carried by explicit wording and a translator note. Theologian review mandatory.

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Epiphany Of His Coming

Approved rendering: उसके आगमन का प्रगटन
Transliteration: usake āgamana kā pragaṭana
Doctrine: The Day of the Lord
Rejected alternatives: collapsing to a single word (erases Paul’s deliberate rhetorical doubling of epiphaneia + parousia for emphasis)
Original: τῇ ἐπιφανείᾳ τῆς παρουσίας αὐτοῦ
Category: Eschatology

2 Thessalonians 2:8. Keep प्रगटन (epiphaneia) and आगमन (parousia) visibly distinct despite pairing. Extends the Critical parousia flag.

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Love Of The Truth

Approved rendering: सच्चाई का प्रेम
Transliteration: saccāī kā prema
Doctrine: God’s Righteous Judgment
Original: ἡ ἀγάπη τῆς ἀληθείας
Category: Salvation

2 Thessalonians 2:10 (ἡ ἀγάπη τῆς ἀληθείας). Identifies the root cause of deception/damnation as a personal, willed rejection of truth, not impersonal fate. Theologian review mandatory.

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Strong Delusion

Approved rendering: भ्रम की सामर्थ्य
Transliteration: bhrama kī sāmarthya
Doctrine: God’s Righteous Judgment
Rejected alternatives: भ्रम का प्रभाव (understates that this is God’s own judicial action, not a vague ambient influence)
Original: ἐνέργεια πλάνης
Category: Judgment

2 Thessalonians 2:11 (ἐνέργεια πλάνης). God’s own righteous, judicial response to a prior, freely-chosen rejection of the truth. Mandatory translator note tying this to the baseline wrath_of_god Romans 1:24-28 ‘God gave them over’ pattern — never arbitrary cruelty, never impersonal karmic mechanism. Theologian review mandatory every occurrence.

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Righteous Judgment

Approved rendering: परमेश्वर का धार्मिक न्याय
Transliteration: Parameśvara kā dhārmika nyāya
Doctrine: God’s Righteous Judgment
Rejected alternatives: bare न्याय (could drift toward an impersonal cosmic-justice-mechanism reading)
Original: δικαία κρίσις
Category: Judgment

2 Thessalonians 1:5 (δικαία κρίσις). Built on the baseline’s sanctioned धार्मिक adjective. Must be distinguished from बदला (personal vengeance) and from an impersonal karmic ledger. Always retain the full phrase.

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Eternal Destruction

Approved rendering: अनन्त विनाश
Transliteration: ananta vināśa
Doctrine: God’s Righteous Judgment
Original: ὄλεθρος αἰώνιος
Category: Judgment

2 Thessalonians 1:9 (ὄλεθρος αἰώνιος). Direct antonym of अनन्त जीवन. Must never be softened toward eventual restoration through cyclical rebirth; final, irreversible ruin.

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Our God And Lord Jesus Christ

Approved rendering: हमारे परमेश्वर और प्रभु यीशु मसीह
Transliteration: hamāre Parameśvara aura Prabhu Yīśu Masīha
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Rejected alternatives: inserting a possessive/connective that forces a two-referent split reading (would blunt the verse’s contribution to Christ’s deity)
Original: τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμῶν καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ
Category: Christology

2 Thessalonians 1:12. A grammatical construction parallel to Titus 2:13 and 2 Peter 1:1 in which ‘our God and Lord’ may together identify a single referent, Jesus Christ. Must preserve, not resolve away, this grammatical ambiguity/identification. Theologian review required.

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Stand Firm

Approved rendering: दृढ़ रहो
Transliteration: dṛḍha raho
Doctrine: Standing Firm in the Traditions
Original: στήκετε
Category: Tradition

2 Thessalonians 2:15 (στήκετε). Should echo धीरज (endurance, ch.1) vocabulary so the letter’s two central exhortations read as one unified appeal.

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The Traditions

Approved rendering: परम्पराओं
Transliteration: paramparāoṃ
Doctrine: Standing Firm in the Traditions
Rejected alternatives: शिक्षाएँ (generic ‘teachings’ — avoids the collision but loses the technical ‘handed-down’ transmission sense)
Original: παραδόσεις
Category: Tradition

2 Thessalonians 2:15; 3:6 (παραδόσεις). Also the ordinary Hindi word for guru-paramparā — an open, ongoing human-teacher-succession authority structure fundamentally different from Paul’s closed, once-delivered apostolic deposit. Mandatory translator note on every occurrence tying it explicitly to 2:15’s ‘whether by word of mouth or by letter.’ Theologian review mandatory.

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High Risk Terms

Gospel

Approved rendering: सुसमाचार
Transliteration: susamācar
Doctrine: Gospel
Rejected alternatives: खुशखबरी, शुभ सन्देश
Original: εὐαγγέλιον
Category: Salvation

Inherited from Romans package. In 2 Thessalonians 1:8 and 2:14, obedience or belief toward this message determines final judgment or final glory. Established BSI OV term; do not use colloquial alternatives.

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Grace

Approved rendering: अनुग्रह
Transliteration: anugraha
Doctrine: Grace
Rejected alternatives: कृपा, दया, वरदान, भाग्य, कर्म-फल, पुण्य
Original: χάρις
Category: Salvation

Inherited from Romans package. Opens and closes the letter (1:2; 3:18) and recurs at 2:16. Must convey unmerited favor apart from any human merit; कृपा permitted only in non-grace contexts.

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Faith

Approved rendering: विश्वास
Transliteration: viśvāsa
Doctrine: Faith
Rejected alternatives: श्रद्धा, आस्था, भरोसा
Original: πίστις
Category: Faith

Inherited from Romans package. Underlies the new term lord_is_faithful (3:3), which applies the same root to God’s own faithfulness rather than human believing-trust. Object of faith must always be specified in context.

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Glory

Approved rendering: महिमा
Transliteration: mahimā
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Rejected alternatives: देव-ज्योति, प्रकाश
Original: δόξα
Category: God

Inherited from Romans package. Appears more densely in this short letter (1:9,12; 2:14; 3:1) than in comparable Romans passages of similar length.

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Glorification

Approved rendering: महिमान्वित किया जाना
Transliteration: mahimānvita kiyā jānā
Doctrine: Glorification
Rejected alternatives: देवत्व प्राप्ति
Original: ἐνδοξάζομαι
Category: Eschatology

Inherited from Romans package. Used at 1:10,12; 2:14. Deliberately contrasted with the man of lawlessness’s false self-exaltation (2:4) — must describe believers sharing Christ’s glory by grace, never Hindu-style divinization.

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Called

Approved rendering: बुलाए हुए
Transliteration: bulāe hue
Doctrine: Divine Calling
Rejected alternatives: निमंत्रित, आमंत्रित

Inherited from Romans package. Context-sensitive; 2:14’s calling is through the gospel to obtain Christ’s glory.

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Calling

Approved rendering: बुलाहट
Transliteration: bulāhaṭ
Doctrine: Divine Calling
Rejected alternatives: आह्वान
Original: κλῆσις / κλητός
Category: Salvation

Inherited from Romans package. Used at 1:11; 2:14. Must signal sovereign, personal divine initiative, never karma-determined destiny.

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Election

Approved rendering: परमेश्वर का चुनाव
Transliteration: Parameśvara kā cunāva
Doctrine: Effectual Calling
Rejected alternatives: भाग्य, नियति, किस्मत
Original: ἐκλογή (verb εἵλατο)
Category: Salvation

Inherited from Romans package. Used at 2:13 (εἵλατο); subject to the ἀπαρχή/ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς textual variant — record which base text is followed as a text-critical decision, not merely a translation decision.

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Sanctification

Approved rendering: पवित्रीकरण
Transliteration: pavitrikaraṇa
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: सफाई, शुद्धिकरण
Original: ἁγιασμός
Category: Sanctification

Inherited from Romans package. Paired with holy_spirit at 2:13.

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Saints

Approved rendering: पवित्र जन
Transliteration: pavitra jana
Doctrine: Sainthood
Rejected alternatives: संत, संतजन
Original: ἅγιοι
Category: Church

Inherited from Romans package. Used at 1:10.

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Power Of God

Approved rendering: परमेश्वर की सामर्थ्य
Transliteration: Parameśvara kī sāmarthya
Doctrine: Power of God for Salvation
Rejected alternatives: शक्ति, ताकत
Original: δύναμις θεοῦ
Category: God

Inherited from Romans package. Used at 1:11. The same Hindi word सामर्थ्य is also applied, WITH a mandatory guardrail note, to Satan’s derivative counterfeit power at 2:9 (see false_signs_and_wonders) — Satan’s सामर्थ्य must never be read as co-equal with God’s own.

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Works Of The Law

Approved rendering: व्यवस्था के काम
Transliteration: vyavasthā ke kāma
Doctrine: Justification by Faith
Rejected alternatives: कर्म
Original: ἔργα νόμου (rule extended to ἔργον πίστεως)
Category: Salvation

Inherited from Romans package. The काम-never-कर्म rule is extended to ἔργον πίστεως (‘work of faith,’ 1:11) — see work_of_faith.

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Eternal Life

Approved rendering: अनन्त जीवन
Transliteration: ananta jīvana
Doctrine: Eschatology
Rejected alternatives: अमरता
Original: ζωὴ αἰώνιος
Category: Eschatology

Inherited from Romans package. Not directly attested in 2 Thessalonians, but this rendering is the deliberate structural antonym of the new term eternal_destruction (ὄλεθρος αἰώνιος, 1:9); both must remain final and non-cyclical.

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Worship

Approved rendering: आराधना
Transliteration: ārādhanā
Doctrine: Worship
Rejected alternatives: पूजा

Inherited from Romans package. Reserved exclusively for TRUE worship of God; पूजा-vocabulary remains permitted only for false worship (see object_of_worship, 2:4).

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Idolatry

Approved rendering: मूर्तिपूजा
Transliteration: mūrtipūjā
Doctrine: Universal Human Accountability

Inherited from Romans package. Its acceptance of पूजा-vocabulary for false worship underlies the new object_of_worship (पूज्य वस्तु, 2:4) and false_god (देवता, 2:4) entries.

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Wrath Of God

Approved rendering: परमेश्वर का क्रोध
Transliteration: Parameśvara kā krodha
Doctrine: Judgment
Rejected alternatives: बदला

Inherited from Romans package. The baseline’s ‘never बदला’ caution is extended throughout this book to vengeance (न्यायपूर्ण दण्ड, 1:8), repay_recompense (प्रतिफल देना, 1:6), and strong_delusion (भ्रम की सामर्थ्य, 2:11), the last of which is explicitly tied to the Romans 1:24-28 ‘God gave them over’ pattern.

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Episynagoge

Approved rendering: उसके पास एकत्र होना
Transliteration: usake pāsa ekatra honā
Doctrine: The Day of the Lord
Rejected alternatives: सभा (collides with the ongoing congregational sense), मेला (trivializes a one-time eschatological event into a periodic festival)
Original: ἐπισυναγωγή
Category: Eschatology

2 Thessalonians 2:1. The eschatological gathering of believers to Christ at his coming, paired with parousia as the twin object of the Thessalonians’ confusion. Keep distinct from कलीसिया.

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Enesteken

Approved rendering: आ चुका है
Transliteration: ā cukā hai
Doctrine: The Day of the Lord
Rejected alternatives: निकट है (blunts Paul’s actual argument that the false claim is the Day has ALREADY come, not merely is imminent)
Original: ἐνέστηκεν
Category: Eschatology

2 Thessalonians 2:2. Perfect tense: must render the completed-state force. Paul’s proof depends on this nuance: the Day cannot have already come because its precursor events have not occurred.

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Son Of Destruction

Approved rendering: विनाश का पुत्र
Transliteration: vināśa kā putra
Doctrine: The Man of Lawlessness
Rejected alternatives: नाश का पुत्र (acceptable synonym, not adopted as primary to keep consistency)
Original: ὁ υἱὸς τῆς ἀπωλείας
Category: Eschatology

2 Thessalonians 2:3. Hebraic idiom ‘son of X’ = one destined for/characterized by X (cf. Judas, John 17:12). Must not be confused with the baseline Critical परमेश्वर का पुत्र (Son of God) — translator note required distinguishing the two ‘son of ___’ constructions.

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False God

Approved rendering: देवता
Transliteration: devatā
Doctrine: The Man of Lawlessness
Rejected alternatives: झूठा परमेश्वर (risks collocating with the reserved Critical परमेश्वर term even in negation)
Original: λεγόμενος θεός
Category: Eschatology

2 Thessalonians 2:4 (λεγόμενος θεός, ‘what is called/termed a god’). Render देवता (the natural Hindi term for the many gods of Hindu devotion); NEVER परमेश्वर.

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Mystery Of Lawlessness

Approved rendering: अधर्म का भेद
Transliteration: adharma kā bheda
Doctrine: The Man of Lawlessness
Original: τὸ μυστήριον τῆς ἀνομίας
Category: Eschatology

2 Thessalonians 2:7. Reuses baseline भेद exactly; carries the same अधर्म-collision caution documented at man_of_lawlessness.

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Breath Of His Mouth

Approved rendering: उसके मुख की श्वास
Transliteration: usake mukha kī śvāsa
Doctrine: The Day of the Lord
Rejected alternatives: आत्मा unqualified (would wrongly suggest the Holy Spirit personally slays the lawless one)
Original: τῷ πνεύματι τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ
Category: Eschatology

2 Thessalonians 2:8. Allusion to Isaiah 11:4. πνεῦμα here means literal breath, NOT the Holy Spirit — mandatory disambiguation note on every occurrence.

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Working Of Satan

Approved rendering: शैतान की क्रियाशीलता
Transliteration: śaitāna kī kriyāśīlatā
Doctrine: The Man of Lawlessness
Original: κατ᾽ ἐνέργειαν τοῦ Σατανᾶ
Category: Eschatology

2 Thessalonians 2:9 (κατ’ ἐνέργειαν τοῦ Σατανᾶ). Mandatory guardrail note: Satan’s power is derivative and permitted by God, never co-equal — avoid drift toward dualistic ‘God versus equally-matched Satan’ cosmology.

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False Signs And Wonders

Approved rendering: झूठ की सेवा में सामर्थ्य, चिन्ह और अद्भुत काम
Transliteration: jhūṭha kī sevā meṃ sāmarthya, cinha aura adbhuta kāma
Doctrine: The Man of Lawlessness
Original: πάσῃ δυνάμει καὶ σημείοις καὶ τέρασιν ψεύδους
Category: Eschatology

2 Thessalonians 2:9. The baseline सामर्थ्य rule protects God’s power from Shakti-associations; applying it to Satan’s counterfeit power requires an explicit note that this is derivative, permitted, temporary power. Relevant to claimed चमत्कार performed by godmen; must warn against real deceptive power, not imply blanket fraud.

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Deception Of Unrighteousness

Approved rendering: अधार्मिकता का छल
Transliteration: adhārmikatā kā chala
Doctrine: God’s Righteous Judgment
Original: ἐν πάσῃ ἀπάτῃ ἀδικίας
Category: Judgment

2 Thessalonians 2:10 (ἐν πάσῃ ἀπάτῃ ἀδικίας). अधार्मिकता built transparently on the baseline धार्मिकता root as its direct antonym.

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Those Who Are Perishing

Approved rendering: नाश होनेवाले लोग
Transliteration: nāśa honevāle loga
Doctrine: God’s Righteous Judgment
Original: τοῖς ἀπολλυμένοις
Category: Judgment

2 Thessalonians 2:10 (τοῖς ἀπολλυμένοις). Word-family link to ‘son of destruction’ (2:3); antonym pairing with salvation/eternal_life word-families.

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Truth

Approved rendering: सच्चाई
Transliteration: saccāī
Doctrine: God’s Righteous Judgment
Rejected alternatives: सत्य (deep Sanskrit/Vedantic loading — Satya as ultimate cosmic reality; Gandhian Satyagraha — would import an unwanted metaphysical framework)
Original: ἀλήθεια
Category: Salvation

2 Thessalonians 2:10,12,13 (ἀλήθεια). सत्य is absolutely forbidden for this term throughout the letter.

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Judged Condemned

Approved rendering: दोषी ठहराए जाएँ
Transliteration: doṣī ṭaharāe jāeṃ
Doctrine: God’s Righteous Judgment
Original: κριθῶσιν
Category: Judgment

2 Thessalonians 2:12 (κριθῶσιν). Deliberately mirrors धर्मी ठहराया जाना as its structural forensic antonym.

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Endurance Perseverance

Approved rendering: धीरज
Transliteration: dhīraja
Doctrine: Perseverance under Persecution
Rejected alternatives: सहनशीलता (suggests passive stoic tolerance rather than hopeful, forward-looking endurance)
Original: ὑπομονή
Category: Perseverance

2 Thessalonians 1:4 (ὑπομονή). Must be distinguished from fatalistic ‘enduring one’s karma’ — biblical endurance is hopeful, forward-looking to vindication at Christ’s coming.

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Persecutions

Approved rendering: सताव
Transliteration: satāva
Doctrine: Perseverance under Persecution
Original: διωγμοί
Category: Perseverance

2 Thessalonians 1:4 (διωγμοί). Paired consistently with क्लेश.

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Afflictions

Approved rendering: क्लेश
Transliteration: kleśa
Doctrine: Perseverance under Persecution
Original: θλῖψις
Category: Perseverance

2 Thessalonians 1:4,6,7 (θλῖψις). Also the technical ‘five kleshas’ of Patanjali’s Yoga philosophy — inner obstacles overcome by self-effort. Translator note required distinguishing externally inflicted suffering met with God-given endurance from the yogic kleshas.

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Repay Recompense

Approved rendering: प्रतिफल देना
Transliteration: pratiphala denā
Doctrine: God’s Righteous Judgment
Rejected alternatives: बदला देना (personal-vengeance connotation, forbidden per the baseline wrath_of_god caution)
Original: ἀνταποδοῦναι
Category: Judgment

2 Thessalonians 1:6 (ἀνταποδοῦναι). God’s just, proportionate repayment, without a vindictive tone.

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Vengeance

Approved rendering: न्यायपूर्ण दण्ड
Transliteration: nyāyapūrṇa daṇḍa
Doctrine: God’s Righteous Judgment
Rejected alternatives: बदला (forbidden per the baseline wrath_of_god caution)
Original: ἐκδίκησις
Category: Judgment

2 Thessalonians 1:8 (ἐκδίκησις). Righteous, judicial retribution, consistent with 1:5-6’s δικαία κρίσις.

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Work Of Faith

Approved rendering: विश्वास का काम
Transliteration: viśvāsa kā kāma
Doctrine: Perseverance under Persecution
Rejected alternatives: कर्म (forbidden per the baseline works_of_the_law rule — imports merit-accumulation cosmology)
Original: ἔργον πίστεως
Category: Perseverance

2 Thessalonians 1:11 (ἔργον πίστεως). Uses काम, never कर्म. Flows FROM faith as its fruit, paralleling the baseline faith_working_through_love logic.

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Walking In Idleness

Approved rendering: अनुशासनहीनता से चलनेवाला
Transliteration: anuśāsanahīnatā se calanevālā
Doctrine: Diligence in Work and Christian Conduct
Rejected alternatives: आलसी (too narrow — ‘lazy’ loses the disorderly-conduct sense)
Original: ἀτάκτως περιπατοῦντος
Category: Tradition

2 Thessalonians 3:6,11 (ἀτάκτως περιπατοῦντος). CULTURAL COLLISION: voluntary renunciation of settled labor (sādhus, sannyāsīs living on alms) is a deeply honored religious vocation in India, not a social problem. Must be read narrowly: willful work-refusal tied to false eschatological urgency (2:2). Native speaker and theologian review recommended.

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Work Maxim

Approved rendering: जो काम करना नहीं चाहता, वह खाए भी नहीं
Transliteration: jo kāma karanā nahīṃ cāhatā, vaha khāe bhī nahīṃ
Doctrine: Diligence in Work and Christian Conduct
Original: εἴ τις οὐ θέλει ἐργάζεσθαι, μηδὲ ἐσθιέτω
Category: Tradition

2 Thessalonians 3:10. Restrict strictly to willful refusal (θέλει), never applied to those unable to work. Historically weaponized maxim requiring mandatory pastoral framing.

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Have Nothing To Do With

Approved rendering: मेल-जोल न रखो
Transliteration: mela-jola na rakho
Doctrine: Church Discipline and Restoration
Rejected alternatives: उसे बहिष्कृत करो (stronger ‘boycott/ostracize’ — resonates too strongly with caste-based social ostracism, historically permanent and punitive)
Original: μὴ συναναμίγνυσθαι
Category: Church

2 Thessalonians 3:14 (μὴ συναναμίγνυσθαι). CULTURAL COLLISION with caste-based social exclusion. A limited, corrective, restoration-aimed discipline, immediately qualified as ‘not as an enemy, but as a brother’ (3:15). Mandatory translator note; native speaker and theologian review recommended.

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Claimed Spirit Utterance

Approved rendering: आत्मा के द्वारा कहा हुआ वचन
Transliteration: ātmā ke dvārā kahā huā vacana
Doctrine: Sanctification by the Spirit
Original: πνεῦμα (lowercase, 2:2)
Category: Eschatology

2 Thessalonians 2:2 (πνεῦμα, lowercase). A claimed prophetic/spirit-inspired oral message circulating among the Thessalonians, NOT the Holy Spirit’s own voice — the false report Paul corrects. Must be sharply disambiguated from पवित्र आत्मा with a translator note on every occurrence.

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Medium Risk Terms

Peace

Approved rendering: शांति
Transliteration: śānti
Doctrine: Peace with God
Rejected alternatives: चैन, सुकून
Original: εἰρήνη
Category: Salvation

Inherited from Romans package. At 3:16 combines with lord as ‘Lord of peace’ (शान्ति का प्रभु). Relational, covenantal peace; distinguish from meditative/Yogic inner calm.

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Church

Approved rendering: कलीसिया
Transliteration: kalīsiyā
Doctrine: Church as God’s People
Rejected alternatives: मंदिर, गिरजाघर
Original: ἐκκλησία
Category: Church

Inherited from Romans package. Used at 1:1,4. Never मंदिर, which is reserved as the ordinary term but flagged for false collision at temple_of_god (2:4).

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Kingdom Of God

Approved rendering: परमेश्वर का राज्य
Transliteration: Parameśvara kā rājya
Doctrine: Kingdom Mission
Rejected alternatives: ईश्वर का राष्ट्र
Original: βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ
Category: Kingdom

Inherited from Romans package. 1:5 names present suffering for it as evidence of being counted worthy of it.

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Mystery

Approved rendering: भेद
Transliteration: bheda
Doctrine: Revelation
Rejected alternatives: रहस्य
Original: μυστήριον
Category: Revelation

Inherited from Romans package. Combines with lawlessness at 2:7 as mystery_of_lawlessness — a now-secretly-active, not-yet-fully-manifest evil, not esoteric hidden knowledge.

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Firstfruits

Approved rendering: पहले फल
Transliteration: pahale phala
Doctrine: Holy Spirit
Original: ἀπαρχή
Category: Holy Spirit

Inherited from Romans package. Applies at 2:13 IF the ἀπαρχή textual reading is followed rather than the ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς (‘from the beginning’) variant; record which base text is followed in Phase 2.

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Brotherly Love

Approved rendering: भाईचारे का प्रेम
Transliteration: bhāīcāre kā prema
Doctrine: Mutual Edification
Original: ἀδελφοί
Category: Mutual Edification

Inherited from Romans package. The ἀδελφός root (भाइयों) is used at 2:1; 3:15, where ‘brother’ is explicitly contrasted with ‘enemy’ in a church-discipline context.

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Apostle

Approved rendering: प्रेरित
Transliteration: prerita
Doctrine: Apostleship
Rejected alternatives: दूत, संदेशवाहक
Original: ἀπόστολος (implied)
Category: Church

Inherited from Romans package. Not directly named in 2 Thessalonians, but Paul’s exercised apostolic authority underlies παραγγέλλομεν (‘we command,’ 3:4 etc.) — see we_command.

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Adversary

Approved rendering: विरोधी
Transliteration: virodhī
Doctrine: The Man of Lawlessness
Original: ὁ ἀντικείμενος
Category: Eschatology

2 Thessalonians 2:4 (ὁ ἀντικείμενος). The one lying opposite, the opponent; used elsewhere of Satan (1 Timothy 5:14).

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Object Of Worship

Approved rendering: पूज्य वस्तु
Transliteration: pūjya vastu
Doctrine: The Man of Lawlessness
Original: σέβασμα
Category: Eschatology

2 Thessalonians 2:4 (σέβασμα). An object of reverence/veneration (cf. Acts 17:23). Consistent with the baseline idolatry entry’s acceptance of पूजा-vocabulary reserved for false worship.

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Appointed Time

Approved rendering: ठहराया हुआ समय
Transliteration: ṭhaharāyā huā samaya
Doctrine: The Day of the Lord
Rejected alternatives: समय (bare — loses the sense of a personally fixed moment, risks a fatalistic/cyclical kāla-cakra reading)
Original: καιρός
Category: Eschatology

2 Thessalonians 2:6 (καιρός). God’s own sovereignly-appointed, fitting moment — contrast with cyclical/fatalistic time concepts.

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Already At Work

Approved rendering: पहले से ही कार्य कर रहा है
Transliteration: pahale se hī kārya kara rahā hai
Doctrine: The Man of Lawlessness
Original: ἐνεργεῖται
Category: Eschatology

2 Thessalonians 2:7 (ἐνεργεῖται). Word-family link to Satan’s ἐνέργεια (2:9) and God’s ἐνέργεια πλάνης (2:11) — keep कार्य/क्रियाशील root traceable across all three occurrences.

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Bring To Nothing

Approved rendering: समाप्त कर देगा
Transliteration: samāpta kara degā
Doctrine: The Man of Lawlessness
Original: καταργήσει
Category: Eschatology

2 Thessalonians 2:8 (καταργήσει). Christ’s decisive destruction of the lawless one.

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Love

Approved rendering: प्रेम
Transliteration: prema
Doctrine: Perseverance under Persecution
Original: ἀγάπη
Category: Faith

2 Thessalonians 1:3 (ἀγάπη). Self-giving, covenantal love among believers. Distinguish from romantic प्रेम and Hindu bhakti प्रेम/प्रेमा-bhakti (reciprocal devotional love for divine favor).

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The Lie

Approved rendering: झूठ
Transliteration: jhūṭha
Doctrine: God’s Righteous Judgment
Rejected alternatives: असत्य (pairs naturally with सत्य and would reintroduce the forbidden term by the back door)
Original: τῷ ψεύδει
Category: Judgment

2 Thessalonians 2:11 (τῷ ψεύδει). Keep the सच्चाई/झूठ pairing consistent; never असत्य/सत्य.

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Delighted In Wickedness

Approved rendering: अधार्मिकता में आनन्द लेनेवाले
Transliteration: adhārmikatā meṃ ānanda lenevāle
Doctrine: God’s Righteous Judgment
Original: εὐδοκήσαντες τῇ ἀδικίᾳ
Category: Judgment

2 Thessalonians 2:12 (εὐδοκήσαντες τῇ ἀδικίᾳ). Ironic use of a verb usually describing God’s own good pleasure (Matthew 3:17). Reuses the अधार्मिकता root from 2:10.

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Worthy Counted Worthy

Approved rendering: योग्य ठहराया जाना
Transliteration: yogya ṭaharāyā jānā
Doctrine: Perseverance under Persecution
Rejected alternatives: योग्य होना (active attainment — risks a merit-earned reading resonant with puṇya)
Original: ἄξιος / καταξιωθῆναι
Category: Perseverance

2 Thessalonians 1:5,11 (ἄξιος / καταξιωθῆναι). God’s own gracious verdict resulting from persevering faith, not independently earned merit.

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Positive Boasting

Approved rendering: गर्व से बताना
Transliteration: garva se batānā
Doctrine: Perseverance under Persecution
Rejected alternatives: घमण्ड (baseline’s consistently negative boasting term — would wrongly imply Paul is sinning)
Original: ἐγκαυχᾶσθαι
Category: Perseverance

2 Thessalonians 1:4 (ἐγκαυχᾶσθαι). Paul’s legitimate, commendatory pride in the Thessalonians’ endurance; distinct sense from घमण्ड.

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Relief Rest

Approved rendering: विश्राम
Transliteration: viśrāma
Doctrine: Perseverance under Persecution
Original: ἄνεσις
Category: Perseverance

2 Thessalonians 1:7 (ἄνεσις). Antonym-paired with θλῖψις.

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Mighty Angels

Approved rendering: उसके सामर्थी स्वर्गदूत
Transliteration: usake sāmarthī svargadūta
Doctrine: The Day of the Lord
Original: ἄγγελοι δυνάμεως
Category: Eschatology

2 Thessalonians 1:7 (ἄγγελοι δυνάμεως). Reuses baseline सामर्थ्य for δύναμις.

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Flaming Fire

Approved rendering: प्रज्वलित आग
Transliteration: prajvalita āga
Doctrine: God’s Righteous Judgment
Original: πυρὶ φλογός
Category: Judgment

2 Thessalonians 1:8 (πυρὶ φλογός). OT theophanic judgment imagery (Exodus 3; Daniel 7:9-10).

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Presence Of The Lord

Approved rendering: प्रभु की उपस्थिति से
Transliteration: Prabhu kī upasthiti se
Doctrine: God’s Righteous Judgment
Original: ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ κυρίου
Category: Judgment

2 Thessalonians 1:9 (ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ κυρίου). Hebraic idiom ‘from the face of’ = banished from the Lord’s presence.

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Establish Strengthen

Approved rendering: मनों को स्थिर करे
Transliteration: manoṃ ko sthira kare
Doctrine: Standing Firm in the Traditions
Original: στηρίξαι
Category: Tradition

2 Thessalonians 2:17 (στηρίξαι). God’s own strengthening action; same root idea as στήκετε.

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Delivered From Evil Men

Approved rendering: दुष्ट मनुष्यों से बचाए जाएँ
Transliteration: duṣṭa manuṣyoṃ se bacāe jāeṃ
Doctrine: Perseverance under Persecution
Original: ῥυσθῶμεν ἀπὸ τῶν ἀτόπων καὶ πονηρῶν ἀνθρώπων
Category: Perseverance

2 Thessalonians 3:2 (ῥυσθῶμεν ἀπὸ τῶν ἀτόπων καὶ πονηρῶν ἀνθρώπων). Distinct verb (ῥύομαι, simple rescue) from baseline redemption (ἐξαγοράζω, at a price).

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Lord Is Faithful

Approved rendering: प्रभु विश्वासयोग्य है
Transliteration: Prabhu viśvāsayogya hai
Doctrine: Prayer and Confidence in the Lord
Original: πιστός ἐστιν ὁ κύριος
Category: God

2 Thessalonians 3:3 (πιστός ἐστιν ὁ κύριος). Built transparently on the established विश्वास root.

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Guard From Evil One

Approved rendering: दुष्ट से बचाए रखेगा
Transliteration: duṣṭa se bacāe rakhegā
Doctrine: Prayer and Confidence in the Lord
Original: φυλάξει ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ
Category: Perseverance

2 Thessalonians 3:3 (φυλάξει ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ). ‘The evil one’ = Satan, cf. the Lord’s Prayer.

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We Command

Approved rendering: हम आज्ञा देते हैं
Transliteration: hama ājñā dete haiṃ
Doctrine: Apostolic Authority and Instruction
Original: παραγγέλλομεν
Category: Tradition

2 Thessalonians 3:4,6,10,12 (παραγγέλλομεν). Paul’s formal apostolic charge, stronger than the entreaty ἐρωτῶμεν of 2:1.

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Imitate

Approved rendering: अनुकरण करना
Transliteration: anukaraṇa karanā
Doctrine: Diligence in Work and Christian Conduct
Original: μιμεῖσθαι
Category: Tradition

2 Thessalonians 3:7 (μιμεῖσθαι). Following Paul’s own example of diligent labor as a model.

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Right To Support

Approved rendering: अधिकार
Transliteration: adhikāra
Doctrine: Apostolic Authority and Instruction
Original: ἐξουσία
Category: Tradition

2 Thessalonians 3:9 (ἐξουσία). Paul’s right to receive support, voluntarily forgone as an example; distinct nuance from baseline governing_authorities.

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Example Pattern

Approved rendering: आदर्श / नमूना
Transliteration: ādarśa / namūnā
Doctrine: Diligence in Work and Christian Conduct
Original: τύπος
Category: Tradition

2 Thessalonians 3:9 (τύπος). A model/pattern for the church to imitate.

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Busybodies

Approved rendering: दूसरों के काम में दखल देनेवाले
Transliteration: dūsaroṃ ke kāma meṃ dakhala denevāle
Doctrine: Diligence in Work and Christian Conduct
Original: περιεργαζομένους
Category: Tradition

2 Thessalonians 3:11 (περιεργαζομένους). A wordplay on ἐργάζομαι.

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Work Quietly

Approved rendering: शान्ति से काम करना
Transliteration: śānti se kāma karanā
Doctrine: Diligence in Work and Christian Conduct
Original: μετὰ ἡσυχίας ἐργαζόμενοι
Category: Tradition

2 Thessalonians 3:12 (μετὰ ἡσυχίας ἐργαζόμενοι). Distinguish from meditative stillness sought through yogic or contemplative practice.

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Obey The Letter

Approved rendering: पत्री के वचन को माने
Transliteration: patrī ke vacana ko māne
Doctrine: Standing Firm in the Traditions
Original: ὑπακούει τῷ λόγῳ
Category: Tradition

2 Thessalonians 3:14 (ὑπακούει τῷ λόγῳ). Applies obedience-vocabulary to apostolic instruction specifically.

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Take Note Of

Approved rendering: उसे चिन्हित करो
Transliteration: use cinhita karo
Doctrine: Church Discipline and Restoration
Original: σημειοῦσθε
Category: Tradition

2 Thessalonians 3:14 (σημειοῦσθε). Same root as false σημεῖα (2:9) and Paul’s authenticating σημεῖον (3:17).

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Be Ashamed

Approved rendering: वह लज्जित हो
Transliteration: vaha lajjita ho
Doctrine: Church Discipline and Restoration
Original: ἐντραπῇ
Category: Church

2 Thessalonians 3:14 (ἐντραπῇ). Shame-based motivation for restoration, distinct from guilt-based correction; routed per the baseline honor/shame native-speaker-review rule.

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Lord Of Peace

Approved rendering: शान्ति का प्रभु
Transliteration: śānti kā Prabhu
Doctrine: Grace and Peace Benediction
Original: ὁ κύριος τῆς εἰρήνης
Category: God

2 Thessalonians 3:16 (ὁ κύριος τῆς εἰρήνης). Combines baseline प्रभु + शांति.

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My Sign

Approved rendering: मेरे अपने हाथ का चिन्ह
Transliteration: mere apane hātha kā cinha
Doctrine: Apostolic Authority and Instruction
Original: τὸ σημεῖον ἐν πάσῃ ἐπιστολῇ… τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί
Category: Tradition

2 Thessalonians 3:17 (τὸ σημεῖον… τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί). Paul’s own handwritten greeting, an authenticating mark against letter-forgery (cf. 2:2); ironic literary bookend against the false σημεῖα of the lawless one (2:9).

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Low Risk Terms

Not Grow Weary

Approved rendering: भलाई करने में साहस न छोड़ें
Transliteration: bhalāī karane meṃ sāhasa na choṛeṃ
Doctrine: Church
Original: μὴ ἐκκακήσητε
Category: Church

Inherited from Galatians package. Verbatim reuse at 2 Thessalonians 3:13 — an exact parallel construction to Galatians 6:9.

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Exhort

Approved rendering: प्रोत्साहित करना
Transliteration: protsāhita karanā
Doctrine: Mutual Edification
Original: παρακαλέω
Category: Faith

Inherited from Romans package. At 2:16-17 the sense is comfort/strengthen, per the baseline’s own context-sensitivity note, not entreaty.

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Might

Approved rendering: पराक्रम
Transliteration: parākrama
Doctrine: God’s Righteous Judgment
Original: ἰσχύς
Category: Judgment

2 Thessalonians 1:9 (ἰσχύς). A third distinct ‘power’ word alongside सामर्थ्य (dynamis) and क्रियाशीलता (energeia); keep distinguishable.

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Marveled At

Approved rendering: अचम्भित होना
Transliteration: acambhita honā
Doctrine: The Day of the Lord
Original: θαυμασθῆναι
Category: Eschatology

2 Thessalonians 1:10 (θαυμασθῆναι). The wonder/admiration Christ will receive from believers at his coming.

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Goodness

Approved rendering: भलाई
Transliteration: bhalāī
Doctrine: Perseverance under Persecution
Original: ἀγαθωσύνη
Category: Perseverance

2 Thessalonians 1:11 (ἀγαθωσύνη). Uprightness of heart and life, fulfilled in believers by God’s own power.

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Were Taught

Approved rendering: सिखाया गया
Transliteration: sikhāyā gayā
Doctrine: Standing Firm in the Traditions
Original: ἐδιδάχθητε
Category: Tradition

2 Thessalonians 2:15 (ἐδιδάχθητε). The passive reception of apostolic instruction.

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Word Of The Lord Speeding

Approved rendering: प्रभु का वचन फैलता जाए
Transliteration: Prabhu kā vacana phailatā jāe
Doctrine: Gospel
Rejected alternatives: literal ‘runs’ (idiom must be translated for meaning)
Original: ὁ λόγος τοῦ κυρίου τρέχῃ
Category: Gospel

2 Thessalonians 3:1 (ὁ λόγος τοῦ κυρίου τρέχῃ). Idiom for the gospel’s rapid, unhindered spread.

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Labor And Toil

Approved rendering: परिश्रम और कठिन काम
Transliteration: pariśrama aura kaṭhina kāma
Doctrine: Diligence in Work and Christian Conduct
Original: κόπος καὶ μόχθος
Category: Tradition

2 Thessalonians 3:8 (κόπος καὶ μόχθος). Standard NT pairing for strenuous manual labor.