Core Glossary
Core Glossary — Luke 1–24 (English → Odia)
Purpose and status
This glossary consolidates every load-bearing term identified in 07_semantic_analysis.md across the whole book of Luke. Two categories of entries appear:
- (baseline reuse) — the term is already established in the Romans
translation_memory.json/bible_term_registry.json. The Odia rendering, transliteration, and risk tier shown here are copied exactly from the baseline and MUST NOT be altered. - (new — Luke) — the term is not present in the Romans baseline. The Odia rendering shown is a proposed candidate for this curriculum, informed by established Odia Christian Bible usage where it exists. New entries require Phase 2 confirmation and versioned addition to
translation_memory.jsonbefore production translation begins; Critical and High risk new entries require human theologian sign-off before first use.
Risk tiers follow the baseline’s definitions exactly (doctrine_risk_registry.json): Critical = essential doctrine at stake, theologian review mandatory every occurrence; High = significant syncretism/confusion risk, theologian review required; Medium = clarity risk, native speaker review recommended; Low = minor risk, automated review sufficient.
Part 1 — Baseline Terms Reused Exactly in Luke
| Term (EN) | Odia | Transliteration | Risk | Doctrine(s) | Luke Chapters | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gospel | ସୁସମାଚାର | susamācāra | High | Gospel | 1–24 (esp. 4:18, 43; 7:22; 8:1; 9:6; 20:1) | Verb form εὐαγγελίζομαι reused throughout. |
| grace | କୃପା | kṛpā | High | Grace | 1:30; 2:40, 52; 4:22 | Contrast with seba/bhoga economy applies equally in Luke. |
| faith | ବିଶ୍ୱାସ | biśwāsa | High | Faith | 5:20; 7:9, 50; 8:25, 48; 17:5–6, 19; 18:8, 42; 22:32 | |
| righteousness | ଧାର୍ମିକତା | dhārmikatā | Critical | Salvation | 1:75; 18:9 (Pharisee’s self-righteousness) | Never ଧର୍ମ. |
| justification | ଧାର୍ମିକ ବୋଲି ଗଣା ଯିବା | dhārmika boli gaṇā jibā | Critical | Salvation | 18:14 (tax collector justified) | Landmark occurrence: 18:9-14. |
| salvation | ପରିତ୍ରାଣ | paritrāṇa | Critical | Salvation | 1:69, 71, 77; 2:11, 30; 3:6; 19:9 | Never ମୋକ୍ଷ/ମୁକ୍ତି. |
| apostle | ପ୍ରେରିତ | prerita | Medium | Apostleship | 6:13; 9:10; 11:49; 17:5; 22:14; 24:10 | |
| called | ଆହୂତ | āhūta | High | Divine Calling | 1:32, 35, 76; 5:32; 15:19 | Context-sensitive per baseline note. |
| calling | ଆହ୍ୱାନ | āhwāna | High | Divine Calling | 5:1-11, 27-28; 9:59-62; 18:22 (implicit) | |
| holy | ପବିତ୍ର | pabitra | High | Sanctification | 1:15, 35, 49, 70, 72; 2:23 | |
| saints / holy ones | ପବିତ୍ର ଲୋକ | pabitra loka | High | Sainthood | (indirect; Luke uses ἅγιος mainly of Spirit/God) | Not a frequent Lukan noun but framework applies. |
| sanctification | ପବିତ୍ରୀକରଣ | pabitrīkaraṇa | High | Sanctification | (thematic, esp. 1:15 John “filled with the Holy Spirit from the womb”) | |
| resurrection | ପୁନରୁତ୍ଥାନ | punarutthāna | Critical | Resurrection | 9:22; 14:14; 18:33; 20:27-40; 24:1-49 | Never ପୁନର୍ଜନ୍ମ; Nabakalebara caution applies most sharply at 24:1-49. |
| lord | ପ୍ରଭୁ | prabhu | Critical | Lordship of Christ | throughout (1:43, 76; 2:11; 6:46; 19:31; 20:42, 44; 24:34) | Never ଠାକୁର. |
| son of God | ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର | Parameśwaraṅka Putra | Critical | Sonship of Christ | 1:32, 35; 3:22, 38; 4:3, 9, 41; 8:28; 22:70 | |
| incarnation | ଦେହଧାରଣ | dehadhāraṇa | Critical | Incarnation | 1:26-38; 2:1-20 (narrative referent) | Never ଅବତାର; Nabakalebara caution central here. |
| peace | ଶାନ୍ତି | śānti | Medium | Peace with God | 1:79; 2:14, 29; 7:50; 8:48; 10:5-6; 19:38, 42; 24:36 | |
| spiritual gifts | ଆତ୍ମିକ ଦାନ | ātmika dāna | Medium | Spiritual Gifts | (thematic; 24:49 empowerment) | |
| thanksgiving | ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ ସ୍ତୁତି | dhanyabāda stuti | Low | Thanksgiving | 2:38 (Anna); 17:16; 18:11; 22:17, 19 | |
| fellowship | ସହଭାଗିତା | sahabhāgitā | Low | Christian Fellowship | (thematic; table-fellowship scenes throughout) | See new term “table fellowship” below for the sharper Lukan sense. |
| church | ମଣ୍ଡଳୀ | maṇḍaḷī | Medium | Church as God’s People | (not a Lukan noun in the Gospel itself; framework reserved for Acts) | Retained for consistency across the two-volume Luke-Acts corpus. |
| kingdom of God | ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ରାଜ୍ୟ | Parameśwaraṅka Rājya | Medium | Kingdom of God Present and Future | 4:43; 6:20; 7:28; 8:1, 10; 9:2, 27, 60, 62; 10:9, 11; 11:20; 12:31-32; 13:18-29; 14:15; 16:16; 17:20-21; 18:16-29; 19:11; 21:31; 22:16-18; 23:42 | Central curriculum doctrine; see 17:20-21 translation-choice caution above. |
| law | ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥା | byabasthā | High | Fulfillment of Prophecy | 2:22-27, 39; 5:14, 17; 6:2-9; 10:26; 16:16-17; 24:44 | Never ଧର୍ମ. |
| sin | ପାପ | pāpa | High | Universal Human Accountability | 1:77; 3:3; 5:8, 20-24, 30, 32; 6:32-34, 37; 7:34, 37, 39, 47-49; 11:4; 13:2; 15:1-2, 7, 10, 18, 21; 17:3-4; 18:13; 19:7; 24:47 | Central to Repentance/Forgiveness doctrine throughout. |
| gentiles | ଅନ୍ୟଜାତି | anyajāti | Medium | Savior for All Nations | 2:32; 21:24; 24:47 (“all nations,” πάντα τὰ ἔθνη) | |
| glory | ମହିମା | mahimā | High | Deity of Christ | 2:9, 14, 32; 9:31-32; 17:18; 19:38; 24:26 | |
| power of God | ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ସାମର୍ଥ୍ୟ | Parameśwaraṅka Sāmarthya | High | Power of God for Salvation | 1:35; 4:14, 36; 5:17; 6:19; 8:46; 9:1; 10:19; 24:49 | Never ଶକ୍ତି. |
| messiah / christ | ମସୀହା / ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟ | Masīhā / Khrīṣṭa | Critical | Messianic Promise | 2:11, 26; 3:15; 4:41; 9:20; 20:41; 22:67; 23:2, 35, 39; 24:26, 46 | Both forms established; ମସୀହା for explicit “Messiah,” ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟ as the standard title-name “Christ.” |
| prophet | ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ବକ୍ତା | bhabiṣyadbaktā | Low | Inspiration of Scripture | 1:76; 3:4; 4:24, 27; 7:16, 26, 39; 9:8, 19; 11:47-50; 13:33-34; 16:29-31; 20:6; 24:19, 25, 27 | |
| prophecy | ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ବାଣୀ | bhabiṣyadbāṇī | Low | Fulfillment of Prophecy | 1:67 (Zechariah prophesies); 4:21 (core passage) | |
| covenant | ନିୟମ | niyama | High | Davidic Covenant / New Covenant | 1:72; 22:20 (“new covenant,” ନୂତନ ନିୟମ) | |
| election | ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ମନୋନୟନ | Parameśwaraṅka Manonayana | High | Effectual Calling | 6:13 (choosing the Twelve); 9:35 (“my Chosen One”) | |
| intercession | ମଧ୍ୟସ୍ଥତା | madhyasthatā | Medium | Prayer and Intercession | 22:32 (Jesus prays for Peter); 23:34 | |
| providence | ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ପରିଚାଳନା | Parameśwaraṅka Paricāḷanā | High | Providence | 12:6-7; 21:18 (thematic) | |
| mission | ମିଶନ / ସୁସମାଚାର ପ୍ରଚାର | miśana / susamācāra pracāra | Medium | Mission to the Nations | 9:1-6; 10:1-12; 24:47-49 | |
| david | ଦାଉଦ | Dāuda | Medium | Davidic Covenant | 1:27, 32, 69; 2:4, 11; 3:31; 6:3; 18:38-39; 20:41-44 | |
| israel | ଇସ୍ରାଏଲ | Isrāela | Medium | Unity of Jews and Gentiles | 1:16, 54, 68, 80; 2:25, 32, 34; 4:25, 27; 7:9; 22:30; 24:21 | |
| jesus | ଯୀଶୁ | Yīśu | Critical | Lordship of Christ | throughout | Never ଈସା. |
| god | ପରମେଶ୍ୱର | Parameśwara | Critical | Deity of Christ | throughout | Never ଠାକୁର/ଭଗବାନ. |
| holy spirit | ପବିତ୍ର ଆତ୍ମା | Pabitra Ātmā | Critical | Sanctification / Holy Spirit’s Work in Salvation History | 1:15, 35, 41, 67; 2:25-27; 3:16, 22; 4:1, 14, 18; 10:21; 11:13; 12:10, 12; 24:49 | Never ପରମାତ୍ମା; this doctrine is a named curriculum focus for Luke — flagged for elevated review across all occurrences. |
| father | ପିତା | Pitā | Critical | Adoption / Prayer | 2:49; 6:36; 9:26; 10:21-22; 11:2, 13; 12:30, 32; 15:12-32; 22:29, 42; 23:34, 46; 24:49 | |
| abba | ଆବ୍ବା | Ābbā | High | Adoption | (not used verbatim in Luke; retained for cross-Gospel consistency) | |
| exhort | ଉତ୍ସାହିତ କରିବା | utsāhita karibā | Low | Mutual Edification | 3:18 (John exhorts the crowds) | |
| seed of david | ଦାଉଦଙ୍କ ବଂଶରୁ | Dāudaṅka Baṃśaru | High | Davidic Covenant | 1:27, 32, 69; 2:4; 3:31 | |
| imputed righteousness | ଆରୋପିତ ଧାର୍ମିକତା | āropita dhārmikatā | Critical | Justification by Faith | 18:14 (thematic parallel) |
Part 2 — New Terms Proposed for the Luke Curriculum
| Term (EN) | Greek | Proposed Odia | Transliteration | Risk | Doctrine(s) | Luke Chapters | Notes / Collision Risk Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savior | σωτήρ | ତ୍ରାଣକର୍ତ୍ତା | trāṇakartā | Critical | Jesus as Savior for All Nations | 1:47; 2:11 | Built on ପରିତ୍ରାଣ root for consistency; must denote the unique, exclusive rescuer, not a generic benefactor-title. |
| anoint / anointed | χρίω | ଅଭିଷେକ କରିବା | abhiṣeka karibā | Critical | Messianic Promise / Holy Spirit’s Work | 4:18 | Collides with Jagannath Snana Yatra ritual bathing/anointing of the temple image; retain (established OT-anointing precedent) but mandatory translator note distinguishing once-for-all Messianic empowerment from repeated ritual image-renewal. |
| poor | πτωχός | ଦରିଦ୍ର | daridra | High | Good News to the Poor and Marginalized | 1:52-53; 4:18; 6:20; 7:22; 14:13, 21; 16:20-22; 18:22; 19:8; 21:1-4 | Guard against karma-framework readings of poverty; God’s favor is unearned, not a discharge of karmic debt. |
| rich | πλούσιος | ଧନୀ | dhanī | Medium | Good News to the Poor and Marginalized | 1:53; 6:24; 12:16; 14:12; 16:1, 19, 21-22; 18:23, 25; 19:2; 21:1 | Teach the reversal motif; wealth ≠ divine favor. |
| forgiveness of sins | ἄφεσις ἁμαρτιῶν | ପାପ କ୍ଷମା | pāpa kṣamā | Critical | Repentance and Forgiveness of Sins | 1:77; 3:3; 5:20-24; 7:47-49; 11:4; 17:3-4; 24:47 | Must not share the ମୋକ୍ଷ/ମୁକ୍ତି root; consistent phrase across all occurrences (parallel to the baseline’s Romans 1:16-17 consistency rule). |
| release (captives) | ἄφεσις (literal sense) | ମୁକ୍ତି (ବନ୍ଦୀ ପାଇଁ, context-bound) | mukti (bandī pāiṅ) | Critical | Good News to the Poor and Marginalized | 4:18 | Genuinely new tension: same Greek word as forgiveness-of-sins; Odia has no safe single-root solution. Object-bound (“for prisoners”) narrows the moksha-association risk. Mandatory theologian flag every occurrence. |
| acceptable year (Jubilee) | ἐνιαυτὸν Κυρίου δεκτόν | ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ଗ୍ରାହ୍ୟ ବର୍ଷ | Prabhunkara grāhya barṣa | High | Kingdom of God Present and Future / Good News to the Poor | 4:19 | No structural cultural equivalent; requires OT Jubilee background teaching; must not be read as a recurring festival cycle. |
| repentance | μετάνοια | ମନ-ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନ | mana-paribartana | Critical | Repentance and Forgiveness of Sins | 3:3, 8; 5:32; 13:1-5; 15:7, 10; 17:3-4; 24:47 | Distinguish from ritual penance/karma-offsetting acts and from mere emotional remorse. |
| baptism | βάπτισμα / βαπτίζω | ବାପ୍ତିସ୍ମ | bāptisma | Critical | Repentance and Forgiveness of Sins / Holy Spirit’s Work | 3:3, 7, 12, 16, 21; 7:29; 12:50 | Distinguish from Snana Yatra image-bathing and general ritual river-bathing for merit. |
| disciple | μαθητής | ଶିଷ୍ୟ | śiṣya | High | Cost and Joy of Discipleship | 5:30-33; 6:13, 17, 20, 40; 7:18-19; 8:9, 22; 9:14-16, 18, 40, 43, 54; 10:23; 11:1; 12:1, 22; 14:26-33; 16:1; 17:1, 22; 18:15; 19:29-39; 22:11, 39, 45; 24:9-13, 44-49 | Established but shares root with guru-śiṣya tradition; teaching must frame discipleship as response to Christ’s sovereign lordship, not a self-directed spiritual quest. |
| love (agapē) | ἀγάπη / ἀγαπάω | ପ୍ରେମ | prema | Critical | (ethical foundation across doctrines, esp. Compassion/Table Fellowship) | 6:27, 32, 35; 7:42, 47; 10:27; 11:42 | Distinguish from bhakti-devotional love directed toward a deity; this is a command to love other humans, including enemies. |
| Son of Man | υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου | ମନୁଷ୍ୟପୁତ୍ର | manuṣyaputra | Critical | Deity/Sonship of Christ; Kingdom Present and Future | 5:24; 6:5, 22; 7:34; 9:22, 26, 44, 58; 11:30; 12:8, 10, 40; 17:22-30; 18:8, 31; 19:10; 21:27, 36; 22:22, 48, 69; 24:7 | Requires Daniel 7 background; not “mere human being.” |
| cross | σταυρός | କ୍ରୁଶ | kruśa | Critical | Cost and Joy of Discipleship | 9:23; 14:27; 23:26 | Must retain full weight of costly, potentially fatal self-denial. |
| compassion | σπλαγχνίζομαι | ଅନୁକମ୍ପା / ଦୟା | anukampā / dayā | High | Jesus’ Compassion and Table Fellowship | 7:13; 10:33 (Samaritan); 15:20 (father) | Avoid abstract cosmic-compassion (କରୁଣା) readings; anchor in Jesus’ concrete, personal, embodied reactions. |
| sinner | ἁμαρτωλός | ପାପୀ | pāpī | Medium | Compassion and Table Fellowship | 5:8, 30, 32; 6:32-34; 7:34, 37, 39; 15:1-2, 7, 10; 18:13; 19:7 | Names moral standing before God, not a social/caste-outcast label per se. |
| tax collector | τελώνης | ଉପକର ସଂଗ୍ରାହକ | upakara saṅgrāhaka | Medium | Compassion and Table Fellowship | 3:12; 5:27-30; 7:29, 34; 15:1; 18:10-14; 19:2 | Historically-anchored despised profession; keep grounded in period context. |
| table fellowship | συνεσθίω / συνανάκειμαι | ସହଭୋଜନ | sahabhojana | High | Compassion and Table Fellowship | 5:29-30; 7:36-50; 11:37; 14:1, 7-24; 15:1-2, 22-24; 19:5-7; 22:14-30; 24:30 | Compare/contrast with Odisha’s Ananda Bazaar caste-crossing mahaprasad tradition per baseline’s universal_scope_of_gospel note — real convergence AND real theological surplus (no outsider exclusion at all in Luke’s table scenes). |
| synagogue | συναγωγή | ସମାଜଗୃହ | samājagṛha | Medium | Inspiration of Scripture / Gospel setting | 4:16, 20, 28, 33, 38, 44; 6:6; 7:5; 8:41 (implicit); 13:10 | Must not be confused with either ମଣ୍ଡଳୀ or ମନ୍ଦିର/ଦେଉଳ. |
| temple (Jerusalem) | ναός / ἱερόν | ମନ୍ଦିର (narrowly scoped) / ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ଗୃହ | mandira / Parameśwaraṅka gṛha | High | Inspiration of Scripture; narrative setting | 1:9, 21-22; 2:27, 37, 46; 4:9; 18:10; 19:45-47; 20:1; 21:5, 37-38; 24:53 | Historically distinct from both ମଣ୍ଡଳୀ and Puri’s ଦେଉଳ; use only with clear narrative framing or the descriptive alternative. |
| fulfilled (prophecy) | πληρόω | ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ହେବା | pūrṇa hebā | Critical | Fulfillment of Prophecy | 1:20; 4:21; 21:22, 24; 22:16; 24:44 | Reuses baseline fulfillment_of_prophecy doctrine; never assimilated to a cyclical renewal pattern. |
| today (immediacy) | σήμερον | ଆଜି | āji | Medium | Kingdom of God Present and Future | 2:11; 4:21; 5:26; 13:32-33; 19:5, 9; 23:43 | Theological weight (in-breaking kingdom) must be carried by surrounding teaching. |
| eternal life | ζωὴ αἰώνιος | ଅନନ୍ତ ଜୀବନ | ananta jībana | Critical | Kingdom of God Present and Future | 10:25; 18:18, 30 | Never conflated with ମୋକ୍ଷ (extinction/escape from rebirth); relational, personal, resurrection-life communion. |
| neighbor | πλησίον | ପ୍ରତିବାସୀ | pratibāsī | Medium | Savior for All Nations / Unity across boundaries | 10:27, 29, 36 | Parable deliberately dismantles ethnic/religious boundaries around this term. |
| Samaritan | Σαμαρίτης | ଶମରୀୟ | Śamarīya | Medium | Savior for All Nations | 9:52-53; 10:33; 17:16 | Requires historical-background teaching (despised outsider made moral exemplar). |
| mammon / wealth-as-master | μαμωνᾶς | ମାମୋନ (ଧନ) | māmona (dhana) | High | Good News to the Poor; Cost of Discipleship | 16:9, 11, 13 | Kept as transliterated loanword + gloss to avoid being mistaken for a named regional deity. |
| Hades (place of the dead) | Ἅδης | ହାଦେସ୍ / ମୃତ ଲୋକଙ୍କ ସ୍ଥାନ | Hādesa / mṛta lokaṅka sthāna | Critical | Kingdom Present and Future (afterlife/judgment) | 10:15; 16:23 | Avoid ପାତାଳ (Puranic underworld realm); distinguish from baseline’s rebirth-cycle cautions. |
| paradise | παράδεισος | ପାରାଦୀଶ | pārādīśa | Critical | Repentance and Forgiveness of Sins; Assurance of Salvation | 23:43 | Avoid ସ୍ୱର୍ଗ (temporary, merit-exhaustible Puranic heaven); this is immediate, secure, permanent presence with Christ. |
| ascension | ἀνάληψις | ଉର୍ଦ୍ଧ୍ୱଗମନ (proposed) / ସ୍ୱର୍ଗାରୋହଣ (if already established) | urdhwagamana / svargārohaṇa | High | Lordship of Christ; Holy Spirit’s Work | 24:50-53 | Flag for confirmation against existing Odia Bible convention; svarga-root shares the paradise/Hades collision family. |
| fasting | νηστεία | ଉପବାସ | upabāsa | High | Cost and Joy of Discipleship | 2:37; 5:33-35; 18:12 | Distinguish from obligatory deity-day ritual fasting (e.g., Ekadashi) tied to merit; frame as voluntary spiritual discipline. |
| Sabbath | Σάββατον | ସାବ୍ବାତ | sābbāta | Medium | Fulfillment of Prophecy (Law) | 4:16, 31; 6:1-9; 13:10-16; 14:1-6; 23:54, 56 | Requires OT background; do not conflate with a generic “day off.” |
| devil | διάβολος | ଶୟତାନ | Śayatāna | Critical | Temptation / Kingdom conflict | 4:2-13; 8:12; 22:3 | Singular personal adversary; distinct from ଭୂତ/local folk-spirit categories. |
| demon / evil spirit | δαιμόνιον | ଦୁଷ୍ଟାତ୍ମା | duṣṭātmā | High | Kingdom of God Present and Future (power over evil) | 4:33-36, 41; 8:2, 26-39; 9:1, 37-43; 10:17; 11:14-20 | Avoid ଭୂତ (folk-belief ghost/ancestral-spirit category). |
| temptation / testing | πειρασμός | ପରୀକ୍ଷା | parīkṣā | Medium | Discipleship; Prayer and Dependence | 4:1-13; 8:13; 11:4; 22:28, 40, 46 | Same word as “exam” in everyday Odia; context must clarify spiritual sense. |
| authority | ἐξουσία | ଅଧିକାର | adhikāra | Medium | Deity/Lordship of Christ | 4:32, 36; 5:24; 9:1; 10:19; 20:2, 8, 20; 22:53; 23:7 | Distinct from ସାମର୍ଥ୍ୟ (baseline power_of_god) and forbidden ଶକ୍ତି — denotes right/standing, not raw might. |
| parable | παραβολή | ଦୃଷ୍ଟାନ୍ତ | dṛṣṭānta | Medium | (teaching-form across all doctrines) | 5:36; 6:39; 8:4-15; 12:16-21, 41; 13:6-9, 18-21; 14:7-24; 15:1-32; 16:1-31; 18:1-14; 19:11-27; 20:9-19; 21:29-33 | Distinguish from generic Panchasakha-style devotional illustrative storytelling as Jesus’ own distinct authoritative teaching form. |
| word of God | λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ | ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ବାକ୍ୟ | Parameśwaraṅka Bākya | Medium | Inspiration of Scripture | 5:1; 8:11, 21; 11:28 | |
| follow (discipleship) | ἀκολουθέω | ଅନୁସରଣ କରିବା | anusaraṇa karibā | Medium | Cost and Joy of Discipleship | 5:11, 27-28; 9:23, 57-62; 18:22, 28, 43 | |
| lost | ἀπολωλός | ହଜିଥିବା | hajithibā | Medium | Repentance / Table Fellowship | 15:4, 6, 8-9, 17, 24, 32; 19:10 | |
| joy | χαρά | ଆନନ୍ଦ | ānanda | Medium | Cost and Joy of Discipleship | 1:14, 44; 2:10; 6:23; 8:13; 10:17, 21; 15:7, 10, 32; 19:6, 37; 24:41, 52 | Widely used Hindu bliss-theology term (ānanda); anchor concretely in specific saving acts of God, not abstract bliss. |
| widow | χήρα | ବିଧବା | bidhabā | Medium | Good News to the Poor and Marginalized | 2:37; 4:25-26; 7:12; 18:1-8; 20:47; 21:1-4 | Enduring social stigma in Odia culture sharpens the doctrinal point. |
| leper / leprosy | λεπρός / λέπρα | କୁଷ୍ଠୀ / କୁଷ୍ଠ ରୋଗ | kuṣṭhī / kuṣṭha roga | Medium | Good News to the Poor and Marginalized | 5:12-14; 7:22; 17:11-19 | Resonates with region’s own purity-exclusion dynamics; teach in contrast, per baseline’s holiness/purity note. |
| Passover | πάσχα | ନିସ୍ତାର ପର୍ବ | nistāra parba | High | Davidic/New Covenant; Salvation | 2:41; 22:1, 7-8, 11, 13, 15 | Requires Exodus background; do not conflate with regional festivals despite structural parallels. |
| tribulation / distress | θλῖψις | ସଙ୍କଟ | saṅkaṭa | Medium | Kingdom of God Present and Future | 21:23, 25-26 | Avoid କ୍ଲେଶ (karma-laden Hindu/Buddhist affliction category). |
| witness | μαρτυρία / μάρτυς | ସାକ୍ଷୀ | sākṣī | Medium | Mission to the Nations / Evangelism | 24:48 | |
| humility / exaltation | ταπεινός / ὑψόω | ନମ୍ର / ଉନ୍ନତ କରିବା | namra / unnata karibā | Medium | Good News to the Poor and Marginalized | 1:52; 14:11; 18:14 | Social-reversal motif running throughout Luke. |
| redemption | λύτρωσις | ଉଦ୍ଧାର | uddhāra | High | Salvation | 1:68; 2:38 (implicit); 21:28 (ἀπολύτρωσις) | Avoid moksha/mukti root; distinct from ପରିତ୍ରାଣ (salvation) and from ἄφεσις (release/forgiveness). |
| genealogy | γενεαλογία | ବଂଶାବଳୀ | baṅśābalī | Low | Davidic Covenant | 3:23-38 | |
| circumcision | περιτομή | ପରିଚ୍ଛେଦନ | paricchedana | Low | Davidic/Old Covenant background | 1:59; 2:21 | Requires OT covenant background. |
| angel | ἄγγελος | ଦୂତ / ସ୍ୱର୍ଗଦୂତ | dūta / swargadūta | Medium | Holy Spirit’s Work in Salvation History | 1:11-38; 2:9-15; 22:43; 24:23 | Established but flag mild svarga-prefix overtone for awareness. |
| Most High | Ὕψιστος | ମହାନ ପରମେଶ୍ୱର | mahāna Parameśwara | Medium | Deity of Christ | 1:32, 35, 76; 6:35; 8:28 | Build on baseline god, never ଠାକୁର/ଭଗବାନ. |
| mercy | ἔλεος | ଦୟା / କରୁଣା | dayā / karuṇā | Medium | Grace | 1:50, 54, 58, 72, 78; 10:37; 18:38-39 | Distinguish from a deity’s occasional favor granted in exchange for devotion. |
Part 3 — Cross-Reference: Curriculum Doctrines to Primary Glossary Terms
| Curriculum Doctrine | Primary Terms (Part 1 + Part 2) |
|---|---|
| Jesus as Savior for All Nations and All People | σωτήρ (Savior), ἀνήτ ἀνθρώπων (“all nations,” reuse gentiles), πλησίον (neighbor), Σαμαρίτης (Samaritan), πτωχός/πλούσιος (poor/rich), λόγος fulfilled at 24:47 |
| The Holy Spirit’s Work in Salvation History | πνεῦμα ἅγιον (baseline reuse), χρίω (anoint), δύναμις ἐξ ὕψους (power from on high), ἐπισκιάσει (overshadow, ch.1) |
| Good News to the Poor and Marginalized | πτωχός (poor), ταπείνωσις/ταπεινός (humble state), χήρα (widow), λεπρός (leper), τελώνης (tax collector), ἀνάπηρος (disabled), τεθραυσμένος (oppressed) |
| Repentance and Forgiveness of Sins | μετάνοια (repentance), ἄφεσις ἁμαρτιῶν (forgiveness of sins), βάπτισμα (baptism), δικαιόω (justify) |
| Prayer and Dependence on God | προσευχή (prayer), δέησις, μέριμνα (anxiety, contrast term), ἀγωνία (agony) |
| The Kingdom of God Present and Future | βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ (baseline reuse), σήμερον (today), ζωὴ αἰώνιος (eternal life), θλῖψις (tribulation), Ἅδης (Hades), παράδεισος (paradise) |
| The Cost and Joy of Discipleship | μαθητής (disciple), ἀκολουθέω (follow), σταυρός (cross), χαρά (joy), ἀπαρνέομαι (implicit, self-denial) |
| Jesus’ Compassion and Table Fellowship with Sinners | σπλαγχνίζομαι (compassion), ἁμαρτωλός (sinner), τελώνης (tax collector), συνεσθίω (table fellowship) |
Part 4 — Escalation Flags for Phase 2
The following NEW terms are flagged for mandatory human theologian review on every occurrence, in addition to the standing baseline escalation rules:
- ἀφίημι/ἄφεσις in its dual literal-release / forgiveness-of-sins senses (esp. Luke 4:18) — no clean Odia solution exists; every occurrence requires a translator note.
- χρίω/ἀνοίντ (anoint) — Snana Yatra collision risk.
- παράδεισος (paradise) and Ἅδης (Hades) — svarga/pātāḷa Puranic-cosmology collision risk.
- μαμωνᾶς (mammon) — risk of being read as a named deity.
- βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐντὸς ὑμῶν at 17:20-21 specifically — translation-choice (within vs. among) has direct doctrinal consequence.
- τεθραυσμένος (oppressed/crushed, 4:18) — Dalit-caste-political collision risk requires joint theologian + native-speaker sign-off.
- ἀνάληψις (ascension) — pending confirmation of existing Odia Bible convention for the svarga-root question.
All other new terms above follow standard risk-tier routing per the baseline’s doctrine_risk_registry.json review-routing framework (Critical/High → human theologian; Medium → native speaker; Low → automated).
Critical Risk Terms
Righteousness
Approved rendering: ଧାର୍ମିକତା
Transliteration: dhārmikatā
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: ଧର୍ମ, ପୁଣ୍ୟ
Original: δικαιοσύνη
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package. CRITICAL: never ଧର୍ମ. Occurs Luke 1:75; 18:9 (the Pharisee’s self-righteousness).
Justification
Approved rendering: ଧାର୍ମିକ ବୋଲି ଗଣା ଯିବା
Transliteration: dhārmika boli gaṇā jibā
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: କ୍ଷମା ପାଇବା, ପୁଣ୍ୟ ଅର୍ଜନ କରିବା
Original: δικαίωσις / δικαιόω
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package. Landmark Lukan occurrence: the tax collector, not the ritually observant Pharisee, ‘went down to his house justified’ (18:9-14). Must never be abbreviated.
Salvation
Approved rendering: ପରିତ୍ରାଣ
Transliteration: paritrāṇa
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: ମୋକ୍ଷ, ମୁକ୍ତି
Original: σωτηρία
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package. CRITICAL: never ମୋକ୍ଷ/ମୁକ୍ତି. Zacchaeus’s salvation (19:9) is deliverance evidenced in repentance and concrete restitution, not darshan, ritual offering, or pilgrimage merit. Also 1:69, 71, 77; 2:11, 30; 3:6.
Resurrection
Approved rendering: ପୁନରୁତ୍ଥାନ
Transliteration: punarutthāna
Doctrine: Resurrection of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ପୁନର୍ଜନ୍ମ
Original: ἀνάστασις
Category: Eschatology
Inherited from Romans package. CRITICAL: never ପୁନର୍ଜନ୍ମ. Climactic in Luke 24:1-49, sharpened by 24:39-43 (risen Jesus eating fish), a physical-body proof against docetic reading and against Nabakalebara-style periodic body-renewal. Also 9:22; 14:14; 18:33; 20:27-40.
Lord
Approved rendering: ପ୍ରଭୁ
Transliteration: prabhu
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ଠାକୁର
Original: κύριος
Category: Christology
Inherited from Romans package. CRITICAL: NEVER ଠାକୁର. Pervasive throughout Luke (1:43, 76; 2:11; 6:46; 19:31; 20:42, 44; 24:34).
Son Of God
Approved rendering: ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର
Transliteration: Parameśwaraṅka Putra
Doctrine: Sonship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ଅବତାରୀ ପୁରୁଷ
Original: υἱὸς θεοῦ
Category: Christology
Inherited from Romans package. Luke 1:32, 35; 3:22, 38; 4:3, 9, 41; 8:28; 22:70. Not a family-of-deities arrangement like the Puri triad of Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra.
Incarnation
Approved rendering: ଦେହଧାରଣ
Transliteration: dehadhāraṇa
Doctrine: Incarnation
Rejected alternatives: ଅବତାର
Original: ὁ λόγος σὰρξ ἐγένετο
Category: Christology
Inherited from Romans package. CRITICAL: never ଅବତାର. The virginal conception/birth narrative (Luke 1:26-38; 2:1-20) is a one-time, permanent, unique assumption of human nature, opposite Nabakalebara’s periodic re-embodiment of Jagannath’s sacred essence.
Messiah
Approved rendering: ମସୀହା
Transliteration: Masīhā
Doctrine: Messianic Promise
Rejected alternatives: ଅବତାରୀ ପୁରୁଷ
Original: Χριστός / מָשִׁיחַ
Category: Christology
Inherited from Romans package. Luke also uses ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟ (Christ) interchangeably; both forms established. Luke 2:11, 26; 3:15; 4:41; 9:20; 20:41; 22:67; 23:2, 35, 39; 24:26, 46.
Jesus
Approved rendering: ଯୀଶୁ
Transliteration: Yīśu
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ଈସା
Original: Ἰησοῦς
Category: Christology
Inherited from Romans package. Never ଈସା. Used throughout Luke.
God
Approved rendering: ପରମେଶ୍ୱର
Transliteration: Parameśwara
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ଠାକୁର, ଭଗବାନ
Original: θεός
Category: God
Inherited from Romans package. Never ଠାକୁର or ଭଗବାନ. Used throughout Luke.
Holy Spirit
Approved rendering: ପବିତ୍ର ଆତ୍ମା
Transliteration: Pabitra Ātmā
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: ପରମାତ୍ମା
Original: πνεῦμα ἅγιον
Category: God
Inherited from Romans package. Never ପରମାତ୍ମା. Extremely frequent and a named curriculum focus in Luke (1:15, 35, 41, 67; 2:25-27; 3:16, 22; 4:1, 14, 18; 10:21; 11:13; 12:10, 12; 24:49) — see doctrine ‘The Holy Spirit’s Work in Salvation History.‘
Father
Approved rendering: ପିତା
Transliteration: Pitā
Doctrine: Adoption into God’s Family
Rejected alternatives: ସୃଷ୍ଟିକର୍ତ୍ତା
Original: πατήρ
Category: God
Inherited from Romans package. Luke 2:49; 6:36; 9:26; 10:21-22; 11:2, 13; 12:30, 32; 15:12-32; 22:29, 42; 23:34, 46; 24:49.
Imputed Righteousness
Approved rendering: ଆରୋପିତ ଧାର୍ମିକତା
Transliteration: āropita dhārmikatā
Doctrine: Justification by Faith
Rejected alternatives: ନିଜ ଚେଷ୍ଟାରେ ଅର୍ଜିତ ଧାର୍ମିକତା
Original: ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package. Thematic parallel in Luke 18:14 (the tax collector declared righteous).
Savior
Approved rendering: ତ୍ରାଣକର୍ତ୍ତା
Transliteration: trāṇakartā
Doctrine: Jesus as Savior for All Nations and All People
Rejected alternatives: ଭଗବାନ (generic benefactor sense)
Original: σωτήρ
Category: Salvation
New term for Luke. Built on the ପରିତ୍ରାଣ root for lexical consistency with baseline salvation. Luke 1:47; 2:11. Must denote the unique, exclusive rescuer of all peoples, not a generic benefactor-deity title comparable to regional protector figures.
Forgiveness Of Sins
Approved rendering: ପାପ କ୍ଷମା
Transliteration: pāpa kṣamā
Doctrine: Repentance and Forgiveness of Sins
Rejected alternatives: ମୋକ୍ଷ, ମୁକ୍ତି
Original: ἄφεσις ἁμαρτιῶν
Category: Salvation
New term, Luke’s single most frequent soteriological phrase (1:77; 3:3; 5:20-24; 7:47-49; 11:4; 17:3-4; 24:47). Must never share the ମୋକ୍ଷ/ମୁକ୍ତି root. Render with total consistency across every occurrence, parallel to the baseline’s Romans 1:16-17 consistency rule.
Release Captives
Approved rendering: ମୁକ୍ତି (ବନ୍ଦୀ ପାଇଁ)
Transliteration: mukti (bandī pāiṅ)
Doctrine: Good News to the Poor and Marginalized
Rejected alternatives: ମୁକ୍ତି (unbound, soul-liberation reading)
Original: ἄφεσις (literal sense)
Category: Salvation
New term, core-passage-critical (Luke 4:18). The literal-captive-release sense of ἄφεσις, the same Greek word Luke also uses for forgiveness of sins. Odia has no single word safely covering both senses without touching the forbidden ମୋକ୍ଷ/ମୁକ୍ତି family; binding ‘freedom’ explicitly to ‘prisoners’ narrows the risk. Mandatory theologian flag and translator note every occurrence.
Repentance
Approved rendering: ମନ-ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନ
Transliteration: mana-paribartana
Doctrine: Repentance and Forgiveness of Sins
Rejected alternatives: ଅନୁତାପ (mere remorse), ପ୍ରାୟଶ୍ଚିତ୍ତ (ritual penance)
Original: μετάνοια
Category: Salvation
New term. Luke 3:3, 8; 5:32; 13:1-5; 15:7, 10; 17:3-4; 24:47. Distinguish from ritual penance/karma-offsetting acts and from mere emotional remorse. Luke 13:1-5 explicitly denies suffering is proportional to guilt, directly countering karma-retribution readings.
Eternal Life
Approved rendering: ଅନନ୍ତ ଜୀବନ
Transliteration: ananta jībana
Doctrine: Eternal Life
Rejected alternatives: ମୋକ୍ଷ
Original: ζωὴ αἰώνιος
Category: Salvation
New term. Luke 10:25; 18:18, 30. Sharply distinguished from ମୋକ୍ଷ (rebirth-cycle liberation, extinction of selfhood, absorption into an impersonal ultimate reality); this is unbroken relational communion with the personal God through Christ.
Baptism
Approved rendering: ବାପ୍ତିସ୍ମ
Transliteration: bāptisma
Doctrine: Baptism
Rejected alternatives: ସ୍ନାନ (generic ritual bathing)
Original: βάπτισμα / βαπτίζω
Category: Sanctification
New term. Luke 3:3, 7, 12, 16, 21; 7:29; 12:50. Must be distinguished from daily purificatory bathing, Snana Yatra ceremonial image-bathing, and merit-generating Mahanadi river bathing; baptism marks a once-for-all repentance-response, not a repeatable purification rite.
Son Of Man
Approved rendering: ମନୁଷ୍ୟପୁତ୍ର
Transliteration: manuṣyaputra
Doctrine: Sonship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ମନୁଷ୍ୟ (mere human being)
Original: υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου
Category: Christology
New term. Luke 5:24; 6:5, 22; 7:34; 9:22, 26, 44, 58; 11:30; 12:8, 10, 40; 17:22-30; 18:8, 31; 19:10; 21:27, 36; 22:22, 48, 69; 24:7. Requires Daniel 7 background; never merely ‘a human being’; distinct from son_of_god.
Deity Of Christ
Approved rendering: ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟଙ୍କ ଦେବତ୍ୱ
Transliteration: Khrīṣṭaṅka debatva
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Original: n/a (thematic: υἱὸς θεοῦ, ἐξουσία, δόξα)
Category: Christology
New doctrine-name term. Thematic across Luke (1:32-35; 4:36; 5:24; 8:22-25; 9:35 ‘my Chosen One’). Not one deity among several venerated forms, nor a periodically renewed ritual image.
Sonship Of Christ
Approved rendering: ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ରତ୍ୱ
Transliteration: Khrīṣṭaṅka putratva
Doctrine: Sonship of Christ
Original: υἱός
Category: Christology
New doctrine-name term, built on baseline son_of_god. Luke 1:32, 35; 3:22, 38; 8:28; 22:70. Not a family-of-deities arrangement paralleling the Puri triad’s sibling structure.
Cross
Approved rendering: କ୍ରୁଶ
Transliteration: kruśa
Doctrine: The Cost and Joy of Discipleship
Original: σταυρός
Category: Discipleship
New term. Luke 9:23; 14:27; 23:26. ‘Take up his cross daily’ (9:23) is the Gospel’s clearest single statement of the cost of discipleship. Must retain full weight of costly, potentially fatal self-denial.
Anoint
Approved rendering: ଅଭିଷେକ କରିବା
Transliteration: abhiṣeka karibā
Doctrine: Messianic Anointing
Original: χρίω
Category: Christology
New term, core-passage-critical (Luke 4:18). ଅଭିଷେକ is the established Odia Bible term for OT royal/priestly anointing but is also the precise ritual term for Jagannath’s Snana Yatra ceremonial image-bathing. Mandatory translator note distinguishing the Spirit’s unique, once-for-all empowering of the Messiah from a repeated ritual bathing/renewal act.
Fulfilled
Approved rendering: ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ହେବା
Transliteration: pūrṇa hebā
Doctrine: Fulfillment of Prophecy
Original: πληρόω
Category: Covenant
New term, core-passage-critical (Luke 1:20; 4:21; 21:22, 24; 22:16; 24:44). Must convey a single decisive historical event, never assimilated to the cyclical, periodically-renewed pattern of Nabakalebara.
Devil
Approved rendering: ଶୟତାନ
Transliteration: Śayatāna
Doctrine: Power over Evil and Spiritual Authority
Rejected alternatives: ଭୂତ, ପିଶାଚ
Original: διάβολος
Category: Kingdom
New term (Luke 4:2-13; 8:12; 22:3). Retain transliteration to keep this figure clearly singular and personal, distinct from the folk category of malevolent spirits (bhuta, pisācha).
Love Agape
Approved rendering: ପ୍ରେମ
Transliteration: prema
Doctrine: Jesus’ Compassion and Table Fellowship with Sinners
Rejected alternatives: ଭକ୍ତି-ପ୍ରେମ (devotional love toward a deity)
Original: ἀγάπη / ἀγαπάω
Category: Faith
New term. Luke 6:27, 32, 35 (‘love your enemies’); 7:42, 47; 10:27; 11:42. Distinguished from ordinary affection and from bhakti-devotional love toward a deity; this is a command to love other human beings, including enemies.
Hades
Approved rendering: ହାଦେସ୍ / ମୃତ ଲୋକଙ୍କ ସ୍ଥାନ
Transliteration: Hādesa / mṛta lokaṅka sthāna
Doctrine: Afterlife and Final Judgment
Rejected alternatives: ପାତାଳ
Original: Ἅδης
Category: Eschatology
New term. Luke 10:15; 16:23. Avoid ପାତାଳ, the Puranic mythological underworld realm, not primarily a place of moral judgment.
Paradise
Approved rendering: ପାରାଦୀଶ
Transliteration: pārādīśa
Doctrine: Afterlife and Final Judgment
Rejected alternatives: ସ୍ୱର୍ଗ
Original: παράδεισος
Category: Eschatology
New term, climactic at the cross (Luke 23:43). Avoid ସ୍ୱର୍ଗ (svarga), a temporary, merit-exhaustible Puranic heaven — the opposite of immediate, secure, permanent presence with Christ. Mandatory translator note.
Overshadow
Approved rendering: ଛାୟା କରିବା
Transliteration: chāyā karibā
Doctrine: The Holy Spirit’s Work in Salvation History
New term identified in linguistic gap analysis; no prior registry entry. Luke 1:35 (‘the power of the Most High will overshadow you’). Must not read as a physical veiling ritual or periodic re-covering of a cult image; mandatory translator note.
Oppressed Crushed
Approved rendering: ନିପୀଡିତ
Transliteration: nipīḍita
Doctrine: Good News to the Poor and Marginalized
Rejected alternatives: ଦଳିତ (caste-politically loaded), ପେଷିତ
New term, core-passage-critical (τεθραυσμένος, Luke 4:18). The most literal Odia word, ଦଳିତ, is also the specific, politically charged contemporary term for the historically oppressed Dalit community. ନିପୀଡିତ preserves the social-liberation force of the core passage while avoiding an unplanned political statement. Mandatory joint theologian and native-speaker sign-off before first use.
High Risk Terms
Gospel
Approved rendering: ସୁସମାଚାର
Transliteration: susamācāra
Doctrine: Gospel
Rejected alternatives: ଖବର
Original: εὐαγγέλιον
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package. Established Odia Christian term (su- ‘good’ + samācāra ‘news’). In Luke the verb form εὐαγγελίζεσθαι (4:18, 43; 7:22; 8:1; 9:6; 20:1) must retain the compound verb ସୁସମାଚାର ପ୍ରଚାର କରିବା, not a generic ‘tell good news.’ Distinguish from the Panchasakha poets’ devotional ‘good teaching’ (Odia Bhagavata).
Grace
Approved rendering: କୃପା
Transliteration: kṛpā
Doctrine: Grace
Rejected alternatives: କର୍ମଫଳ, ପୁଣ୍ୟ
Original: χάρις
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package. In Luke, the Prodigal Son’s father restoring his son on the basis of compassion alone, before any repayment (15:20-24), is the key Lukan grace narrative, standing against the seba/bhoga ritual-offering economy of Jagannath devotion. Also 1:30; 2:40, 52; 4:22.
Faith
Approved rendering: ବିଶ୍ୱାସ
Transliteration: biśwāsa
Doctrine: Faith
Rejected alternatives: ଭକ୍ତି
Original: πίστις
Category: Faith
Inherited from Romans package. Personal trust in Christ specifically, distinct from ଭକ୍ତି devotional surrender toward Jagannath. Frequent in Luke (5:20; 7:9, 50; 8:25, 48; 17:5-6, 19; 18:8, 42; 22:32).
Called
Approved rendering: ଆହୂତ
Transliteration: āhūta
Doctrine: Divine Calling
Rejected alternatives: ନିମନ୍ତ୍ରିତ
Original: κλητός
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package. Context-sensitive per baseline note. Luke 1:32, 35, 76; 5:32; 15:19.
Calling
Approved rendering: ଆହ୍ୱାନ
Transliteration: āhwāna
Doctrine: Divine Calling
Original: κλῆσις
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package. Luke 5:1-11, 27-28; 9:59-62; 18:22 (implicit).
Holy
Approved rendering: ପବିତ୍ର
Transliteration: pabitra
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: ଶୁଦ୍ଧ
Original: ἅγιος
Category: Sanctification
Inherited from Romans package. Luke 1:15, 35, 49, 70, 72; 2:23.
Saints
Approved rendering: ପବିତ୍ର ଲୋକ
Transliteration: pabitra loka
Doctrine: Sainthood
Rejected alternatives: ସାଧୁ, ପଞ୍ଚସଖା
Original: ἅγιοι
Category: Church
Inherited from Romans package. Not a frequent Lukan noun (Luke uses ἅγιος mainly of the Spirit/God) but the framework applies wherever believers are named corporately.
Sanctification
Approved rendering: ପବିତ୍ରୀକରଣ
Transliteration: pabitrīkaraṇa
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: ଶୁଦ୍ଧିକରଣ
Original: ἁγιασμός
Category: Sanctification
Inherited from Romans package. Thematic in Luke 1:15 (John filled with the Holy Spirit from the womb).
Law
Approved rendering: ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥା
Transliteration: byabasthā
Doctrine: Sabbath and the Law
Rejected alternatives: ଧର୍ମ
Original: νόμος
Category: Covenant
Inherited from Romans package. Never ଧର୍ମ. Luke 2:22-27, 39; 5:14, 17; 6:2-9; 10:26; 16:16-17; 24:44.
Sin
Approved rendering: ପାପ
Transliteration: pāpa
Doctrine: Universal Human Accountability
Rejected alternatives: ଅଧର୍ମ
Original: ἁμαρτία
Category: Sin
Inherited from Romans package. Extremely frequent in Luke throughout the Gospel.
Glory
Approved rendering: ମହିମା
Transliteration: mahimā
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ତେଜ
Original: δόξα
Category: God
Inherited from Romans package. Luke 2:9, 14, 32; 9:31-32; 17:18; 19:38; 24:26.
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. Never ଶକ୍ତି. Luke 1:35; 4:14, 36; 5:17; 6:19; 8:46; 9:1; 10:19; 24:49.
Covenant
Approved rendering: ନିୟମ
Transliteration: niyama
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant
Rejected alternatives: ଚୁକ୍ତି
Original: διαθήκη
Category: Covenant
Inherited from Romans package. Luke 1:72; 22:20 (‘new covenant,’ ନୂତନ ନିୟମ, per the established OT/NT naming convention).
Election
Approved rendering: ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ମନୋନୟନ
Transliteration: Parameśwaraṅka Manonayana
Doctrine: Effectual Calling
Rejected alternatives: ଭାଗ୍ୟ, ନିୟତି
Original: ἐκλογή
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package. Luke 6:13 (choosing the Twelve); 9:35 (‘my Chosen One’).
Providence
Approved rendering: ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ପରିଚାଳନା
Transliteration: Parameśwaraṅka Paricāḷanā
Doctrine: Providence
Rejected alternatives: ଭାଗ୍ୟ, କର୍ମର ନିୟମ
Original: πρόνοια
Category: God
Inherited from Romans package. Luke 12:6-7, 22-31; 21:18. Vulnerable to being read through ଭାଗ୍ୟ (fate) or impersonal karma-law.
Abba
Approved rendering: ଆବ୍ବା
Transliteration: Ābbā
Doctrine: Adoption into God’s Family
Original: אַבָּא
Category: God
Inherited from Romans package. Not used verbatim in Luke but retained for cross-Gospel consistency.
Seed Of David
Approved rendering: ଦାଉଦଙ୍କ ବଂଶରୁ
Transliteration: Dāudaṅka Baṃśaru
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant
Original: σπέρμα Δαυίδ
Category: Covenant
Inherited from Romans package. Luke 1:27, 32, 69; 2:4; 3:31.
Redemption
Approved rendering: ଉଦ୍ଧାର
Transliteration: uddhāra
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: ମୋକ୍ଷ, ମୁକ୍ତି
Original: λύτρωσις / ἀπολύτρωσις
Category: Salvation
New term. Luke 1:68; 2:38 (implicit); 21:28. Avoid ମୋକ୍ଷ/ମୁକ୍ତି; kept distinct from ପରିତ୍ରାଣ (salvation) and from ପାପ କ୍ଷମା (forgiveness/release). Zechariah’s prophecy (1:68) frames God’s coming act as a costly rescue, not a casual release.
Table Fellowship
Approved rendering: ସହଭୋଜନ
Transliteration: sahabhojana
Doctrine: Jesus’ Compassion and Table Fellowship with Sinners
Original: συνεσθίω / συνανάκειμαι
Category: Church
New term. Luke 5:29-30; 7:36-50; 11:37; 14:1, 7-24; 15:1-2, 22-24; 19:5-7; 22:14-30; 24:30. Compare/contrast with Odisha’s Ananda Bazaar caste-crossing mahaprasad tradition — real convergence, but Luke’s table scenes admit no outsider exclusion at all, a theological surplus that must not be flattened away.
Humanity Of Christ
Approved rendering: ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟଙ୍କ ମାନବତା
Transliteration: Khrīṣṭaṅka mānabatā
Doctrine: Humanity of Christ
Original: n/a (thematic: σοφία, growth, flesh)
Category: Christology
New term/theme. Luke 2:40, 52 (grows ‘in wisdom’); 4:2 (hungry); 19:41 (wept). Affirms genuine human development alongside deity, not a roughly-carved ritual representation, not an illusory appearance.
Davidic Covenant
Approved rendering: ଦାଉଦଙ୍କ ନିୟମ
Transliteration: Dāudaṅka Niyama
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant
Original: n/a (thematic: σπέρμα Δαυίδ, θρόνος Δαυίδ)
Category: Covenant
New doctrine-name term, built on baseline covenant/david/seed_of_david. Luke 1:27, 32, 69; 2:4, 11; 3:31; 20:41-44. Requires OT background; no structural equivalent in Odia Vaishnav devotional tradition.
Ascension
Approved rendering: ଉର୍ଦ୍ଧ୍ୱଗମନ
Transliteration: urdhwagamana
Doctrine: Ascension and Exaltation of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ସ୍ୱର୍ଗାରୋହଣ (pending confirmation; shares svarga-root collision)
Original: ἀνάληψις
Category: Christology
New term (Luke 24:50-53). ସ୍ୱର୍ଗାରୋହଣ shares the svarga-root flagged Critical under paradise; ଉର୍ଦ୍ଧ୍ୱଗମନ (‘upward going’) is the lower-risk default pending confirmation against any pre-existing fixed Odia Bible convention.
Compassion
Approved rendering: ଅନୁକମ୍ପା
Transliteration: anukampā
Doctrine: Jesus’ Compassion and Table Fellowship with Sinners
Rejected alternatives: କରୁଣା
Original: σπλαγχνίζομαι
Category: God
New term. Luke 7:13 (widow of Nain); 10:33 (Good Samaritan); 15:20 (the father). Avoid କରୁଣା, which carries Buddhist and bhakti devotional-compassion associations; anchor concretely in Jesus’ specific, personal, embodied reactions.
Passover
Approved rendering: ନିସ୍ତାର ପର୍ବ
Transliteration: nistāra parba
Doctrine: New Covenant and the Lord’s Supper
Original: πάσχα
Category: Covenant
New term (Luke 2:41; 22:1, 7-8, 11, 13, 15). Requires Exodus background; must not be conflated with regional festivals despite structural deliverance/renewal parallels.
Acceptable Year
Approved rendering: ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ଗ୍ରାହ୍ୟ ବର୍ଷ
Transliteration: Prabhunkara grāhya barṣa
Doctrine: Kingdom of God Present and Future
Original: ἐνιαυτὸν Κυρίου δεκτόν
Category: Kingdom
New term, core-passage-critical (Luke 4:19). No structural equivalent to the OT Jubilee exists in Odia culture. Must not be assimilated to any periodic ritual-renewal pattern (cf. Nabakalebara) — proclaimed once, decisively, as arrived.
Demon
Approved rendering: ଦୁଷ୍ଟାତ୍ମା
Transliteration: duṣṭātmā
Doctrine: Power over Evil and Spiritual Authority
Rejected alternatives: ଭୂତ
Original: δαιμόνιον
Category: Kingdom
New term (Luke 4:33-36, 41; 8:2, 26-39; 9:1, 37-43; 10:17; 11:14-20). Avoid the folk term ଭୂତ (ghost/ancestral-spirit category).
Poor
Approved rendering: ଦରିଦ୍ର
Transliteration: daridra
Doctrine: Good News to the Poor and Marginalized
Rejected alternatives: ଗରିବ
Original: πτωχός
Category: Kingdom
New term, core-passage-critical (4:18) and pervasive (1:52-53; 6:20; 7:22; 14:13, 21; 16:20-22; 18:22; 19:8; 21:1-4). Guard against karma-framework readings of poverty; teach God’s initiating, unearned favor.
Mammon
Approved rendering: ମାମୋନ (ଧନ)
Transliteration: māmona (dhana)
Doctrine: Wealth and Poverty Reversal
Rejected alternatives: ଧନ (bare noun, loses personification)
Original: μαμωνᾶς
Category: Kingdom
New term. Luke 16:9, 11, 13. Kept as transliterated loanword plus gloss so it is not read as the proper name of a regional deity. Requires translator note.
Disciple
Approved rendering: ଶିଷ୍ୟ
Transliteration: śiṣya
Doctrine: The Cost and Joy of Discipleship
Original: μαθητής
Category: Faith
New term; established but shares its root with the guru-śiṣya tradition (self-chosen path to personal attainment). Retain ଶିଷ୍ୟ, but teaching must consistently frame discipleship to Jesus as response to his sovereign, exclusive call. Frequent throughout Luke.
Temple Jerusalem
Approved rendering: ମନ୍ଦିର / ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ଗୃହ
Transliteration: mandira / Parameśwaraṅka gṛha
Doctrine: Inspiration of Scripture
Rejected alternatives: ଦେଉଳ
Original: ναός / ἱερόν
Category: Covenant
New term. Luke 1:9, 21-22; 2:27, 37, 46; 4:9; 18:10; 19:45-47; 20:1; 21:5, 37-38; 24:53. Historically distinct from both ମଣ୍ଡଳୀ and Puri’s ଦେଉଳ; use ମନ୍ଦିର only with clear narrative framing or prefer ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ଗୃହ.
Fasting
Approved rendering: ଉପବାସ
Transliteration: upabāsa
Doctrine: The Cost and Joy of Discipleship
Original: νηστεία
Category: Discipleship
New term (Luke 2:37; 5:33-35; 18:12). Shared vocabulary for Hindu ritual fasting tied to deity-days (e.g., Ekadashi); teach as voluntary, occasional, non-merit-generating discipline.
Almsgiving
Approved rendering: ଦାନ (ଦରିଦ୍ରଙ୍କୁ ଦାନ)
Transliteration: dāna (daridrankū dāna)
Doctrine: Good News to the Poor and Marginalized
Rejected alternatives: ଭିକ୍ଷା
New term identified in gap analysis. Luke 11:41; 12:33. ଭିକ୍ଷା carries a merit-transaction connotation (giving to sadhus/mendicants for religious credit) parallel to the baseline grace/seba-bhoga caution; ଦାନ with explicit ‘to the poor’ gloss avoids this.
Medium Risk Terms
Apostle
Approved rendering: ପ୍ରେରିତ
Transliteration: prerita
Doctrine: Apostleship
Rejected alternatives: ଗୁରୁ
Original: ἀπόστολος
Category: Church
Inherited from Romans package. Distinguish from a generic guru or hereditary temple-functionary (pandaa/sevayat) role. Luke 6:13; 9:10; 11:49; 17:5; 22:14; 24:10.
Peace
Approved rendering: ଶାନ୍ତି
Transliteration: śānti
Doctrine: Peace with God
Rejected alternatives: ମନ ଶାନ୍ତି
Original: εἰρήνη
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package. Luke 1:79; 2:14, 29; 7:50; 8:48; 10:5-6; 19:38, 42; 24:36.
Spiritual Gifts
Approved rendering: ଆତ୍ମିକ ଦାନ
Transliteration: ātmika dāna
Doctrine: Spiritual Gifts
Rejected alternatives: ବର
Original: χαρίσματα
Category: Church
Inherited from Romans package. Thematic in Luke 24:49’s promised empowerment for mission.
Church
Approved rendering: ମଣ୍ଡଳୀ
Transliteration: maṇḍaḷī
Doctrine: Church as God’s People
Rejected alternatives: ମନ୍ଦିର, ଦେଉଳ
Original: ἐκκλησία
Category: Church
Inherited from Romans package. Not a noun used within the Gospel of Luke itself (reserved for Acts) but retained for consistency across the two-volume Luke-Acts corpus. Never ମନ୍ଦିର/ଦେଉଳ.
Kingdom Of God
Approved rendering: ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ରାଜ୍ୟ
Transliteration: Parameśwaraṅka Rājya
Doctrine: Kingdom of God Present and Future
Original: βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ
Category: Kingdom
Inherited from Romans package. Central curriculum doctrine, extremely frequent (4:43; 6:20; 7:28; 8:1, 10; 9:2, 27, 60, 62; 10:9, 11; 11:20; 12:31-32; 13:18-29; 14:15; 16:16; 17:20-21; 18:16-29; 19:11; 21:31; 22:16-18; 23:42). At 17:20-21 prefer corporate/relational ‘in your midst’ over an individualistic-interior rendering.
Gentiles
Approved rendering: ଅନ୍ୟଜାତି
Transliteration: anyajāti
Doctrine: Unity of Jews and Gentiles
Rejected alternatives: ବିଦେଶୀ
Original: ἔθνη
Category: Church
Inherited from Romans package. Luke 2:32; 21:24; 24:47 (‘all nations,’ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη).
Intercession
Approved rendering: ମଧ୍ୟସ୍ଥତା
Transliteration: madhyasthatā
Doctrine: Prayer and Intercession
Original: ὑπερεντυγχάνει / ἔντευξις
Category: Faith
Inherited from Romans package. Luke 22:32 (Jesus prays for Peter); 23:34.
Mission
Approved rendering: ମିଶନ / ସୁସମାଚାର ପ୍ରଚାର
Transliteration: miśana / susamācāra pracāra
Doctrine: Mission to the Nations
Original: ἀποστολή / πέμπω
Category: Kingdom
Inherited from Romans package. Luke 9:1-6; 10:1-12; 24:47-49. Be sensitive to colonial-era connotation and to regional pride around Jagannath devotion as Odia cultural identity.
David
Approved rendering: ଦାଉଦ
Transliteration: Dāuda
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant
Original: Δαβίδ
Category: Covenant
Inherited from Romans package. Luke 1:27, 32, 69; 2:4, 11; 3:31; 6:3; 18:38-39; 20:41-44.
Israel
Approved rendering: ଇସ୍ରାଏଲ
Transliteration: Isrāela
Doctrine: Unity of Jews and Gentiles
Original: יִשְׂרָאֵל
Category: Covenant
Inherited from Romans package. Luke 1:16, 54, 68, 80; 2:25, 32, 34; 4:25, 27; 7:9; 22:30; 24:21.
Sinner
Approved rendering: ପାପୀ
Transliteration: pāpī
Doctrine: Jesus’ Compassion and Table Fellowship with Sinners
Original: ἁμαρτωλός
Category: Church
New term. Luke 5:8, 30, 32; 6:32-34; 7:34, 37, 39; 15:1-2, 7, 10; 18:13; 19:7. Names moral standing before God, not a caste/social-outcast label per se.
Tax Collector
Approved rendering: ଉପକର ସଂଗ୍ରାହକ
Transliteration: upakara saṅgrāhaka
Doctrine: Jesus’ Compassion and Table Fellowship with Sinners
Original: τελώνης
Category: Church
New term. Luke 3:12; 5:27-30; 7:29, 34; 15:1; 18:10-14; 19:2. Historically-anchored despised profession; keep grounded in period context.
Synagogue
Approved rendering: ସମାଜଗୃହ
Transliteration: samājagṛha
Doctrine: Inspiration of Scripture
Rejected alternatives: ମଣ୍ଡଳୀ, ମନ୍ଦିର, ଦେଉଳ
Original: συναγωγή
Category: Church
New term, core-passage-relevant (Luke 4:16, 20, 28, 33, 38, 44; 6:6; 7:5; 13:10). Must not be rendered ମଣ୍ଡଳୀ (church, baseline) nor ମନ୍ଦିର/ଦେଉଳ (forbidden Jagannath-temple terms). Requires brief explanatory note.
Samaritan
Approved rendering: ଶମରୀୟ
Transliteration: Śamarīya
Doctrine: Jesus as Savior for All Nations and All People
Original: Σαμαρίτης
Category: Church
New term. Luke 9:52-53; 10:33; 17:16. Jesus deliberately makes the despised outsider the moral hero and the grateful believer; requires historical-background teaching.
Neighbor
Approved rendering: ପ୍ରତିବାସୀ
Transliteration: pratibāsī
Doctrine: Jesus as Savior for All Nations and All People
Original: πλησίον
Category: Church
New term. Luke 10:27, 29, 36. Teaching must stress the Good Samaritan parable’s deliberate boundary-crossing shock value, paralleling the baseline’s Ananda Bazaar/Puri temple-access caution.
Widow
Approved rendering: ବିଧବା
Transliteration: bidhabā
Doctrine: Good News to the Poor and Marginalized
Original: χήρα
Category: Church
New term. Luke 2:37; 4:25-26; 7:12; 18:1-8; 20:47; 21:1-4. Enduring social stigma toward widows in Odia culture sharpens the doctrinal point.
Most High
Approved rendering: ମହାନ ପରମେଶ୍ୱର
Transliteration: mahāna Parameśwara
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ଠାକୁର, ଭଗବାନ
Original: Ὕψιστος
Category: God
New term. Luke 1:32, 35, 76; 6:35; 8:28. Build on baseline god (ପରମେଶ୍ୱର); never ଠାକୁର/ଭଗବାନ.
Mercy
Approved rendering: ଦୟା
Transliteration: dayā
Doctrine: Grace
Rejected alternatives: କରୁଣା (abstract cosmic sense)
Original: ἔλεος
Category: God
New term. Luke 1:50, 54, 58, 72, 78; 10:37; 18:38-39. Distinguish from a deity’s occasional favor granted in exchange for devotion or offering.
Sabbath
Approved rendering: ସାବ୍ବାତ
Transliteration: sābbāta
Doctrine: Sabbath and the Law
Rejected alternatives: ବିଶ୍ରାମ ଦିନ (generic ‘day off’)
Original: Σάββατον
Category: Covenant
New term (Luke 4:16, 31; 6:1-9; 13:10-16; 14:1-6; 23:54, 56). Requires OT background; do not conflate with a generic day off.
Angel
Approved rendering: ଦୂତ / ସ୍ୱର୍ଗଦୂତ
Transliteration: dūta / swargadūta
Doctrine: The Holy Spirit’s Work in Salvation History
Original: ἄγγελος
Category: God
New term. Luke 1:11-38; 2:9-15; 22:43; 24:23. The swarga- prefix carries mild Puranic-heaven overtones but is established Odia Christian convention; flag for awareness, not rejection.
Today
Approved rendering: ଆଜି
Transliteration: āji
Doctrine: Kingdom of God Present and Future
Original: σήμερον
Category: Kingdom
New term. Luke 2:11; 4:21; 5:26; 13:32-33; 19:5, 9; 23:43. Theological weight (in-breaking kingdom) must be carried by surrounding teaching.
Tribulation
Approved rendering: ସଙ୍କଟ
Transliteration: saṅkaṭa
Doctrine: Kingdom of God Present and Future
Rejected alternatives: କ୍ଲେଶ
Original: θλῖψις
Category: Kingdom
New term (Luke 21:23, 25-26). Avoid କ୍ଲେଶ, loaded in Hindu/Buddhist thought as karma-generating mental affliction.
Authority
Approved rendering: ଅଧିକାର
Transliteration: adhikāra
Doctrine: Power over Evil and Spiritual Authority
Rejected alternatives: ସାମର୍ଥ୍ୟ, ଶକ୍ତି
Original: ἐξουσία
Category: Kingdom
New term. Luke 4:32, 36; 5:24; 9:1; 10:19; 20:2, 8, 20; 22:53; 23:7. Distinct from ସାମର୍ଥ୍ୟ (baseline power_of_god) and forbidden ଶକ୍ତି — denotes right/standing to act, not raw might.
Temptation
Approved rendering: ପରୀକ୍ଷା
Transliteration: parīkṣā
Doctrine: Prayer and Dependence on God
Original: πειρασμός
Category: Faith
New term (Luke 4:1-13; 8:13; 11:4; 22:28, 40, 46). Same word ordinarily means a school ‘exam’; context must clarify the spiritual sense.
Rich
Approved rendering: ଧନୀ
Transliteration: dhanī
Doctrine: Wealth and Poverty Reversal
Original: πλούσιος
Category: Kingdom
New term (Luke 1:53; 6:24; 12:16; 14:12; 16:1, 19, 21-22; 18:23, 25; 19:2; 21:1). Teach the reversal motif; wealth must not be equated with divine favor.
Humility Exaltation
Approved rendering: ନମ୍ର / ଉନ୍ନତ କରିବା
Transliteration: namra / unnata karibā
Doctrine: Wealth and Poverty Reversal
Original: ταπεινός / ὑψόω
Category: Kingdom
New term. Luke 1:52; 14:11; 18:14. Social-reversal principle running throughout Luke.
Leper
Approved rendering: କୁଷ୍ଠୀ / କୁଷ୍ଠ ରୋଗ
Transliteration: kuṣṭhī / kuṣṭha roga
Doctrine: Good News to the Poor and Marginalized
Original: λεπρός / λέπρα
Category: Kingdom
New term. Luke 5:12-14; 7:22; 17:11-19. Resonates with region’s own purity-exclusion dynamics; teach in contrast per baseline’s holiness/purity distinction.
Lost
Approved rendering: ହଜିଥିବା
Transliteration: hajithibā
Doctrine: Repentance and Forgiveness of Sins
Original: ἀπολωλός
Category: Salvation
New term. Luke 15:4, 6, 8-9, 17, 24, 32; 19:10. The three parables of Luke 15 center on God’s initiating, seeking love for ‘the lost.‘
Joy
Approved rendering: ଆନନ୍ଦ
Transliteration: ānanda
Doctrine: The Cost and Joy of Discipleship
Original: χαρά
Category: Faith
New term; recurring Lukan keyword (1:14, 44; 2:10; 6:23; 8:13; 10:17, 21; 15:7, 10, 32; 19:6, 37; 24:41, 52). Also a major Hindu bliss-theology term (sat-cit-ānanda); anchor concretely to God’s specific saving acts.
Witness
Approved rendering: ସାକ୍ଷୀ
Transliteration: sākṣī
Doctrine: Mission to the Nations and Evangelism
Original: μαρτυρία / μάρτυς
Category: Kingdom
New term (Luke 24:48). Reuses baseline mission/evangelism framing.
Follow
Approved rendering: ଅନୁସରଣ କରିବା
Transliteration: anusaraṇa karibā
Doctrine: The Cost and Joy of Discipleship
Original: ἀκολουθέω
Category: Faith
New term (Luke 5:11, 27-28; 9:23, 57-62; 18:22, 28, 43).
Word Of God
Approved rendering: ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ବାକ୍ୟ
Transliteration: Parameśwaraṅka Bākya
Doctrine: Inspiration of Scripture
Original: λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ
Category: Covenant
New term (Luke 5:1; 8:11, 21; 11:28).
Parable
Approved rendering: ଦୃଷ୍ଟାନ୍ତ
Transliteration: dṛṣṭānta
Doctrine: Inspiration of Scripture
Original: παραβολή
Category: Covenant
New term, frequent throughout Luke. Distinguish from generic Panchasakha-style devotional illustrative storytelling as Jesus’ own distinct authoritative teaching form.
Prayer
Approved rendering: ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା
Transliteration: prārthanā
Doctrine: Prayer and Dependence on God
Documentation gap now formalized: common word not previously in translation memory despite naming a curriculum doctrine. Luke 1:13; 3:21; 5:16; 6:12; 9:18, 28-29; 11:1-13; 18:1-14; 19:46; 22:39-46. Distinguish sustained relational address to the Father from ritual formula-recitation and from bhoga mediated through temple priests.
Anxiety
Approved rendering: ଚିନ୍ତା / ଉଦ୍ବେଗ
Transliteration: cintā / udbigna
Doctrine: Prayer and Dependence on God
New term identified in gap analysis, the deliberate foil to dependence on God. Luke 12:22-31.
Agony
Approved rendering: ପ୍ରାଣ ସଙ୍କଟରେ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା
Transliteration: prāṇa saṅkaṭare prārthanā
Doctrine: Prayer and Dependence on God
New descriptive phrase identified in gap analysis for Luke 22:44 (Gethsemane). Kept descriptive rather than a single noun to preserve intensity without an unfamiliar compound.
Inheritance
Approved rendering: ଉତ୍ତରାଧିକାର
Transliteration: uttarādhikāra
Doctrine: Eternal Life
New term identified in gap analysis. Luke 15:12; 18:18, 30. Kept distinct from ଅଧିକାର (reserved for authority, ἐξουσία).
Disabled
Approved rendering: ଚଳନଶକ୍ତିହୀନ
Transliteration: caḷanaśaktihīna
Doctrine: Good News to the Poor and Marginalized
New term identified in gap analysis. Luke 14:13, 21 (Great Banquet guest list). Avoid any term implying karmic-cause disability.
Low Risk Terms
Thanksgiving
Approved rendering: ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ ସ୍ତୁତି
Transliteration: dhanyabāda stuti
Doctrine: Thanksgiving
Original: εὐχαριστία
Category: Faith
Inherited from Romans package. Luke 2:38 (Anna); 17:16; 18:11; 22:17, 19.
Fellowship
Approved rendering: ସହଭାଗିତା
Transliteration: sahabhāgitā
Doctrine: Christian Fellowship
Rejected alternatives: ମିତ୍ରତା
Original: κοινωνία
Category: Church
Inherited from Romans package. Thematic across Luke’s table-fellowship scenes; see also new term table_fellowship for the sharper Lukan sense.
Prophet
Approved rendering: ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ବକ୍ତା
Transliteration: bhabiṣyadbaktā
Doctrine: Inspiration of Scripture
Rejected alternatives: ଜ୍ୟୋତିଷୀ
Original: προφήτης
Category: Covenant
Inherited from Romans package. Luke 1:76; 3:4; 4:24, 27; 7:16, 26, 39; 9:8, 19; 11:47-50; 13:33-34; 16:29-31; 20:6; 24:19, 25, 27.
Prophecy
Approved rendering: ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ବାଣୀ
Transliteration: bhabiṣyadbāṇī
Doctrine: Fulfillment of Prophecy
Rejected alternatives: ଗଣନା
Original: προφητεία
Category: Covenant
Inherited from Romans package. Luke 1:67; core passage background at 4:21.
Exhort
Approved rendering: ଉତ୍ସାହିତ କରିବା
Transliteration: utsāhita karibā
Doctrine: Mutual Edification
Original: παρακαλέω
Category: Faith
Inherited from Romans package. Luke 3:18 (John exhorts the crowds).
Genealogy
Approved rendering: ବଂଶାବଳୀ
Transliteration: baṅśābalī
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant
Original: γενεαλογία
Category: Covenant
New term (Luke 3:23-38). Grounds the Davidic Covenant doctrine and universal human solidarity relevant to Savior for All Nations.
Circumcision
Approved rendering: ପରିଚ୍ଛେଦନ
Transliteration: paricchedana
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant
Rejected alternatives: ସୁନ୍ନତ
Original: περιτομή
Category: Covenant
New term (Luke 1:59; 2:21). Requires OT covenant-background teaching.
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