Core Glossary
Core Glossary: 1 Corinthians (English → Odia)
How to Use This Glossary
- Terms marked REUSED are already present in the baseline Romans
translation_memory.jsonand MUST be rendered exactly as recorded there. No new derivation, no alternative spelling, no risk-tier change is permitted for these terms based on this document. - Terms marked NEW are introduced by this curriculum and must be added to
translation_memory.json(with version increment) before Phase 2 translation begins, per the AI Translation Requirements’ term-registration procedure. - Risk tiers follow the baseline’s four-tier framework: Critical (human theologian review, every occurrence) / High (human theologian review) / Medium (native speaker review recommended) / Low (automated review sufficient).
- Grouped by the ten curriculum doctrines, in curriculum order, with chapter citations.
Doctrine 1: The Resurrection of Christ and Believers
| English Term | Odia Rendering | Transliteration | Status | Risk | Chapters | Notes / Rejected Alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| resurrection | ପୁନରୁତ୍ଥାନ | punarutthāna | REUSED | Critical | 15:4,12-58 | Baseline term; NEVER ପୁନର୍ଜନ୍ମ. Extended in 1 Cor 15 from Christ’s resurrection to believers’ future bodily resurrection. |
| appeared (resurrection appearance) | ଦେଖା ଦେଲେ | dekhā delē | NEW | Critical | 15:5,6,7,8 | NEVER ଦର୍ଶନ ଦେଲେ — ଦର୍ଶନ names the devotional act of viewing Jagannath’s image at Puri; would assimilate a unique historical eyewitness event to routine cultic viewing practice. |
| delivered / received (tradition) | ପ୍ରଦାନ କରିଥିଲି / ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିଥିଲି | pradāna karithili / grahaṇa karithili | NEW | High | 15:1,3; 11:23 | Fixed verb pair for formal apostolic tradition-transmission; distinguish from guru-paramparā oral-lineage authority structure. |
| according to the Scriptures | ଶାସ୍ତ୍ର ଅନୁସାରେ | śāstra anusāre | NEW | High | 15:3,4 | Ties to baseline’s fulfillment_of_prophecy doctrine; linear one-time fulfillment, not cyclical renewal. |
| buried | ସମାଧିସ୍ଥ କରାଗଲେ | samādhisthā karāgalē | NEW | Medium | 15:4 | Distinguish temporary tomb from a permanent memorial samādhi shrine. |
| fallen asleep (death euphemism) | ନିଦ୍ରାରେ ଶୋଇଗଲେ | nidrāre śoigalē | NEW | Medium | 15:6,18,20,51 | Sleep implies future bodily waking (resurrection), not a cycle of rebirth. |
| firstfruits | ପ୍ରଥମ ଫଳ | prathama phala | NEW | High | 15:20,23 | Cf. Nuākhāi/Naba Anna harvest-offering as an illustrative (not doctrinally equivalent) cultural bridge. |
| the last Adam | ଶେଷ ଆଦମ | śeṣa Ādama | NEW | Medium/High | 15:45-47 | Requires OT background note (Genesis creation/fall); low assumed OT literacy per baseline. |
| imperishable / imperishability | ଅବିନଶ୍ୱର | abinaśwara | NEW | High | 15:42,50-54 | Distinguish from Hindu philosophical usage where ଅବିନଶ୍ୱର describes an already-eternal ātman; here it is a future transformation given to the body. |
| spiritual body / natural body | ଆତ୍ମିକ ଶରୀର / ପ୍ରାକୃତିକ ଶରୀର | ātmika śarīra / prākṛtika śarīra | NEW | High | 15:44 | A real transformed BODY, not a disembodied soul-only afterlife; must not collapse into mokṣa-style soul-liberation. |
| sting of death / victory | ମୃତ୍ୟୁର କାଣ୍ଟା / ବିଜୟ | mṛtyura kāṇṭā / bijaya | NEW | Low/Medium | 15:54-57 | Standard imagery; low doctrinal ambiguity. |
| untimely born (Paul’s self-image) | ଅସମୟରେ ଜନ୍ମ ହୋଇଥିବା ପିଲା ଭଳି | asamayare janma hoithibā pilā bhaḷi | NEW | Low/Medium | 15:8 | Self-deprecating rhetorical image; add translator note. |
Doctrine 2: Christian Unity versus Factionalism
| English Term | Odia Rendering | Transliteration | Status | Risk | Chapters | Notes / Rejected Alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| divisions / schism | ବିଭେଦ | bibheda | NEW | High | 1:10; 11:18; 12:25 | Central pastoral crisis term; render consistently everywhere it occurs. |
| quarreling / strife | କଳି / ବିବାଦ | kaḷi / bibāda | NEW | Medium | 1:11; 3:3 | Interpersonal rivalry-driven contention. |
| boast | ଗର୍ବ କରିବା | garba karibā | NEW | Medium | 1:29,31; 3:21; 4:7 | ”Boasting in the Lord” must read as grateful acknowledgment, not arrogance. |
| body of Christ | ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟଙ୍କ ଶରୀର | Khrīṣṭaṅka śarīra | NEW | High | 12:12-27 | Resolves unity-vs-factionalism through organic diversity-in-unity image; distinguish from Eucharistic ଶରୀର usage in ch.11 via translator note. |
| church | ମଣ୍ଡଳୀ | maṇḍaḷī | REUSED | Medium | throughout | Baseline term; NEVER ମନ୍ଦିର/ଦେଉଳ for the assembly sense. |
| foundation | ଭିତ୍ତିମୂଳ | bhittimūla | NEW | Low | 3:10-11 | Christ alone as the one foundation. |
Doctrine 3: The Cross as Wisdom and Power
| English Term | Odia Rendering | Transliteration | Status | Risk | Chapters | Notes / Rejected Alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cross | କ୍ରୁଶ | kruśa | NEW (established Christian term) | Critical | 1:17-18; 2:2 | Must not be diluted to a wisdom-teaching/moral-example; retains full atoning and power weight. |
| wisdom of the world / wisdom of God | ଜଗତର ଜ୍ଞାନ / ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ଜ୍ଞାନ | jagatara jñāna / Parameśwaraṅka jñāna | NEW | High | 1:18-31; 2:1-16; 3:18-20 | ଜ୍ଞାନ collides with jñāna-yoga’s self-attained liberating insight; God’s wisdom is a revealed, received-by-faith event (the cross), not a contemplative technique. |
| foolishness | ମୂର୍ଖତା | mūrkhatā | NEW | Low/Medium | 1:18,21,23,25 | Paradox term: what the world calls foolish is God’s wisdom/power. |
| power of God | ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ସାମର୍ଥ୍ୟ | Parameśwaraṅka Sāmarthya | REUSED | High | 1:18,24 | Baseline term; NEVER ଶକ୍ତି (Shakta-tradition collision). |
| mystery | ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ନିହିତ ସତ୍ୟ | Parameśwaraṅka nihita satya | NEW | Medium/High | 2:1,7; 4:1 | Avoid unqualified ରହସ୍ୟ (tantric/occult secret-initiation overtone); this “mystery” is openly proclaimed, not esoterically restricted. |
| mind of Christ | ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟଙ୍କ ମନ | Khrīṣṭaṅka mana | NEW | Low/Medium | 2:16 | Straightforward. |
| fire will test | ଅଗ୍ନି ପରୀକ୍ଷା କରିବ | agni parīkṣā karibā | NEW | Medium/High | 3:13 | Distinguish eschatological testing of gospel-labor quality from the regional “agni parīkṣā” (trial-by-fire ordeal of personal virtue) motif. |
Doctrine 4: Church Discipline and Holiness
| English Term | Odia Rendering | Transliteration | Status | Risk | Chapters | Notes / Rejected Alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sexual immorality | ବ୍ୟଭିଚାର | byabhicāra | NEW | High | 5:1; 6:13,18; 7:2 | Moral-relational sin before a holy God, not ritual defilement. |
| hand over to Satan | ଶୟତାନ ହସ୍ତରେ ସମର୍ପଣ କରିବା | Śayatāna hastare samarpaṇa karibā | NEW | High | 5:5 | Restorative discipline, not vindictive punishment or folk-exorcism. |
| leaven / unleavened | ଖମୀର / ବିନା ଖମୀରର | khamīra / binā khamīrara | NEW | Medium | 5:6-8 | Passover background note recommended (low OT narrative literacy). |
| temple of God (indwelling metaphor) | ମନ୍ଦିର (ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ / ପବିତ୍ର ଆତ୍ମାଙ୍କ) | mandira (Parameśwaraṅka / Pabitra Ātmāṅka) | NEW | Critical | 3:16-17; 6:19 | SCOPED EXCEPTION to baseline church rule: ମନ୍ଦିର permitted ONLY for this indwelling-presence metaphor (never ଦେଉଳ, never for “church”-as-assembly, which remains ମଣ୍ଡଳୀ only). Mandatory footnote every occurrence. |
| sanctification / holy / saints | ପବିତ୍ରୀକରଣ / ପବିତ୍ର / ପବିତ୍ର ଲୋକ | pabitrīkaraṇa / pabitra / pabitra loka | REUSED | High | 1:2; 6:11 | Baseline terms; NEVER ପଞ୍ଚସଖା for saints. |
Doctrine 5: Marriage and Singleness
| English Term | Odia Rendering | Transliteration | Status | Risk | Chapters | Notes / Rejected Alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| marriage | ବିବାହ | bibāha | NEW | Low | 7:2-40 | Standard term. |
| unmarried | ଅବିବାହିତ | abibāhita | NEW | Low | 7:8,11,32,34 | Standard term. |
| virgin | କୁମାରୀ | kumārī | NEW | Low/Medium | 7:25,28,34,36-38 | Household-authority context (7:36-38) may benefit from a cultural-clarity note. |
| gift (of marital state) | ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ଦାନ | Parameśwaraṅka dāna | NEW | Medium | 7:7 | Deliberately distinct from the fixed compound ଆତ୍ମିକ ଦାନ (ministry spiritual gifts, ch.12) — do not merge. |
| bought with a price | ମୂଲ୍ୟରେ କ୍ରୀତ | mūlyare krīta | NEW | High | 6:20; 7:23 | Gracious purchase establishing new belonging; not karmic-debt repayment. |
Doctrine 6: Christian Liberty and Idol Meat
| English Term | Odia Rendering | Transliteration | Status | Risk | Chapters | Notes / Rejected Alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| food sacrificed to idols | ପ୍ରତିମାକୁ ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗିତ ଖାଦ୍ୟ | pratimāku utsargita khādya | NEW | Critical | 8:1-13; 10:19-28 | HIGHEST cultural-collision risk in the book. NEVER ପ୍ରସାଦ or ଭୋଗ (would imply the food carries real spiritual power, the opposite of Paul’s “an idol is nothing”). Direct parallel to Jagannath bhoga/mahāprasāda; mandatory theologian review and translator note every occurrence. |
| idolatry | ମୂର୍ତ୍ତିପୂଜା | mūrtipūjā | NEW | High | 10:7,14 | Concrete, unavoidable term; render with doctrinal clarity and non-inflammatory register (proclamation, not confrontation, per baseline evangelism guidance). |
| conscience | ବିବେକ | bibeka | NEW | Medium | 8:7,10,12; 10:25-29 | Standard term. |
| knowledge | ଜ୍ଞାନ | jñāna | NEW | High | 8:1,7,10-11 | Paul warns against ଜ୍ଞାନ exercised without love; same jñāna-yoga collision noted under Doctrine 3, opposite polarity (a warning against, not an endorsement of, self-sufficient knowledge). |
| right / liberty | ଅଧିକାର | adhikāra | NEW | Medium | 8:9; 9:4-6,12,18 | Standard term. |
| the Lord’s table / table of demons | ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ମେଜ / ଭୂତପ୍ରେତଙ୍କ ମେଜ | Prabhuṅka meja / bhūtapretaṅka meja | NEW | High | 10:21 | Incompatibility of two table-fellowships; ties directly to the idol-meat/mahāprasāda risk cluster. |
| weak / strong (conscience) | ଦୁର୍ବଳ ବିଶ୍ୱାସୀ / ସାମର୍ଥ୍ୟବାନ ବିଶ୍ୱାସୀ | durbaḷa biśwāsī / sāmarthyabāna biśwāsī | NEW | Medium | 8:9-13; 9:22 | Standard pastoral-care pairing. |
| self-control | ଆତ୍ମସଂଯମ | ātmasanyama | NEW | Medium | 9:25 | Distinguish gospel-effectiveness self-discipline from merit-earning ascetic tapasyā. |
Doctrine 7: The Lord’s Supper
| English Term | Odia Rendering | Transliteration | Status | Risk | Chapters | Notes / Rejected Alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| the Lord’s Supper | ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ରାତ୍ରି ଭୋଜନ | Prabhuṅka rātri bhojana | NEW | Critical | 11:20-34 | NEVER ପ୍ରସାଦ or ଭୋଗ. Opposite-direction risk from idol meat: here the food/drink DO carry real theological significance (remembrance, proclamation, communion), making confusion with mahāprasāda theology (food-as-vehicle-of-divine-grace-by-offering) especially acute. Mandatory translator note and theologian review, every occurrence. |
| body / blood (of Christ, Eucharistic) | ଶରୀର / ରକ୍ତ | śarīra / rakta | NEW | Critical | 11:24-27 | Distinguish from ecclesial “body of Christ” metaphor (ch.12) via translator note despite shared Odia word. |
| communion / participation (in body/blood) | ସହଭାଗିତା | sahabhāgitā | REUSED root / elevated context | High (elevated from baseline Low) | 10:16 | Baseline root term (fellowship) reused, but risk raised to High in this quasi-sacramental context preparing for ch.11; do not apply baseline’s Low rating here. |
| remembrance | ସ୍ମରଣ | smaraṇa | NEW | Medium | 11:24-25 | Standard memorial term. |
| discerning the body | ଶରୀରକୁ ବିଚାର କରି ଚିହ୍ନିବା | śarīraku bicāra kari cinhibā | NEW | High | 11:29 | Ties to the Critical Lord’s Supper cluster. |
| head covering | ମୁଣ୍ଡ ଢାଙ୍କିବା | muṇḍa ḍhāṅkibā | NEW | Medium | 11:5-7,13 | Preserve Paul’s stated theological rationale; native speaker review, not necessarily theologian-level. |
Doctrine 8: Spiritual Gifts and the Body of Christ
| English Term | Odia Rendering | Transliteration | Status | Risk | Chapters | Notes / Rejected Alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| spiritual gifts | ଆତ୍ମିକ ଦାନ | ātmika dāna | REUSED | Medium | 12:1-31; 14:1,12 | Baseline term (Romans 12:6-8); reuse exactly for cross-document consistency. |
| body of Christ | ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟଙ୍କ ଶରୀର | Khrīṣṭaṅka śarīra | NEW (see also Doctrine 2) | High | 12:12-27 | See Doctrine 2 entry; distinguish from Eucharistic sense per translator note. |
| members | ଅଙ୍ଗ | aṅga | NEW | Low/Medium | 12:12-27 | Bodily-parts metaphor. |
| tongues | ଅଜଣା ଭାଷାର ଦାନ | ajaṇā bhāṣāra dāna | NEW | High | 12:10,28,30; 14:1-40 | Distinguish Spirit-given, orderly, interpretable gift from folk-possession/oracular trance speech (kaḷīsi/guṇiā practices). Mandatory translator note. |
| interpretation of tongues | ଭାଷାର ଅର୍ଥ ପ୍ରକାଶ | bhāṣāra artha prakāśa | NEW | Low | 12:10,30; 14:5,13,26-28 | Standard term. |
| prophecy (congregational gift) | ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ବାଣୀ | bhabiṣyadbāṇī | REUSED root / elevated context | Medium (elevated from baseline Low) | 12:10,28; 14:1-39 | Baseline root reused; flag the congregational-gift sense as Medium (native speaker review) distinct from baseline’s OT-predictive-prophecy Low-risk sense. |
Doctrine 9: Love as the Greater Way
| English Term | Odia Rendering | Transliteration | Status | Risk | Chapters | Notes / Rejected Alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| love (agapē) | ପ୍ରେମ | prema | NEW | High | 13:1-13; 8:1; 14:1; 16:14 | Risk: Odia Vaishnav bhakti-devotional literary tradition’s own rich ପ୍ରେମ vocabulary (romantic-devotional longing, e.g., Radha-Krishna lyric tradition) may default hearers to a devotional-romantic register. Anchor meaning firmly in Paul’s own behavioral definition (13:4-7: patient, kind, not envious, not boastful, bears all things). Mandatory theologian review at first occurrence; native speaker review elsewhere in the chapter. |
Doctrine 10: Order in Worship
| English Term | Odia Rendering | Transliteration | Status | Risk | Chapters | Notes / Rejected Alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| order / not disorder but peace | ଶୃଙ୍ଖଳା / ଶାନ୍ତି | śṛṅkhalā / śānti | NEW / REUSED root (peace) | Low/Medium | 14:33,40 | ଶାନ୍ତି reused from baseline root; here denotes corporate-worship order, not justification-peace, but same Odia root applies. |
| build up / edification | ଉନ୍ନତି / ଗଠନ | unnati / gaṭhana | NEW | Low | 14:3-26 | Consistent with baseline’s mutual_edification doctrine (Romans, Low risk). |
| head covering | ମୁଣ୍ଡ ଢାଙ୍କିବା | muṇḍa ḍhāṅkibā | NEW (see also Doctrine 7) | Medium | 11:2-16 | See Doctrine 7 entry. |
| holy kiss | ପବିତ୍ର ଚୁମ୍ବନ | pabitra cumbana | NEW | Low | 16:20 | Ancient greeting custom; native speaker review for cultural-adaptation footnote, not theologian-level. |
Cross-Doctrine / Closing Terms
| English Term | Odia Rendering | Transliteration | Status | Risk | Chapters | Notes / Rejected Alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| collection (for the saints) | ଦାନ ସଂଗ୍ରହ | dāna saṅgraha | NEW | Low | 16:1-2 | Standard term. |
| Maranatha | ମାରାନାଥା | Mārānāthā | NEW | Medium | 16:22 | Aramaic transliteration retained, paralleling baseline’s Abba (ଆବ୍ବା) treatment. |
| accursed (anathema) | ଅଭିଶପ୍ତ | abhiśapta | NEW | High | 16:22 | Solemn curse on lack of love for the Lord; ties to Lordship-of-Christ Critical cluster (baseline, Romans 10:9). |
| gospel | ସୁସମାଚାର | susamācāra | REUSED | High | 1:17; 4:15; 9:12-23; 15:1 | Baseline term; consistent across letter. |
| grace | କୃପା | kṛpā | REUSED | High | 1:3-4; 3:10; 15:10; 16:23 | Baseline term. |
| faith | ବିଶ୍ୱାସ | biśwāsa | REUSED | High | 2:5; 3:5; 13:2,13; 15:2,11,14,17 | Baseline term. |
| church | ମଣ୍ଡଳୀ | maṇḍaḷī | REUSED | Medium | throughout | Baseline term; NEVER ମନ୍ଦିର/ଦେଉଳ for the assembly sense (see scoped ναός exception under Doctrine 4). |
| apostle | ପ୍ରେରିତ | prerita | REUSED | Medium | 1:1; 4:9; 9:1-5; 12:28-29; 15:7-9 | Baseline term. |
| called / calling | ଆହୂତ / ଆହ୍ୱାନ | āhūta / āhwāna | REUSED | High | 1:1-2,24,26; 7:15-24 | Baseline term; context-sensitive senses apply as in Romans. |
| sin | ପାପ | pāpa | REUSED | High | 15:3,17,56 | Baseline term. |
| power of God | ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ସାମର୍ଥ୍ୟ | Parameśwaraṅka Sāmarthya | REUSED | High | 1:18,24; 2:5; 6:14 | Baseline term; never ଶକ୍ତି. |
Critical Risk Terms
Salvation
Approved rendering: ପରିତ୍ରାଣ
Transliteration: paritrāṇa
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: ମୋକ୍ଷ, ମୁକ୍ତି
Original: σωτηρία / σώζω
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package. NEVER ମୋକ୍ଷ/ମୁକ୍ତି. In 15:2, salvation is contingent on holding fast the fixed gospel content, not attained through darshan, offering, or pilgrimage.
Resurrection
Approved rendering: ପୁନରୁତ୍ଥାନ
Transliteration: punarutthāna
Doctrine: Resurrection of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ପୁନର୍ଜନ୍ମ
Original: ἀνάστασις / ἐγείρω
Category: Resurrection
Inherited from Romans package. NEVER ପୁନର୍ଜନ୍ମ. 1 Corinthians 15 extends this term from Christ’s own resurrection (15:4,20) to the future bodily resurrection of all believers (15:12-58) — the single largest doctrinal expansion this book makes on a baseline term. Every occurrence across 15:4-58 must use this identical root, matching Romans 1:4 and 6:4-5.
Holy Spirit
Approved rendering: ପବିତ୍ର ଆତ୍ମା
Transliteration: Pabitra Ātmā
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: ପରମାତ୍ମା
Original: πνεῦμα ἅγιον / πνεῦμα τοῦ θεοῦ
Category: God
Inherited from Romans package. Used at 2:10-14; 3:16; 6:19; 12:3-13. Never ପରମାତ୍ମା. Must be kept sharply distinct from the contrasting phrase ‘spirit of the world’ (2:12) — see spirit_of_the_world below.
Lord
Approved rendering: ପ୍ରଭୁ
Transliteration: prabhu
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ଠାକୁର
Inherited from Romans package. NEVER ଠାକୁର. The Romans 10:9 confession pattern (‘Jesus is Lord’) recurs at 1 Corinthians 12:3 (‘no one can say Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit’) and must be rendered identically across both books.
God
Approved rendering: ପରମେଶ୍ୱର
Transliteration: Parameśwara
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ଠାକୁର, ଭଗବାନ
Inherited from Romans package. Never ଠାକୁର or ଭଗବାନ; used throughout 1 Corinthians for the one true, personal God.
Jesus
Approved rendering: ଯୀଶୁ
Transliteration: Yīśu
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ଈସା
Inherited from Romans package. Established Odia Christian standard; never ଈସା.
Christ Died For Our Sins
Approved rendering: ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟ ଆମ ପାପ ପାଇଁ ମରିଲେ
Transliteration: Khrīṣṭa āma pāpa pāiṅ marilē
Doctrine: The Resurrection of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟ ପାପ ହେତୁ ମରିଲେ (vaguer ‘died because of sin’)
Original: Χριστὸς ἀπέθανεν ὑπὲρ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν
Category: Resurrection
1 Corinthians 15:3. Substitutionary/representative death formula; must retain ‘on behalf of’ force (ପାଇଁ). Uses baseline ପାପ, never ଅଧର୍ମ.
Resurrection Appeared
Approved rendering: ଦେଖା ଦେଲେ
Transliteration: dekhā delē
Doctrine: Resurrection Eyewitness Appearances
Rejected alternatives: ଦର୍ଶନ ଦେଲେ
Original: ὁράω (ὤφθη)
Category: Resurrection
ὤφθη, 15:5,6,7,8. The single highest-priority Odisha-specific forbidden-substitution risk in this book. NEVER ଦର୍ଶନ ଦେଲେ, the devotional term for viewing Jagannath’s image at Puri (an ongoing, repeatable cultic practice). Required: a neutral verb of visibility. Flag every occurrence for mandatory human theologian review.
Cross
Approved rendering: କ୍ରୁଶ
Transliteration: kruśa
Doctrine: The Cross as Wisdom and Power
Original: σταυρός
Category: Wisdom and Power
σταυρός, 1:17-18; 2:2. Established Odia Christian term. Must not be diluted to a wisdom-teaching/moral-example; retains full atoning and power weight (never softened alongside ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ସାମର୍ଥ୍ୟ, never ଶକ୍ତି).
Temple Of God Indwelling
Approved rendering: ମନ୍ଦିର
Transliteration: mandira
Doctrine: Sanctification and the Body/Church as God’s Temple
Rejected alternatives: ଦେଉଳ, ମଣ୍ଡଳୀ (would erase this distinct indwelling-presence metaphor)
Original: ναὸς θεοῦ / ναὸς τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος
Category: Sanctification
ναὸς θεοῦ / ναὸς τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος, 3:16-17; 6:19. SCOPED EXCEPTION to the baseline’s blanket ମନ୍ଦିର/ଦେଉଳ prohibition: ମନ୍ଦିର is permitted ONLY for this specific indwelling-presence metaphor (God’s Spirit dwelling within his people/the believer’s own body), never for ‘church’-as-assembly (ମଣ୍ଡଳୀ remains exclusive there), and never ଦେଉଳ (the Puri shrine’s own name). Mandatory footnote at every occurrence; flag for human theologian review.
Food Sacrificed To Idols
Approved rendering: ପ୍ରତିମାକୁ ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗିତ ଖାଦ୍ୟ
Transliteration: pratimāku utsargita khādya
Doctrine: Christian Liberty and Idol Meat
Rejected alternatives: ପ୍ରସାଦ, ଭୋଗ
Original: εἰδωλόθυτον
Category: Liberty
εἰδωλόθυτον, 8:1,4,7,10; 10:19-28. THE single sharpest cultural-collision point in this curriculum: maps directly onto Jagannath bhoga/mahāprasāda. NEVER ପ୍ରସାଦ or ଭୋଗ, which would concede the food carries real spiritual power — the opposite of Paul’s ‘an idol is nothing’ (8:4). Mandatory human theologian review and translator note at every occurrence.
Lords Supper
Approved rendering: ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ରାତ୍ରି ଭୋଜନ
Transliteration: Prabhuṅka rātri bhojana
Doctrine: The Lord’s Supper
Rejected alternatives: ପ୍ରସାଦ, ଭୋଗ
Original: κυριακὸν δεῖπνον
Category: Lord’s Supper
κυριακὸν δεῖπνον, 11:20-34. Mirror-image risk to food_sacrificed_to_idols: here the elements DO carry real theological significance (remembrance, proclamation, communion), making ପ୍ରସାଦ/ଭୋଗ especially tempting and especially wrong — they would import mahāprasāda essence-transfer theology Paul does not teach. Fixed multi-word phrase; never abbreviated toward a shorter, more ‘natural’ term. Mandatory translator note and theologian review every occurrence.
Body Blood Eucharistic
Approved rendering: ଶରୀର / ରକ୍ତ
Transliteration: śarīra / rakta
Doctrine: The Lord’s Supper
Original: σῶμα / αἷμα
Category: Lord’s Supper
σῶμα / αἷμα, 11:24-27. Same mahāprasāda-collision risk as lords_supper. Must be distinguished via translator note from the ecclesial body_of_christ metaphor (ch.12) despite sharing the Odia word ଶରୀର. Flag every occurrence for theologian review.
High Risk Terms
Gospel
Approved rendering: ସୁସମାଚାର
Transliteration: susamācāra
Doctrine: Gospel
Rejected alternatives: ଖବର
Original: εὐαγγέλιον
Category: Gospel
Inherited from Romans package. In 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, ସୁସମାଚାର names the fixed, received-and-delivered apostolic deposit (Christ died, was buried, was raised) — not evolving teaching. Must remain identical across 1:17; 4:15; 9:12-23; 15:1.
Grace
Approved rendering: କୃପା
Transliteration: kṛpā
Doctrine: Grace
Rejected alternatives: କର୍ମଫଳ, ପୁଣ୍ୟ
Original: χάρις
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package. 1 Corinthians 15:10 is a premier grace-transforms-the-unworthy text (Paul, former persecutor, now laboring apostle); preserve unmerited-favor sense against Odisha’s ritual-offering/devotional-merit economy (seba, bhoga, pilgrimage merit).
Faith
Approved rendering: ବିଶ୍ୱାସ
Transliteration: biśwāsa
Doctrine: Faith
Rejected alternatives: ଭକ୍ତି
Original: πίστις / πιστεύω
Category: Faith
Inherited from Romans package. Personal trust in the specific historical gospel content of 15:3-5 (see 15:2,11,14,17), not the devotional surrender of Odia Vaishnav bhakti.
Called
Approved rendering: ଆହୂତ
Transliteration: āhūta
Doctrine: Divine Calling
Rejected alternatives: ନିମନ୍ତ୍ରିତ
Original: κλητός
Category: Divine Calling
Inherited from Romans package. Context-sensitive in 1 Corinthians as in Romans: apostleship (1:1), sainthood (1:2), salvation (1:24,26), and the state one was called in (7:15-24).
Calling
Approved rendering: ଆହ୍ୱାନ
Transliteration: āhwāna
Doctrine: Divine Calling
Original: κλῆσις
Category: Divine Calling
Inherited from Romans package. Used at 7:20 for the state in which one was called; must convey sovereign summons, not human-initiated seeking or fate.
Holy
Approved rendering: ପବିତ୍ର
Transliteration: pabitra
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: ଶୁଦ୍ଧ
Original: ἅγιος
Category: Sanctification
Inherited from Romans package. Used at 1:2; 6:11; 7:14; avoid ritual-purity-only connotations distinct from Jagannath temple purity protocols.
Saints
Approved rendering: ପବିତ୍ର ଲୋକ
Transliteration: pabitra loka
Doctrine: Sainthood
Rejected alternatives: ସାଧୁ, ପଞ୍ଚସଖା
Original: ἅγιοι
Category: Church
Inherited from Romans package. Used at 1:2; 16:1,15. Never ପଞ୍ଚସଖା, reserved for the revered Odia Vaishnav poet-saints; corporate status of every believer.
Sanctification
Approved rendering: ପବିତ୍ରୀକରଣ
Transliteration: pabitrīkaraṇa
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: ଶୁଦ୍ଧିକରଣ
Original: ἁγιασμός
Category: Sanctification
Inherited from Romans package. Used at 1:30; 6:11. In this book, extended into the Critical-risk doctrine of the body/church as God’s temple (3:16-17; 6:19-20) — see temple_of_god_indwelling below for that specific metaphor.
Sin
Approved rendering: ପାପ
Transliteration: pāpa
Doctrine: Universal Human Accountability
Rejected alternatives: ଅଧର୍ମ
Original: ἁμαρτία
Category: Sin
Inherited from Romans package. Used at 15:3,17,56, the object of Christ’s atoning, substitutionary death; never ଅଧର୍ମ or impersonal karmic residue.
Power Of God
Approved rendering: ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ସାମର୍ଥ୍ୟ
Transliteration: Parameśwaraṅka Sāmarthya
Doctrine: Power of God for Salvation
Rejected alternatives: ଶକ୍ତି
Original: δύναμις θεοῦ
Category: God
Inherited from Romans package. Used at 1:18,24; 2:5; 6:14, displayed paradoxically through the crucified Christ. Never ଶକ୍ତି — collision with Odisha’s Shakta tradition (Maa Samaleswari, Maa Tarini).
Apostolic Tradition Received
Approved rendering: ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିଥିଲି
Transliteration: grahaṇa karithili
Doctrine: Apostolic Tradition and Gospel Transmission
Rejected alternatives: ଶିଖିଥିଲି (a generic guru-lineage-style ‘I was taught’ rendering)
Original: παραλαμβάνω (παρελάβετε)
Category: Resurrection
παραλαμβάνω, 15:1; 11:23. Fixed pair with apostolic_tradition_delivered. Odisha’s guru-paramparā oral-lineage transmission (including the Panchasakha’s Odia Bhagavata, read in village bhāgavata tuṅgī halls) is a close structural parallel; must not assimilate apostolic eyewitness testimony of a God-validated historical event to human-lineage teaching authority.
Apostolic Tradition Delivered
Approved rendering: ପ୍ରଦାନ କରିଥିଲି
Transliteration: pradāna karithili
Doctrine: Apostolic Tradition and Gospel Transmission
Original: παραδίδωμι (παρέδωκα)
Category: Resurrection
παραδίδωμι, 15:3; 11:23. Fixed pair with apostolic_tradition_received. Marks unbroken apostolic eyewitness transmission, not self-generated or lineage-validated teaching.
According To The Scriptures
Approved rendering: ଶାସ୍ତ୍ର ଅନୁସାରେ
Transliteration: śāstra anusāre
Doctrine: Fulfillment of Prophecy
Original: κατὰ τὰς γραφάς
Category: Resurrection
1 Corinthians 15:3,4. Ties to baseline’s Fulfillment of Prophecy doctrine: linear, one-time fulfillment, sharply distinct from cyclical Nabakalebara-type ritual renewal.
Firstfruits
Approved rendering: ପ୍ରଥମ ଫଳ
Transliteration: prathama phala
Doctrine: The Resurrection of Believers
Original: ἀπαρχή
Category: Resurrection
ἀπαρχή, 15:20,23. Christ’s resurrection as the first installment guaranteeing believers’ future resurrection. Odisha’s Nuākhāi/Naba Anna harvest-offering festival is a useful illustrative (not doctrinally equivalent) bridge; recommend translator note.
Last Adam
Approved rendering: ଶେଷ ଆଦମ
Transliteration: śeṣa Ādama
Doctrine: The Resurrection of Believers
Original: ὁ ἔσχατος Ἀδάμ
Category: Resurrection
ὁ ἔσχατος Ἀδάμ, 15:45-47. Requires Genesis creation/fall background note given low assumed OT narrative literacy.
Imperishable
Approved rendering: ଅବିନଶ୍ୱର
Transliteration: abinaśwara
Doctrine: The Resurrection of Believers
Original: ἄφθαρτος / ἀφθαρσία
Category: Resurrection
ἄφθαρτος/ἀφθαρσία, 15:42,50-54. In Hindu philosophical usage this word standardly describes the ātman’s ALREADY-eternal nature. Paul’s claim is reversed: a FUTURE transformation given to the presently perishable BODY. Mandatory translator note; flag for theologian review.
Spiritual Body Natural Body
Approved rendering: ଆତ୍ମିକ ଶରୀର / ପ୍ରାକୃତିକ ଶରୀର
Transliteration: ātmika śarīra / prākṛtika śarīra
Doctrine: The Resurrection of Believers
Original: σῶμα πνευματικόν / σῶμα ψυχικόν
Category: Resurrection
σῶμα πνευματικόν / σῶμα ψυχικόν, 15:44. A real, physical body transformed by and for the Spirit — not a disembodied soul-only afterlife, which would collapse this chapter’s bodily-resurrection argument into a mokṣa-like soul-liberation concept. Mandatory translator note.
Divisions Schism
Approved rendering: ବିଭେଦ
Transliteration: bibheda
Doctrine: Christian Unity versus Factionalism
Original: σχίσμα
Category: Unity
σχίσμα, 1:10; 11:18; 12:25. The letter’s central, recurring pastoral crisis term; render identically at every occurrence.
Body Of Christ
Approved rendering: ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟଙ୍କ ଶରୀର
Transliteration: Khrīṣṭaṅka śarīra
Doctrine: Spiritual Gifts and the Body of Christ
Original: σῶμα Χριστοῦ
Category: Church
σῶμα Χριστοῦ, 12:12-27. Resolves the unity-vs-factionalism crisis through unity-in-diversity. Must carry a translator note distinguishing this ecclesial metaphor from the Eucharistic ଶରୀର of 11:24-27 despite sharing the same Odia word.
Wisdom Of God Vs World
Approved rendering: ଜଗତର ଜ୍ଞାନ / ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ଜ୍ଞାନ
Transliteration: jagatara jñāna / Parameśwaraṅka jñāna
Doctrine: The Cross as Wisdom and Power
Original: σοφία τοῦ κόσμου / σοφία θεοῦ
Category: Wisdom and Power
σοφία τοῦ κόσμου / σοφία θεοῦ, 1:18-31; 2:1-16; 3:18-20. ଜ୍ଞାନ is the central term of the Hindu jñāna-yoga path (self-attained liberating insight). God’s wisdom is a scandalous historical event graciously revealed, received by faith, not a contemplative technique. Always pair ଜ୍ଞାନ with a possessive modifier; never bare.
Mystery
Approved rendering: ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ନିହିତ ସତ୍ୟ
Transliteration: Parameśwaraṅka nihita satya
Doctrine: The Spirit-Revealed Mystery of God’s Wisdom
Rejected alternatives: ରହସ୍ୟ
Original: μυστήριον
Category: Wisdom and Power
μυστήριον, 2:1,7; 4:1. Never bare ରହସ୍ୟ, which evokes tantric/occult secret-initiation knowledge restricted to adepts — the opposite of Paul’s point that this truth is now openly proclaimed to all.
Fire Will Test
Approved rendering: ଅଗ୍ନି ପରୀକ୍ଷା କରିବ
Transliteration: agni parīkṣā karibā
Doctrine: Christian Unity versus Factionalism
Original: πῦρ δοκιμάσει
Category: Wisdom and Power
πῦρ δοκιμάσει, 3:13. Must be distinguished from the regional agni parīkṣā trial-by-fire motif (e.g. Sita’s ordeal); this tests the QUALITY of gospel-building labor, not a person’s moral/chastity vindication.
Sexual Immorality
Approved rendering: ବ୍ୟଭିଚାର
Transliteration: byabhicāra
Doctrine: Church Discipline and Holiness
Original: πορνεία
Category: Discipline
πορνεία, 5:1; 6:13,18; 7:2. Moral-relational sin before a holy God, not ritual defilement.
Hand Over To Satan
Approved rendering: ଶୟତାନ ହସ୍ତରେ ସମର୍ପଣ କରିବା
Transliteration: Śayatāna hastare samarpaṇa karibā
Doctrine: Church Discipline and Holiness
Original: παραδοῦναι τῷ Σατανᾷ
Category: Discipline
παραδοῦναι τῷ Σατανᾷ, 5:5. Restorative discipline, not vindictive punishment; distinguish from folk-exorcism or curse-invoking practices. Flag for theologian review.
Prostitute Union
Approved rendering: ବେଶ୍ୟା / ବେଶ୍ୟା ସହିତ ମିଳନ
Transliteration: beśyā / beśyā sahita miḷana
Doctrine: Sexual Purity and the Believer’s Body
Original: πόρνη / κολληθεὶς πόρνῃ
Category: Discipline
πόρνη / κολληθεὶς πόρνῃ, 6:15-16. Sensitive, formal, non-crude register consistent with the letter’s pastoral seriousness.
Bought With A Price
Approved rendering: ମୂଲ୍ୟରେ କ୍ରୀତ
Transliteration: mūlyare krīta
Doctrine: Sexual Purity and the Believer’s Body
Original: ἠγοράσθητε τιμῆς
Category: Sanctification
ἠγοράσθητε τιμῆς, 6:20; 7:23. A gracious, once-for-all purchase establishing new belonging to Christ; must not be assimilated to karmic-debt repayment logic.
Idolatry
Approved rendering: ମୂର୍ତ୍ତିପୂଜା
Transliteration: mūrtipūjā
Doctrine: Christian Liberty and Idol Meat
Original: εἰδωλολατρία
Category: Liberty
εἰδωλολατρία, 10:7,14. Unavoidably concrete in an Odia setting; render with full doctrinal clarity while maintaining respectful, non-inflammatory register per baseline evangelism guidance.
Knowledge
Approved rendering: ଜ୍ଞାନ
Transliteration: jñāna
Doctrine: Christian Liberty
Original: γνῶσις
Category: Liberty
γνῶσις, 8:1,7,10-11. Same jñāna-yoga collision as wisdom_of_god_vs_world, but here Paul WARNS AGAINST arrogant, self-sufficient reliance on ଜ୍ଞାନ apart from love — opposite polarity from the ch.1-2 usage. Do not flatten the two senses to one rendering rule.
Lords Table Table Of Demons
Approved rendering: ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ମେଜ / ଭୂତପ୍ରେତଙ୍କ ମେଜ
Transliteration: Prabhuṅka meja / bhūtapretaṅka meja
Doctrine: Christian Liberty and Idol Meat
Original: τράπεζα κυρίου / τράπεζα δαιμονίων
Category: Liberty
τράπεζα κυρίου / τράπεζα δαιμονίων, 10:21. States the incompatibility of two table-fellowships; ties directly to the idol-meat/mahāprasāda risk cluster.
Communion Participation Body Blood
Approved rendering: ସହଭାଗିତା
Transliteration: sahabhāgitā
Doctrine: The Lord’s Supper
Original: κοινωνία τοῦ αἵματος / τοῦ σώματος
Category: Lord’s Supper
κοινωνία τοῦ αἵματος / τοῦ σώματος, 10:16. Same Odia root as the baseline’s Low-risk general ‘fellowship’ term, but risk is ELEVATED to High here because this is the first application of κοινωνία specifically to Christ’s body and blood, preparing for ch.11. Do not apply the baseline’s Low rating to this occurrence.
Discerning The Body
Approved rendering: ଶରୀରକୁ ବିଚାର କରି ଚିହ୍ନିବା
Transliteration: śarīraku bicāra kari cinhibā
Doctrine: The Lord’s Supper
Original: διακρίνων τὸ σῶμα
Category: Lord’s Supper
διακρίνων τὸ σῶμα, 11:29. Ties directly to the Critical Lord’s Supper risk cluster; flag for theologian review.
Tongues
Approved rendering: ଅଜଣା ଭାଷାର ଦାନ
Transliteration: ajaṇā bhāṣāra dāna
Doctrine: Tongues and Prophecy in Corporate Worship
Original: γλῶσσα / γένη γλωσσῶν
Category: Spiritual Gifts
γλῶσσα / γένη γλωσσῶν, 12:10,28,30; 14:1-40. Must be distinguished from regional folk-religious trance/oracular speech (village kaḷīsi/guṇiā ritual specialists) — a Spirit-given, orderly, self-controlled, interpretable gift, not involuntary possession-trance speech. Mandatory translator note; flag for theologian review.
Love Agape
Approved rendering: ପ୍ରେମ
Transliteration: prema
Doctrine: Love as the Greater Way
Original: ἀγάπη
Category: Love
ἀγάπη, 13:1-13; 8:1; 14:1; 16:14. Odisha’s rich Vaishnav bhakti literary tradition (Panchasakha poets; Jayadeva-influenced Radha-Krishna lyric tradition) has cultivated ପ୍ରେମ largely as passionate devotional/romantic longing toward a deity. Meaning must be anchored firmly in Paul’s own behavioral definition (13:4-7: patient, kind, not envious, not boastful, bears all things), not prior devotional connotation. Mandatory theologian review at first occurrence (13:1); native speaker review for later occurrences once anchored.
Accursed Anathema
Approved rendering: ଅଭିଶପ୍ତ
Transliteration: abhiśapta
Doctrine: Closing Greeting, Maranatha, and the Curse on Loveless Unbelief
Original: ἀνάθεμα
Category: Christology
ἀνάθεμα, 16:22. A solemn curse on anyone lacking love for the Lord; closely tied to the Lordship-of-Christ confession cluster already Critical in the baseline (Romans 10:9). Must not be softened into a mild warning; flag for theologian review.
Medium Risk Terms
Apostle
Approved rendering: ପ୍ରେରିତ
Transliteration: prerita
Doctrine: Apostleship
Rejected alternatives: ଗୁରୁ
Original: ἀπόστολος
Category: Church
Inherited from Romans package. Includes recipients of resurrection appearances (15:7,9) and Paul’s self-description as least of the apostles (15:9); never ଗୁରୁ, never a hereditary temple-functionary (pandaa/sevayat) role.
Church
Approved rendering: ମଣ୍ଡଳୀ
Transliteration: maṇḍaḷī
Doctrine: Church as God’s People
Rejected alternatives: ମନ୍ଦିର, ଦେଉଳ
Original: ἐκκλησία
Category: Church
Inherited from Romans package. NEVER ମନ୍ଦିର or ଦେଉଳ for the assembly/congregation sense (throughout; 1:2; 15:9). See temple_of_god_indwelling below for the narrowly scoped exception governing a different Greek metaphor (ναός) — that exception never applies to this term.
Spiritual Gifts
Approved rendering: ଆତ୍ମିକ ଦାନ
Transliteration: ātmika dāna
Doctrine: Spiritual Gifts
Rejected alternatives: ବର
Original: χαρίσματα / πνευματικά
Category: Spiritual Gifts
Inherited from Romans package (Romans 12:6-8). Reuse exactly for cross-document consistency at 12:1-31; 14:1,12. Not a merit-earned or ritually-obtained power. Deliberately distinct from the marital-state ‘gift’ of 7:7 — see gift_of_marital_state below.
Buried
Approved rendering: ସମାଧିସ୍ଥ କରାଗଲେ
Transliteration: samādhisthā karāgalē
Doctrine: The Resurrection of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ସମାଧି ନିଆଗଲା (risks conflation with a guru’s/saint’s permanent memorial samādhi shrine)
Original: θάπτω (ἐτάφη)
Category: Resurrection
1 Corinthians 15:4. Translator note recommended: a temporary tomb later found empty, not a permanent memorial site.
Fallen Asleep
Approved rendering: ନିଦ୍ରାରେ ଶୋଇଗଲେ
Transliteration: nidrāre śoigalē
Doctrine: The Resurrection of Believers
Original: κοιμάομαι (ἐκοιμήθησαν)
Category: Resurrection
κοιμάομαι, 15:6,18,20,51. Christian death-euphemism grounded in resurrection hope; must not be read as sleep preceding rebirth into a new earthly existence.
Once For All
Approved rendering: ଏକ ସମୟରେ / ଏକାବେଳେ
Transliteration: eka samayare / ekābeḷe
Doctrine: Resurrection Eyewitness Appearances
Original: ἐφάπαξ
Category: Resurrection
ἐφάπαξ, 15:6 (mass appearance to 500+ believers). Reinforces verifiability of a single dateable event, not a repeated ritual occurrence.
Untimely Born
Approved rendering: ଅସମୟରେ ଜନ୍ମ ହୋଇଥିବା ପିଲା ଭଳି
Transliteration: asamayare janma hoithibā pilā bhaḷi
Doctrine: Resurrection Eyewitness Appearances
Original: ἔκτρωμα
Category: Resurrection
ἔκτρωμα, 15:8. Paul’s self-deprecating rhetorical image for his abrupt, unexpected apostolic calling; recommend translator note so it is not read as literal biography.
Persecuted The Church
Approved rendering: ତାଡ଼ନା କରିଥିଲି
Transliteration: tāḍanā karithili
Doctrine: Grace
Original: διώκω (ἐδίωξα)
Category: Resurrection
διώκω, 15:9. Paul’s pre-conversion violent opposition to the church, intensifying the wonder of grace in 15:10.
Grace Not In Vain
Approved rendering: ବିଫଳ ହେଲା ନାହିଁ
Transliteration: biphaḷa helā nāhiṅ
Doctrine: Grace
Original: κενός (κενή)
Category: Salvation
κενός, 15:10. Grace received produced real, observable apostolic labor; flag alongside grace/works passages per baseline escalation rule.
Proclaim
Approved rendering: ପ୍ରଚାର କରୁ
Transliteration: pracāra karu
Doctrine: Gospel
Original: κηρύσσω (κηρύσσομεν)
Category: Gospel
κηρύσσω, 15:11. Ties to ସୁସମାଚାର ପ୍ରଚାର (baseline mission term); unity of apostolic testimony regardless of which apostle speaks.
Sting Of Death Victory
Approved rendering: ମୃତ୍ୟୁର କାଣ୍ଟା / ବିଜୟ
Transliteration: mṛtyura kāṇṭā / bijaya
Doctrine: The Resurrection of Believers
Original: κέντρον θανάτου / νῖκος
Category: Resurrection
κέντρον θανάτου / νῖκος, 15:54-57. Standard imagery; victory is Christ’s accomplished act, not a devotee’s own attainment.
Quarreling Strife
Approved rendering: କଳି / ବିବାଦ
Transliteration: kaḷi / bibāda
Doctrine: Christian Unity versus Factionalism
Original: ἔρις
Category: Unity
ἔρις, 1:11; 3:3. Interpersonal rivalry-driven contention, distinct from doctrinal schism proper.
Boast
Approved rendering: ଗର୍ବ କରିବା
Transliteration: garba karibā
Doctrine: Christian Unity versus Factionalism
Original: καυχάομαι
Category: Unity
καυχάομαι, 1:29,31; 3:21; 4:7. When the object is the Lord, must read as grateful acknowledgment, not arrogance.
Foolishness
Approved rendering: ମୂର୍ଖତା
Transliteration: mūrkhatā
Doctrine: The Cross as Wisdom and Power
Original: μωρία
Category: Wisdom and Power
μωρία, 1:18,21,23,25. Paradox term; must retain the sharp contrast Paul intends.
Spirit Of The World
Approved rendering: ଜଗତର ଆତ୍ମା
Transliteration: jagatara ātmā
Doctrine: The Spirit-Revealed Mystery of God’s Wisdom
Original: πνεῦμα τοῦ κόσμου
Category: God
πνεῦμα τοῦ κόσμου, 2:12. Must remain clearly distinct from ପବିତ୍ର ଆତ୍ମା; always use this modifying phrase.
Leaven Unleavened
Approved rendering: ଖମୀର / ବିନା ଖମୀରର
Transliteration: khamīra / binā khamīrara
Doctrine: Church Discipline and Holiness
Original: ζύμη / ἄζυμος
Category: Discipline
ζύμη / ἄζυμος, 5:6-8. Passover background note recommended given low OT narrative literacy.
Stewards Of Christ
Approved rendering: ସେବକ / ଗୃହ ପ୍ରବନ୍ଧକ
Transliteration: sebaka / gṛha prabandhaka
Doctrine: Apostolic Ministry as Accountable Stewardship
Original: ὑπηρέτας Χριστοῦ / οἰκονόμους
Category: Church
ὑπηρέτας Χριστοῦ / οἰκονόμους, 4:1. Delegated, accountable service; distinguish from the hereditary, caste-linked sēbā roles of Puri’s temple functionaries.
Lawsuits Before Unrighteous
Approved rendering: ଅଧାର୍ମିକ ବିଚାରକଙ୍କ ଆଗରେ ମୋକଦ୍ଦମା
Transliteration: adhārmika bicārakaṅka āgare mokaddamā
Doctrine: Christian Unity versus Factionalism
Original: κρίνεσθαι ἐπὶ τῶν ἀδίκων
Category: Unity
κρίνεσθαι ἐπὶ τῶν ἀδίκων, 6:1. Believers’ internal unity should preclude airing disputes before secular courts.
Virgin
Approved rendering: କୁମାରୀ
Transliteration: kumārī
Doctrine: Marriage and Singleness
Original: παρθένος
Category: Marriage
παρθένος, 7:25,28,34,36-38. Household-authority context (7:36-38) may benefit from a cultural-clarity note.
Gift Of Marital State
Approved rendering: ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ଦାନ
Transliteration: Parameśwaraṅka dāna
Doctrine: Marriage and Singleness
Original: χάρισμα
Category: Marriage
χάρισμα, 7:7. Deliberately NOT the fixed compound ଆତ୍ମିକ ଦାନ reserved for ministry-empowerment spiritual gifts (ch.12); do not merge the two.
Conscience
Approved rendering: ବିବେକ
Transliteration: bibeka
Doctrine: Christian Liberty
Original: συνείδησις
Category: Liberty
συνείδησις, 8:7,10,12; 10:25-29. Standard pastoral-care term.
Right Liberty
Approved rendering: ଅଧିକାର
Transliteration: adhikāra
Doctrine: Christian Liberty
Original: ἐξουσία
Category: Liberty
ἐξουσία, 8:9; 9:4-6,12,18. Standard term for a believer’s freedom/right to act.
Weak Strong Conscience
Approved rendering: ଦୁର୍ବଳ ବିଶ୍ୱାସୀ / ସାମର୍ଥ୍ୟବାନ ବିଶ୍ୱାସୀ
Transliteration: durbaḷa biśwāsī / sāmarthyabāna biśwāsī
Doctrine: Christian Liberty
Original: ἀσθενής / δυνατός
Category: Liberty
ἀσθενής / δυνατός, 8:9-13; 9:22. Standard pastoral-care pairing.
Self Control
Approved rendering: ଆତ୍ମସଂଯମ
Transliteration: ātmasanyama
Doctrine: Christian Liberty
Original: ἐγκράτεια
Category: Liberty
ἐγκράτεια, 9:25. Distinguish from merit-earning ascetic tapasyā; serves gospel effectiveness and future reward.
Remembrance
Approved rendering: ସ୍ମରଣ
Transliteration: smaraṇa
Doctrine: The Lord’s Supper
Original: ἀνάμνησις
Category: Lord’s Supper
ἀνάμνησις, 11:24-25. Standard memorial term; supports the proclamation-not-transmission framing of the Supper.
Head Covering
Approved rendering: ମୁଣ୍ଡ ଢାଙ୍କିବା
Transliteration: muṇḍa ḍhāṅkibā
Doctrine: Order in Worship: Head Covering and Created Order
Original: κατακαλύπτω / ἀκατακάλυπτος
Category: Worship
κατακαλύπτω / ἀκατακάλυπτος, 11:5-7,13. Preserve Paul’s own stated theological rationale rather than assimilating to unrelated regional Hindu veiling customs; native speaker review, not necessarily theologian-level.
Members
Approved rendering: ଅଙ୍ଗ
Transliteration: aṅga
Doctrine: Spiritual Gifts and the Body of Christ
Original: μέλη
Category: Church
μέλη, 12:12-27. Bodily-parts metaphor supporting the unity-in-diversity argument.
Prophecy Congregational Gift
Approved rendering: ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ବାଣୀ
Transliteration: bhabiṣyadbāṇī
Doctrine: Tongues and Prophecy in Corporate Worship
Original: προφητεία
Category: Spiritual Gifts
προφητεία, 12:10,28; 14:1-39. Same Odia root as the baseline’s Low-risk OT-predictive sense, but this congregational-gift sense (Spirit-given, intelligible, edifying speech in worship) is a distinct use requiring native speaker review; do not apply the baseline’s Low rating here.
Order Peace Worship
Approved rendering: ଶୃଙ୍ଖଳା / ଶାନ୍ତି
Transliteration: śṛṅkhalā / śānti
Doctrine: Order in Worship: Corporate Assembly Practice
Original: τάξις / εἰρήνη
Category: Worship
τάξις / εἰρήνη, 14:33,40. ଶାନ୍ତି reuses the baseline root for justification-peace, but here denotes corporate-worship order; context must disambiguate for readers moving between Romans and 1 Corinthians materials.
Maranatha
Approved rendering: ମାରାନାଥା
Transliteration: Mārānāthā
Doctrine: Closing Greeting, Maranatha, and the Curse on Loveless Unbelief
Original: Μαρανα θά
Category: Resurrection
Μαρανα θά, 16:22. Retained as Aramaic transliteration, paralleling the baseline’s treatment of ଆବ୍ବା (Abba); preserves force as an urgent eschatological cry rooted in the ch.15 resurrection hope.
Low Risk Terms
Fellowship
Approved rendering: ସହଭାଗିତା
Transliteration: sahabhāgitā
Doctrine: Christian Fellowship
Rejected alternatives: ମିତ୍ରତା
Original: κοινωνία
Category: Church
Inherited from Romans package; Low risk applies only to the GENERAL sense (1:9). See communion_participation_body_blood below for the elevated High-risk quasi-sacramental sense at 10:16 — do not apply this Low rating there.
Prophecy
Approved rendering: ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ବାଣୀ
Transliteration: bhabiṣyadbāṇī
Doctrine: Fulfillment of Prophecy
Rejected alternatives: ଗଣନା
Original: προφητεία
Category: Covenant
Inherited from Romans package; Low risk applies only to the OT-predictive/fulfillment sense (as ties to 15:3-4’s ‘according to the Scriptures’). See prophecy_congregational_gift below for the elevated Medium-risk congregational spiritual-gift sense in chs.12,14 — do not apply this Low rating there.
Foundation
Approved rendering: ଭିତ୍ତିମୂଳ
Transliteration: bhittimūla
Doctrine: Christian Unity versus Factionalism
Original: θεμέλιος
Category: Unity
θεμέλιος, 3:10-11. Christ alone as the one foundation.
Mind Of Christ
Approved rendering: ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟଙ୍କ ମନ
Transliteration: Khrīṣṭaṅka mana
Doctrine: The Spirit-Revealed Mystery of God’s Wisdom
Original: νοῦς Χριστοῦ
Category: Wisdom and Power
νοῦς Χριστοῦ, 2:16. Straightforward.
Judge Examine
Approved rendering: ବିଚାର କରିବା
Transliteration: bicāra karibā
Doctrine: Apostolic Ministry as Accountable Stewardship
Original: κρίνειν / ἀνακρίνω
Category: Church
κρίνειν / ἀνακρίνω, 4:3-5. Human judgment of ministers is provisional; final judgment belongs to the Lord.
Marriage
Approved rendering: ବିବାହ
Transliteration: bibāha
Doctrine: Marriage and Singleness
Original: γάμος
Category: Marriage
γάμος, throughout ch.7. Standard term.
Unmarried
Approved rendering: ଅବିବାହିତ
Transliteration: abibāhita
Doctrine: Marriage and Singleness
Original: ἄγαμος
Category: Marriage
ἄγαμος, 7:8,11,32,34. Standard term.
Race Run Prize
Approved rendering: ଦୌଡ / ଦୌଡିବା / ପୁରସ୍କାର
Transliteration: dauḍa / dauḍibā / puraskāra
Doctrine: Christian Liberty
Original: δρόμος / τρέχω / βραβεῖον
Category: Liberty
δρόμος / τρέχω / βραβεῖον, 9:24-25. Standard Greco-Roman stadium metaphor.
Interpretation Of Tongues
Approved rendering: ଭାଷାର ଅର୍ଥ ପ୍ରକାଶ
Transliteration: bhāṣāra artha prakāśa
Doctrine: Tongues and Prophecy in Corporate Worship
Original: ἑρμηνεία γλωσσῶν
Category: Spiritual Gifts
ἑρμηνεία γλωσσῶν, 12:10,30; 14:5,13,26-28. Standard term.
Build Up Edification
Approved rendering: ଉନ୍ନତି / ଗଠନ
Transliteration: unnati / gaṭhana
Doctrine: Order in Worship: Corporate Assembly Practice
Original: οἰκοδομή
Category: Worship
οἰκοδομή, 14:3,4,5,12,17,26. Consistent with baseline’s Mutual Edification doctrine (Low risk in Romans).
Holy Kiss
Approved rendering: ପବିତ୍ର ଚୁମ୍ବନ
Transliteration: pabitra cumbana
Doctrine: Closing Greeting, Maranatha, and the Curse on Loveless Unbelief
Original: φίλημα ἅγιον
Category: Church
φίλημα ἅγιον, 16:20. A literal kiss-greeting is not customary in most contemporary Odia social contexts; retain with optional footnote explaining the ancient greeting custom without altering the text. Native speaker review, not theologian-level.
Collection
Approved rendering: ଦାନ ସଂଗ୍ରହ
Transliteration: dāna saṅgraha
Doctrine: Collection for the Saints and Generosity
Original: λογεία
Category: Church
λογεία, 16:1-2. Standard term; minor over-ritualization risk only.
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