Core Glossary
Philippians — Core Glossary (Hmong Language Package)
This glossary lists every load-bearing theological term surfaced in analysis/07_semantic_analysis.md, covering the whole book of Philippians chapter by chapter. Terms marked [Inherited] reuse the exact Romans-baseline TM rendering verbatim and carry forward the same risk tier, per the hard rule that established renderings must never be altered. Terms marked [NEW] have no prior TM entry and are proposed here PENDING TM-REVISION per the baseline’s escalation rules (§9 of 12_ai_translation_requirements.md); none may be treated as permanent until formally reviewed.
Risk tier definitions (identical to baseline): Critical / High / Medium / Low — see bible_term_registry.json → registry_metadata.risk_tier_definitions.
A. Inherited Terms (reused verbatim from Romans TM)
| # | English Term | Hmong Rendering | Risk | Doctrine(s) in Philippians | Chapters | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | God | Vajtswv | Low | All | 1-4 | [Inherited] |
| A2 | Lord | tus Tswv | Low | 1, 4 (Kenosis, Contentment) | 2, 4 | [Inherited] |
| A3 | Jesus Christ | Yexus Khetos | Low | All | 1-4 | [Inherited] |
| A4 | Father (God) | Leej Txiv | Low | 1 (Kenosis) | 2 | [Inherited] |
| A5 | human spirit/soul (anthropological) | ntsuj plig | High | — (closing benediction) | 4 | [Inherited] — must never receive the Vaj prefix here. |
| A6 | Son of God (deity pattern) | Leej Tub ntawm Vajtswv | Low | 1 (Kenosis, deity-of-Christ pattern) | 2 | [Inherited] |
| A7 | Gospel | Txoj Moo Zoo | Low | 7 (Partnership) | 1, 4 | [Inherited] |
| A8 | Servant/Slave (of Christ) | qhev | High | 1, 3 (Kenosis/servant-form; humility) | 1, 2 | [Inherited] |
| A9 | Deacon/Servant (church office) | tus pab tu pawg ntseeg | Medium | 3 (church order) | 1 | [Inherited] |
| A10 | Priestly Minister | tus ua haujlwm pab Vajtswv | Medium | 7 (Partnership; Epaphroditus/Timothy) | 2 | [Inherited] |
| A11 | Grace | txiaj ntsim | Critical | 1, 2, 5, 7 | 1, 4 | [Inherited] |
| A12 | Peace | kev thaj yeeb | Low | 5 (Contentment) | 1, 4 | [Inherited] |
| A13 | Faith / Believe | kev ntseeg / ntseeg | Medium | 4 (Righteousness by Faith) | 1, 3 | [Inherited] |
| A14 | Promise (implicit covenant faithfulness) | lus cog tseg | Low | 6 (Citizenship, covenant hope) | 3 | [Inherited] |
| A15 | Flesh (neutral: descent/body) | lub cev nqaij tawv | Critical | 4 (Righteousness vs. Law) | 3 | [Inherited] |
| A16 | Flesh (moral: sinful nature / misplaced confidence) | kev xav/kev ua raws li lub cev nqaij tawv | Critical | 4 (Righteousness vs. Law) | 3 | [Inherited] |
| A17 | Righteousness of God / Righteous | Vajtswv txoj kev ncaj ncees / tus ncaj ncees | Critical | 4 (Righteousness by Faith vs. Law) | 1, 3 | [Inherited] |
| A18 | Justify / Reckon as righteous | ua kom ncaj ncees / raug suav tias ncaj ncees | Critical | 4 (Righteousness by Faith vs. Law) | 3 | [Inherited] |
| A19 | Law (Mosaic/Divine) | Txoj Kevcai (ntawm Vajtswv / Mauxes) | Critical | 4 (Righteousness by Faith vs. Law) | 3 | [Inherited] |
| A20 | Circumcision | kev txiav (raws li Txoj Kevcai Mauxes) | Medium | 4 | 3 | [Inherited] |
| A21 | Boasting | kev khav theeb | Low | 3 (Unity/Humility, contrasted with vainglory) | 2, 3 | [Inherited] |
| A22 | Reckon / Impute | suav / suav tias | Critical | 4 — AND explicit disambiguation required from 4:8’s ordinary “consider” sense | 3, 4 | [Inherited] — see 4:8 caution in §07 Ch.4. |
| A23 | Death | txoj kev tuag | Low | 1, 2 (Kenosis; life/gain paradox) | 1, 2 | [Inherited] |
| A24 | Eternal life | txoj sia nyob mus ib txhis | Low | 2 (life/gain paradox, echo) | 1 | [Inherited] |
| A25 | Glory | lub yeeb koob | Low | 1, 6, 8 | 2, 3, 4 | [Inherited] |
| A26 | Power | hwjchim | High | 1, 5 (exaltation; Christ’s empowering) | 2, 4 | [Inherited] — mandatory Vajtswv/Khetos hwjchim qualifier. |
| A27 | Salvation / Save | kev cawm dim / cawm | High | 2, 5, 6 | 1, 2, 3 | [Inherited] |
| A28 | Living Sacrifice / sacrificial-offering caution (fij domain) | khoom fij uas muaj txoj sia nyob | High | 7 (financial-gift-as-sacrifice sense) | 4 | [Inherited] caution extended to new sub-sense (see NEW glossary note on 4:18). |
| A29 | Endurance | kev ua siab ntev | Low | 2, 8 (perseverance toward the goal) | 3 | [Inherited] |
| A30 | Worship/Serve (cultic) | pehawm / pab teev | High | 1 (self-offering imagery, 2:17 adjacent) | 2 | [Inherited], contextually adjacent. |
| A31 | Thanksgiving | ua tsaug | Low | 7 | 1, 4 | [Inherited] |
| A32 | World | lub ntiajteb | Low | 3, 6 | 2, 3 | [Inherited] |
| A33 | in Christ (union formula) | nyob hauv Khetos | High | 1, 3, 6 (union underlying humility, citizenship) | 1-4 | [Inherited] |
| A34 | Love | kev hlub | Low | 3 | 1, 2 | [Inherited] |
| A35 | Kingdom of God (bridge term for citizenship) | lub Nceeg Vaj ntawm Vajtswv | Low | 6 (Citizenship in Heaven) | 3 | [Inherited] — recommended bridge term. |
B. New Terms Surfaced in Philippians (PENDING TM-REVISION)
| # | English Term | Greek / Transliteration | Proposed Hmong Rendering | Risk | Doctrine(s) | Chapters | Collision / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Fellowship/Partnership of the Spirit | κοινωνία πνεύματος / koinōnia pneumatos | kev koom tes ntawm Vaj Ntsuj Plig | High | 3, 7 | 2 | Must retain mandatory Vaj prefix per baseline Holy Spirit entry. |
| B2 | Joy / Rejoice | χαρά, χαίρω / chara, chairō | kev xyiv fab / xyiv fab | Medium-High | 2 | 1, 2, 4 | Must be taught as circumstance-independent, Spirit-grounded joy, not festive/situational happiness. |
| B3 | Same mind / one mind (unity) | τὸ αὐτὸ φρονεῖν / to auto phronein | ib lub siab ib lub ntsws | Medium | 3 | 2 | Existing Hmong unity idiom; do not flatten to mere social harmony devoid of the Christ-pattern of 2:5-11. |
| B4 | Of one soul / in full accord | σύμψυχοι / symphysoi | sib koom ua ib lub siab | Medium | 3 | 2 | Use siab, never ntsuj plig, to avoid multi-soul animistic overtones. |
| B5 | Humility / to humble oneself | ταπεινοφροσύνη, ταπεινόω / tapeinophrosynē, tapeinoō | kev txo hwv siab / txo nws tus kheej | High | 1, 3 | 2 | Collision with Hmong honor-culture loss-of-face (poob ntsej muag); must be taught as voluntary, Christ-modeled, honor-preceding self-lowering. |
| B6 | Form of God | μορφὴ θεοῦ / morphē theou | tus yam ntxwv ntawm Vajtswv | Critical | 1 | 2 | Full, eternal deity of Christ; must not suggest a temporary spirit-medium’s borrowed form. |
| B7 | Equality with God | ἴσα θεῷ / isa theō | kev sib npaug nrog Vajtswv | Critical | 1 | 2 | Must never be softened into a lesser/derivative status (parallels “diminished-Sonship” forbidden pattern). |
| B8 | Emptied himself (Kenosis) | ἑαυτὸν ἐκένωσεν / heauton ekenōsen | nws muab nws tus kheej ua kom khoob | Critical | 1 | 2 | HIGHEST-RISK TERM: must not imply Christ ceased being God, and must not echo shamanic trance/spirit-journey “emptied body” imagery. Mandatory teaching note every occurrence. |
| B9 | Form of a servant | μορφὴν δούλου / morphēn doulou | tus yam ntxwv ntawm ib tug qhev | Critical | 1 | 2 | Combines B6 with inherited qhev (A8); intensified because subject is the divine Son. |
| B10 | Likeness of men | ὁμοιώματι ἀνθρώπων / homoiōmati anthrōpōn | zoo yam li tib neeg tiag tiag | Medium-High | 1 | 2 | tiag tiag (truly) qualifier mandatory to foreclose docetic/spirit-appearance misreading. |
| B11 | Highly exalted | ὑπερύψωσεν / hyperypsōsen | Vajtswv tsa nws mus rau qib siab dhau ntawm txhua yam | Critical | 1, 3 | 2 | Superlative, unique exaltation; structural hinge of humility-then-honor pattern. |
| B12 | Every knee shall bow | πᾶν γόνυ κάμψῃ / pan gony kampsē | txhua txhia lub hauv caug yuav txhos | Medium | 1 | 2 | ”Under the earth” scope must be taught as Christ’s supremacy over spirit-categories, not equivalence with them. |
| B13 | Cross | σταυρός / stauros | Ntoo Khaub Lig | Low-Medium | 1 | 2, 3 | Established existing Hmong Christian term; reused for “enemies of the cross” (3:18). |
| B14 | Saints / holy ones | ἅγιοι / hagioi | cov ntseeg dawb huv | High | 3 (church identity) | 1 | Shares flagged dawb huv root with baseline sanctification entry (folk ritual-purity collision); teach as Spirit-conferred status, not ritual purity. |
| B15 | Overseer/Bishop | ἐπίσκοπος / episkopos | tus saib xyuas pawg ntseeg | Medium | 3 (church order) | 1 | Comprehension-gap ecclesial office term, no collision. |
| B16 | Partnership in the gospel | κοινωνία εἰς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον / koinōnia eis to euangelion | kev koom tes hauv Txoj Moo Zoo | High | 7 | 1, 4 | Central term for Doctrine 7; teach as active co-participation (financial/spiritual/suffering), not passive membership. |
| B17 | Day of Christ | ἡμέρα Χριστοῦ / hēmera Christou | Hnub uas Yexus Khetos yuav rov qab los | Medium | 8 (eschatological goal) | 1 | Comprehension-level, no collision. |
| B18 | Fruit of righteousness (ethical sense) | καρπὸς δικαιοσύνης / karpos dikaiosynēs | cov txiv ntawm kev ncaj ncees uas Yexus Khetos pub | Medium | 4 | 1 | Must be kept distinct from the forensic-imputation sense (A17-A18) to avoid works-righteousness drift. |
| B19 | Bonds/Imprisonment | δεσμά / desma | kev raug kaw (txim) | Low-Medium | 2 | 1 | Concrete referent, no collision; sets the letter’s suffering context. |
| B20 | To live is Christ, to die is gain | τὸ ζῆν Χριστός, τὸ ἀποθανεῖν κέρδος | kuv txoj sia yog Khetos, thiab kuv txoj kev tuag yog qhov tau ntxiv | High | 1, 2 | 1 | Collision risk with Hmong ancestral-reunion afterlife framework; must anchor explicitly to “with Christ” (not generic ancestral company). |
| B21 | To depart and be with Christ | ἀναλῦσαι καὶ σὺν Χριστῷ εἶναι | tawm ntawm lub cev mus nrog Khetos nyob | High | 1, 2 | 1 | Same collision as B20; “nrog Khetos” qualifier mandatory. |
| B22 | Citizenship (verb: conduct as citizens) | πολιτεύεσθε / politeuesthe | ua neej raws li tsim nyog rau Txoj Moo Zoo, ib yam li cov neeg muaj vaj tswv ntawm lub Nceeg Vaj | Medium-High | 6 | 1 | Verb-form companion to B27 (πολίτευμα); flagged as single doctrinal unit. |
| B23 | Suffering granted as gift | πάσχειν / χαρίζομαι / paschein, charizomai | kev raug kev txom nyem (+ A11 grace) | High/Critical | 2 | 1 | Direct collision with Hmong fatalistic/hmoov-based interpretation of suffering as spirit-displeasure; never use hmoov vocabulary. |
| B24 | Struggle/Conflict | ἀγών / agōn | kev sib ntaus sib tw | Low-Medium | 2 | 1 | Athletic/military metaphor, comprehension-level only. |
| B25 | Work out your salvation with fear and trembling | κατεργάζεσθε μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου | ntshai thiab tshee hnyo (+ A27) | Critical | 4, 5 | 2 | Must be taught as sanctification’s response, never salvation’s ground — coordinate with Doctrine 4. |
| B26 | Poured out as a libation | σπένδομαι / spendomai | raug hliv tawm ua khoom fij | High | 1, 2 | 2 | Direct collision with Hmong ancestor-libation ritual (hliv dej/cawv rau yawg koob); must anchor to Paul’s self-giving for the gospel, not ancestor appeasement. |
| B27 | Citizenship (noun: commonwealth) | πολίτευμα / politeuma | peb lub tebchaws yog nyob saum ntuj ceeb tsheej | Critical | 6 | 3 | Tebchaws bound to clan/ancestral-land identity; mandatory “already/not yet” dual-citizenship teaching note; bridge via A35 (Nceeg Vaj). |
| B28 | Savior (noun) | σωτήρ / sōtēr | tus Cawm Seej | High | 6 | 3 | Noun form of A27; same Christ-anchoring discipline required. |
| B29 | Fellowship of his sufferings | κοινωνία παθημάτων αὐτοῦ / koinōnia pathēmatōn autou | kev koom tes hauv Khetos txoj kev raug kev txom nyem | Critical/High | 1, 2, 7 | 3 | Compound term linking B1/B16 (partnership) and B23 (suffering); same anti-fatalism teaching required. |
| B30 | Rubbish/loss (crude register) | ζημία, σκύβαλα / zēmia, skybala | kev poob qis… khib nyiab | Medium | 4 | 3 | Register-mismatch: Greek is crude (dung); formal Hmong register softens to “garbage/rubbish” — teaching note may explain stronger literal force without vulgar text. |
| B31 | Knowing Christ | γνῶσις, γινώσκω / gnōsis, ginōskō | kev paub Yexus Khetos | Low-Medium | 4, 8 | 3 | Relational/experiential knowing; comprehension-level distinction from generic intellectual knowledge. |
| B32 | Press on / pursue the goal | διώκω, ἐπεκτείνομαι / diōkō, epekteinomai | raws qab mus rau lub hom phiaj | Medium | 8 | 3 | Athletic racing metaphor, moderately unfamiliar but no collision. |
| B33 | The prize | βραβεῖον / brabeion | khoom them yeej | Medium | 8 | 3 | Comprehension-level athletic imagery. |
| B34 | Zeal | ζῆλος / zēlos | kev kub siab lug | Low-Medium | 4 | 3 | Double-edged (commendable or misdirected); no collision. |
| B35 | Enemies of the cross | ἐχθροὺς τοῦ σταυροῦ / echthrous tou staurou | cov uas ua yeeb ncuab rau Ntoo Khaub Lig | Medium | 4, 6 | 3 | Reuses B13 (cross). |
| B36 | Their god is their belly | ἡ κοιλία / hē koilia | lawv tus vajtswv yog lawv lub plab | Medium-High | 6 | 3 | Flag for native-speaker review — potential unintended resonance with food-offering-to-spirits practice; avoid comic/dismissive tone. |
| B37 | Earthly-minded | τὰ ἐπίγεια φρονοῦντες / ta epigeia phronountes | xav txog tej uas nyob hauv ntiajteb xwb | Low-Medium | 6 | 3 | No collision. |
| B38 | Transform to a glorious body | μετασχηματίσει… σύμμορφον τῷ σώματι τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ | hloov peb lub cev qaub ntsuab mus zoo ib yam li nws lub cev muaj yeeb koob | Medium | 1, 6 | 3 | Echoes B6/B9 μορφή vocabulary; teach in deliberate connection to 2:6-11. |
| B39 | Gentleness | ἐπιεικές / epieikes | kev ua siab mos siab muag | Low-Medium | 3 | 4 | Natural Hmong idiom, no collision. |
| B40 | Be anxious for nothing | μηδὲν μεριμνᾶτε / mēden merimnate | tsis txhob txhawj xeeb txog ib yam dab tsi | Low | 5 | 4 | No collision. |
| B41 | Peace surpassing understanding (qualifier) | ἡ εἰρήνη… ἡ ὑπερέχουσα πάντα νοῦν | (A12) + uas dhau txhua yam kev nkag siab | Low-Medium | 5 | 4 | Mandatory qualifier, structurally enforced like other TM qualifier pairs. |
| B42 | Guard your hearts and minds | φρουρήσει τὰς καρδίας… καὶ τὰ νοήματα | tsom kwm nej lub siab thiab tej kev xav | Medium | 5 | 4 | CAUTION: νόημα = “thought,” not “spirit” — do NOT use ntsuj plig here. |
| B43 | Think on these things (ordinary sense) | λογίζεσθε / logizesthe | xav txog (NOT suav tias) | High | 4, 5 | 4 | Same Greek lemma as A22 (reckon/impute); mandatory lexical divergence from the reflex TM formula to prevent confusing this ethical exhortation with the justification doctrine. |
| B44 | Contentment | αὐτάρκης / autarkēs | kev txaus siab (rau txhua yam) | Critical/High | 5 | 4 | Must never be rendered via hmoov-adjacent fatalism vocabulary; teach as active, Christ-empowered equanimity, not passive resignation to fate. |
| B45 | Strengthened by Christ | ἐνδυναμοῦντί με / endynamounti me | Khetos pub nws lub zog/hwjchim rau kuv | High | 5 | 4 | Reuses flagged hwjchim; mandatory Christ/God-anchoring qualifier, never a bare self-help maxim. |
| B46 | Sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God (gift sense) | θυσίαν δεκτήν, εὐάρεστον τῷ θεῷ | khoom fij uas Vajtswv txaus siab txais | Medium/High | 7 | 4 | Third distinct sense of the flagged fij domain (financial gift), distinct from atonement and from ethical living-sacrifice; needs its own disambiguating note. |
Doctrine-to-Term Cross-Reference
| Doctrine | Key Terms (glossary #) |
|---|---|
| 1. The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis) | B6, B7, B8, B9, B10, B11, B20, B21, B26, B29, B38 |
| 2. Joy in Suffering and Imprisonment | B2, B19, B20, B21, B23, B24, B26, B29 |
| 3. Unity and Humility in the Church | B3, B4, B5, A21, B11, B14, B15 |
| 4. Righteousness by Faith versus the Law | A15-A18, A19, A20, A22, B18, B25, B30, B34, B43 |
| 5. Contentment in All Circumstances | A12, B39, B40, B41, B42, B44, B45 |
| 6. Citizenship in Heaven | A35, B22, B27, B28, B35, B36, B37, B38 |
| 7. Partnership in the Gospel | B1, B16, B29, B46, A28 |
| 8. Pressing on toward the Goal in Christ | A29, B17, B31, B32, B33 |
Chapter Coverage Log
- Chapter 1 — reviewed in full: B2, B14-B25 and associated terms surfaced.
- Chapter 2 — reviewed in full (core passage 2:1-11 plus 2:12-30): B1, B3-B13, B25-B26 and core-passage entries B6-B12 surfaced.
- Chapter 3 — reviewed in full: B27-B38 surfaced, alongside inherited Romans-baseline Critical terms (A15-A20) reused for Doctrine 4.
- Chapter 4 — reviewed in full: B39-B46 surfaced, including the critical disambiguation note at B43.
No chapter was without new or reused load-bearing theological vocabulary; full-book coverage is confirmed complete for Philippians chapters 1-4.
Critical Risk Terms
Holy Spirit
Approved rendering: Vaj Ntsuj Plig
Transliteration: pneuma hagion
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
Rejected alternatives: bare ntsuj plig — forbidden for this referent
Inherited from Romans package. ‘Vaj’ prefix mandatory at every occurrence, most notably within the compound koinōnia pneumatos rendering (see fellowship_of_the_spirit, this file) at Filipis 2:1.
Grace
Approved rendering: txiaj ntsim
Transliteration: charis
Doctrine: Joy in Suffering and Imprisonment
Rejected alternatives: koob hmoov — PERMANENTLY FORBIDDEN
Inherited from Romans package. Used in the greeting (1:2) and, critically, at 1:29 where suffering itself is described as granted grace — see suffering_granted_as_gift below.
Flesh Neutral Descent Body
Approved rendering: lub cev nqaij tawv
Transliteration: sarx (neutral)
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Rejected alternatives: bare nqaij used unmarked for both senses
Inherited from Romans package. Used at 3:5 for Paul’s Israelite ethnic lineage; must be kept lexically distinct from flesh_moral_sinful_nature within the same two-verse span (3:3-5).
Flesh Moral Sinful Nature
Approved rendering: kev xav/kev ua raws li lub cev nqaij tawv
Transliteration: sarx (moral)
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Rejected alternatives: bare nqaij tawv reused unmarked from neutral sense
Inherited from Romans package. Used at 3:3-4 for misplaced confidence in physical/religious credentials; flag both flesh senses explicitly per verse since they occur in immediate succession.
Righteousness Of God Righteous
Approved rendering: Vajtswv txoj kev ncaj ncees / tus ncaj ncees
Transliteration: dikaiosynē theou / dikaios
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Rejected alternatives: bare ‘kev ncaj ncees’ without reckoning qualifier
Inherited from Romans package. Central to 3:9; must always co-occur with justify_reckon_as_righteous. Also underlies the ethical-fruit sense at 1:11 (see fruit_of_righteousness_ethical) which must be kept distinct.
Justify Reckon As Righteous
Approved rendering: ua kom ncaj ncees / raug suav tias ncaj ncees
Transliteration: dikaioō / logizomai
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Rejected alternatives: ‘ua zoo’ (do good) framing
Inherited from Romans package. Fixed accounting-metaphor phrase for imputation at 3:9; kept distinct from fruit_of_righteousness_ethical (1:11) and from the ordinary-cognition sense at 4:8 (see think_on_these_things_ordinary_sense).
Law Mosaic Divine
Approved rendering: Txoj Kevcai (ntawm Vajtswv / Mauxes)
Transliteration: nomos
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Rejected alternatives: bare ‘Txoj Kevcai’ without qualifier, imported loanword
Inherited from Romans package. Qualifier mandatory at every occurrence in chapter 3’s dense Law-vocabulary concentration.
Reckon Impute
Approved rendering: suav / suav tias
Transliteration: logizomai
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Inherited from Romans package. Forensic-accounting verb underlying 3:9’s doctrinal argument. Must be kept terminologically distinct from the ordinary-cognition sense at 4:8 and the ethical-regard sense at 2:3, both of which use different Hmong renderings by design (see think_on_these_things_ordinary_sense and consider_others_more_significant).
Form Of God
Approved rendering: tus yam ntxwv ntawm Vajtswv
Transliteration: morphē theou
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis)
Rejected alternatives: any wording implying a spirit-medium’s borrowed appearance
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:6. Load-bearing full-deity term; mandatory teaching note establishing full, eternal, unchanged deity, never mere resemblance/representation. Part of the closed morphē/schēma fenced set (see form_of_a_servant, likeness_of_men, outward_form_appearance, transform_to_a_glorious_body); no sixth ad hoc periphrasis permitted without TM-revision review.
Equality With God
Approved rendering: kev sib npaug nrog Vajtswv
Transliteration: isa theō
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis)
Rejected alternatives: any softened/lesser-status rendering — forbidden, diminished-Sonship pattern
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:6. Must never be softened to a derivative status.
Emptied Himself Kenosis
Approved rendering: nws muab nws tus kheej ua kom khoob
Transliteration: heauton ekenōsen
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis)
Rejected alternatives: any transliterated loanword — would forfeit necessary contrast-teaching purchase
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:7. HIGHEST-RISK TERM in the Philippians package. ‘Khoob’ (hollow/empty) resonates with a shaman’s (txiv neeb) vacated body during trance/spirit-journey (ua neeb). MANDATORY teaching note at every occurrence, with zero exceptions: Christ’s self-emptying is voluntary addition of humanity and servanthood while retaining full deity, never a departure or vacating of his person. Must always be taught as a single unit with form_of_god and equality_with_god (deity retained → humanity added → servant-form assumed).
Form Of A Servant
Approved rendering: tus yam ntxwv ntawm ib tug qhev
Transliteration: morphēn doulou
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis)
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:7. Combines form_of_god’s morphē vocabulary with the inherited servant_slave_doulos term; intensified because the divine Son, not merely a believer, takes this form.
Highly Exalted
Approved rendering: Vajtswv tsa nws mus rau qib siab dhau ntawm txhua yam
Transliteration: hyperypsōsen
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis)
Rejected alternatives: ‘promoted’/‘honored among many’ framing — rejected, must be superlative and unique
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:9. Structural hinge of the humiliation-then-exaltation pattern; must always be taught paired with humility_self_humbling.
Suffering Granted As Gift
Approved rendering: kev raug kev txom nyem (nrog txiaj ntsim)
Transliteration: paschein / charizomai
Doctrine: Joy in Suffering and Imprisonment
Rejected alternatives: any hmoov (fate) vocabulary — permanently forbidden
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 1:29. Directly inverts the Hmong traditional causal chain (suffering = ancestral/spirit displeasure); requires explicit contrast teaching parallel in force to the baseline’s wrath_of_god and election_choose cautions. Never render with hmoov vocabulary.
Work Out Salvation Fear Trembling
Approved rendering: ntshai thiab tshee hnyo (nrog kev cawm dim)
Transliteration: katergazesthe meta phobou kai tromou
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:12. Mandatory teaching note: sanctification’s effortful response to a salvation already secured (2:13), never salvation’s ground — must be coordinated with justify_reckon_as_righteous to prevent contradiction with justification-by-faith-alone.
Citizenship Noun Commonwealth
Approved rendering: peb lub tebchaws yog nyob saum ntuj ceeb tsheej
Transliteration: politeuma
Doctrine: Citizenship in Heaven
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 3:20. ‘Tebchaws’ is deeply bound to Hmong clan-and-ancestral-land identity; risks being heard as demanding abandonment of ethnic identity, or as a purely abstract metaphor with no present-tense force. Mandatory already/not-yet dual-citizenship teaching note; must always be introduced VIA the inherited kingdom_of_god bridge term, never cold.
Contentment
Approved rendering: kev txaus siab (rau txhua yam)
Transliteration: autarkēs
Doctrine: Contentment in All Circumstances
Rejected alternatives: any hmoov (fate) vocabulary or framing — permanently forbidden
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 4:11. Must never be recast as passive resignation to a fixed, spirit-assigned lot; teach as active, learned, Christ-empowered equanimity (4:13), identical forbidden-substitution discipline to the Romans baseline’s election_choose/foreknow_predestine.
High Risk Terms
Human Spirit Soul
Approved rendering: ntsuj plig
Transliteration: pneuma (anthropological)
Doctrine: General / Cross-cutting
Rejected alternatives: Vaj Ntsuj Plig — forbidden for this referent
Inherited from Romans package. Used at Filipis 4:23’s closing benediction (‘grace be with your spirit’); must NEVER receive the ‘Vaj’ prefix here, since the referent is the believers’ own human spirit, not the Holy Spirit — the opposite discipline from fellowship_of_the_spirit above.
Servant Slave Doulos
Approved rendering: qhev
Transliteration: doulos
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis)
Rejected alternatives: koom tes (co-worker/partner) — rejected softening
Inherited from Romans package. Used at 1:1 (Paul/Timothy’s self-designation) and intensified at 2:7 as the Greek morphēn doulou combines this term with the new form_of_a_servant entry, since it is the divine Son, not merely a believer, taking this form.
Power
Approved rendering: hwjchim
Transliteration: dynamis
Doctrine: Contentment in All Circumstances
Rejected alternatives: bare, unqualified hwjchim — FORBIDDEN
Inherited from Romans package. Always qualified as ‘Vajtswv hwjchim’ or ‘Khetos hwjchim,’ never bare. Underlies both name_above_every_name (2:9) and strengthened_by_christ (4:13) below.
Salvation Save
Approved rendering: kev cawm dim / cawm
Transliteration: sōtēria / sōzō
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Rejected alternatives: unanchored ‘dim’ parallel to shamanic soul-rescue
Inherited from Romans package. Always anchored explicitly to Yexus Khetos; underlies work_out_salvation_fear_trembling (2:12) and savior_noun (3:20) below.
Living Sacrifice
Approved rendering: khoom fij uas muaj txoj sia nyob
Transliteration: thysia zōsa
Doctrine: Partnership in the Gospel
Rejected alternatives: unqualified ‘fij’ identical to ancestor/spirit offerings
Inherited from Romans package. The ‘fij’ sacrificial-offering domain caution is extended in Philippians to two further distinct senses: poured_out_as_a_libation (2:17) and sacrifice_acceptable_pleasing_to_god (4:18, financial-gift sense). All four senses (atonement, ethical devotion, libation, financial-gift) must be kept individually disambiguated.
Worship Serve Cultic
Approved rendering: pehawm / pab teev
Transliteration: latreuō
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Rejected alternatives: bare, unanchored pehawm — FORBIDDEN
Inherited from Romans package. Used at 3:3, ‘we… worship by the Spirit of God,’ contrasted with confidence in the flesh. Object of ‘pehawm’ must always be stated.
In Christ Union Formula
Approved rendering: nyob hauv Khetos
Transliteration: en Christō
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis)
Rejected alternatives: bare spatial ‘hauv’ with no fixed co-text
Inherited from Romans package. Underlies humility (2:5), Christian encouragement (2:1, see encouragement_in_christ), citizenship, and joy throughout the letter (1-4). Must always retain co-textual anchoring to union with Christ’s death/resurrection.
Fellowship Of The Spirit
Approved rendering: kev koom tes ntawm Vaj Ntsuj Plig
Transliteration: koinōnia pneumatos
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
Rejected alternatives: dropping the ‘Vaj’ prefix — forbidden, would read as shared human-soul phenomenon
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:1. Mandatory ‘Vaj’ prefix per the inherited holy_spirit entry; grounds the unity appeal of 2:1-4 and also supports Partnership in the Gospel.
Humility Self Humbling
Approved rendering: kev txo hwv siab / nws txo nws tus kheej
Transliteration: tapeinophrosynē / tapeinoō
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:3, 2:8. Collides with Hmong honor-culture (poob ntsej muag, shameful loss of face); mandatory catechetical note distinguishing voluntary, secure, Christ-modeled self-lowering (which precedes exaltation, 2:9) from involuntary shame. Must always be taught paired with highly_exalted within the same lesson unit.
Name Above Every Name
Approved rendering: lub npe uas muaj hwjchim dhau ntawm txhua lub npe
Transliteration: onoma to hyper pan onoma
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis)
Rejected alternatives: bare, unqualified ‘powerful name’ — forbidden, shamanic-adjacent
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:9. Reuses flagged power/hwjchim term; must retain the mandatory Vajtswv/Khetos hwjchim qualifying discipline and be anchored explicitly to Christ’s Lordship (2:11).
Confess Jesus Is Lord
Approved rendering: lees paub tias Yexus yog tus Tswv
Transliteration: exomologēsētai … kyrios Iēsous Christos
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis)
Rejected alternatives: ‘hu’ (ritual soul-calling/spirit-summoning verb) — forbidden, per Romans-baseline 10:9-13 pattern
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:11. Inherits the Romans-baseline forbidden-substitution discipline for the confession formula.
Saints Holy Ones
Approved rendering: cov ntseeg dawb huv
Transliteration: hagioi
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 1:1. Shares ‘dawb huv’ root flagged in the Romans-baseline sanctification entry (folk ritual-purity collision); teach as Spirit-conferred status resulting from the sanctifying process, never a ritual-achieved state.
Partnership In The Gospel
Approved rendering: kev koom tes hauv Txoj Moo Zoo
Transliteration: koinōnia eis to euangelion
Doctrine: Partnership in the Gospel
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 1:5, 4:15. Central term for this doctrine; teach as active co-participation (financial, prayer, suffering), not passive membership. Correctly uses ‘koom tes’ for koinōnia — a different Greek term from doulos, whose ‘koom tes’ softening remains forbidden elsewhere.
To Live Is Christ To Die Is Gain
Approved rendering: kuv txoj sia yog Khetos, thiab kuv txoj kev tuag yog qhov tau ntxiv
Transliteration: to zēn Christos, to apothanein kerdos
Doctrine: Joy in Suffering and Imprisonment
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 1:21. Strong collision risk with Hmong ancestral-reunion afterlife framework (mus nrog yawg koob, pog koob); mandatory anchoring to being ‘with Christ’ specifically, never generalized ancestral company.
To Depart And Be With Christ
Approved rendering: tawm ntawm lub cev mus nrog Khetos nyob
Transliteration: analysai kai syn Christō einai
Doctrine: Joy in Suffering and Imprisonment
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 1:23. Same collision as to_live_is_christ_to_die_is_gain; the qualifier ‘nrog Khetos’ is mandatory and must never be dropped or generalized.
Poured Out As A Libation
Approved rendering: raug hliv tawm ua khoom fij
Transliteration: spendomai
Doctrine: Partnership in the Gospel
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:17. Direct collision with actual Hmong ancestor-libation ritual (hliv dej/cawv rau yawg koob); mandatory anchoring to Paul’s self-giving for the gospel, explicit contrast with ancestor-libation practice at every occurrence.
Savior Noun
Approved rendering: tus Cawm Seej
Transliteration: sōtēr
Doctrine: Citizenship in Heaven
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 3:20. Noun form built on the inherited salvation_save root; must retain the same mandatory Christ-anchoring discipline as the verb form.
Think On These Things Ordinary Sense
Approved rendering: xav txog
Transliteration: logizesthe
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Rejected alternatives: ‘suav tias’ — forbidden here, would smuggle forensic-imputation vocabulary into an ordinary ethical exhortation
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 4:8. Same Greek lemma as reckon_impute (logizomai) but entirely ordinary sense here; deliberate lexical divergence mandatory to protect Doctrine 4’s forensic boundary.
Strengthened By Christ
Approved rendering: Khetos pub nws lub zog/hwjchim rau kuv
Transliteration: endynamounti me
Doctrine: Contentment in All Circumstances
Rejected alternatives: bare ‘I can do all things’ divorced from source — forbidden
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 4:13. Reuses flagged power/hwjchim term; mandatory Christ-anchoring qualifier at every occurrence, never a bare self-help maxim.
Medium Risk Terms
Deacon Servant
Approved rendering: tus pab tu pawg ntseeg
Transliteration: diakonos
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
Rejected alternatives: qhev — rejected, would conflate office with bondservant metaphor
Inherited from Romans package. Recognized local church office at Philippi (1:1).
Priestly Minister
Approved rendering: tus ua haujlwm pab Vajtswv
Transliteration: leitourgos
Doctrine: Partnership in the Gospel
Rejected alternatives: txiv neeb (shaman) vocabulary — forbidden
Inherited from Romans package. Applied to Epaphroditus’s/Timothy’s sacrificial service at 2:25-30.
Faith Believe
Approved rendering: kev ntseeg / ntseeg
Transliteration: pistis / pisteuō
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Inherited from Romans package. Anchors the ground of righteousness at 3:9; must remain explicitly anchored to Christ.
Obedience Of Faith
Approved rendering: kev mloog lus ntawm kev ntseeg
Transliteration: hypakoē pisteōs
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Inherited from Romans package. Distinct referent from the new obedient_unto_death entry below: this term describes believers’ derivative obedience; obedient_unto_death describes Christ’s unique redemptive obedience (2:8). Must not be conflated.
Circumcision
Approved rendering: kev txiav (raws li Txoj Kevcai Mauxes)
Transliteration: peritomē
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Inherited from Romans package. Redefined polemically at 3:3, 3:5 as ultimately a matter of the heart, not the flesh.
Same Mind One Mind
Approved rendering: ib lub siab ib lub ntsws
Transliteration: to auto phronein
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:2, 4:2. Existing Hmong unity idiom (‘one liver, one lung’); must not be flattened to mere social harmony devoid of the Christ-pattern of 2:5-11.
Of One Soul Full Accord
Approved rendering: sib koom ua ib lub siab
Transliteration: symphysoi
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
Rejected alternatives: use of ntsuj plig for ‘soul’ — rejected, animistic multi-soul overtones
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:2. Use ‘siab’ (heart/liver), never ‘ntsuj plig’.
Outward Form Appearance
Approved rendering: raws li tib neeg tus yam ntxwv sab nraud
Transliteration: schēmati
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis)
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:8. Pairs with likeness_of_men’s guard against docetism; comprehension-level only.
Obedient Unto Death
Approved rendering: mloog lus
Transliteration: hypēkoos
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis)
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:8. Shares root with obedience_of_faith but applied uniquely to Christ’s redemptive obedience unto death; teaching note should distinguish Christ’s unique obedience from believers’ derivative obedience of faith.
Every Knee Shall Bow
Approved rendering: txhua txhia lub hauv caug yuav txhos
Transliteration: pan gony kampsē
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis)
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:10. ‘Txhos caug’ is a natural, non-collision respect gesture. Cosmic scope (‘under the earth’) must be taught as Christ’s supremacy OVER spirit-categories, never equivalence with them.
Overseer Bishop
Approved rendering: tus saib xyuas pawg ntseeg
Transliteration: episkopos
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 1:1. Comprehension-gap ecclesial-office term, parallel to the baseline’s treatment of apostle/deacon_servant.
Day Of Christ
Approved rendering: Hnub uas Yexus Khetos yuav rov qab los
Transliteration: hēmera Christou
Doctrine: Pressing on toward the Goal in Christ
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 1:6, 1:10. Comprehension-level eschatological referent, no collision identified.
Fruit Of Righteousness Ethical
Approved rendering: cov txiv ntawm kev ncaj ncees uas Yexus Khetos pub
Transliteration: karpos dikaiosynēs
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 1:11. Ethical-fruit sense of ‘ncaj ncees’; must be kept distinct from the forensic-imputation sense (righteousness_of_god_righteous / justify_reckon_as_righteous) to avoid works-righteousness drift.
Rubbish Loss Crude Register
Approved rendering: kev poob qis… khib nyiab
Transliteration: zēmia / skybala
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
Rejected alternatives: a literal crude/vulgar equivalent to skybala — rejected, violates formal register rule
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 3:7-8. Register-softened rendering; teaching notes may explain the stronger literal (dung/excrement) force without placing a vulgar term in the scriptural text.
Press On Pursue The Goal
Approved rendering: raws qab mus rau lub hom phiaj
Transliteration: diōkō / epekteinomai
Doctrine: Pressing on toward the Goal in Christ
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 3:12-14. Athletic/racing metaphor, comprehension-level gap; must never drift toward works-righteousness — teach as pursuit of an already-secured call (3:12b).
The Prize
Approved rendering: khoom them yeej
Transliteration: brabeion
Doctrine: Pressing on toward the Goal in Christ
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 3:14. Comprehension-level athletic imagery.
Enemies Of The Cross
Approved rendering: cov uas ua yeeb ncuab rau Ntoo Khaub Lig
Transliteration: echthrous tou staurou
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 3:18. Reuses the cross term; comprehension-level, no collision.
Transform To A Glorious Body
Approved rendering: hloov peb lub cev qaub ntsuab mus zoo ib yam li nws lub cev muaj yeeb koob
Transliteration: metaschēmatisei… symmorphon tō sōmati tēs doxēs autou
Doctrine: Citizenship in Heaven
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 3:21. Echoes the closed morphē fenced set from the kenosis hymn (2:6-8); should be taught in deliberate literary/theological connection back to it.
Guard Hearts And Minds
Approved rendering: tsom kwm nej lub siab thiab tej kev xav
Transliteration: phrourēsei tas kardias… kai ta noēmata
Doctrine: Contentment in All Circumstances
Rejected alternatives: ntsuj plig for noēmata — forbidden, νόημα means ‘thought,’ not the anthropological spirit
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 4:7. Use ‘kev xav’ (thoughts), never ‘ntsuj plig’.
Consider Others More Significant
Approved rendering: xav tias lwm tus tseem ceeb dua tus kheej
Transliteration: hēgoumenoi hyperechontas
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
Rejected alternatives: ‘suav tias’ — deliberately avoided, reserved for the forensic-imputation formula
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:3. Underlying Greek verb is hēgeomai (‘consider/regard’), not logizomai; deliberate lexical divergence from reckon_impute’s surface phrase to prevent this ethical exhortation from drifting toward a justification-adjacent formula.
Thing To Be Grasped
Approved rendering: ib yam uas yuav tsum tuav rawv
Transliteration: harpagmos
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis)
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:6. Abstract legal/economic metaphor; comprehension-level challenge only, no direct traditional-religion collision.
Low Risk Terms
God
Approved rendering: Vajtswv
Transliteration: theos
Doctrine: General / Cross-cutting
Rejected alternatives: Ntuj (impersonal sky/heaven), dab (spirit)
Inherited from Romans package. Stable throughout Philippians chapters 1-4.
Lord
Approved rendering: tus Tswv
Transliteration: kyrios
Doctrine: General / Cross-cutting
Inherited from Romans package. Climactic title confessed at Filipis 2:11.
Jesus Christ
Approved rendering: Yexus Khetos
Transliteration: Iēsous Christos
Doctrine: General / Cross-cutting
Inherited from Romans package.
Father God
Approved rendering: Leej Txiv
Transliteration: patēr
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis)
Inherited from Romans package. Occurs in greetings and doxology (Filipis 1:2, 2:11, 4:20).
Son Of God
Approved rendering: Leej Tub ntawm Vajtswv
Transliteration: huios theou
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis)
Rejected alternatives: diminished-sonship renderings
Inherited from Romans package. Retained as the doctrinal anchor-title for teaching continuity with 2:6’s ‘form of God’ language, though the title itself is not used verbatim in Philippians.
Gospel
Approved rendering: Txoj Moo Zoo
Transliteration: euangelion
Doctrine: Partnership in the Gospel
Inherited from Romans package.
Peace
Approved rendering: kev thaj yeeb
Transliteration: eirēnē
Doctrine: Contentment in All Circumstances
Inherited from Romans package. Culminates at 4:7 with the mandatory ‘surpasses all understanding’ qualifier — see peace_surpassing_understanding below.
Promise
Approved rendering: lus cog tseg
Transliteration: epangelia
Doctrine: Citizenship in Heaven
Inherited from Romans package. Underlies the covenant-faithfulness backdrop of the future bodily-transformation hope at 3:20-21.
Boasting
Approved rendering: kev khav theeb
Transliteration: kauchēsis
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
Inherited from Romans package. Contrasted with humility (2:3) and with confidence in the flesh (3:3); base for the new vainglory_empty_conceit compound below.
Death
Approved rendering: txoj kev tuag
Transliteration: thanatos
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis)
Inherited from Romans package. Reframed by Christ’s death (2:8) and Paul’s paradoxical calculus (1:21).
Eternal Life
Approved rendering: txoj sia nyob mus ib txhis
Transliteration: zōē aiōnios
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis)
Inherited from Romans package. Echoed in ‘the word of life’ at 2:16.
Glory
Approved rendering: lub yeeb koob
Transliteration: doxa
Doctrine: General / Cross-cutting
Inherited from Romans package. Attributed to God and Christ throughout (2:11, 3:21, 4:19-20); echoes into transform_to_a_glorious_body below.
Endurance
Approved rendering: kev ua siab ntev
Transliteration: hypomonē
Doctrine: Pressing on toward the Goal in Christ
Inherited from Romans package. Underlies the sustained perseverance implicit in 3:12-16’s pressing-on motif.
Thanksgiving
Approved rendering: ua tsaug
Transliteration: eucharistō
Doctrine: Partnership in the Gospel
Inherited from Romans package. Occurs at 1:3 and 4:6.
World
Approved rendering: lub ntiajteb
Transliteration: kosmos
Doctrine: General / Cross-cutting
Inherited from Romans package. Underlies 2:15’s ‘lights in the world’ image and the earthly_minded contrast at 3:19.
Love
Approved rendering: kev hlub
Transliteration: agapē
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
Inherited from Romans package. Ground of comfort (2:1) and of Paul’s prayer for growth (1:9).
Kingdom Of God
Approved rendering: lub Nceeg Vaj ntawm Vajtswv
Transliteration: basileia tou theou
Doctrine: Citizenship in Heaven
Inherited from Romans package. Recommended bridge term for teaching the newly-coined citizenship_noun_commonwealth (3:20); always introduce the new commonwealth-periphrasis VIA this already-stable term, never cold.
Be Anxious For Nothing
Approved rendering: tsis txhob txhawj xeeb txog ib yam dab tsi
Transliteration: mēden merimnate
Doctrine: Contentment in All Circumstances
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 4:6. Ordinary idiom, no collision.
Encouragement In Christ
Approved rendering: kev txhawb siab (nyob hauv Khetos)
Transliteration: paraklēsis
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:1. Stable Hmong pastoral idiom, no collision.
Vainglory Empty Conceit
Approved rendering: kev khav theeb tsis muaj qab hau
Transliteration: kenodoxia
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:3. Extends the inherited boasting term with a descriptive qualifier; deliberate word-play in the Greek with kenōsis at 2:7, worth preserving in teaching notes.
Look To Consider
Approved rendering: saib xyuas
Transliteration: skopeō
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:4. Ordinary verb, no collision.
Grumbling And Disputing
Approved rendering: kev yws ntsig thiab kev sib cav
Transliteration: goggysmōn kai dialogismōn
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:14. Natural Hmong idiom, no collision; contrasted with the unity commended in 2:1-5.
Lights In The World
Approved rendering: lub teeb ci ntsa iab rau lub ntiajteb
Transliteration: phōstēres en kosmō
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:15. Accessible imagery, reuses inherited world term.
Risking His Life
Approved rendering: kub ntxhov nws txoj sia
Transliteration: paraboleusamenos tē psychē
Doctrine: Partnership in the Gospel
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:30. Epaphroditus’s sacrificial service; comprehension-level, no collision.
Pharisee
Approved rendering: Falixais
Transliteration: Pharisaios
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 3:5. Proper-noun transliteration, no collision.
Household Of Caesar
Approved rendering: Xixaj lub tsev neeg
Transliteration: tēs oikias Kaisaros
Doctrine: Joy in Suffering and Imprisonment
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 4:22. Proper-noun transliteration, no collision; situates the letter’s imprisonment context.
Medium-High Risk Terms
Joy Rejoice
Approved rendering: kev xyiv fab / xyiv fab
Transliteration: chara / chairō
Doctrine: Joy in Suffering and Imprisonment
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 1:18, 2:2, 4:4. Hmong ‘xyiv fab’ carries festive/occasion-bound connotation; must always co-occur with an explicit circumstance-contrast clause to preserve Paul’s circumstance-independent, Spirit-grounded joy.
Likeness Of Men
Approved rendering: zoo yam li tib neeg tiag tiag
Transliteration: homoiōmati anthrōpōn
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis)
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:7. ‘Tiag tiag’ (truly/really) qualifier mandatory to foreclose a docetic ‘mere appearance’ misreading, resonant with spirits temporarily taking human-like form without truly becoming human.
Citizenship Verb Conduct As Citizens
Approved rendering: ua neej raws li tsim nyog rau Txoj Moo Zoo, ib yam li cov neeg muaj vaj tswv ntawm lub Nceeg Vaj
Transliteration: politeuesthe
Doctrine: Citizenship in Heaven
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 1:27. Verb-form companion to citizenship_noun_commonwealth; flagged as a single doctrinal unit, providing the letter’s earliest present-tense citizenship imperative.
Their God Is Their Belly
Approved rendering: lawv tus vajtswv yog lawv lub plab
Transliteration: hē koilia
Doctrine: Citizenship in Heaven
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 3:19. Flag for mandatory native-speaker register review — risk of unintentionally comic/dismissive tone and possible resonance with food-offerings-to-spirits practice.
Sacrifice Acceptable Pleasing To God
Approved rendering: khoom fij uas Vajtswv txaus siab txais
Transliteration: thysian dektēn, euareston tō theō
Doctrine: Partnership in the Gospel
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 4:18. Third distinct sense of the flagged ‘fij’ domain (financial gift), distinct from atonement, ethical living-sacrifice, and the libation sense; needs its own disambiguating note in every occurrence.
Low-Medium Risk Terms
Cross
Approved rendering: Ntoo Khaub Lig
Transliteration: stauros
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Self-Emptying of Christ (Kenosis)
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION, though already an existing settled Hmong Christian term. Filipis 2:8, 3:18. Must be taught with its full weight as the most shameful Roman execution form to preserve the humility-to-exaltation contrast.
Bonds Imprisonment
Approved rendering: kev raug kaw (txim)
Transliteration: desma
Doctrine: Joy in Suffering and Imprisonment
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 1:7, 1:13-14, 1:17. Concrete referent, no collision; sets the letter’s suffering context.
Struggle Conflict
Approved rendering: kev sib ntaus sib tw
Transliteration: agōn
Doctrine: Joy in Suffering and Imprisonment
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 1:30. Athletic/military metaphor, comprehension-level only.
Knowing Christ
Approved rendering: kev paub Yexus Khetos
Transliteration: gnōsis / ginōskō
Doctrine: Pressing on toward the Goal in Christ
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 3:8, 3:10. Relational/experiential knowing, distinguished from generic intellectual knowledge.
Zeal
Approved rendering: kev kub siab lug
Transliteration: zēlos
Doctrine: Righteousness by Faith versus the Law
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 3:6. Double-edged (commendable or misdirected), no collision.
Earthly Minded
Approved rendering: xav txog tej uas nyob hauv ntiajteb xwb
Transliteration: ta epigeia phronountes
Doctrine: Citizenship in Heaven
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 3:19. Contrasted with heavenly citizenship at 3:20; no collision.
Gentleness
Approved rendering: kev ua siab mos siab muag
Transliteration: epieikes
Doctrine: Contentment in All Circumstances
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 4:5. Natural Hmong idiom, no collision.
Peace Surpassing Understanding
Approved rendering: kev thaj yeeb uas dhau txhua yam kev nkag siab
Transliteration: hē eirēnē tou theou hē hyperechousa panta noun
Doctrine: Contentment in All Circumstances
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 4:7. Reuses inherited peace term with a mandatory appended qualifier, structurally enforced and never dropped.
Affection And Compassion
Approved rendering: kev khuv leej thiab kev hlub tshua
Transliteration: splagchna kai oiktirmoi
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:1. Partially overlaps with the inherited Romans-baseline mercy vocabulary but is horizontal (believer-to-believer), not God’s mercy toward sinners; keep the distinction explicit.
Selfish Ambition
Approved rendering: kev sib cav sib ceg xav kom tau ntau tshaj lwm tus
Transliteration: eritheia
Doctrine: Unity and Humility in the Church
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 2:3. Descriptive phrase, no collision.
The Lord Is Near
Approved rendering: Tus Tswv nyob ze
Transliteration: ho kyrios engys
Doctrine: Contentment in All Circumstances
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 4:5. Comprehension-level ambiguity between spatial-relational and eschatological sense, no collision.
Critical/High Risk Terms
Fellowship Of His Sufferings
Approved rendering: kev koom tes hauv Khetos txoj kev raug kev txom nyem
Transliteration: koinōnia pathēmatōn autou
Doctrine: Partnership in the Gospel
NEW — PENDING TM-REVISION. Filipis 3:10. Compound term linking partnership_in_the_gospel with suffering_granted_as_gift; requires the same anti-fatalism teaching plus anchoring to in_christ_union_formula.