Core Glossary
Core Glossary — Ephesians — English → Hindi
This glossary consolidates every load-bearing term identified in analysis/07_semantic_analysis.md, drawn from every chapter of Ephesians (1–6). Terms already established in the baseline Romans/Galatians Language Package are marked Reused and MUST be rendered exactly as recorded in translation_memory.json / bible_term_registry.json — no deviation is permitted. Terms newly introduced by Ephesians are marked New with a proposed Hindi rendering, risk tier, and grounded rationale for Phase 2 use and eventual promotion into the translation memory.
Risk tiers follow the baseline’s doctrine_risk_registry.json definitions: Critical (mistranslation destroys essential doctrine; theologian review every occurrence), High (significant confusion/syncretism risk; theologian review), Medium (reduces clarity, preserves meaning; native speaker review), Low (minor imprecision; automated review sufficient).
1. Salvation by Grace through Faith (core passage doctrine cluster)
| Hindi Term | Transliteration | Source Term (Greek) | Risk | Status | Chapters | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| अनुग्रह | anugraha | χάρις (charis, grace) | Critical | Reused | 1,2,3,4,6 | Never कृपा/भाग्य/पुण्य/कर्म-फल. |
| विश्वास | viśvāsa | πίστις (pistis, faith) | High | Reused | 1,2,3,4,6 | Object of faith (Christ) must remain contextually clear. |
| उद्धार | uddhāra | σωτηρία (sōtēria, salvation) | Critical | Reused | 1,2,6 | Never मुक्ति/मोक्ष. |
| पाप | pāpa | ἁμαρτία (hamartia, sin) | High | Reused | 2 | Never अशुद्धता/अधर्म. |
| अपराध | aparādha | παράπτωμα (paraptōma, trespass) | Medium | New | 1,2,4 | Keep distinct from पाप; specific missteps vs. general sinful condition. |
| पाप में मरा हुआ | pāpa meṃ marā huā | νεκρός (nekros, dead) | High | New | 2 | Total spiritual incapacity, not a karmic “improvable” state. |
| साथ जीवित किया | sātha jīvita kiyā | συζωοποιέω (synzōopoieō) | High | New | 2 | Corporate co-resurrection with Christ; never पुनर्जन्म-adjacent. |
| साथ उठाया / साथ बैठाया | sātha uṭhāyā / sātha baiṭhāyā | συνεγείρω, συγκαθίζω | Critical | New | 2 | Extends baseline resurrection prohibition; guard against self-divinization reading. |
| उपहार | upahāra | δῶρον (dōron, gift) | High | New | 2 | NEVER दान — दान implies a meritorious religious donation generating puṇya, inverting the “not of works” point. |
| काम | kāma | ἔργα / ἔργα ἀγαθά (erga, works / good works) | Critical | Reused principle / New application | 2 | NEVER कर्म, per baseline works_of_the_law logic, extended to all human works/merit, not only Torah-works. |
| भले काम | bhale kāma | ἔργα ἀγαθά (erga agatha, good works) | High | New | 2 | Fruit of salvation, never its ground; sequencing after grace/gift is doctrinally load-bearing. |
| घमण्ड करना | ghamaṇḍa karanā | καυχάομαι (kauchaomai, boast) | Low | Reused | 2 | Cross-document consistency with Romans/Galatians. |
| रचना / कृति | racanā / kṛti | ποίημα (poiēma, workmanship) | Medium | New | 2 | God as sole active Maker; guard against self-fashioned-destiny reading. |
| तुम्हारी ओर से नहीं | tumhārī ora se nahīṃ | οὐκ ἐξ ὑμῶν (ouk ex hymōn, not of yourselves) | Critical | New | 2 | Directly excludes human agency/merit as co-cause of salvation. |
| पहले से तैयार किए | pahale se taiyāra kiye | προετοιμάζω (proetoimazō, prepared beforehand) | High | New | 2 | Ties to predestination/providence; never भाग्य/नियति. |
2. Election and Predestination in Christ
| Hindi Term | Transliteration | Source Term (Greek) | Risk | Status | Chapters | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| परमेश्वर का चुनाव | Parameśvara kā cunāva | ἐκλέγομαι (eklegomai, election/choose) | High | Reused | 1 | Never भाग्य/नियति/किस्मत. |
| पहले से ठहराया जाना | pahale se ṭhaharāyā jānā | προορίζω (proorizō, predestine) | High | Reused | 1 | Sovereign, personal, purposive appointing. |
| दत्तक-पुत्रता | dattaka-putratā | υἱοθεσία (huiothesia, adoption) | High | Reused | 1 | Full inheritance rights; guard against caste-linked reduced-status reading. |
| उद्देश्य, इच्छा, मनसा | uddeśya, icchā, manasā | πρόθεσις, θέλημα, βουλή (God’s purpose/will/counsel) | High | New (baseline conventions) | 1,3 | Never भाग्य/नियति/किस्मत; personal purposive plan. |
| विरासत / मीरास | virāsata / mīrāsa | κληρονομία (klēronomia, inheritance) | High | New | 1,3 | Grace-based, not merit-earned; ties to Galatians baseline वारिस (heir). |
| मुहर लगाना / छाप देना | muhra lagānā / chāpa denā | σφραγίζω (sphragizō, seal) | Medium | New | 1,4 | Not a caste/sect mark; the Spirit’s own ownership-mark. |
| जमानत | jamānat | ἀρραβών (arrabōn, guarantee/down payment) | Medium | New | 1 | Commercial-metaphor pledge, not merit-conditioned. |
3. The Church as the Body of Christ
| Hindi Term | Transliteration | Source Term (Greek) | Risk | Status | Chapters | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| मसीह की देह | Masīha kī deha | σῶμα Χριστοῦ (sōma Christou, body of Christ) | High | Reused | 1,4,5 | Corporate identity in Christ. |
| कलीसिया | kalīsiyā | ἐκκλησία (ekklēsia, church) | Medium | Reused | 1,3,5 | Never मंदिर; कलीसिया established. |
| सिर | sira | κεφαλή (kephalē, head) | High | New | 1,4,5 | Christ’s headship = self-giving love (5:25); guard against domineering-authority misuse, especially in the husband/wife application. |
| भरपूरी | bharapūrī | πλήρωμα (plērōma, fullness) | High | New | 1,3,4 | Christ’s own completeness supplied as gift to the church; never a self-attained पूर्णता/mokṣa-adjacent completeness. |
| भण्डारीपन / प्रबन्ध | bhaṇḍārīpana / prabandha | οἰκονομία (oikonomia, dispensation/stewardship) | Medium | New | 1,3 | Reuses Galatians baseline भण्डारी root; not caste-linked duty. |
| आत्मा की एकता | ātmā kī ekatā | ἑνότης τοῦ πνεύματος (henotēs tou pneumatos, unity of the Spirit) | High | New | 4 | Relational unity of distinct persons; never impersonal mystical merging (advaita-collision guardrail). |
| एक देह, एक आत्मा, एक आशा, एक प्रभु, एक विश्वास, एक बपतिस्मा, एक परमेश्वर और पिता | (as baseline components) | ἓν σῶμα κτλ. (fourfold/sevenfold “one” formula) | Critical | Reused (components) | 4 | Perfect consistency required across every rendering; directly counters religious-pluralism softening. |
| सेवा का काम, परस्पर उन्नति | sevā kā kāma, paraspara unnati | ἔργον διακονίας, οἰκοδομή (work of ministry, building up) | Low | Reused | 4 | Per baseline mutual_edification entry. |
| सिद्ध पुरुष / पूर्ण अवस्था | siddha puruṣa / pūrṇa avasthā | τέλειος ἀνήρ (teleios anēr, mature manhood) | Medium | New | 4 | Prefer पूर्ण अवस्था; avoid siddha-puruṣa (accomplished-ascetic) misreading. |
| मसीह की भरपूरी की मात्रा | Masīha kī bharapūrī kī mātrā | μέτρον τῆς ἡλικίας τοῦ πληρώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ | Medium | New | 4 | Ties to fullness entry above. |
4. Unity of Jews and Gentiles in One New Humanity
| Hindi Term | Transliteration | Source Term (Greek) | Risk | Status | Chapters | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| अन्यजाति | anyajāti | ἔθνη (ethnē, Gentiles) | Medium | Reused | 2,3 | |
| खतना | khatanā | περιτομή (peritomē, circumcision) | Medium | Reused | 2 | |
| इस्राएल | Isrāela | Ἰσραήλ (Israēl) | Medium | Reused | 2 | |
| वाचा, प्रतिज्ञा | vācā, pratijñā | διαθῆκαι τῆς ἐπαγγελίας (covenants of promise) | High | Reused | 2 | Combine baseline वाचा + Galatians baseline प्रतिज्ञा. |
| परदेशी और अजनबी | paradeśī aura ajanabī | ξένοι καὶ πάροικοι (strangers and aliens) | Low | New | 2 | |
| दूर, निकट | dūra, nikaṭa | μακράν, ἐγγύς (far off, near) | Low-Medium | New | 2 | |
| बीच की दीवार | bīca kī dīvāra | μεσότοιχον τοῦ φραγμοῦ (dividing wall) | Medium | New | 2 | Natural resonance with caste/community boundaries — leverage carefully, flag for native speaker review. |
| व्यवस्था | vyavasthā | νόμος (nomos, law) | High | Reused | 2 | Never धर्म. |
| एक नया मनुष्य | eka nayā manuṣya | εἷς καινὸς ἄνθρωπος (one new man/humanity) | High | New | 2 | Distinct from individual नई सृष्टि; corporate reconciled humanity; direct anti-caste force. |
| शांति | śānti | εἰρήνη (eirēnē, peace) | Medium | Reused | 2,6 | |
| पहुंच | pahuṃca | προσαγωγή (prosagōgē, access) | Medium | New | 2,3 | Confident filial access, not ritual/priestly mediation. |
| सहनागरिक | sahanāgarika | συμπολῖται (sympolitai, fellow citizens) | Medium | New | 2 | Full, equal status — anti-caste reinforcement. |
| परमेश्वर का घराना | Parameśvara kā gharānā | οἰκεῖοι τοῦ θεοῦ (household of God) | Medium | New | 2 | Reuses Galatians baseline घराना root. |
| नींव, कोने का पत्थर | nīṃva, kone kā pat’thara | θεμέλιος, ἀκρογωνιαῗος (foundation, cornerstone) | Medium | New | 2 | Distinct from baseline ठोकर का पत्थर (stumbling stone) — opposite connotation. |
| पवित्र मंदिर | pavitra mandira | ναὸς ἅγιος (holy temple) | High | New | 2 | Figurative church-as-temple; requires clarifying note distinguishing from a literal Hindu मंदिर/idol-worship site. |
| निवास स्थान | nivāsa sthāna | κατοικητήριον (dwelling place) | Medium | New | 2 | God’s personal, relational, corporate indwelling — not an impersonal presence/energy. |
| सहवारिस, एक ही देह के सदस्य, प्रतिज्ञा में सहभागी | sahavārisa, eka hī deha ke sadasya, pratijñā meṃ sahabhāgī | συγκληρονόμα, σύσσωμα, συμμέτοχα τῆς ἐπαγγελίας | High | New | 3 | Full equality, not partial inclusion — parallels Galatians unity_in_christ. |
5. The Mystery of Christ Revealed
| Hindi Term | Transliteration | Source Term (Greek) | Risk | Status | Chapters | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| भेद | bheda | μυστήριον (mystērion, mystery) | High | Reused | 1,3,5,6 | Now-disclosed plan, never esoteric guru-transmitted gnosis. |
| प्रकाशन | prakāśana | ἀποκάλυψις (apokalypsis, revelation) | Medium | Reused | 3 | Never दर्शन/साक्षात्कार. |
| बुद्धि | buddhi | σοφία (sophia, wisdom) | High | New | 3 | Prefer बुद्धि over ज्ञान — ज्ञान collides with Hindu jñāna/self-realization liberation-knowledge. |
| बहुरंगी बुद्धि | bahuraṃgī buddhi | πολυποίκιλος σοφία (manifold wisdom) | High | New | 3 | Ties to wisdom entry above. |
| अनन्त उद्देश्य | ananta uddeśya | πρόθεσις τῶν αἰώνων (eternal purpose) | High | New | 3 | Ties to providence baseline. |
| बड़ा भेद | baṛā bheda | μυστήριον…μέγα (great mystery) | High | New (baseline intensified) | 5 | Christ-church typology in marriage; not an invitation to esoteric speculation. |
6. Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God
| Hindi Term | Transliteration | Source Term (Greek) | Risk | Status | Chapters | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| स्वर्गीय स्थान | svargīya sthāna | ἐπουράνιος (epouranios, heavenly places) | High | New | 1,2,3,6 | Present spiritual realm, not a karma-merited afterlife destination. |
| परमेश्वर के सारे हथियार / शस्त्र | Parameśvara ke sāre hathiyāra / śastra | πανοπλία τοῦ θεοῦ (armor of God) | Critical | New | 6 | NEVER कवच — collides directly with Hindu protective-mantra/amulet tradition (e.g., Durgā Kavaca, Hanumān Kavaca). Use हथियार/शस्त्र. Mandatory theologian review every occurrence. |
| मल्लयुद्ध / संघर्ष | mallayuddha / saṃgharṣa | πάλη (palē, wrestle) | Medium | New | 6 | Conflict is not against fellow humans. |
| प्रधानताएँ, अधिकार, इस अंधकार के जगत के हाकिम, आकाश में की दुष्टात्मा सेनाएँ | pradhānatāeṃ, adhikāra, … | ἀρχάς, ἐξουσίας, κοσμοκράτορας, τὰ πνευματικὰ τῆς πονηρίας | Critical | New | 1,2,6 | Real, personal, already-defeated spiritual powers — collides with devas/asuras/graha-doṣa/bhūt-pret folk cosmology and associated ritual remedies (pūjā, tantra-mantra, jyotiṣa). Must clarify: engaged only via gospel resources (truth, righteousness, faith, prayer, Scripture), never ritual appeasement. Mandatory theologian review. |
| सच्चाई की पेटी | saccāī kī peṭī | περιζωσάμενοι τὴν ὀσφὺν ἐν ἀληθείᾳ (belt of truth) | High | New | 6 | Reuses Galatians baseline सुसमाचार की सच्चाई content. |
| धार्मिकता का झिलम | dhārmikatā kā jhilama | θώρακα τῆς δικαιοσύνης (breastplate of righteousness) | Critical | Reused (धार्मिकता) | 6 | Never धर्म. |
| शान्ति के सुसमाचार की तैयारी के जूते | śānti ke susamācar kī taiyārī ke jūte | ἑτοιμασία τοῦ εὐαγγελίου τῆς εἰρήνης (shoes of the gospel of peace) | High | Reused (gospel) | 6 | |
| विश्वास की ढाल | viśvāsa kī ḍhāla | θυρεὸς τῆς πίστεως (shield of faith) | High | Reused | 6 | |
| उद्धार का टोप | uddhāra kā ṭopa | περικεφαλαία τοῦ σωτηρίου (helmet of salvation) | Critical | Reused | 6 | Never मुक्ति/मोक्ष. |
| आत्मा की तलवार, जो परमेश्वर का वचन है | ātmā kī talavāra, jo Parameśvara kā vacana hai | μάχαιρα τοῦ πνεύματος, ῥῆμα θεοῦ (sword of the Spirit, word of God) | Medium | New | 6 | Scripture actively Spirit-wielded, not a passive text. |
| हर समय आत्मा में प्रार्थना करना | hara samaya ātmā meṃ prārthanā karanā | προσευχόμενοι ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ ἐν Πνεύματι (praying at all times in the Spirit) | Medium | New | 6 | Ties to baseline मध्यस्थता (intercession). |
| उतरा, चढ़ गया | utarā, caṛha gayā | κατέβη, ἀνέβη (descended, ascended) | High | New | 4 | Ties to incarnation/exaltation; not a repeatable avatar-descent. |
7. Household Codes and Christ-Centered Relationships
| Hindi Term | Transliteration | Source Term (Greek) | Risk | Status | Chapters | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| एक दूसरे के अधीन होना | eka dūsare ke adhīna honā | ὑποτασσόμενοι ἀλλήλοις (submitting to one another) | High | New | 5 | Governing mutual frame for the whole code; must not be detached from the specific applications that follow. Theologian + native speaker review. |
| एक तन | eka tana | μία σάρξ (one flesh) | Medium | New | 5 | Distinct sense from technical baseline शरीर (fallen nature); literal marital union (Genesis citation). |
| आदरपूर्वक भय रखे / आदर करे | ādarapūrvaka bhaya rakhe / ādara kare | φοβῆται (respect, wife toward husband) | Medium | New | 5 | Reverent respect, not literal fear/intimidation. |
| मसीह ने कलीसिया से प्रेम किया और अपने आप को उसके लिये दे दिया | Masīha ne kalīsiyā se prema kiyā aura apane āpa ko usake liye de diyā | ὁ Χριστὸς ἠγάπησεν τὴν ἐκκλησίαν καὶ ἑαυτὸν παρέδωκεν ὑπὲρ αὐτῆς | High | New (reuses Galatians pattern) | 5 | Never बलि/यज्ञ vocabulary. |
| पवित्र करना, वचन के द्वारा जल के धोने से शुद्ध करना | pavitra karanā, vacana ke dvārā jala ke dhone se śuddha karanā | ἁγιάσῃ καθαρίσας τῷ λουτρῷ τοῦ ὕδατος ἐν ῥήματι | Medium-High | New | 5 | Christ’s own sanctifying act, not ritual self-purification (shuddhi). |
| महिमामय, निष्कलंक, पवित्र और निर्दोष | mahimāmaya, niṣkalaṅka, pavitra aura nirdoṣa | ἔνδοξον, ἄσπιλον, ἁγίαν καὶ ἄμωμον | Medium | Reused (holy/glory) | 5 | |
| पालता और सेवा करता है | pālatā aura sevā karatā hai | ἐκτρέφει καὶ θάλπει (nourish and cherish) | Low | New | 5 | |
| माता-पिता की आज्ञा मानना, आदर करना | mātā-pitā kī ājñā mānanā, ādara karanā | ὑπακούετε, τίμα (obey, honor parents) | Low | New | 6 | Attached promise reuses baseline प्रतिज्ञा family. |
| क्रोधित न करना, प्रभु का अनुशासन और चितावनी | krodhita na karanā, Prabhu kā anuśāsana aura citāvanī | παροργίζετε, παιδεία καὶ νουθεσία Κυρίου | Low-Medium | New | 6 | Loving formation, not harsh punitive control. |
| दास, स्वामी | dāsa, svāmī | δοῦλοι, κύριοι (bondservants, masters) | High | New (extends Baseline slavery) | 6 | स्वामी (human master) must be lexically distinct from प्रभु (divine Lord). Serious caste-servitude misapplication risk in the Indian context — mandatory theologian review. |
| दिखावे की सेवा, मनुष्यों को प्रसन्न करनेवाले | dikhāve kī sevā, manuṣyõ ko prasanna karanevāle | ὀφθαλμοδουλία, ἀνθρωπάρεσκοι | Low | New | 6 | |
| प्रभु से पाएगा | Prabhu se pāegā | κομίσεται παρὰ Κυρίου (reward from the Lord) | High | New | 6 | Personal reward from Christ, not impersonal karma-fruit mechanism. |
| परमेश्वर किसी का पक्षपात नहीं करता | Parameśvara kisī kā pakṣapāta nahīṃ karatā | οὐκ ἔστιν προσωποληψία (no partiality) | High | Reused | 6 | Directly confronts caste-based hierarchy. |
8. Gifts for Building Up the Church
| Hindi Term | Transliteration | Source Term (Greek) | Risk | Status | Chapters | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| वरदान | varadāna | δόματα, δωρεά (gifts given by Christ) | Medium | New (distinct from Baseline spiritual_gifts) | 4 | Names gifted people/offices given to the church, distinct from आत्मिक वरदान (Romans 12 abilities). |
| प्रेरित | prerita | ἀπόστολος (apostle) | Medium | Reused | 4 | |
| भविष्यद्वक्ता | bhaviṣyadvaktā | προφήτης (prophet) | Low | Reused | 4 | |
| सुसमाचार सुनानेवाला | susamācar sunānevālā | εὐαγγελιστής (evangelist) | Low | New | 4 | |
| चरवाहा | caravāhā | ποιμήν (pastor/shepherd) | Medium | New | 4 | Guru-elder devotional-connotation caution. |
| शिक्षक | śikṣaka | διδάσκαλος (teacher) | Medium | New | 4 | Guru-parampara permanent-authority caution (per Galatians baseline law_as_guardian precedent). |
| सिद्ध करना / तैयार करना | siddha karanā / taiyāra karanā | καταρτισμός (equipping) | Low-Medium | New | 4 | Pair both words to avoid an ascetic-siddha (accomplished-adept) misreading of सिद्ध alone. |
| प्रेम में सच बोलना | prema meṃ saca bolanā | ἀληθεύοντες ἐν ἀγάπῃ (speaking truth in love) | Low | New | 4 |
9. Walking in Newness of Life
| Hindi Term | Transliteration | Source Term (Greek) | Risk | Status | Chapters | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| चलना / जीवन बिताना | calanā / jīvana bitānā | περιπατέω (peripateō, walk) | Medium | New | 2,4,5 | Recurring conduct-metaphor; render identically across every occurrence for the death-walk/grace-walk inclusio (2:2, 2:10) to remain audible. |
| प्रेम | prema | ἀγάπη (agapē, love) | High | New — standalone entry required | 2,3,4,5,6 | Not previously a standalone baseline entry; must be distinguished from bhakti-devotional upward love and from काम (desire). |
| पुराना मनुष्य, नया मनुष्य | purānā manuṣya, nayā manuṣya | παλαιὸς ἄνθρωπος, καινὸς ἄνθρωπος (old self, new self) | High | New | 4 | Distinct from Baseline नई सृष्टि (new_creation, an objective act); this is the believer’s ethical put-off/put-on response. Never पुनर्जन्म-adjacent. |
| मन का नया हो जाना | mana kā nayā ho jānā | ἀνανεοῦσθαι τῷ πνεύματι τοῦ νοῦ (renewed in mind) | Medium | Reused | 4 | Per baseline renewing_of_the_mind, Romans 12:2. |
| पवित्र आत्मा को दुखी न करना | Pavitra Ātmā ko dukhī na karanā | μὴ λυπεῖτε τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον (grieve the Holy Spirit) | High | New (extends Baseline holy_spirit) | 4 | Personal relational grief of a personal divine Person. |
| छुटकारे के दिन के लिये मुहरबंद किए गए | chuṭakāre ke dina ke liye muhrabanda kiye gaye | ἐσφραγίσθητε εἰς ἡμέραν ἀπολυτρώσεως | High | New | 4 | Combines seal + baseline redemption. |
| कड़वाहट, क्रोध, गुस्सा, चिल्लाहट, निंदा / कृपालु, करुणामय, क्षमा करनेवाले | (vice/virtue list) | πικρία, θυμός, ὀργή κτλ. / χρηστός κτλ. | Low-Medium | New | 4 | Human anger (ὀργή) here must be distinguished in context from परमेश्वर का क्रोध (wrath_of_god). |
| क्षमा करना | kṣamā karanā | χαρίζομαι (forgive) | Medium | New | 4 | Cognate with अनुग्रह but lexically distinct; do not substitute for the noun grace. |
| परमेश्वर के अनुकरण करनेवाले | Parameśvara ke anukaraṇa karanevāle | μιμηταὶ τοῦ θεοῦ (imitators of God) | Low | New | 5 | |
| सुखदायक सुगन्ध का बलिदान | sukhadāyaka sugandha kā balidāna | προσφορὰ καὶ θυσία εἰς ὀσμὴν εὐωδίας (fragrant offering and sacrifice) | High | New | 5 | Direction reversed from Hindu yajña/bali pattern — God/Christ gives, not receives. |
| मूर्तिपूजा | mūrtipūjā | εἰδωλολατρία (idolatry) | High | Reused | 5 | Covetousness explicitly named idolatry (5:5). |
| ज्योति की सन्तान, अंधकार | jyoti kī santāna, andhakāra | τέκνα φωτός, σκότος (children of light, darkness) | Medium | New | 5 | Reuses baseline light/darkness pairing; avoid inner-illumination (bodhi/self-realization) drift. |
| ज्योति का फल | jyoti kā phala | καρπὸς τοῦ φωτός (fruit of light) | High | New | 5 | Singular inseparable genitive, per Galatians baseline fruit_of_the_spirit guardrail — never karma-fruit (कर्म-फल) collision. |
| समय का सदुपयोग करना | samaya kā sadupayoga karanā | ἐξαγοραζόμενοι τὸν καιρόν (redeeming the time) | Low | New | 5 | |
| आत्मा से भरे रहो | ātmā se bhare raho | πληροῦσθε ἐν Πνεύματι (be filled with the Spirit) | Medium-High | New | 5 | Distinguish from ecstatic possession/āveśa states in folk religious practice. |
| भजन, स्तुतिगान, आत्मिक गीत | bhajana, stutigāna, ātmika gīta | ψαλμοῖς, ὕμνοις, ᾠδαῖς πνευματικαῖς | Medium | New | 5 | भजन also standard Hindu devotional term; retained as established Hindi Christian usage, translator awareness flagged. |
| परमेश्वर को क्या भाता है यह परखना | Parameśvara ko kyā bhātā hai yaha parakhanā | δοκιμάζοντες τί ἐστιν εὐάρεστον τῷ Κυρίῳ (discern what pleases the Lord) | Low | New | 5 | |
| धन्य, आशीष | dhanya, āśīṣa | εὐλογητός, εὐλογία (blessed, blessing) | Medium | New (extends Baseline blessing/doxology) | 1 | Reuse Galatians baseline आशीष (never आशीर्वाद). |
| महिमा, धन्यवाद, आराधना | mahimā, dhanyavāda, ārādhanā | δόξα, εὐχαριστία, (implicit worship) | High/Low | Reused | 1,5 | Per baseline glory (High), thanksgiving (Low), worship (High, never पूजा). |
| जंजीरों में दूत | jañjīrõ meṃ dūta | πρεσβεύω ἐν ἁλύσει (ambassador in chains) | Low | New | 6 |
Cross-Reference Notes for Phase 2
- Terms requiring mandatory theologian review on every occurrence (Critical tier): परमेश्वर के सारे हथियार / शस्त्र (armor of God — never कवच); the cosmic रुलर्स/authorities cluster (प्रधानताएँ, अधिकार, हाकिम, दुष्टात्मा सेनाएँ); साथ उठाया / साथ बैठाया (raised/seated with Christ); उपहार (gift, 2:8 — never दान); काम/भले काम (works/good works — never कर्म); तुम्हारी ओर से नहीं (not of yourselves); सिर (head, in the 5:23-33 household-code application); एक नया मनुष्य (one new man); दास/स्वामी (bondservants/masters, 6:5-9); the sevenfold “one” formula of 4:4-6; every reused Critical baseline term (धार्मिकता, उद्धार, पवित्र आत्मा, प्रभु, etc.) wherever it recurs in Ephesians.
- New standalone term requiring promotion to translation memory: प्रेम (love, ἀγάπη) — currently absent from the Romans/Galatians baseline as its own entry despite its centrality to Ephesians; recommend Critical-adjacent High risk tier given its doctrinal load-bearing role in chs. 2-6.
- Terms requiring native speaker review for naturalness (Medium tier, cultural-resonance sensitive): बीच की दीवार (dividing wall — leverage caste/community resonance carefully); चलना (walk — consistency across six occurrences); भजन (psalms — awareness of dual Hindu/Christian usage).
- All Scripture references in Phase 2 output must use इफिसियों for Ephesians, per BSI OV/NV convention, with Arabic numerals for chapter:verse (इफिसियों 2:8, not Devanagari numerals), consistent with the baseline’s citation rules.
See analysis/07_semantic_analysis.md for full verse-by-verse and chapter-by-chapter context behind every entry in this glossary.
Critical Risk Terms
Righteousness
Approved rendering: धार्मिकता
Transliteration: dhārmikatā
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: धर्म, पुण्य, न्याय
Original: δικαιοσύνη
Category: Salvation
CRITICAL: Never use धर्म (Hindu cosmic duty). Used of the new self’s character (Ephesians 4:24) and the breastplate of righteousness (6:14). Inherited from Romans package.
Salvation
Approved rendering: उद्धार
Transliteration: uddhāra
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: मुक्ति, मोक्ष, छुटकारा
Original: σωτηρία / σῴζω
Category: Salvation
CRITICAL: NEVER use मुक्ति or मोक्ष. Ephesians 2:5,8 renders this in the perfect passive (‘you have been saved’) — an abiding, completed state, not an ongoing karmic project; the tense must be preserved. Also ‘helmet of salvation’ (6:17). Inherited from Romans package.
Resurrection
Approved rendering: पुनरुत्थान
Transliteration: punaruttāna
Doctrine: Resurrection of Christ
Rejected alternatives: पुनर्जन्म, पुनर्जीवन
CRITICAL: NEVER use पुनर्जन्म. Ephesians 1:20 (Christ’s own resurrection) grounds the co-resurrection language of 2:5-6, which must never drift toward this term’s forbidden alternative. Inherited from Romans package.
Lord
Approved rendering: प्रभु
Transliteration: Prabhu
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: स्वामी, ईश्वर
Reserved exclusively for the divine Lord Jesus. In Ephesians 6:9, the human ‘master’ (κύριος) must instead be rendered स्वामी to keep this term unambiguous. Inherited from Romans package.
Son Of God
Approved rendering: परमेश्वर का पुत्र
Transliteration: Parameśvara kā putra
Doctrine: Sonship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ईश्वर का अंश, देव-पुरुष
CRITICAL: Full phrase required; eternal, unique, co-equal Sonship. Undergirds Ephesians’ Christology throughout (1:3; 4:13). Inherited from Romans package.
Incarnation
Approved rendering: देहधारण
Transliteration: dehadhāraṇa
Doctrine: Incarnation
Rejected alternatives: अवतार, देह प्रकटीकरण
CRITICAL: NEVER use अवतार. Anchors Ephesians 4:9-10’s ‘descended/ascended’ as one decisive movement, not a repeatable avatar-descent. Inherited from Romans package.
Jesus
Approved rendering: यीशु
Transliteration: Yīśu
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ईसा, ईशू
BSI OV standard form throughout Ephesians. Inherited from Romans package.
God
Approved rendering: परमेश्वर
Transliteration: Parameśvara
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ईश्वर, भगवान
Never भगवान (broad Hindu deity usage). Central to the sevenfold ‘one’ formula (4:6). Inherited from Romans package.
Holy Spirit
Approved rendering: पवित्र आत्मा
Transliteration: Pavitra Ātmā
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: ब्रह्म, परमात्मा, देव-आत्मा
Original: πνεῦμα ἅγιον
Category: God
CRITICAL: Never ब्रह्म/परमात्मा, and — extending the baseline specifically for this curriculum — never पवित्र शक्ति (the Jehovah’s Witness New World Translation’s impersonal-force rendering). Must always be lexically distinguishable from Ephesians 2:2’s unqualified आत्मा referring to Satan’s evil spirit. Inherited from Romans package.
Father
Approved rendering: पिता
Transliteration: Pitā
Doctrine: Adoption into God’s Family
Rejected alternatives: ब्रह्मा, सृष्टिकर्ता
God as personal Father. Ephesians 1:2,3,17; 2:18; 3:14-15; 4:6; 5:20; 6:23. Inherited from Romans package.
Crucified With Christ
Approved rendering: मैं मसीह के साथ क्रूस पर चढ़ाया गया हूँ
Transliteration: maiṃ Masīha ke sātha krūsa para caṛhāyā gayā hūṃ
Doctrine: Christology
Rejected alternatives: सरल भूतकाल रूप, तपस्या-शैली आत्म-वध, पुनर्जन्म-आधारित वाक्यांश
Cross-referenced by Ephesians 2:5-6’s co-resurrection/co-enthronement language, which carries an identical once-for-all, abiding-result guardrail. Inherited from Romans package.
Christ Lives In Me
Approved rendering: अब मैं जीवित नहीं, परन्तु मसीह मुझ में जीवित है
Transliteration: aba maiṃ jīvita nahīṃ, parantu Masīha mujha meṃ jīvita hai
Doctrine: Christology
Rejected alternatives: आत्मा=परमात्मा प्रकार की विलय व्याख्या
The advaita-collision precedent for Ephesians 4:3’s ‘unity of the Spirit’ (आत्मा की एकता), which risks the identical impersonal-merging misreading at the ecclesial rather than individual level. Inherited from Romans package.
Evil Spirit Distinct From Holy Spirit
Approved rendering: दुष्ट आत्मा
Transliteration: duṣṭa ātmā
Doctrine: Sin
Original: τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ νῦν ἐνεργοῦντος
Category: Sin
Ephesians 2:2. Must never be confused with पवित्र आत्मा; always qualify आत्मा here so it cannot be mistaken for the Holy Spirit.
Raised And Seated With Christ
Approved rendering: साथ उठाया / साथ बैठाया
Transliteration: sātha uṭhāyā / sātha baiṭhāyā
Doctrine: Salvation
Original: συνεγείρω / συγκαθίζω
Category: Salvation
Ephesians 2:6. Extends baseline Critical resurrection prohibition; also guard against self-divinization misreading — union with Christ’s position, not apotheosis. Mandatory theologian review.
Works
Approved rendering: काम
Transliteration: kāma
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: कर्म
Original: ἔργα
Category: Salvation
Ephesians 2:9. Extends baseline works_of_the_law prohibition on कर्म to its widest force: excludes ALL human effort/merit as any ground of salvation, not only Torah-observance. No exceptions.
Not Of Yourselves
Approved rendering: तुम्हारी ओर से नहीं
Transliteration: tumhārī ora se nahīṃ
Doctrine: Salvation
Original: οὐκ ἐξ ὑμῶν
Category: Salvation
Ephesians 2:8. Theological center of the core passage’s anti-works argument; must never be softened or made ambiguous about agency.
Armor Of God
Approved rendering: परमेश्वर के सारे हथियार / शस्त्र
Transliteration: Parameśvara ke sāre hathiyāra / śastra
Doctrine: Spiritual Warfare
Rejected alternatives: कवच
Original: πανοπλία τοῦ θεοῦ
Category: Spiritual Warfare
Ephesians 6:11,13. ABSOLUTE PROHIBITION on कवच (Hindu protective mantra/amulet, e.g., Durgā Kavaca, Hanumān Kavaca). Mandatory theologian review and translator note on every occurrence.
Cosmic Powers Cluster
Approved rendering: प्रधानताएँ, अधिकार, इस अंधकार के जगत के हाकिम, आकाश में की दुष्टात्मा सेनाएँ
Transliteration: pradhānatāeṃ, adhikāra, isa andhakāra ke jagata ke hākima, ākāśa meṃ kī duṣṭātmā senāeṃ
Doctrine: Spiritual Warfare
Original: ἀρχαί, ἐξουσίαι, κοσμοκράτορες, τὰ πνευματικὰ τῆς πονηρίας
Category: Spiritual Warfare
Ephesians 1:21; 2:2; 3:10; 6:12. Collides with deva/asura, graha-doṣa, bhūt-pret folk cosmology and appeasement ritual (pūjā, tantra-mantra, jyotiṣa). Must clarify: already decisively defeated by Christ, engaged solely via gospel resources, never ritual remedy. Mandatory theologian review.
Breastplate Of Righteousness
Approved rendering: धार्मिकता का झिलम
Transliteration: dhārmikatā kā jhilama
Doctrine: Spiritual Warfare
Original: θώρακα τῆς δικαιοσύνης
Category: Spiritual Warfare
Ephesians 6:14. Reuses धार्मिकता exactly; never धर्म.
Helmet Of Salvation
Approved rendering: उद्धार का टोप
Transliteration: uddhāra kā ṭopa
Doctrine: Spiritual Warfare
Original: περικεφαλαία τοῦ σωτηρίου
Category: Spiritual Warfare
Ephesians 6:17. Reuses उद्धार exactly; never मुक्ति/मोक्ष.
Sevenfold One Formula
Approved rendering: एक देह, एक आत्मा, एक आशा, एक प्रभु, एक विश्वास, एक बपतिस्मा, एक परमेश्वर और पिता
Transliteration: hen sōma, hen pneuma, mia elpis, heis Kyrios, mia pistis, hen baptisma, heis theos kai patēr
Doctrine: Church
Rejected alternatives: एक ही रास्ता है भक्ति के अनेक मार्गों में से (pluralist softening)
Original: ἓν σῶμα, ἓν πνεῦμα, μία ἐλπίς, εἷς Κύριος, μία πίστις, ἓν βάπτισμα, εἷς θεὸς καὶ πατήρ
Category: Church
Ephesians 4:4-6. Every component reuses established baseline forms exactly; perfect consistency required — directly counters India’s ‘many paths, one truth’ pluralism. Mandatory theologian review.
High Risk Terms
Gospel
Approved rendering: सुसमाचार
Transliteration: susamācar
Doctrine: Gospel
Rejected alternatives: खुशखबरी, शुभ सन्देश
Original: εὐαγγέλιον
Category: Gospel
Established BSI OV term. Do not use colloquial alternatives. Ephesians uses this in ‘gospel of peace’ (6:15) and ‘gospel of your salvation’ (1:13). Inherited from Romans package.
Grace
Approved rendering: अनुग्रह
Transliteration: anugraha
Doctrine: Grace
Rejected alternatives: कृपा, दया, वरदान, भाग्य, कर्म-फल, पुण्य
Original: χάρις
Category: Salvation
Must convey unmerited favor apart from any human merit. Directly counters karma worldview. कृपा may be used for mercy/compassion in non-grace contexts only. Ephesians 2:5,7,8 restates this three times as the core passage’s central claim. Inherited from Romans package.
Faith
Approved rendering: विश्वास
Transliteration: viśvāsa
Doctrine: Faith
Rejected alternatives: श्रद्धा, आस्था, भरोसा
Original: πίστις
Category: Salvation
Trust in a specific person (Christ/God); not generalized religious devotion. Object of faith must always be specified in context. Ephesians 2:8 makes faith the instrument (not ground) of salvation; reused verbatim at ‘shield of faith’ (6:16). Inherited from Romans package.
Called
Approved rendering: बुलाए हुए
Transliteration: bulāe hue
Doctrine: Divine Calling
Rejected alternatives: निमंत्रित, आमंत्रित
Context-sensitive across senses. Ephesians 4:1,4 applies this to the calling believers are to ‘walk worthy’ of. Inherited from Romans package.
Calling
Approved rendering: बुलाहट
Transliteration: bulāhaṭ
Doctrine: Divine Calling
Rejected alternatives: आह्वान
Noun form for the act/state of being called. Ephesians 4:1,4. Inherited from Romans package.
Holy
Approved rendering: पवित्र
Transliteration: pavitra
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: शुद्ध, निर्मल
Original: ἅγιος
Category: Sanctification
Set apart for God, morally pure. Ephesians 1:4 (chosen to be holy) and 5:27 (the church’s future glorified state). Inherited from Romans package.
Saints
Approved rendering: पवित्र जन
Transliteration: pavitra jana
Doctrine: Sainthood
Rejected alternatives: संत, संतजन
Original: ἅγιοι
Category: Church
Never संत (implies ascetic elite). Corporate designation for all believers, used throughout Ephesians (1:1,15,18; 2:19; 3:8,18; 4:12; 5:3; 6:18). Inherited from Romans package.
Sanctification
Approved rendering: पवित्रीकरण
Transliteration: pavitrikaraṇa
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: सफाई, शुद्धिकरण
Process of being made holy by the Spirit; distinct from Hindu ritual purification (shuddhi). Underlies Ephesians 5:26’s sanctifying/cleansing language. Inherited from Romans package.
Adoption
Approved rendering: दत्तक-पुत्रता
Transliteration: dattaka-putratā
Doctrine: Adoption into God’s Family
Rejected alternatives: गोद लेना
Original: υἱοθεσία
Category: Election
Full son-status with complete inheritance rights; guard against caste-linked reduced-status reading. Ephesians 1:5. Inherited from Romans package.
Law
Approved rendering: व्यवस्था
Transliteration: vyavasthā
Doctrine: Fulfillment of Prophecy
Rejected alternatives: धर्म, शरीयत, नियम
Original: νόμος
Category: Covenant
NEVER use धर्म. Ephesians 2:15 (the ceremonial law abolished as the Jew/Gentile dividing barrier). Inherited from Romans package.
Sin
Approved rendering: पाप
Transliteration: pāpa
Doctrine: Universal Human Accountability
Rejected alternatives: अधर्म, अशुद्धता
Original: ἁμαρτία
Category: Sin
Moral transgression before a personal God; distinct from अपराध (trespasses, specific acts) per Ephesians 2:1’s deliberate double-naming. Inherited from Romans package.
Glory
Approved rendering: महिमा
Transliteration: mahimā
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Rejected alternatives: देव-ज्योति, प्रकाश
Original: δόξα
Category: God
Avoid light-metaphors conflating with Hindu divine-light concepts. Governs Ephesians’ opening doxology (1:6,12,14,18) and 3:13,16,21. Inherited from Romans package.
Power Of God
Approved rendering: परमेश्वर की सामर्थ्य
Transliteration: Parameśvara kī sāmarthya
Doctrine: Power of God for Salvation
Rejected alternatives: शक्ति, ताकत
Original: δύναμις
Category: God
Use सामर्थ्य; never शक्ति (Hindu Shakti concept). Ephesians 1:19-20; 3:7,16,20; 6:10. Inherited from Romans package.
Covenant
Approved rendering: वाचा
Transliteration: vācā
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant
Rejected alternatives: अनुबंध, समझौता
Relational covenant bond. Combines with प्रतिज्ञा for Ephesians 2:12’s ‘covenants of promise.’ Inherited from Romans package.
Election
Approved rendering: परमेश्वर का चुनाव
Transliteration: Parameśvara kā cunāva
Doctrine: Effectual Calling
Rejected alternatives: भाग्य, नियति, किस्मत
Original: ἐκλέγομαι
Category: Election
God’s sovereign personal choice; never impersonal fate. Ephesians 1:4. Inherited from Romans package.
Providence
Approved rendering: परमेश्वर का विधान
Transliteration: Parameśvara kā vidhāna
Doctrine: Providence
Rejected alternatives: भाग्य, कर्म का नियम
Never भाग्य or karma language. Underlies Ephesians 1:11’s divine purpose cluster. Inherited from Romans package.
Predestination
Approved rendering: पहले से ठहराया जाना
Transliteration: pahale se ṭhaharāyā jānā
Doctrine: Effectual Calling
Rejected alternatives: भाग्य, नियति, किस्मत
Original: προορίζω
Category: Election
Personal, purposive appointing. Ephesians 1:5,11. Inherited from Romans package.
Reconciliation
Approved rendering: मेल-मिलाप
Transliteration: mela-milāpa
Doctrine: Reconciliation
Rejected alternatives: समझौता
Restored relationship, not a negotiated settlement. Ephesians 2:16 (Jew and Gentile reconciled to God and each other). Inherited from Romans package.
Redemption
Approved rendering: छुटकारा
Transliteration: chuṭakārā
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: मुक्ति, मोक्ष
Original: ἀπολύτρωσις
Category: Election
Never मुक्ति/मोक्ष. Ephesians 1:7,14; 4:30. Inherited from Romans package.
Wrath Of God
Approved rendering: परमेश्वर का क्रोध
Transliteration: Parameśvara kā krodha
Doctrine: Judgment
Rejected alternatives: बदला
God’s settled, righteous judgment. Underlies Ephesians 2:3’s ‘children of wrath’ — human ओर्गे (anger, 4:31, to be put away) must be distinguished from this. Inherited from Romans package.
Works Of The Law
Approved rendering: व्यवस्था के काम
Transliteration: vyavasthā ke kāma
Doctrine: Justification by Faith
Rejected alternatives: कर्म
NEVER कर्म. This prohibition is widened in Ephesians 2:9-10 to exclude ALL human works/merit, not only Torah-observance — see the new works/good_works entries below. Inherited from Romans package.
Idolatry
Approved rendering: मूर्तिपूजा
Transliteration: mūrtipūjā
Doctrine: Universal Human Accountability
Original: εἰδωλολατρία
Category: Sin
Ephesians 5:5 explicitly equates covetousness with idolatry. Handle pastorally, do not soften. Inherited from Romans package.
Creator
Approved rendering: सृजनहार
Transliteration: sṛjanahāra
Doctrine: Creation
Rejected alternatives: ब्रह्मा
Never Hindu creator-deity names. Underlies Ephesians 2:10 and 4:24’s ‘created’ language. Inherited from Romans package.
Worship
Approved rendering: आराधना
Transliteration: ārādhanā
Doctrine: Worship
Rejected alternatives: पूजा
Original: (implicit in ψαλμοῖς…ᾄδοντες…εὐχαριστοῦντες)
Category: Worship
NEVER पूजा. Governs Ephesians 5:19-20’s psalms/hymns/thanksgiving. Inherited from Romans package.
Living Sacrifice
Approved rendering: जीवित बलिदान
Transliteration: jīvita balidāna
Doctrine: Consecration
Rejected alternatives: बलि, यज्ञ
Distinguish from बलि/यज्ञ ritual offerings. Cross-referenced by Ephesians 5:2’s fragrant offering/sacrifice entry. Inherited from Romans package.
Body Of Christ
Approved rendering: मसीह की देह
Transliteration: Masīha kī deha
Doctrine: Church as God’s People
Original: σῶμα Χριστοῦ
Category: Church
Corporate identity in Christ. Ephesians 1:23; 4:4,12,16; 5:23,30. Inherited from Romans package.
Flesh
Approved rendering: शरीर
Transliteration: śarīra
Doctrine: Sin
Rejected alternatives: देह (in sarx contexts)
Original: σάρξ
Category: Sin
Technical term for self-reliant fallen nature (Ephesians 2:3), NOT the physical body. Distinct from Ephesians 5:31’s ordinary-sense ‘one flesh’ (एक तन), which uses a separate rendering to avoid confusion. Inherited from Romans package.
Sovereignty
Approved rendering: परमेश्वर की संप्रभुता
Transliteration: Parameśvara kī samprabhutā
Doctrine: Providence
Rejected alternatives: भाग्य, नियति
Underlies the Ephesians 1 divine-purpose cluster (πρόθεσις/θέλημα/βουλή). Inherited from Romans package.
Kingship Of Jesus
Approved rendering: यीशु का राजत्व
Transliteration: Yīśu kā rājatva
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Adjacent to Ephesians 1:20-22’s cosmic exaltation over rulers/authorities/powers/dominion. Inherited from Romans package.
Gave Himself For Me
Approved rendering: जिसने मुझसे प्रेम किया और मेरे लिये अपने आप को दे दिया
Transliteration: jisane mujhase prema kiyā aura mere liye apane āpa ko de diyā
Doctrine: Christology
Rejected alternatives: बलि, यज्ञ
Reused pattern, adapted to corporate reference at Ephesians 5:25 (‘Christ loved the church and gave himself for her’) and echoed at 5:2. Must not be assimilated to बलि/यज्ञ vocabulary. Inherited from Romans package.
Truth Of The Gospel
Approved rendering: सुसमाचार की सच्चाई
Transliteration: susamācar kī saccāī
Doctrine: Gospel
Rejected alternatives: संदेश, दृष्टिकोण
Reused as the doctrinal content of ‘truth’ in Ephesians 6:14’s belt of truth. Must not be softened toward ‘one perspective among many.’ Inherited from Romans package.
Promise
Approved rendering: प्रतिज्ञा
Transliteration: pratijñā
Doctrine: Covenant
Rejected alternatives: वरदान, वचन (alone, ambiguous)
God’s unilateral, unconditional pledge. Ephesians 2:12 (‘covenants of promise’), 3:6 (‘partakers of the promise’), 6:2 (the commandment ‘with promise’). वरदान forbidden. Inherited from Romans package.
Fruit Of The Spirit
Approved rendering: आत्मा का फल
Transliteration: ātmā kā phala
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: फल (bare), फलों (plural)
Distinct entry from Ephesians 5:9’s ‘fruit of light’ (ज्योति का फल), which applies the identical singular-inseparable-genitive guardrail against कर्म-फल collision. Inherited from Romans package.
New Creation
Approved rendering: नई सृष्टि
Transliteration: naī sṛṣṭi
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: पुनर्जन्म
Must never drift toward पुनर्जन्म. Must be kept lexically and conceptually distinct from Ephesians 2:15’s एक नया मनुष्य (one new humanity) — the latter is a CORPORATE reconciliation of Jew and Gentile, this term is the INDIVIDUAL objective divine act; the two must never be interchanged. Inherited from Romans package.
Unity In Christ
Approved rendering: तुम सब मसीह यीशु में एक हो
Transliteration: tuma saba Masīha Yīśu meṃ eka ho
Doctrine: Church
The direct precedent this curriculum’s ‘one new humanity’ (2:15) and ‘sevenfold one formula’ (4:4-6) doctrines must be rendered to match in force and lack of qualification. Inherited from Romans package.
In Christ
Approved rendering: मसीह में
Transliteration: Masīha meṃ
Doctrine: Christology
Personal union/incorporation formula, never mystical absorption. Pervasive across Ephesians (1:1,3,4,6,7,9,10,11,12,13; 2:6,7,10,13; 3:6,11,21; 4:32; 6:21 — this list is representative, not exhaustive). Inherited from Romans package.
Impartiality Of God
Approved rendering: परमेश्वर किसी का पक्षपात नहीं करता
Transliteration: Parameśvara kisī kā pakṣapāta nahīṃ karatā
Doctrine: God
Original: οὐκ ἔστιν προσωποληψία
Category: God
Directly confronts caste-based hierarchy; render unqualified. Ephesians 6:9 (masters reminded God shows no partiality between slave and free). Inherited from Romans package.
Dead In Trespasses
Approved rendering: पाप में मरा हुआ
Transliteration: pāpa meṃ marā huā
Doctrine: Sin
Original: νεκρὸς τοῖς παραπτώμασιν
Category: Sin
Ephesians 2:1,5. Total spiritual incapacity requiring God’s own unilateral resurrecting act; must not be softened into a karma-cycle ‘dormant, improvable’ reading.
Children Of Wrath
Approved rendering: क्रोध की सन्तान
Transliteration: krodha kī santāna
Doctrine: Sin
Original: τέκνα ὀργῆς
Category: Sin
Ephesians 2:3. Reuses परमेश्वर का क्रोध exactly. ‘By nature’ must not be read as unchangeable birth-fixed svabhāva/caste destiny.
Prince Of The Power Of The Air
Approved rendering: इस अंधकार के जगत का हाकिम
Transliteration: isa andhakāra ke jagata kā hākima
Doctrine: Sin
Original: ὁ ἄρχων τῆς ἐξουσίας τοῦ ἀέρος
Category: Sin
Ephesians 2:2. Satan’s derivative, already-defeated rule; read together with the cosmic_powers_cluster entry.
Made Alive With Christ
Approved rendering: साथ जीवित किया
Transliteration: sātha jīvita kiyā
Doctrine: Salvation
Original: συζωοποιέω
Category: Salvation
Ephesians 2:5. Rare compound verb; never drift toward पुनर्जन्म. Pair with baseline resurrection guardrail.
Heavenly Places
Approved rendering: स्वर्गीय स्थान
Transliteration: svargīya sthāna
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: स्वर्ग (bare)
Original: ἐπουράνιος
Category: Salvation
Ephesians 1:3,20; 2:6; 3:10; 6:12. Never bare स्वर्ग (karma-merited afterlife-heaven); a present spiritual realm where Christ already reigns. Translator note required on every occurrence.
Gift Of Salvation
Approved rendering: उपहार
Transliteration: upahāra
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: दान, वरदान
Original: δῶρον
Category: Salvation
Ephesians 2:8. NEVER दान (meritorious donation generating puṇya) — this would catastrophically invert Paul’s point. Also never आत्मिक वरदान (reserved for ministry gifts).
Good Works
Approved rendering: भले काम
Transliteration: bhale kāma
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: भले कर्म
Original: ἔργα ἀγαθά
Category: Salvation
Ephesians 2:10. NEVER भले कर्म. Fruit of salvation, never its ground — sequencing (grace/gift first, works second) must remain unmistakable.
Created In Christ
Approved rendering: मसीह यीशु में सृजा गया
Transliteration: Masīha Yīśu meṃ sṛjā gayā
Doctrine: Salvation
Original: κτισθέντες ἐν Χριστῷ
Category: Salvation
Ephesians 2:10; cf. 4:24. Ties to baseline सृजनहार and नई सृष्टि; never merge with पुनर्जन्म-adjacent language.
Prepared Beforehand
Approved rendering: पहले से तैयार किए
Transliteration: pahale se taiyāra kiye
Doctrine: Salvation
Original: προετοιμάζω
Category: Salvation
Ephesians 2:10. Ties to baseline predestination/providence; never भाग्य/नियति/किस्मत.
Divine Purpose
Approved rendering: उद्देश्य, इच्छा, मनसा
Transliteration: uddeśya, icchā, manasā
Doctrine: Election
Original: πρόθεσις, θέλημα, βουλή
Category: Election
Ephesians 1:5,9,11; 3:11. Never भाग्य/नियति/किस्मत; fix one Hindi equivalent per Greek term and hold constant throughout.
Inheritance
Approved rendering: विरासत / मीरास
Transliteration: virāsata / mīrāsa
Doctrine: Election
Original: κληρονομία
Category: Election
Ephesians 1:11,14,18. Grace-based, never merit-earned by dutiful family service (common Indian inheritance-custom assumption); must stay governed by surrounding grace frame.
Head Kephale
Approved rendering: सिर
Transliteration: sira
Doctrine: Church
Rejected alternatives: मुखिया, प्रधान
Original: κεφαλή
Category: Church
Ephesians 1:22; 4:15; 5:23,25. Never मुखिया/प्रधान alone (pure administrative authority); must be tied explicitly to 5:25’s self-sacrificial love definition, especially in the marriage application. Mandatory theologian review.
Fullness Pleroma
Approved rendering: भरपूरी
Transliteration: bharapūrī
Doctrine: Church
Rejected alternatives: पूर्णता
Ephesians 1:10,23; 3:19; 4:13. Never पूर्णता (self-attained, moksha-adjacent completeness). Christ’s own completeness, supplied as gift.
Covenants Of Promise
Approved rendering: प्रतिज्ञा की वाचाएँ
Transliteration: pratijñā kī vācāeṃ
Doctrine: Covenant
Original: διαθῆκαι τῆς ἐπαγγελίας
Category: Covenant
Ephesians 2:12. Combines baseline वाचा with प्रतिज्ञा; both must retain their established High-risk guardrails.
One New Humanity
Approved rendering: एक नया मनुष्य
Transliteration: eka nayā manuṣya
Doctrine: Covenant
Original: εἷς καινὸς ἄνθρωπος
Category: Covenant
Ephesians 2:15. Must be kept distinct from baseline individual नई सृष्टि — this is a CORPORATE new humanity. Direct anti-caste force; render unqualified, on the pattern of unity_in_christ.
Holy Temple
Approved rendering: पवित्र मंदिर
Transliteration: pavitra mandira
Doctrine: Church
Original: ναὸς ἅγιος
Category: Church
Ephesians 2:21. Established figurative usage; requires a clarifying note distinguishing it from a literal Hindu मंदिर/idol-worship site on every occurrence.
Fellow Heirs Cluster
Approved rendering: सहवारिस, एक ही देह के सदस्य, प्रतिज्ञा में सहभागी
Transliteration: sahavārisa, eka hī deha ke sadasya, pratijñā meṃ sahabhāgī
Doctrine: Church
Original: συγκληρονόμα, σύσσωμα, συμμέτοχα τῆς ἐπαγγελίας
Category: Church
Ephesians 3:6. Threefold συν- construction; must not be flattened into a vaguer ‘included with’ implying partial/second-class inclusion.
Wisdom
Approved rendering: बुद्धि
Transliteration: buddhi
Doctrine: Mystery
Rejected alternatives: ज्ञान
Original: σοφία
Category: Mystery
Ephesians 1:8,17; 3:10. Avoid ज्ञान (jñāna, self-attained liberating insight); where unavoidable pair with प्रकाशन.
Manifold Wisdom
Approved rendering: बहुरंगी बुद्धि
Transliteration: bahuraṃgī buddhi
Doctrine: Mystery
Original: πολυποίκιλος σοφία
Category: Mystery
Ephesians 3:10. Ties to wisdom entry; same ज्ञान collision guardrail.
Eternal Purpose Ages
Approved rendering: अनन्त उद्देश्य
Transliteration: ananta uddeśya
Doctrine: Mystery
Original: πρόθεσις τῶν αἰώνων
Category: Mystery
Ephesians 3:11. Ties to परमेश्वर का विधान; never भाग्य/नियति/किस्मत.
Great Mystery Marriage
Approved rendering: बड़ा भेद
Transliteration: baṛā bheda
Doctrine: Mystery
Original: μυστήριον…μέγα
Category: Mystery
Ephesians 5:32. Intensifies baseline mystery; Christ-church typology, not an invitation to esoteric/tantric marital-spiritual speculation.
Belt Of Truth
Approved rendering: सच्चाई की पेटी
Transliteration: saccāī kī peṭī
Doctrine: Spiritual Warfare
Original: περιζωσάμενοι τὴν ὀσφὺν ἐν ἀληθείᾳ
Category: Spiritual Warfare
Ephesians 6:14. Reuses सुसमाचार की सच्चाई content; objective gospel truth, not subjective inner truthfulness.
Shoes Of Gospel Of Peace
Approved rendering: शान्ति के सुसमाचार की तैयारी के जूते
Transliteration: śānti ke susamācar kī taiyārī ke jūte
Doctrine: Spiritual Warfare
Original: ἑτοιμασία τοῦ εὐαγγελίου τῆς εἰρήνης
Category: Spiritual Warfare
Ephesians 6:15. Reuses सुसमाचार (High) and शांति (Medium) exactly.
Shield Of Faith
Approved rendering: विश्वास की ढाल
Transliteration: viśvāsa kī ḍhāla
Doctrine: Spiritual Warfare
Original: θυρεὸς τῆς πίστεως
Category: Spiritual Warfare
Ephesians 6:16. Reuses विश्वास exactly.
Descended Ascended
Approved rendering: उतरा, चढ़ गया
Transliteration: utarā, caṛha gayā
Doctrine: Christology
Rejected alternatives: पाताल-based phrasing for ‘lower parts’
Original: κατέβη, ἀνέβη
Category: Spiritual Warfare
Ephesians 4:9-10. Connects to Critical incarnation/exaltation doctrines; never conflated with a Hindu avatar’s repeated cyclical descents, and never use पाताल (Puranic underworld) for ‘the lower parts of the earth.‘
Unity Of The Spirit
Approved rendering: आत्मा की एकता
Transliteration: ātmā kī ekatā
Doctrine: Church
Original: ἑνότης τοῦ πνεύματος
Category: Church
Ephesians 4:3. Relational unity of distinct persons under one personal Spirit, never impersonal mystical merging; same advaitic-collision risk as christ_lives_in_me, applied ecclesially.
Old Self New Self
Approved rendering: पुराना मनुष्य, नया मनुष्य
Transliteration: purānā manuṣya, nayā manuṣya
Doctrine: Salvation
Original: παλαιὸς ἄνθρωπος, καινὸς ἄνθρωπος
Category: Salvation
Ephesians 4:22-24. Distinct from baseline नई सृष्टि (objective divine act) — this is the believer’s ongoing ethical put-off/put-on response; never पुनर्जन्म-adjacent ‘old self dies, new self reborn’ phrasing.
Grieve The Holy Spirit
Approved rendering: पवित्र आत्मा को दुखी न करना
Transliteration: Pavitra Ātmā ko dukhī na karanā
Doctrine: God
Original: μὴ λυπεῖτε τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον
Category: God
Ephesians 4:30. Extends baseline holy_spirit entry — reinforces the Spirit’s personhood; grief is relational sorrow, not disturbance of an impersonal force.
Sealed For Day Of Redemption
Approved rendering: छुटकारे के दिन के लिये मुहरबंद किए गए
Transliteration: chuṭakāre ke dina ke liye muhrabanda kiye gaye
Doctrine: Election
Original: ἐσφραγίσθητε εἰς ἡμέραν ἀπολυτρώσεως
Category: Election
Ephesians 4:30. Combines sealed_with_the_spirit and redemption; assurance in God’s faithfulness, not karmic uncertainty.
Love
Approved rendering: प्रेम
Transliteration: prema
Doctrine: Ethics
Rejected alternatives: प्रीति/भक्ति-प्रेम (bhakti-devotional upward love), काम (desire/lust)
Original: ἀγάπη
Category: Ethics
NEW STANDALONE TERM promoted from this curriculum — no prior baseline anchor despite saturating Ephesians (2:4; 3:17-19; 4:2,15-16; 5:1-2,25,28,33; 6:23-24). Must be distinguished from bhakti’s reciprocal-favor devotional love and from काम. Biblical ἀγάπη originates in God and moves outward as unmerited gift, patterning all Christian relationships including marriage.
Fragrant Offering Sacrifice
Approved rendering: सुखदायक सुगन्ध का बलिदान
Transliteration: sukhadāyaka sugandha kā balidāna
Doctrine: Ethics
Original: προσφορὰ καὶ θυσία εἰς ὀσμὴν εὐωδίας
Category: Ethics
Ephesians 5:2. Direction reversed from Hindu yajña/bali pattern — God/Christ gives, humanity receives, not the reverse; clarifying note required.
Fruit Of Light
Approved rendering: ज्योति का फल
Transliteration: jyoti kā phala
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: फल (bare), फलों (plural)
Original: καρπὸς τοῦ φωτός
Category: Sanctification
Ephesians 5:9. Apply the fruit_of_the_spirit guardrail exactly: inseparable genitive singular only, never bare/plural फल, to avoid कर्म-फल collision.
Filled With The Spirit
Approved rendering: आत्मा से भरे रहो
Transliteration: ātmā se bhare raho
Doctrine: Sanctification
Original: πληροῦσθε ἐν Πνεύματι
Category: Sanctification
Ephesians 5:18-20. Must be distinguished from आवेश (ecstatic possession-states in folk-devotional practice); ongoing, moral, personal Spirit-influence, not trance/possession.
Mutual Submission
Approved rendering: एक दूसरे के अधीन होना
Transliteration: eka dūsare ke adhīna honā
Doctrine: Household
Original: ὑποτασσόμενοι ἀλλήλοις
Category: Household
Ephesians 5:21. Governs the entire household code that follows; must never be detached from 5:22-6:9, or the code risks a one-directional-domination misreading. Mandatory theologian and native speaker review.
Christ Loved Church Gave Himself
Approved rendering: मसीह ने कलीसिया से प्रेम किया और अपने आप को उसके लिये दे दिया
Transliteration: Masīha ne kalīsiyā se prema kiyā aura apane āpa ko usake liye de diyā
Doctrine: Household
Original: ὁ Χριστὸς ἠγάπησεν τὴν ἐκκλησίαν καὶ ἑαυτὸν παρέδωκεν ὑπὲρ αὐτῆς
Category: Household
Ephesians 5:25. Reuses gave_himself_for_me pattern adapted to corporate reference; never बलि/यज्ञ vocabulary.
Sanctify Cleansing
Approved rendering: पवित्र करना, वचन के द्वारा जल के धोने से शुद्ध करना
Transliteration: pavitra karanā, vacana ke dvārā jala ke dhone se śuddha karanā
Doctrine: Household
Original: ἁγιάσῃ καθαρίσας τῷ λουτρῷ τοῦ ὕδατος ἐν ῥήματι
Category: Household
Ephesians 5:26. शुद्ध करना must be Christ’s own sanctifying, word/Spirit-accompanied action, not ritual self-purification (shuddhi).
Bondservants And Masters
Approved rendering: दास, स्वामी
Transliteration: dāsa, svāmī
Doctrine: Household
Original: δοῦλοι, κύριοι
Category: Household
Ephesians 6:5-9. Extends baseline slavery entry. स्वामी (human master) MUST be lexically distinct from प्रभु (divine Lord). Serious risk of misreading as endorsing caste-based/generational servitude in the Indian context. Mandatory theologian review.
Reward From The Lord
Approved rendering: प्रभु से पाएगा
Transliteration: Prabhu se pāegā
Doctrine: Household
Original: κομίσεται παρὰ Κυρίου
Category: Household
Ephesians 6:8. Must be distinguished from impersonal karma-fruit mechanism (‘जैसा कर्म वैसा फल’) — Christ personally, graciously rewards, not an automatic cosmic law.
Medium Risk Terms
Apostle
Approved rendering: प्रेरित
Transliteration: prerita
Doctrine: Apostleship
Rejected alternatives: दूत, संदेशवाहक
Original: ἀπόστολος
Category: Ministry
Authorized sent-out messenger with delegated authority. Ephesians 2:20 (church’s foundation), 3:5, 4:11 (Christ’s gift to the church). Inherited from Romans package.
Peace
Approved rendering: शांति
Transliteration: śānti
Doctrine: Peace with God
Rejected alternatives: चैन, सुकून
Original: εἰρήνη
Category: Covenant
Relational, covenantal peace, not psychological calm. Ephesians 2:14-17 (Christ is our peace, Jew/Gentile reconciliation) and 6:15,23. Inherited from Romans package.
Spiritual Gifts
Approved rendering: आत्मिक वरदान
Transliteration: ātmika varadāna
Doctrine: Spiritual Gifts
Rejected alternatives: वरदान, देवीय शक्तियां
Always आत्मिक वरदान together; वरदान alone is reserved in Ephesians for the distinct ‘gifted offices Christ gives to the church’ entry (gifts_given_by_christ, 4:7-11) — the two must not be interchanged. Inherited from Romans package.
Church
Approved rendering: कलीसिया
Transliteration: kalīsiyā
Doctrine: Church as God’s People
Rejected alternatives: मंदिर, गिरजाघर
Original: ἐκκλησία
Category: Church
Never मंदिर. Central term throughout Ephesians (1:22; 3:10,21; 5:23-32). Inherited from Romans package.
Kingdom Of God
Approved rendering: परमेश्वर का राज्य
Transliteration: Parameśvara kā rājya
Doctrine: Kingdom Mission
Rejected alternatives: ईश्वर का राष्ट्र
Distinguish from political kingdom concepts. Applies to Ephesians 5:5’s ‘kingdom of Christ and of God.’ Inherited from Romans package.
Gentiles
Approved rendering: अन्यजाति
Transliteration: anyajāti
Doctrine: Unity of Jews and Gentiles
Rejected alternatives: विदेशी
Original: ἔθνη
Category: Covenant
Non-Jews; Ephesians 2:11; 3:1,6,8. Inherited from Romans package.
Intercession
Approved rendering: मध्यस्थता
Transliteration: madhyasthatā
Doctrine: Prayer and Intercession
Rejected alternatives: शफाअत
Underlies Ephesians 6:18’s ‘praying at all times in the Spirit.’ Inherited from Romans package.
Mission
Approved rendering: मिशन / सुसमाचार प्रचार
Transliteration: miśana / susamācar pracāra
Doctrine: Mission to the Nations
Relevant to Paul’s ambassador-in-chains self-description, Ephesians 6:19-20. Inherited from Romans package.
Israel
Approved rendering: इस्राएल
Transliteration: Isrāela
Doctrine: Unity of Jews and Gentiles
Original: Ἰσραήλ
Category: Covenant
Ephesians 2:12. Inherited from Romans package.
Baptism
Approved rendering: बपतिस्मा
Transliteration: bapatismā
Doctrine: Union with Christ
Rejected alternatives: स्नान, दीक्षा
Never ritual-bathing or initiation vocabulary. Ephesians 4:5, part of the sevenfold ‘one’ formula. Inherited from Romans package.
Circumcision
Approved rendering: खतना
Transliteration: khatanā
Doctrine: Covenant
Original: περιτομή
Category: Covenant
Ephesians 2:11. Inherited from Romans package.
Cross
Approved rendering: क्रूस
Transliteration: krūsa
Doctrine: Atonement
Rejected alternatives: सूली
Ephesians 2:16 (Jew/Gentile reconciliation through the cross). Inherited from Romans package.
Mercy
Approved rendering: दया
Transliteration: dayā
Doctrine: Mercy of God
Kept distinct from अनुग्रह. Ephesians 2:4 (‘rich in mercy’). Inherited from Romans package.
Kindness Of God
Approved rendering: कृपा
Transliteration: kṛpā
Doctrine: Character of God
Permitted here per baseline’s non-grace-context allowance. Ephesians 2:7 (God’s kindness toward us in Christ). Inherited from Romans package.
Mystery
Approved rendering: भेद
Transliteration: bheda
Doctrine: Revelation
Rejected alternatives: रहस्य
Original: μυστήριον
Category: Mystery
A now-revealed secret, never esoteric guru-transmitted knowledge. Ephesians 1:9; 3:3-9; 5:32; 6:19 — this curriculum’s escalation note raises this to mandatory theologian review given the frequency and centrality in Ephesians (see doctrine_risk_registry.json). Inherited from Romans package.
Stumbling Stone
Approved rendering: ठोकर का पत्थर
Transliteration: ṭhokara kā patthara
Doctrine: Messianic Promise
Must be kept lexically distinct from Ephesians 2:20’s कोने का पत्थर (cornerstone) — opposite connotation; this stone causes stumbling, the cornerstone unifies and founds. Inherited from Romans package.
Renewing Of The Mind
Approved rendering: मन का नया हो जाना
Transliteration: mana kā nayā ho jānā
Doctrine: Sanctification
Original: ἀνανεοῦσθαι τῷ πνεύματι τοῦ νοῦ ὑμῶν
Category: Salvation
Ongoing Spirit-worked renewal, not self-improvement. Ephesians 4:23. Inherited from Romans package.
Armor Of Light
Approved rendering: ज्योति के हथियार
Transliteration: jyoti ke hathiyāra
Doctrine: Sanctification
Distinct term from Ephesians 6:11-13’s Critical ‘armor of God’ (परमेश्वर के सारे हथियार/शस्त्र) — different Greek referent (light/darkness ethics vs. cosmic spiritual battle); do not conflate the two entries. Inherited from Romans package.
Revelation
Approved rendering: प्रकाशन
Transliteration: prakāśana
Doctrine: Gospel
Rejected alternatives: दर्शन, साक्षात्कार
Original: ἀποκάλυψις
Category: Mystery
God’s objective disclosure, never devotional sight of a deity or mystical self-realization. Ephesians 3:3,5. Inherited from Romans package.
Trespasses
Approved rendering: अपराध
Transliteration: aparādha
Doctrine: Sin
Original: παράπτωμα
Category: Sin
Ephesians 2:1,5; 1:7. Keep lexically distinct from पाप (general sinful condition) — the two Greek nouns of 2:1 must not be collapsed into one Hindi word.
By Nature
Approved rendering: स्वभाव से
Transliteration: svabhāva se
Doctrine: Sin
Original: φύσις
Category: Sin
Ephesians 2:3. Must not collide with Hindu svabhāva as caste-linked innate essence; names universal fallenness grace overturns for anyone.
World Age
Approved rendering: इस संसार की रीति
Transliteration: isa saṃsāra kī rīti
Doctrine: Sin
Original: αἰών / κόσμος
Category: Sin
Ephesians 2:2. संसार here names the present fallen world-system, not the Hindu birth-death-rebirth cycle; first-use note recommended.
Riches Of Grace
Approved rendering: धन
Transliteration: dhana
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: ऐश्वर्य
Original: πλοῦτος
Category: Salvation
Ephesians 1:7,18; 2:7; 3:8,16. Never ऐश्वर्य (Vaishnava divine-attribute term); guard against prosperity-gospel financial misreading.
Workmanship
Approved rendering: रचना / कृति
Transliteration: racanā / kṛti
Doctrine: Salvation
Original: ποίημα
Category: Salvation
Ephesians 2:10. God as sole active Maker; guard against self-fashioned-destiny reading.
Walk Conduct
Approved rendering: चलना / जीवन बिताना
Transliteration: calanā / jīvana bitānā
Doctrine: Sanctification
Original: περιπατέω
Category: Salvation
Ephesians 2:2,10; 4:1,17; 5:2,8,15. Must be rendered IDENTICALLY at every occurrence so the death-walk-to-grace-walk inclusio (2:2 → 2:10) remains audible. Distinct from baseline’s more specific आत्मा के अनुसार चलो.
Sealed With The Spirit
Approved rendering: मुहर लगाना / छाप देना
Transliteration: muhra lagānā / chāpa denā
Doctrine: Election
Rejected alternatives: तिलक-adjacent vocabulary
Original: σφραγίζω
Category: Election
Ephesians 1:13; 4:30. Never a caste/sect mark (tilak); the Spirit’s own relational mark of ownership.
Guarantee Deposit
Approved rendering: जमानत
Transliteration: jamānat
Doctrine: Election
Rejected alternatives: बयाना
Original: ἀρραβών
Category: Election
Ephesians 1:14. Never बयाना (implies conditional/reversible sale); commercial-pledge metaphor for assured certainty.
Stewardship Oikonomia
Approved rendering: भण्डारीपन / प्रबन्ध
Transliteration: bhaṇḍārīpana / prabandha
Doctrine: Church
Original: οἰκονομία
Category: Church
Ephesians 1:10; 3:2,9. Reuses baseline भण्डारी root; God’s own redemptive administration, not caste-linked duty.
Working Energeia
Approved rendering: कार्यशीलता
Transliteration: kāryaśīlatā
Doctrine: God
Original: ἐνέργεια / ἐνεργέω
Category: God
Ephesians 1:19; 3:7,20. Reuses सामर्थ्य as root noun; personal active operation, never impersonal shakti/prāṇa energy.
Far And Near
Approved rendering: दूर, निकट
Transliteration: dūra, nikaṭa
Doctrine: Covenant
Original: μακράν, ἐγγύς
Category: Covenant
Ephesians 2:13,17. Spatial-relational metaphor for distance from God/covenant.
Dividing Wall
Approved rendering: बीच की दीवार
Transliteration: bīca kī dīvāra
Doctrine: Covenant
Original: μεσότοιχον τοῦ φραγμοῦ
Category: Covenant
Ephesians 2:14. Natural resonance with caste/community boundaries — leverage carefully; native speaker review to confirm the Jew/Gentile referent stays clear.
Access And Boldness
Approved rendering: पहुंच, निडरता
Transliteration: pahuṃca, niḍaratā
Doctrine: Covenant
Original: προσαγωγή, παρρησία
Category: Covenant
Ephesians 2:18; 3:12. Confident filial access, not ritual/priestly mediation or self-achieved boldness.
Fellow Citizens
Approved rendering: सहनागरिक
Transliteration: sahanāgarika
Doctrine: Covenant
Original: συμπολῖται
Category: Covenant
Ephesians 2:19. Full, equal status — anti-caste, anti-second-class-believer reinforcement.
Household Of God
Approved rendering: परमेश्वर का घराना
Transliteration: Parameśvara kā gharānā
Doctrine: Covenant
Original: οἰκεῖοι τοῦ θεοῦ
Category: Covenant
Ephesians 2:19. Reuses घराना root from baseline household_of_faith.
Foundation And Cornerstone
Approved rendering: नींव, कोने का पत्थर
Transliteration: nīṃva, kone kā pat’thara
Doctrine: Church
Original: θεμέλιος, ἀκρογωνιαῖος
Category: Church
Ephesians 2:20. Must be distinguished from baseline ठोकर का पत्थर (stumbling stone) — opposite connotation.
Dwelling Place
Approved rendering: निवास स्थान
Transliteration: nivāsa sthāna
Doctrine: Church
Original: κατοικητήριον
Category: Church
Ephesians 2:22. God’s personal, relational indwelling; guard against an impersonal presence/energy-field reading.
Spiritual Wrestling
Approved rendering: मल्लयुद्ध / संघर्ष
Transliteration: mallayuddha / saṃgharṣa
Doctrine: Spiritual Warfare
Original: πάλη
Category: Spiritual Warfare
Ephesians 6:12. Conflict is not against fellow humans, but the cosmic powers named in the same verse.
Sword Of The Spirit
Approved rendering: आत्मा की तलवार, जो परमेश्वर का वचन है
Transliteration: ātmā kī talavāra, jo Parameśvara kā vacana hai
Doctrine: Spiritual Warfare
Original: μάχαιρα τοῦ πνεύματος, ῥῆμα θεοῦ
Category: Spiritual Warfare
Ephesians 6:17. Scripture actively wielded by the personal Spirit, not a passive text or impersonal power-formula.
Praying In The Spirit
Approved rendering: हर समय आत्मा में प्रार्थना करना
Transliteration: hara samaya ātmā meṃ prārthanā karanā
Doctrine: Spiritual Warfare
Original: προσευχόμενοι ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ ἐν Πνεύματι
Category: Spiritual Warfare
Ephesians 6:18. Ties to baseline मध्यस्थता; distinct from ritual intermediation through other intercessory figures.
Gifts Given By Christ
Approved rendering: वरदान
Transliteration: varadāna
Doctrine: Ministry
Original: δόματα, δωρεά
Category: Ministry
Ephesians 4:7-8,11. Distinct from baseline आत्मिक वरदान (Spirit-given abilities to all believers); this names gifted PEOPLE/OFFICES Christ gives to the church.
Pastor
Approved rendering: चरवाहा
Transliteration: caravāhā
Doctrine: Ministry
Original: ποιμήν
Category: Ministry
Ephesians 4:11. Guard against guru-elder devotional connotation; a functional, Christ-accountable office.
Teacher
Approved rendering: शिक्षक
Transliteration: śikṣaka
Doctrine: Ministry
Original: διδάσκαλος
Category: Ministry
Ephesians 4:11. Risks the guru-parampara permanent-authority paradigm (per baseline law_as_guardian precedent); a Scripture-accountable office, not an independent guru.
Mature Manhood
Approved rendering: पूर्ण अवस्था
Transliteration: pūrṇa avasthā
Doctrine: Ministry
Rejected alternatives: सिद्ध पुरुष
Original: τέλειος ἀνήρ
Category: Ministry
Ephesians 4:13. Prefer पूर्ण अवस्था over सिद्ध पुरुष (yogic-adept misreading); corporate maturity measured by Christ’s own gift-standard.
Measure Of Fullness Of Christ
Approved rendering: मसीह की भरपूरी की मात्रा
Transliteration: Masīha kī bharapūrī kī mātrā
Doctrine: Ministry
Original: μέτρον τῆς ἡλικίας τοῦ πληρώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ
Category: Ministry
Ephesians 4:13. Ties to fullness_pleroma entry.
Forgive
Approved rendering: क्षमा करना
Transliteration: kṣamā karanā
Doctrine: Ethics
Original: χαρίζομαι
Category: Ethics
Ephesians 4:32. Shares an etymological root with अनुग्रह but must be kept lexically distinct — never substituted for the noun grace.
Children Of Light Darkness
Approved rendering: ज्योति की सन्तान, अंधकार
Transliteration: jyoti kī santāna, andhakāra
Doctrine: Ethics
Original: τέκνα φωτός, σκότος
Category: Ethics
Ephesians 5:8. Reuses baseline light/darkness pairing; avoid inner-illumination/self-realization drift.
Psalms Hymns Songs
Approved rendering: भजन, स्तुतिगान, आत्मिक गीत
Transliteration: bhajana, stutigāna, ātmika gīta
Doctrine: Worship
Original: ψαλμοῖς καὶ ὕμνοις καὶ ᾠδαῖς πνευματικαῖς
Category: Worship
Ephesians 5:19. भजन also standard Hindu devotional-song term; retained as established Hindi Christian hymnody usage, translator awareness flagged.
One Flesh
Approved rendering: एक तन
Transliteration: eka tana
Doctrine: Household
Original: μία σάρξ
Category: Household
Ephesians 5:31 (Genesis 2:24 citation). Distinct from technical baseline शरीर (fallen nature); ordinary literal-relational sense — एक तन rather than एक शरीर signals this different register.
Wifely Respect
Approved rendering: आदरपूर्वक भय रखे / आदर करे
Transliteration: ādarapūrvaka bhaya rakhe / ādara kare
Doctrine: Household
Original: φοβῆται
Category: Household
Ephesians 5:33. Reverent respect, not literal fear/intimidation; clarifying note recommended against domestic-fear misapplication.
Present In Splendor
Approved rendering: महिमामय, निष्कलंक, पवित्र और निर्दोष
Transliteration: mahimāmaya, niṣkalaṅka, pavitra aura nirdoṣa
Doctrine: Household
Original: παραστήσῃ ἔνδοξον, μὴ ἔχουσαν σπίλον ἢ ῥυτίδα, ἁγίαν καὶ ἄμωμον
Category: Household
Ephesians 5:27. Reuses baseline holy/glory conventions.
Fathers Discipline
Approved rendering: क्रोधित न करना, प्रभु का अनुशासन और चितावनी
Transliteration: krodhita na karanā, Prabhu kā anuśāsana aura citāvanī
Doctrine: Household
Original: παροργίζετε / παιδεία καὶ νουθεσία Κυρίου
Category: Household
Ephesians 6:4. Loving, Christ-centered formation, not harsh punitive control.
Blessed Blessing
Approved rendering: धन्य, आशीष
Transliteration: dhanya, āśīṣa
Doctrine: Worship
Rejected alternatives: आशीर्वाद
Original: εὐλογητός, εὐλογία
Category: Worship
Ephesians 1:3. Reuses Galatians-baseline आशीष (never आशीर्वाद, guru/elder reciprocal-favor connotation) for ‘every spiritual blessing.‘
Low Risk Terms
Thanksgiving
Approved rendering: धन्यवाद
Transliteration: dhanyavāda
Doctrine: Thanksgiving
Original: εὐχαριστία
Category: Worship
Standard term. Ephesians 5:4,20. Inherited from Romans package.
Fellowship
Approved rendering: संगति
Transliteration: saṃgati
Doctrine: Christian Fellowship
Rejected alternatives: दोस्ती, भाईचारा
Shared participation in Christ. Underlies the fellow-heirs/same-body cluster of Ephesians 3:6. Inherited from Romans package.
Prophet
Approved rendering: भविष्यद्वक्ता
Transliteration: bhaviṣyadvaktā
Doctrine: Inspiration of Scripture
Rejected alternatives: ज्योतिषी
Original: προφήτης
Category: Ministry
Ephesians 2:20; 3:5; 4:11. Inherited from Romans package.
Prophecy
Approved rendering: भविष्यवाणी
Transliteration: bhaviṣyavāṇī
Doctrine: Fulfillment of Prophecy
Rejected alternatives: भविष्यफल
Distinct from astrological prediction. Inherited from Romans package.
Boasting
Approved rendering: घमण्ड करना
Transliteration: ghamaṇḍa karanā
Doctrine: Justification by Faith
Original: καυχάομαι
Category: Salvation
Ephesians 2:9. Ties to Romans/Galatians grace-excludes-boasting argument. Inherited from Romans package.
Doxology
Approved rendering: महिमा-गान
Transliteration: mahimā-gāna
Doctrine: Worship
Rejected alternatives: स्तुति
Original: εὐλογητός ὁ θεός…
Category: Worship
Names the praise-formula genre of Ephesians 1:3-14 and 3:20-21. Inherited from Romans package.
Guardians Stewards
Approved rendering: रक्षकों और भण्डारियों के अधीन
Transliteration: rakṣakoṃ aura bhaṇḍāriyoṃ ke adhīna
Doctrine: Covenant
Root भण्डारी reused for Ephesians’ new stewardship_oikonomia entry (1:10; 3:2,9). Inherited from Romans package.
Household Of Faith
Approved rendering: विश्वास के घराने के लोग
Transliteration: viśvāsa ke gharāne ke loga
Doctrine: Church
Root घराना reused for Ephesians’ new household_of_god entry (2:19). Inherited from Romans package.
Amen
Approved rendering: आमीन
Transliteration: āmīna
Doctrine: Worship
Transliterated per established standard; closes Ephesians’ doxological passages. Inherited from Romans package.
Strangers And Aliens
Approved rendering: परदेशी और अजनबी
Transliteration: paradeśī aura ajanabī
Doctrine: Covenant
Original: ξένοι καὶ πάροικοι
Category: Covenant
Ephesians 2:19. Descriptive social-status term.
Evangelist
Approved rendering: सुसमाचार सुनानेवाला
Transliteration: susamācar sunānevālā
Doctrine: Ministry
Original: εὐαγγελιστής
Category: Ministry
Ephesians 4:11.
Equipping
Approved rendering: सिद्ध करना / तैयार करना
Transliteration: siddha karanā / taiyāra karanā
Doctrine: Ministry
Original: καταρτισμός
Category: Ministry
Ephesians 4:12. Always pair both words; सिद्ध alone risks an ascetic-perfection (siddha-adept) misreading.
Speaking Truth In Love
Approved rendering: प्रेम में सच बोलना
Transliteration: prema meṃ saca bolanā
Doctrine: Ministry
Original: ἀληθεύοντες ἐν ἀγάπῃ
Category: Ministry
Ephesians 4:15. Ties सच्चाई to the new love entry.
Imitators Of God
Approved rendering: परमेश्वर के अनुकरण करनेवाले
Transliteration: Parameśvara ke anukaraṇa karanevāle
Doctrine: Ethics
Original: μιμηταὶ τοῦ θεοῦ
Category: Ethics
Ephesians 5:1.
Redeeming The Time
Approved rendering: समय का सदुपयोग करना
Transliteration: samaya kā sadupayoga karanā
Doctrine: Ethics
Original: ἐξαγοραζόμενοι τὸν καιρόν
Category: Ethics
Ephesians 5:16. Idiomatic, non-soteriological use of the ἐξαγοράζω root shared with redemption; no doctrinal collision.
Discern What Pleases The Lord
Approved rendering: परमेश्वर को क्या भाता है यह परखना
Transliteration: Parameśvara ko kyā bhātā hai yaha parakhanā
Doctrine: Ethics
Original: δοκιμάζοντες τί ἐστιν εὐάρεστον τῷ Κυρίῳ
Category: Ethics
Ephesians 5:10.
Nourish And Cherish
Approved rendering: पालता और सेवा करता है
Transliteration: pālatā aura sevā karatā hai
Doctrine: Household
Original: ἐκτρέφει καὶ θάλπει
Category: Household
Ephesians 5:29.
Obey Honor Parents
Approved rendering: माता-पिता की आज्ञा मानना, आदर करना
Transliteration: mātā-pitā kī ājñā mānanā, ādara karanā
Doctrine: Household
Original: ὑπακούετε τοῖς γονεῦσιν, τίμα τὸν πατέρα καὶ τὴν μητέρα
Category: Household
Ephesians 6:1-3. Attached promise reuses baseline प्रतिज्ञा family.
Eye Service
Approved rendering: दिखावे की सेवा, मनुष्यों को प्रसन्न करनेवाले
Transliteration: dikhāve kī sevā, manuṣyõ ko prasanna karanevāle
Doctrine: Household
Original: ὀφθαλμοδουλία, ἀνθρωπάρεσκοι
Category: Household
Ephesians 6:6-7.
Ambassador In Chains
Approved rendering: जंजीरों में दूत
Transliteration: jañjīrõ meṃ dūta
Doctrine: Ministry
Original: πρεσβεύω ἐν ἁλύσει
Category: Ministry
Ephesians 6:19-20. Reinforces Paul’s apostolic authority even under suffering.