Semantic Analysis
Semantic Analysis: 1 Peter (Konkani)
PART A — Core Passage: 1 Peter 1:3-9 (Verse-by-Verse)
1 Peter 1:3
Greek: Εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ κατὰ τὸ πολὺ αὐτοῦ ἔλεος ἀναγεννήσας ἡμᾶς εἰς ἐλπίδα ζῶσαν δι᾽ ἀναστάσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐκ νεκρῶν
- εὐλογητός (eulogētos) — lit. “well-spoken-of, blessed.” Semantic range: liturgical praise-formula opening a doxology. English variants: “blessed,” “praised.” Contextual meaning: Peter opens with worship, not petition — God is praised for what he has already accomplished. Konkani: धन्यवादीक (dhanyavādīk) or verbal धन्यवाद जाय — proposed new term; risk Low. Distinguish from धन्यवाद (baseline reuse, “thanksgiving”) which is the act of thanking; here an adjectival “blessed/praiseworthy” sense is needed. Recommend: “देव… धन्यवादीक जावो” (formal liturgical blessing formula).
- Θεός (theos) — देव (dev) — (baseline reuse, Critical). Must pair with exclusivity marker per system prompt rule when load-bearing (here reinforced by “पिता” immediately following, which itself narrows the referent).
- πατήρ (patēr) — पिता — (baseline reuse, Critical).
- Κύριος … Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ — प्रभू येशू ख्रिस्त — (baseline reuse: lord=Critical, jesus=Critical).
- ἔλεος (eleos) — lit. “mercy, compassion shown to one in distress.” Semantic range: covenantal mercy (LXX equivalent of Hebrew ḥesed), not casual pity. English variants: “mercy,” “great mercy.” Contextual meaning: the ground of the new birth is God’s own mercy, not human merit or ritual achievement. Konkani: दया (dayā) — new term, risk Medium. Note: दया is common in general Konkani speech for ordinary kindness; when paired with “पुष्कळ/म्हाळशी दया” (great/abundant mercy) it must be marked as God’s covenantal compassion, not a human virtue or Hindu concept of daya as one of several ethical qualities (e.g., in Jain/Hindu ahimsa-daya lists). Distinguish from कृपा (grace, baseline reuse) — दया emphasizes God’s compassion toward the wretched; कृपा emphasizes unmerited gift; both occur in 1 Peter and must remain distinct.
- ἀναγεννήσας (anagennēsas, ptc. of ἀναγεννάω) — lit. “having caused to be born again/from above.” Semantic range: metaphor of birth applied to spiritual regeneration; occurs again in 1:23. English variants: “caused us to be born again,” “given us new birth,” “regenerated.” Contextual theological meaning: a decisive, once-for-all divine act creating new spiritual life — NOT a repeatable cycle. Konkani: नवो जल्म दिवप (navo jalma divap, “to give new birth”) — new term, risk CRITICAL. Absolutely must never be rendered with or near पुनर्जन्म (reincarnation — forbidden term per baseline system prompt). Recommend explicit translator note at every occurrence: “[TRANSLATOR NOTE: ἀναγεννάω rendered नवो जल्म दिवप, not पुनर्जन्म; this is a one-time spiritual rebirth into permanent new life through Christ’s resurrection, not entry into a cycle of rebirths].” This is the single highest-risk lexical collision in 1 Peter given Goa’s Hindu-background readership and the doctrine of reincarnation’s cultural prominence.
- ἐλπίδα ζῶσαν (elpida zōsan) — lit. “living hope.” Semantic range: ἐλπίς = confident expectation grounded in a reliable promise (not wishful desire); ζῶσαν (“living”) modifies it as an active, animating hope, echoing the “living stone” (2:4) and “living word” (1:23) motifs of the letter. English variants: “living hope,” “lively hope” (KJV). Contextual theological meaning: hope that is alive because it rests on the risen, living Christ — the letter’s central image and the anchor doctrine of this curriculum (“The Living Hope of the Resurrection”). Konkani: जिवंत आशा (jivant āśā) — new term, risk High. आशा alone is common and can mean mere optimism/wishing; जिवंत आशा must always carry explanatory reinforcement (resurrection-grounded, not circumstantial optimism) at first occurrence.
- δι᾽ ἀναστάσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐκ νεκρῶν — “through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” ἀνάστασις — पुनरुत्थान — (baseline reuse, Critical). Never पुनर्जन्म. This verse is the doctrinal fusion point of “living hope” and “resurrection” — the two terms must never be allowed to drift toward a rebirth-cycle reading when translated together.
1 Peter 1:4
Greek: εἰς κληρονομίαν ἄφθαρτον καὶ ἀμίαντον καὶ ἀμάραντον, τετηρημένην ἐν οὐρανοῖς εἰς ὑμᾶς
- κληρονομία (klēronomia) — lit. “inheritance, allotted portion.” Semantic range: a family-inheritance term (property passed to an heir), used throughout the NT for the believer’s future share in God’s promised blessing. English variants: “inheritance,” “heritage.” Contextual meaning: believers are heirs (cf. Romans’ υἱοθεσία/adoption, already established in baseline as दत्तक पुत्र करून घेणें). Konkani: वारसो (vārso) — new term, risk High. Must be explained as a heavenly, guaranteed inheritance received through adoption as God’s children (link to baseline “adoption” term), not an earthly/family property inheritance nor a karmic outcome of past deeds.
- ἄφθαρτος (aphthartos) — lit. “not subject to decay/corruption.” English variants: “imperishable,” “incorruptible.” Konkani: अविनाशी (avināśī) — new term, risk Medium. Caution: अविनाशी is the standard Sanskrit-derived Konkani/Marathi word also used of the imperishable ātman/soul in Hindu philosophical and Bhagavad Gita usage (avināśī ātmā). Here it modifies the inheritance, not the soul, and must be anchored contextually (God’s kept inheritance, not an inherent property of the human self) to avoid a syncretistic reading.
- ἀμίαντος (amiantos) — lit. “unstained, undefiled.” Konkani: निर्मळ (nirmaḷ, “unstained/pure”) — new term, risk Low-Medium.
- ἀμάραντος (amarantos) — lit. “unfading” (botanical image, a flower that does not wither — contrast with the perishable “flower of grass” in 1:24 quoting Isaiah 40). Konkani: न सुकपी (na sukpī, “that does not wither”) — new term, risk Low-Medium. Deliberately avoid अमर (“immortal”) here, which would tilt toward a generic Hindu immortality/moksha register; the botanical “unfading” image should be preserved literally.
- τετηρημένην ἐν οὐρανοῖς — “kept/reserved in heaven.” τηρέω here: “keep, reserve, guard in trust.” Konkani: राखून दवरिल्लें (rākhun davarillẽ) — new term, risk Medium — pairs with φρουρουμένους in v.5 (guarded) to form the “double security” of this passage (inheritance kept, believers guarded).
1 Peter 1:5
Greek: τοὺς ἐν δυνάμει Θεοῦ φρουρουμένους διὰ πίστεως εἰς σωτηρίαν ἑτοίμην ἀποκαλυφθῆναι ἐν καιρῷ ἐσχάτῳ
- δύναμις Θεοῦ (dynamis theou) — “power of God.” (baseline reuse: power_of_god, High — देवाचें सामर्थ्य). NEVER शक्ती (forbidden — Shakta-goddess association).
- φρουρούμενος (phrouroumenos, ptc. of φρουρέω) — lit. “garrisoned, guarded (military image — a fortress under guard).” English variants: “kept,” “guarded,” “protected.” Contextual meaning: believers are actively, continuously defended by God’s power, not left to their own merit or fate. Konkani: राखिल्लें (rākhillẽ, “guarded/kept”) — new term, risk Medium. Should carry a note distinguishing divine active guarding from a fatalistic “as destiny would have it.”
- πίστις (pistis) — “faith.” (baseline reuse, High — विश्वास). Instrument of the guarding: “through faith,” not by ritual merit.
- σωτηρία (sōtēria) — “salvation.” (baseline reuse, Critical — तारण). NEVER मुक्ती/मोक्ष.
- ἕτοιμος (hetoimos) — “ready, prepared.” Konkani: तयार (tayār) — low risk, standard vocabulary.
- ἀποκαλυφθῆναι (apokalyphthēnai, inf. of ἀποκαλύπτω) — lit. “to be uncovered/unveiled.” English variants: “to be revealed.” Contextual meaning: the already-secured salvation will be openly disclosed at Christ’s return. Konkani: प्रगट जावप (pragat javap, “to be revealed/manifested”) — new term, risk High. Same verb root is used of Christ’s incarnation-adjacent “manifestation” language elsewhere in the letter (1:20) — care must be taken that “प्रगट जावप” is not confused with अवतार-style periodic divine manifestation; always tied here to the singular, future, final unveiling of salvation already accomplished, not a repeatable divine appearing.
1 Peter 1:6
Greek: ἐν ᾧ ἀγαλλιᾶσθε, ὀλίγον ἄρτι εἰ δέον ἐστὶν λυπηθέντες ἐν ποικίλοις πειρασμοῖς
- ἀγαλλιάω (agalliaō) — lit. “to exult, leap for joy.” English variants: “rejoice greatly,” “exult.” Contextual meaning: a strong, active joy grounded in the certainty of vv.3-5, held simultaneously with present grief — not denial of suffering. Konkani: मोगान भरून आनंद करप or simply खूब आनंद करप (khūb ānand karap, “to rejoice greatly”) — new term, risk Low-Medium. Standard आनंद (ānand, joy) is safe general vocabulary but reviewers should note आनंद is also the term for blissful realization (ānanda) in Vedantic thought (sat-cit-ānanda); in this pastoral context it is unambiguously relational, Christ-grounded joy, low actual collision risk, but flag for awareness.
- λυπέω (lypeō) — “to grieve, be distressed.” Konkani: दुख्खी जावप (dukkhī javap) — low risk, ordinary emotional vocabulary.
- ποικίλοι πειρασμοί (poikiloi peirasmoi) — lit. “various/many-colored trials/testings.” English variants: “various trials,” “diverse temptations.” Contextual theological meaning: πειρασμός here means a testing circumstance permitted by God to prove and refine faith (developed in v.7), not primarily an enticement to sin (as in “temptation” contexts elsewhere in the NT) and not an impersonal karmic consequence. Konkani: वेगवेगळ्यो परीक्षा (vegveglyo parīkṣā, “various trials/tests”) — new term, risk Medium. Must be reinforced as God’s purposive, character-refining testing (linked to v.7’s gold-refining image), not fate (नशीब/प्रारब्ध — already forbidden for related concepts in baseline) nor a punitive karmic account being worked out.
1 Peter 1:7
Greek: ἵνα τὸ δοκίμιον ὑμῶν τῆς πίστεως πολυτιμότερον χρυσίου τοῦ ἀπολλυμένου, διὰ πυρὸς δὲ δοκιμαζομένου, εὑρεθῇ εἰς ἔπαινον καὶ δόξαν καὶ τιμὴν ἐν ἀποκαλύψει Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ
- δοκίμιον τῆς πίστεως (dokimion tēs pisteōs) — lit. “the tested/proven genuineness of faith” (assay-term from metallurgy). English variants: “the testing of your faith,” “the genuineness of your faith.” Contextual meaning: trials do not create faith but prove and refine what is already real, like fire refining gold. Konkani: विश्वासाची पारख (viśvāsācī pārakh, “the testing/assaying of faith”) — new term, risk High. विश्वास is baseline-reused exactly; पारख (assay, testing for genuineness) is a natural Konkani commercial/metallurgical term (used of testing gold) and fits the goldsmith image without importing a karmic-testing connotation.
- χρυσίον τὸ ἀπολλύμενον — “gold that perishes.” Konkani: नाशवंत सोनें (nāśvant sonẽ) — new term, risk Low. नाशवंत (perishable) pairs as the antonym of अविनाशी (imperishable, v.4) — consistency across the passage should be maintained.
- πῦρ (pyr) — “fire” (refining fire). Konkani: आग (āg) — low risk, standard.
- ἔπαινος (epainos) — “praise, commendation.” Konkani: स्तुती (stutī) — new term, risk Low.
- δόξα (doxa) — “glory.” (baseline reuse, High — गौरव).
- τιμή (timē) — “honor.” Konkani: मान (mān) — new term, risk Low. Keep distinct from गौरव (glory, God’s radiant honor) — मान is the more general “honor/respect” register appropriate for the honor bestowed on tested believers at Christ’s return.
- ἀποκάλυψις Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ — “the revelation/revealing of Jesus Christ” (his second coming). Same root as v.5’s ἀποκαλυφθῆναι — Konkani: येशू ख्रिस्ताचें प्रगट जावप — risk High, eschatological.
1 Peter 1:8
Greek: ὃν οὐκ ἰδόντες ἀγαπᾶτε, εἰς ὃν ἄρτι μὴ ὁρῶντες πιστεύοντες δὲ ἀγαλλιᾶτε χαρᾷ ἀνεκλαλήτῳ καὶ δεδοξασμένῃ
- ἀγαπάω (agapaō) — “to love” (selfless, committed love directed at a person one has not physically seen). Konkani: मोग करप (mog karap) / प्रेम करप (prem karap) — standard established Konkani Christian vocabulary, risk Low, but note: this love is directed at the unseen Christ specifically — distinct from भक्ती (devotional worship-love toward a chosen temple deity, already flagged High-risk in baseline under “faith”). Reviewers should treat ἀγαπάω here as relational trust-love, consistent with the baseline’s existing caution around भक्ती.
- πιστεύω (pisteuō) — “to believe/trust.” Verb form of विश्वास — (baseline reuse pattern, High).
- χαρὰ ἀνεκλάλητος καὶ δεδοξασμένη — lit. “joy unable-to-be-spoken and having-been-glorified.” English variants: “joy inexpressible and full of glory,” “inexpressible and glorious joy.” Contextual meaning: a joy of such magnitude it exceeds ordinary language and is itself marked by God’s own glory. Konkani: सांगपाक अशक्य असो गौरवीत आनंद (sāṅgpāk aśakya aso gauravīt ānand, “joy impossible to describe, glorified”) — new compound term, risk Medium-High. गौरवीत (glorified) reuses गौरव root for consistency; आनंद (joy) as in v.6.
1 Peter 1:9
Greek: κομιζόμενοι τὸ τέλος τῆς πίστεως ὑμῶν σωτηρίαν ψυχῶν
- κομιζόμενοι (komizomenoi, ptc.) — lit. “obtaining, receiving as one’s due/reward.” Konkani: मेळोवन (meḷovan, “receiving/obtaining”) — low-medium risk, standard.
- τέλος τῆς πίστεως (telos tēs pisteōs) — lit. “the end/goal/outcome of faith.” English variants: “the outcome of your faith,” “the goal of your faith.” Konkani: विश्वासाचें फळ (viśvāsāce phaḷ, “the fruit/result of faith”) — new term, risk Medium. Caution: फळ (“fruit/result”) risks a karma-fruit (“karmaphala”) reading in Hindu ethical vocabulary if left unqualified — the baseline already rejects कर्मफळ for “grace” for exactly this reason. Here τέλος τῆς πίστεως is NOT faith’s meritorious “fruit” earning salvation but salvation’s simply being the destined, promised outcome of genuine faith, received as gift. Recommend translator note reinforcing this distinction, or alternative rendering विश्वासाचो परिणाम (viśvāsācho pariṇām, “the result/consequence of faith”) to avoid फळ’s karmic resonance altogether. Flag for Human theologian review.
- ψυχή (psychē) — “soul.” Semantic range: the whole inner person/life, not merely an immaterial fragment. English variants: “soul,” “life,” “self.” Konkani: जीव (jīv) — new term, risk Medium-High. जीव (life/soul) is the ordinary Konkani word but is also the term for the individual embodied soul (jīva) in Hindu philosophy, understood there as transmigrating through rebirths toward liberation (moksha/mukti). Every occurrence of ψυχή rendered as जीव in a soteriological context (as here, “salvation of souls”) should be reinforced contextually with तारण (baseline salvation term, Critical, never मुक्ती/मोक्ष) so that “जीवांचें तारण” is unambiguously read as the whole-person deliverance accomplished by Christ, not liberation of a transmigrating jīva from samsara.
PART B — Chapter-by-Chapter Analysis (Full Book)
Chapter 1 (remaining verses: 1:1-2, 1:10-25)
| Term (Greek/translit.) | Literal meaning | Semantic range / Eng. variants | Contextual theological meaning | Konkani rendering | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἀπόστολος (apostolos) | one sent with authority | apostle, envoy, messenger | Peter’s authoritative commission | प्रेषित — (baseline reuse, Medium) | Medium |
| ἐκλεκτός (eklektos) | chosen out, selected | elect, chosen | God’s sovereign selection of believers, not merit or fate | निवडिल्लो/निवडिल्ले (nivaḍillo/nivaḍille, “chosen”) — new; parallels baseline “election” (देवाची निवड) | High |
| παρεπίδημος (parepidēmos) | one dwelling temporarily beside/among | sojourner, resident alien, exile | Believers’ identity as temporary residents whose true home is heaven — a lived social identity, not metaphor only | परदेशी (pardeśī, “foreigner/temporary resident”) — new | Medium |
| διασπορά (diaspora) | scattering, dispersion | the Diaspora | Believers scattered geographically yet united in Christ | विखर (vikhar, “scattering/dispersion”) — new | Low-Medium |
| πρόγνωσις Θεοῦ πατρός (prognōsis) | foreknowledge | God’s foreknowing | Election grounded in God’s prior, personal knowledge/choice, not impersonal fate | देवाचें पूर्वज्ञान (devāce pūrvajñān) — new | High |
| ἁγιασμὸς Πνεύματος (hagiasmos pneumatos) | sanctification of/by the Spirit | the Spirit’s sanctifying work | The Spirit sets believers apart for obedience, distinct from ritual purification | आत्म्याचें पवित्रीकरण — reuses baseline पवित्रीकरण (Sanctification, High) + पवित्र आत्मा (Holy Spirit, Critical) | High |
| ῥαντισμὸς αἵματος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ (rhantismos haimatos) | sprinkling of blood | OT covenant-ratification image (Exodus 24) applied to Christ’s blood | Believers are brought under the New Covenant by Christ’s atoning blood, echoing Sinai | रगताचें शिंपडप (ragtāce śimpḍap, “the sprinkling of blood”) — new | High |
| χάρις καὶ εἰρήνη πληθυνθείη (charis kai eirēnē) | grace and peace, multiplied | standard epistolary greeting-blessing | Grace (unmerited favor) and peace (relational, not meditative) as God’s gift, in increasing measure | कृपा आनी शांती — (baseline reuse: grace=High, peace=Medium) | High/Medium |
| ἀναζωσάμενοι τὰς ὀσφύας τῆς διανοίας (anazōsamenoi) | having girded up the loins of the mind | idiom: prepare for vigorous action | Mental readiness for holy living in light of the coming revelation | idiom — translate meaning, not literally: मनान तयार रावप (manān tayār rāvap, “being mentally prepared”) | Low (idiom-handling, not glossary term) |
| νήφω (nēphō) | be sober, unintoxicated | sober-minded, self-controlled, watchful | Clear-headed spiritual alertness (recurs 1:13; 4:7; 5:8) | सावध (sāvadh, “alert/watchful”) — new | Medium |
| τέκνα ὑπακοῆς (tekna hypakoēs) | children of obedience (Hebraism) | obedient children | Identity flowing from new birth, not duty-based compliance | reuses baseline आज्ञाधारकता (obedience, from “obedience of faith,” High) + भुरगीं (children) | High |
| ἀναστροφή (anastrophē) | manner of life, way of turning-about | conduct, way of life, behavior | Recurring key term for the whole letter’s ethical instruction (1:15,18; 2:12; 3:1,2,16) | चालचलणूक (cālcalṇūk, “conduct/manner of life”) — new, core recurring term | Medium |
| ἅγιος (hagios) — “Be holy, for I am holy” (Lev 11:44 quoted) | set apart, morally pure | holy | God’s own holiness as the standard and ground for believers’ holiness | पवित्र — (baseline reuse, High) | High |
| λυτρόω (lytroō) | to ransom, redeem by paying a price | redemption, ransom | Believers freed from a futile inherited way of life, at the cost of Christ’s blood, not silver/gold | मोल भरून सोडवप (mol bharun soḍavap, “to redeem by paying a price”) — new | Critical |
| φθαρτά, ἀργύριον ἢ χρυσίον (phtharta, argyrion ē chrysion) | perishable things, silver or gold | corruptible/perishable payment | Contrast with the infinitely greater cost of Christ’s blood | नाशवंत वस्तू, रुपें वा सोनें (nāśvant vastū, rupẽ vā sonẽ) — new | Low-Medium |
| ματαία ἀναστροφὴ πατροπαράδοτος (mataia anastrophē patroparadotos) | futile way of life handed down from the fathers | empty/futile ancestral tradition | Peter names the readers’ pre-conversion life (whether Jewish ritualism or Gentile idolatry) as futile — a claim requiring pastoral sensitivity toward any implication of blanket disrespect for ancestral custom | पूर्वजांकडल्यान मेळिल्ली व्यर्थ चालचलणूक (pūrvajāṅkaḍlyān meḷillī vyarth cālcalṇūk) — new | High — must be framed as a description of that specific pre-conversion condition, never a categorical dismissal of Konkani/Goan ancestral heritage as such |
| ἀμνὸς ἄμωμος καὶ ἄσπιλος (amnos amōmos kai aspilos) | lamb without blemish or spot | sacrificial-lamb imagery (Exodus 12; Isaiah 53) | Christ as the perfect, once-for-all Passover-type sacrifice | निर्दोष आनी निष्कलंक कोंकरूं (nirdoṣ āṇi niṣkalaṅk koṅkarū̃, “spotless and blameless lamb”) — new | Critical — must be clearly distinguished from ongoing animal-sacrifice ritual (bali) found in regional Hindu Shakta worship (e.g., to Kali/Durga-family deities); this is a singular, completed, substitutionary sacrifice, never repeated |
| τίμιον αἷμα Χριστοῦ (timion haima) | precious blood of Christ | the costly, atoning blood | The price of redemption — foundational to “Christ’s Substitutionary Suffering” doctrine | ख्रिस्ताचें अनमोल रगत (Khristāce anmol ragat) — new | Critical |
| φανερωθέντος ἐπ᾽ ἐσχάτου τῶν χρόνων (phanerōthentos) | manifested at the end of the times | revealed/appeared in history | Christ’s historical incarnation as the climactic, unique manifestation — not a periodic avatar-appearance | वेळेच्या शेवटाक प्रगट जावप (veḷecyā śevaṭāk pragat javap) — new | Critical — connects directly to baseline incarnation term देहधारण; always pair with the translator note required for incarnation language |
| πιστοὺς εἰς Θεόν (pistous eis Theon) | believing/faithful toward God | faith directed at God through Christ’s resurrection and glorification | Faith and hope are grounded in God’s historical act in Christ | reuses विश्वास (faith, High) | High |
| ἀναγεγεννημένοι … διὰ λόγου ζῶντος Θεοῦ καὶ μένοντος (anagegennēmenoi, logos zōn kai menōn) | born again … through the living and abiding word of God | new birth via the enduring divine word | Ties 1:3’s ἀναγεννάω to the means: God’s word, contrasted with perishable human “seed” | reuses नवो जल्म दिवप (Critical, see 1:3) + new term देवाचें जिवंत आनी शाश्वत वचन (devāce jivant āṇi śāśvat vacan, “God’s living and enduring word”) | Critical/High |
| σπορὰ φθαρτή / ἄφθαρτος (spora phthartē/aphthartos) | perishable / imperishable seed | seed-of-birth metaphor | Human procreation vs. divine, permanent regeneration | नाशवंत बीं / अविनाशी बीं — new, reuses अविनाशी from 1:4 | Medium |
| ῥῆμα … τὸ εὐαγγελισθὲν εἰς ὑμᾶς (rhēma euangelisthen) | the word … which was preached as good news to you | the proclaimed gospel word | The abiding word of God is identified with the gospel message received by the readers | reuses सुवार्ता (baseline reuse, High) | High |
Chapter 2
| Term | Literal meaning | Semantic range / variants | Contextual theological meaning | Konkani | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| λογικὸν ἄδολον γάλα (logikon adolon gala) | rational/spiritual unadulterated milk | pure spiritual milk | Scripture as nourishment for spiritual growth (infancy metaphor) | शुद्ध आत्मिक दूध (śuddh ātmik dūdh) — reuses baseline आत्मिक (from “spiritual gifts,” Medium) | Medium |
| λίθος ζῶν (lithos zōn) | living stone | Christ as the living foundation stone (Isaiah 28; Psalm 118) | Christ rejected by men, chosen by God — foundation of the church | जिवंत फातर (jivant phātar) — new | High — must be explicitly distinguished from stone/image (mūrti) veneration in regional temple worship; this is a living Person, metaphorically described, never an object of ritual veneration itself |
| οἶκος πνευματικός (oikos pneumatikos) | spiritual house | the church as God’s temple-community | Corporate identity of believers built on Christ | आत्मिक घर (ātmik ghar) — new | Medium-High |
| ἱεράτευμα ἅγιον (hierateuma hagion) | holy priesthood | all believers’ priestly access to God | Foundational to “Church as a Holy and Royal Priesthood” doctrine | पवित्र याजकपण (pavitra yājakpaṇ) — new, reuses baseline पवित्र | Critical |
| θυσίαι πνευματικαί (thysiai pneumatikai) | spiritual sacrifices | offerings of praise, obedience, service (not literal blood offerings) | Believers’ whole-life worship replaces the OT sacrificial system | आत्मिक अर्पण (ātmik arpaṇ, “spiritual offering”) — new; deliberately NOT बली (balī), which denotes ritual blood-sacrifice prominent in regional Shakta Hindu worship | High |
| λίθος ἀκρογωνιαῖος ἐκλεκτὸς ἔντιμος (lithos akrogōniaios) | chosen, precious cornerstone | Christ as foundation and capstone | Christological fulfillment of Isaiah 28:16 | कोनशिलेचो निवडिल्लो, अनमोल फातर — new | High |
| λίθος προσκόμματος καὶ πέτρα σκανδάλου (lithos proskommatos) | stone of stumbling, rock of offense | Christ rejected becomes judgment for unbelief | Those who disobey the word stumble over Christ himself | अडखळचो फातर आनी ठेच लागपाचो खडक — new | Medium-High |
| γένος ἐκλεκτόν (genos eklekton) | chosen race/kind | elect people-group | Corporate identity of the church as God’s own people | देवान निवडिल्लो लोक (devān nivaḍillo lok, “people chosen by God”) — new; deliberately avoids वंश/जात (lineage/caste) vocabulary | High — caste-sensitivity: must never be read through a jāti/lineage lens in a region where caste categories (including Goud Saraswat Brahmin identity) remain socially live |
| βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα (basileion hierateuma) | royal priesthood | kingly-priestly identity of all believers | Central named doctrine of this curriculum | राजपणाचें याजकपण (rājpaṇāce yājakpaṇ) — new | Critical |
| ἔθνος ἅγιον (ethnos hagion) | holy nation | a people set apart, corporately | Reuses baseline पवित्र | पवित्र राष्ट्र — new | High |
| λαὸς εἰς περιποίησιν (laos eis peripoiēsin) | a people for [God’s] possession | God’s own treasured people | Echoes Exodus 19:5-6 covenant language | देवाचो खाशेलो लोक (devāco khāśelo lok) — new | High |
| σκότος / θαυμαστὸν φῶς (skotos / thaumaston phōs) | darkness / marvelous light | conversion imagery | Called out of spiritual darkness into God’s wondrous light | काळोख / अदभूत उजवाड (kāḷokh / adbhūt ujavāḍ) — new; उजवाड (“light,” plain) chosen over तेज per baseline’s existing caution against divine-radiance imagery associated with temple iconography | Medium |
| σαρκικαὶ ἐπιθυμίαι (sarkikai epithymiai) | fleshly desires/passions | sinful bodily cravings warring against the soul | Ethical exhortation to holy conduct among unbelievers | शारीरिक वासना (śārīrik vāsanā) — new | Medium — वासना carries strong technical resonance in Hindu ethical/karmic thought (desire binding one to rebirth); must be anchored as ordinary sinful desire, not the karmic-philosophical concept |
| ὑποτάσσω (hypotassō) | place/arrange under, submit | submission to authority (repeated 2:13,18; 3:1,5,22; 5:5) | Central term for “Submission to Authority and Christlike Endurance” doctrine | अधीन जावप (adhīn javap, “to become submissive/subject”) — new, core recurring term | High |
| βασιλεύς / ἡγεμών (basileus / hēgemōn) | emperor / governor | civil authority | Submission framed “for the Lord’s sake,” not blind political loyalty | राजा / अधिकारी (rājā / adhikārī) — new | Medium |
| δοῦλοι Θεοῦ (douloi Theou) | slaves/servants of God | believers as God’s willing servants, exercising true freedom | Freedom in Christ is not license | देवाचे दास (devāce dās) — new | Medium-High — दास is widely used in Hindu bhakti devotional vocabulary (e.g. “Krishnadas”); must be anchored as glad service to the one true God through Christ, not devotional servitude to a chosen deity among many |
| οἰκέται ὑποτασσόμενοι δεσπόταις (oiketai … despotais) | household servants subject to masters | instruction to servants, including under unjust masters | Endurance modeled on Christ’s own unjust suffering | reuses ὑποτάσσω + धनी (dhanī, “master”) — new | High |
| χάρις (as “commendable thing,” 2:19-20) | grace/credit (distinct nuance) | “this finds favor/credit with God” | Contextual sense distinct from soteriological grace — commendation for patient unjust suffering | reuses baseline कृपा with contextual gloss | High — flag for reviewer awareness that this occurrence, while using the same Konkani word, functions differently than “saving grace” |
| ὑπογραμμός / ἴχνη (hypogrammos / ichnē) | example / footsteps | Christ’s suffering as a pattern to imitate | Core to “Christ’s Substitutionary Suffering” and “Suffering for Righteousness” doctrines | आदर्श / पावलां (ādarś / pāvlā̃) — new | Medium |
| ξύλον (xylon, “the tree”) — the cross | wood, tree | crucifixion (echoing Deut 21:23) | Christ bore sin’s penalty at the cross | क्रूस (krus, “cross”) — new, established general Christian transliteration; literal ξύλον (“tree/wood”) noted in translator commentary | Critical |
| μώλωψ (mōlōps) | wound, bruise, welt | ”by his wounds you have been healed” (Isaiah 53:5) | Spiritual healing from sin through Christ’s suffering, not primarily physical healing | जखम (jakham, “wound”) — new | Medium — must not be read as a health-and-wealth physical-healing proof-text |
| ποιμὴν καὶ ἐπίσκοπος τῶν ψυχῶν (poimēn kai episkopos) | shepherd and overseer of souls | Christ’s pastoral care over believers | Anchors the Elders passage in ch.5 (elders as under-shepherds of the one true Shepherd) | मेंढपाळ आनी निरीक्षक (meṇḍhpāḷ āṇi nirīkṣak) — new | High |
Chapter 3
| Term | Literal meaning | Semantic range / variants | Contextual theological meaning | Konkani | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ὁ κρυπτὸς τῆς καρδίας ἄνθρωπος (ho kryptos tēs kardias anthrōpos) | the hidden person of the heart | inner character vs. external adornment | True beauty is inward and Spirit-formed | काळजातलो लिपिल्लो मनीस (kāḷjātlo lipillo manīs) — new | Medium |
| πραῢ καὶ ἡσύχιον πνεῦμα (praü kai hēsychion pneuma) | gentle and quiet spirit/disposition | inner disposition, not Holy Spirit | Note: πνεῦμα here = human disposition, must not be confused with पवित्र आत्मा | सौम्य आनी शांत स्वभाव (saumya āṇi śānt svabhāv, “gentle and calm disposition”) — new; deliberately uses स्वभाव (“disposition”), not आत्मा, to avoid Holy-Spirit confusion | Medium — translator note required |
| συγκληρονόμοι χάριτος ζωῆς (synklēronomoi charitos zōēs) | co-heirs of the grace of life | mutual heirship in marriage | Equal standing before God within complementary marriage roles | जिवनाच्या कृपेचे सहवारसदार (jivanācyā kṛpece sahavārasdār) — reuses baseline कृपा + वारसो (1:4) | High |
| ταπεινοφροσύνη (tapeinophrosynē) | lowliness of mind, humility | humility as communal Christian virtue | Core to “Elders and Humility” doctrine (recurs 5:5-6) | नम्रता (namratā) — new, core recurring term | High — must be distinguished both from false self-abasement and from any implication of caste-based submission |
| πάσχειν διὰ δικαιοσύνην (paschein dia dikaiosynēn) | to suffer for the sake of righteousness | suffering because one does right | Direct beatitude echo (Matthew 5:10); central named doctrine “Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake” | नीतिमत्तेखातीर दुख्ख सोसप (nītimattekhātīr dukkh sosap) — reuses baseline नीतिमत्ता (Critical) + new दुख्ख सोसप (dukkh sosap, “to suffer/endure pain”) | High |
| μακάριος (makarios) | blessed, fortunate (by God’s favor) | blessed | Suffering unjustly does not forfeit God’s blessing | धन्य (dhanya) — new, standard Beatitudes-register term | Medium |
| ἁγιάζω Κύριον τὸν Χριστὸν ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις (hagiazō Kyrion ton Christon) | sanctify/set apart Christ as Lord in the hearts | inward enthronement of Christ’s Lordship | Response to fear: revere Christ’s supreme Lordship internally | reuses baseline पवित्र + प्रभू (both Critical) | Critical |
| ἀπολογία (apologia) | verbal defense | reasoned account/answer | Believers must be ready to explain their hope reasonably and gently | खुलासो (khulāso, “explanation/defense”) — new | Medium |
| συνείδησις ἀγαθή (syneidēsis agathē) | good conscience | moral self-awareness before God | Distinguish from a general philosophical “discernment” (viveka) | बरो विवेक (baro vivek, “good conscience”) — new | Medium-High — विवेक is widely used in Hindu ethical/philosophical vocabulary (viveka, “discriminative wisdom,” as in Vivekananda’s usage); here it must be anchored specifically as inward moral awareness of right/wrong before God, not general spiritual discernment |
| Χριστὸς ἅπαξ περὶ ἁμαρτιῶν ἔπαθεν, δίκαιος ὑπὲρ ἀδίκων (Christos hapax peri hamartiōn epathen, dikaios hyper adikōn) | Christ suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous | substitutionary, once-for-all atonement | Core statement of “Christ’s Substitutionary Suffering” | reuses पाप (sin, High), नीतिमान (righteous, from नीतिमत्ता) + new एकदाच (ekdāc, “once for all”) | Critical |
| θανατωθεὶς σαρκί, ζῳοποιηθεὶς πνεύματι (thanatōtheis sarki, zōopoiētheis pneumati) | put to death in flesh, made alive in spirit | Christ’s death and resurrection-life | Debated construction; connects to resurrection doctrine and 3:19’s proclamation | देहान मरण पावलो, आत्म्यान जिवंत केलो — new | Critical — flag for Human theologian review given genuine exegetical debate over “πνεύματι” |
| τοῖς ἐν φυλακῇ πνεύμασιν ἐκήρυξεν (tois en phylakē pneumasin ekēryxen) | he proclaimed to the spirits in prison | Christ’s proclamation to imprisoned spirits | Core to the named doctrine “Christ’s Proclamation to the Spirits (3:18-22)“ | बंदखणींतल्या आत्म्यांक प्रचार केलो (bandhkhaṇīntlyā ātmyāṅk pracār kelo) — new | Critical — one of the most exegetically disputed passages in the NT; render literally, do not resolve the interpretive question in translation; mandatory Human theologian review at every occurrence |
| Νῶε (Nōe) | Noah | proper name | Old Testament narrative reference requiring background explanation | नोहा (Nohā) — established proper-name form | Low |
| κιβωτός (kibōtos) | ark, chest | Noah’s ark | Vessel of deliverance through judgment | तारू (tārū, “ship/ark”) — new | Medium |
| ὀκτὼ ψυχαὶ διεσώθησαν δι᾽ ὕδατος (oktō psychai diesōthēsan di’ hydatos) | eight souls were brought safely through water | narrative rescue, not soteriological “salvation” per se | Uses σῴζω in a narrative-rescue sense | reuses baseline note: सुटका (soṭkā, “rescue” — narrative, non-salvific use per baseline convention) + जीव (soul/life, see 1:9) | Medium |
| βάπτισμα (baptisma) | baptism | Christian baptism | Antitype of the flood-water rescue; saves via appeal to God through Christ’s resurrection | बाप्तिस्मा (bāptismā) — established transliteration | High — must be distinguished from Hindu ritual bathing/purification (स्नान, sacred river-bathing/tīrtha practices); baptism here is not water-ritual efficacy but an appeal to God grounded in Christ’s resurrection |
| ἀντίτυπος (antitypos) | corresponding type, antitype | typological fulfillment | The flood as a “type” that baptism now fulfills/corresponds to | प्रतिरूप (pratirūp, “corresponding pattern”) — new | Medium-High |
| συνειδήσεως ἀγαθῆς ἐπερώτημα εἰς Θεόν (syneidēseōs agathēs eperōtēma) | an appeal/pledge of a good conscience toward God | baptism’s meaning defined explicitly against mere physical washing | Explicit rejection of ritual-purity reading | reuses विवेक (conscience, see above) | High |
| δεξιὰ Θεοῦ (dexia Theou) | right hand of God | position of supreme honor and authority | Christ’s exaltation after resurrection | देवाचो उजवो हात (devāco ujavo hāt) — new, standard biblical idiom | Medium |
| ἄγγελοι, ἐξουσίαι, δυνάμεις ὑποταγέντων αὐτῷ (angeloi, exousiai, dynameis hypotagentōn) | angels, authorities, powers, subjected to him | Christ’s cosmic supremacy | Establishes Christ’s Lordship over all spiritual powers | देवदूत, अधिकार आनी सत्ता ताच्या अधीन — new | Medium-High |
Chapter 4
| Term | Literal meaning | Semantic range / variants | Contextual theological meaning | Konkani | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| παθὼν ἐν σαρκὶ πέπαυται ἁμαρτίας (pathōn en sarki pepautai hamartias) | having suffered in flesh has ceased from sin | suffering breaks sin’s hold | Ethical application of Christ’s suffering-pattern to believers | reuses दुख्ख सोसप + पाप | High |
| εἰδωλολατρία (eidōlolatria) | idol-service, idolatry | worship of images/idols | Peter names idolatry among the readers’ former Gentile life | मूर्तीपूजा (mūrtīpūjā, “idol worship”) — new | Critical sensitivity — this term names, in plain terms, a practice central to Goan Hindu temple devotion (e.g., worship of Shantadurga, Mangueshi, Mahalasa). Must be handled with the same pastoral care the baseline requires for “mission” and “evangelism” language: describe the biblical category accurately and without inflammatory tone; never use as a slur against present-day neighbors; frame consistently as describing a past-life pattern the readers themselves left, not as a blanket denunciation aimed outward |
| κρίνειν ζῶντας καὶ νεκρούς (krinein zōntas kai nekrous) | to judge the living and the dead | final judgment | Christ’s authority as universal judge | जिवीत आनी मेल्ल्यांचो न्याय करपी — new | High |
| εὐηγγελίσθη καὶ νεκροῖς (euēngelisthē kai nekrois) | the gospel was preached even to the dead | debated verse connected to 3:19 | Requires the same careful, non-resolving treatment as 3:19 | reuses सुवार्ता (Critical baseline term) | Critical — flag for Human theologian review; do not conflate with, or use to settle, the 3:19 interpretive question |
| σωφρονέω καὶ νήφω (sōphroneō kai nēphō) | be of sound mind and sober | self-control and alertness for prayer | Eschatological urgency shapes present conduct | reuses सावध (1:13) + new आत्मसंयम (ātmasañyam, “self-control”) | Medium |
| ἀγάπη καλύπτει πλῆθος ἁμαρτιῶν (agapē kalyptei plēthos hamartiōn) | love covers a multitude of sins | proverbial pastoral wisdom (cf. Proverbs 10:12) | Mutual forbearing love within the church | reuses प्रेम + पाप | Medium-High |
| χάρισμα (charisma) | grace-gift | Spirit-given enablement | Reuses baseline exactly | आत्मिक वरदान — (baseline reuse, Medium) | Medium |
| οἰκονόμος ποικίλης χάριτος Θεοῦ (oikonomos poikilēs charitos Theou) | steward of God’s varied/many-colored grace | believers as managers entrusted with gifts | Stewardship, not ownership, of Spirit-given gifts | देवाच्या वेगवेगळ्या कृपेचो कारभारी (devācyā vegveglyā kṛpecho kārbhārī) — reuses कृपा + new कारभारी (kārbhārī, “steward”) | Medium-High |
| πύρωσις (pyrōsis) | burning, fiery ordeal | fiery trial/testing (echoes 1:7’s fire-refining image) | Suffering as a normal, expected refining experience for believers | आगीची कसोटी (āgīcī kasoṭī, “fiery test”) — new | High — core to “Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake” |
| κοινωνεῖτε τοῖς τοῦ Χριστοῦ παθήμασιν (koinōneite tois tou Christou pathēmasin) | share/participate in Christ’s sufferings | fellowship in suffering with Christ | Suffering as participation in Christ’s own pattern, cause for joy | reuses baseline सहभागिता (fellowship, Low) + दुख्ख सोसप | High |
| Χριστιανός (Christianos) | Christian, “Christ-follower/partisan” | identity-marker, originally likely a term of derision | Suffering “as a Christian” is no shame but occasion for glorifying God | ख्रिस्ती (Khristī) — established general term | High — sensitive given Goa’s historical Hindu/Catholic communal categorization; must be presented as a description of genuine faith-identity in Christ, not a colonial-era communal/caste label |
| κρίμα ἀπὸ τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ Θεοῦ (krima apo tou oikou tou Theou) | judgment beginning from the household of God | God’s refining judgment starting with his own people | Sober warning that God’s discipline begins within the church | देवाच्या घरांतल्यान न्याय सुरू जावप — new | Medium-High |
| ὁ δίκαιος μόλις σῴζεται (ho dikaios molis sōzetai) | the righteous is saved with difficulty | rhetorical a fortiori argument (Proverbs 11:31 LXX) | Even the righteous person’s salvation involves real struggle | reuses नीतिमान + तारण | High |
| πιστὸς κτίστης (pistos ktistēs) | faithful Creator | God’s title as trustworthy Maker | Grounds for entrusting one’s soul amid suffering | विश्वासू निर्माणकार (viśvāsū nirmāṇkār) — new; note: निर्माणकार is rejected in baseline as a rendering of “Father” (too impersonal), but is contextually appropriate here since κτίστης specifically names God’s creating role, a distinct title from πατήρ | Medium |
Chapter 5
| Term | Literal meaning | Semantic range / variants | Contextual theological meaning | Konkani | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| πρεσβύτερος (presbyteros) | elder (older man; office-holder) | church elder/overseer | Named doctrine “Elders and Humility”; church leadership office | वडील (vaḍīl, “elder”) — new, core term | High — distinguish the church office from a merely age-based or caste/community-panchayat notion of “elder” |
| συμπρεσβύτερος (sympresbyteros) | fellow elder | Peter’s self-identification with the elders he addresses | Models humility in leadership | सहवडील (sahavaḍīl) — new | Medium |
| μάρτυς τῶν τοῦ Χριστοῦ παθημάτων (martys tōn tou Christou pathēmatōn) | witness of the sufferings of Christ | Peter’s eyewitness authority | Grounds his exhortation in personal testimony | ख्रिस्ताच्या दुख्खांचो साक्षी — new | Medium-High |
| ποιμάνατε τὸ ποίμνιον, ἐπισκοποῦντες (poimanate to poimnion, episkopountes) | shepherd the flock, exercising oversight | pastoral leadership imagery, reprising 2:25 | Elders as under-shepherds serving the Chief Shepherd | कळपाची जतनाय करा, निरीक्षण करता (kaḷapācī jatnāy karā, nirīkṣaṇ kartā) — reuses मेंढपाळ/निरीक्षक roots (ch.2) | High |
| μὴ ἀναγκαστῶς ἀλλ᾽ ἑκουσίως, μηδὲ αἰσχροκερδῶς ἀλλὰ προθύμως (mē anagkastōs all’ hekousiōs…) | not under compulsion but willingly, not for shameful gain but eagerly | manner of eldership: willing, not mercenary | Guards against exploitative or reluctant leadership | सक्तीन न्हय पूण खुशीन, लज्जास्पद फायद्याखातीर न्हय पूण मनापासून — new, descriptive | Medium-High |
| κατακυριεύοντες τῶν κλήρων (katakyrieuontes tōn klērōn) | lording it over those in [your] charge | domineering leadership | Explicitly forbidden model of eldership | हुकूमत गाजोवप (hukūmat gājovap, “to lord over/dominate”) — new | High |
| ἀρχιποίμην (archipoimēn) | chief Shepherd | Christ as supreme Shepherd over under-shepherds | Christological anchor for the Elders doctrine | मुखेल मेंढपाळ (mukhel meṇḍhpāḷ) — new | Critical |
| ἀμαράντινος τῆς δόξης στέφανος (amarantinos tēs doxēs stephanos) | unfading crown of glory | eschatological reward for faithful eldership | Echoes 1:4’s ἀμάραντος (unfading inheritance) | न सुकपी गौरवाचो मुगूट (na sukpī gauravācho mugūṭ) — reuses न सुकपी (1:4) + गौरव (baseline) + new मुगूट (mugūṭ, “crown”) | High |
| ταπεινοφροσύνην ἐγκομβώσασθε (tapeinophrosynēn enkombōsasthe) | clothe/gird yourselves with humility | vivid image (a servant’s apron) for mutual humility | Reprises 3:8’s ταπεινοφροσύνη — central to “Elders and Humility” | reuses नम्रता (3:8) | High |
| ὁ Θεὸς ὑπερηφάνοις ἀντιτάσσεται, ταπεινοῖς δὲ δίδωσιν χάριν (ho Theos hyperēphanois antitassetai…) | God opposes the proud, gives grace to the humble (Proverbs 3:34 LXX) | reversal principle | Grace flows to the humble, not the self-exalting | reuses कृपा + new गर्विष्ठ (garviṣṭh, “proud”) | High |
| ταπεινώθητε ὑπὸ τὴν κραταιὰν χεῖρα τοῦ Θεοῦ (tapeinōthēte hypo tēn krataian cheira) | humble yourselves under God’s mighty hand | submission to God’s sovereign timing | Trust in God’s future exaltation, not self-promotion | reuses नम्रता + new देवाचो बळिश्ट हात (devāco baḷiṣṭh hāt) | High |
| πᾶσαν τὴν μέριμναν ἐπιρίψαντες ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν (pasan tēn merimnan epiripsantes) | having cast all your anxiety upon him | pastoral comfort, echoing Psalm 55:22 | God’s personal care for anxious believers | आपली सगळी चिंता देवाचेर सोपोवप (āplī sagḷī cintā devācer sopovap) — new | Medium-High |
| ἀντίδικος διάβολος ὡς λέων ὠρυόμενος (antidikos diabolos hōs leōn ōryomenos) | adversary the devil, as a roaring lion | spiritual warfare imagery | Real personal spiritual adversary, resisted through firm faith | वैरी सैतान गर्जणाऱ्या सिंहा भशेन — reuses established सैतान (Satan) | High — must be distinguished from generic malevolent-spirit or rākṣasa figures of regional folklore; the devil here is a specific, personal, defeated-yet-active adversary |
| ὁ Θεὸς πάσης χάριτος (ho Theos pasēs charitos) | the God of all grace | God’s character as the source of all grace | Grounds final pastoral promise | reuses कृपा + देव (with required exclusivity marker) | High |
| καλέσας εἰς τὴν αἰώνιον αὐτοῦ δόξαν ἐν Χριστῷ (kalesas eis tēn aiōnion autou doxan) | who called [you] to his eternal glory in Christ | effectual calling to future glory | Reuses baseline calling/glory vocabulary together | reuses बोलावणें + गौरव (both High baseline terms) | High |
| καταρτίσει, στηρίξει, σθενώσει, θεμελιώσει (katartisei, stērixei, sthenōsei, themeliōsei) | will restore/mend, confirm, strengthen, establish/found | fourfold promise of God’s completing work after suffering | Pastoral assurance following “a little while” of suffering | पुरो करतलो, बळिश्ट करतलो, थारावतलो (descriptive verb series) — new | Medium-High |
| τὸ κράτος (to kratos) | the might/dominion | God’s ruling power | Doxological close | सत्ता/अधिकार (sattā/adhikār, “dominion/authority”) — new | Medium |
| ἀληθὴς χάρις τοῦ Θεοῦ (alēthēs charis tou Theou) | the true grace of God | authenticating summary of the whole letter’s message | Peter’s closing seal on his teaching as genuine grace | reuses कृपा + new खरी (kharī, “true”) | High |
| φίλημα ἀγάπης (philēma agapēs) | kiss of love | early-church greeting custom | Cultural practice requiring explanatory note, not romantic connotation | प्रेमाचें चुंबन (premāce cumban) — new, with mandatory cultural-context translator note | Low-Medium |
Summary of New Critical/High-Risk Terms Requiring Human Theologian Review
- ἀναγεννάω / “born again” (नवो जल्म दिवप) — Critical, reincarnation-collision risk
- λυτρόω / “redeem, ransom” (मोल भरून सोडवप) — Critical
- ἀμνὸς ἄμωμος καὶ ἄσπιλος / “lamb without blemish” (निर्दोष आनी निष्कलंक कोंकरूं) — Critical, sacrificial-ritual collision risk
- φανερωθέντος / incarnation-manifestation language — Critical, avatar-collision risk
- ἱεράτευμα ἅγιον, βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα / “holy/royal priesthood” — Critical, caste-priesthood collision risk
- λίθος ζῶν / “living stone” — High, idol/image-veneration collision risk
- γένος ἐκλεκτόν / “chosen race” — High, caste/lineage collision risk
- θανατωθεὶς σαρκί, ζῳοποιηθεὶς πνεύματι and τοῖς ἐν φυλακῇ πνεύμασιν ἐκήρυξεν (3:18-22) — Critical, exegetically disputed; mandatory theologian review at every occurrence
- εὐηγγελίσθη καὶ νεκροῖς (4:6) — Critical, connected to the above
- εἰδωλολατρία / “idolatry” — Critical cultural sensitivity, not textual ambiguity
- βάπτισμα in 3:21 — High, ritual-bathing collision risk
- ψυχή / “soul” in soteriological contexts — Medium-High, transmigration-collision risk
- ταπεινοφροσύνη / “humility” — High, central to the Elders doctrine
- ὑποτάσσω / “submit” throughout chs. 2-3, 5 — High, coercion/caste-submission sensitivity