Core Glossary
Core Glossary — John (Turkish)
Given John’s theological density and near-total independence from the Synoptic triple-tradition,
this glossary lists all 18 highest-priority terms; see 07_semantic_analysis.md for full
discussion.
| # | English term | Greek | First occurrence(s) | Turkish rendering | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | in the beginning was the Word | Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος | 1:1 | Başlangıçta Söz vardı | NEW | Sharpest tawhid confrontation, engaging Islamic kalam theology’s own eternal-Kelâm concept. |
| 2 | the Word became flesh | ὁ λόγος σὰρξ ἐγένετο | 1:14 | Söz insan olup aramızda yaşadı | NEW | Foundational incarnation statement of the entire New Testament. |
| 3 | the Lamb of God | ὁ ἀμνὸς τοῦ θεοῦ | 1:29 | Tanrı Kuzusu | NEW | Passover and Isaiah 53 typology. |
| 4 | born from above | γεννηθῇ ἄνωθεν | 3:3, 7 | yeniden doğmadıkça | NEW | Deliberate Greek ambiguity (again/from above), not fully captured by a single Turkish word. |
| 5 | God so loved the world | Οὕτως γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν κόσμον | 3:16 | Tanrı dünyayı o kadar sevdi ki | NEW | Among the most universally known verses in Christian scripture. |
| 6 | worship in spirit and truth | ἐν πνεύματι καὶ ἀληθείᾳ προσκυνεῖν | 4:24 | ruhta ve gerçekte tapmak | NEW | — |
| 7 | equality with the Father | ὁ πατήρ μου ἕως ἄρτι ἐργάζεται, κἀγὼ ἐργάζομαι | 5:17-18 | Babam çalışmaktadır, ben de çalışıyorum | NEW | Functions through narrative interpretation of the opponents’ reaction. |
| 8 | the seven “I am” statements | ἐγώ εἰμι | 6:35; 8:12; 10:7, 9, 11, 14; 11:25; 14:6; 15:1, 5 | Ben’im (fixed emphatic construction) | NEW | Taught as one unified theological structure echoing Exodus 3:14. |
| 9 | before Abraham was, I am | πρὶν Ἀβραὰμ γενέσθαι ἐγὼ εἰμί | 8:58 | İbrahim doğmadan önce ben varım | NEW | The most direct deity claim in the Gospel. |
| 10 | I and the Father are one | ἐγὼ καὶ ὁ πατὴρ ἕν ἐσμεν | 10:30 | Ben ve Baba biriz | NEW | Provokes an immediate stoning attempt for blasphemy. |
| 11 | new commandment / foot washing | ἐντολὴν καινὴν δίδωμι | 13:34 | Size yeni bir buyruk veriyorum | NEW | Kept as one unified teaching unit with the foot-washing act. |
| 12 | the way, the truth, and the life | Ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ ὁδὸς καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια καὶ ἡ ζωή | 14:6 | Yol, gerçek ve yaşam Ben’im | NEW | Exclusivity claim requires interfaith pastoral care. |
| 13 | the Paraclete/Holy Spirit | ὁ παράκλητος | 14:16-16:15 | Yardımcı | NEW | Broader semantic range than any single Turkish word conveys. |
| 14 | high priestly prayer, unity | ἵνα ὦσιν ἓν καθὼς ἡμεῖς | 17:1-26 | onlar da bizim gibi bir olsunlar | NEW | Extends the Ephesians/Colossians unity material, grounded in the Father-Son relationship. |
| 15 | it is finished | Τετέλεσται | 19:30 | Tamamlandı | NEW | Perfect-tense completion with commercial/legal connotations. |
| 16 | my Lord and my God | Ὁ κύριός μου καὶ ὁ θεός μου | 20:28 | Rabbim ve Tanrım! | NEW | Forms an inclusio with 1:1; the most explicit direct address of Jesus as God. |
| 17 | the Gospel’s stated purpose | ἵνα πιστεύ[σ]ητε | 20:30-31 | İsa’nın… Mesih olduğuna iman edesiniz diye | NEW | The interpretive key to the whole book. |
| 18 | born of God | ἐκ θεοῦ ἐγεννήθησαν | 1:13 | Tanrı’dan doğmuşlardır | NEW | Anticipates chapter 3’s born-again teaching; emphasizes God’s initiative alone. |
Coverage confirmation
18 glossary entries span the full 21-chapter sweep: chapter 1 (rows 1-4, 18), chapter 3 (rows 4-5),
chapter 4 (row 6), chapter 5 (row 7), chapters 6-15 (rows 8-14), chapter 19 (row 15), chapter 20
(rows 16-17). The woman-caught-in-adultery textual note (7:53-8:11) is documented in
07_semantic_analysis.md and assets/bible_term_registry.json but carries no independent
translation, consistent with the Mark 16:9-20 pattern.
Critical Risk Terms
In The Beginning Was The Word
Approved rendering: Başlangıçta Söz vardı, Söz Tanrı’yla birlikteydi, Söz Tanrı’ydı
Transliteration: bahsh-lahn-guh-JUH-tah surz vahr-DUH
Doctrine: The Prologue: The Word Made Flesh
Original: Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος
Category: Christology
John 1:1. Sharpest tawhid confrontation; engages Islamic kalam theology’s own eternal-Kelâm concept without implying equivalence of content.
Word Became Flesh
Approved rendering: Söz insan olup aramızda yaşadı
Transliteration: surz een-SAHN oh-LOOP ah-rah-muhz-DAH yah-shah-DUH
Doctrine: The Prologue: The Word Made Flesh
Original: Καὶ ὁ λόγος σὰρξ ἐγένετο καὶ ἐσκήνωσεν ἐν ἡμῖν
Category: Christology
John 1:14. Foundational incarnation statement of the entire New Testament.
Lamb Of God
Approved rendering: İşte, dünyanın günahını ortadan kaldıran Tanrı Kuzusu!
Transliteration: eesh-TEH, dyoon-yah-NUHN goo-nah-huh-NUH ohr-tah-DAHN kahl-duh-RAHN tahn-RUH koo-zoo-SOO
Doctrine: The Lamb of God
Original: Ἴδε ὁ ἀμνὸς τοῦ θεοῦ ὁ αἴρων τὴν ἁμαρτίαν τοῦ κόσμου
Category: Salvation
John 1:29. Passover and Isaiah 53 typology.
Born From Above
Approved rendering: yeniden doğmadıkça
Transliteration: yeh-nee-DEHN doh-mah-duhk-CHAH
Doctrine: New Birth / Born from Above
Original: γεννηθῇ ἄνωθεν
Category: Salvation
John 3:3, 7. Deliberate Greek ambiguity (again/from above) not fully captured by German-analogous single word.
God So Loved The World
Approved rendering: Çünkü Tanrı dünyayı o kadar sevdi ki, biricik Oğlu’nu verdi
Transliteration: chyoon-KYOO tahn-RUH dyoon-yah-YUH oh kah-DAHR sehv-DEE kee
Doctrine: God’s Love for the World
Original: Οὕτως γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν κόσμον, ὥστε τὸν υἱὸν τὸν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν
Category: Salvation
John 3:16. Among the most universally known verses in Christian scripture; match established phrasing exactly.
Worship In Spirit And Truth
Approved rendering: Tanrı ruhtur, O’na tapanlar da ruhta ve gerçekte tapmalıdır
Transliteration: tahn-RUH rooh-TOOR, oh-NAH tah-pahn-LAHR dah rooh-TAH veh gehr-chehk-TEH tahp-mah-luh-DUHR
Doctrine: True Worship in Spirit and Truth
Original: πνεῦμα ὁ θεός, καὶ τοὺς προσκυνοῦντας αὐτὸν ἐν πνεύματι καὶ ἀληθείᾳ δεῖ προσκυνεῖν
Category: Doctrine
John 4:24. Handle Jewish/Samaritan tension with historical specificity.
Equality With The Father
Approved rendering: Babam hâlâ çalışmaktadır, ben de çalışıyorum
Transliteration: bah-BAHM hah-LAH chah-luhsh-mahk-tah-DUHR
Doctrine: Jesus’ Equality with the Father
Original: ὁ πατήρ μου ἕως ἄρτι ἐργάζεται, κἀγὼ ἐργάζομαι
Category: Christology
John 5:17-18. Functions through narrative interpretation of the opponents’ reaction.
Seven I Am Statements
Approved rendering: Ben’im
Transliteration: beh-NEEM
Doctrine: The Seven ‘I Am’ Statements
Original: ἐγώ εἰμι
Category: Christology
John 6:35; 8:12; 10:7,9; 10:11,14; 11:25; 14:6; 15:1,5. Fixed rendering required across all seven occurrences.
Before Abraham I Am
Approved rendering: İbrahim doğmadan önce ben varım
Transliteration: eeb-rah-HEEM doh-mah-DAHN urn-JEH behn vah-RUHM
Doctrine: The Direct Divine Name Claim: Before Abraham, I Am
Original: πρὶν Ἀβραὰμ γενέσθαι ἐγὼ εἰμί
Category: Christology
John 8:58. The most direct deity claim in the Gospel.
I And The Father Are One
Approved rendering: Ben ve Baba biriz
Transliteration: behn veh bah-BAH bee-REEZ
Doctrine: I and the Father Are One
Original: ἐγὼ καὶ ὁ πατὴρ ἕν ἐσμεν
Category: Christology
John 10:30. Provokes a stoning attempt explicitly for blasphemy.
New Commandment
Approved rendering: Size yeni bir buyruk veriyorum: birbirinizi sevin
Transliteration: see-ZEH yeh-NEE beer booy-ROOK veh-ree-yoh-ROOM
Doctrine: The New Commandment and Foot Washing
Original: ἐντολὴν καινὴν δίδωμι ὑμῖν, ἵνα ἀγαπᾶτε ἀλλήλους
Category: Ethics
John 13:34. Keep the foot-washing act and the love command as one unified teaching unit.
Way Truth Life Exclusivity
Approved rendering: Yol, gerçek ve yaşam Ben’im. Baba’ya ancak benim aracılığımla gelinir
Transliteration: yohl, gehr-CHEHK veh yah-SHAHM beh-NEEM
Doctrine: The Exclusivity of Christ: The Way, Truth, and Life
Original: Ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ ὁδὸς καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια καὶ ἡ ζωή· οὐδεὶς ἔρχεται πρὸς τὸν πατέρα εἰ μὴ δι᾽ ἐμοῦ
Category: Christology
John 14:6. Must remain intact with full exclusive force; pastoral/interfaith sensitivity required.
High Priestly Prayer Unity
Approved rendering: onlar da bizim gibi bir olsunlar
Transliteration: ohn-LAHR dah bee-ZEEM gee-BEE beer ohl-soon-LAHR
Doctrine: The High Priestly Prayer: Unity
Original: ἵνα ὦσιν ἓν καθὼς ἡμεῖς
Category: Church
John 17:1-26. Extends the ecclesiological unity material from Ephesians and Colossians.
It Is Finished
Approved rendering: Tamamlandı
Transliteration: tah-mahm-lahn-DUH
Doctrine: It Is Finished: The Completed Atonement
Rejected alternatives: bitti (too weak, loses the completion sense)
Original: Τετέλεσται
Category: Salvation
John 19:30. Perfect-tense completion with commercial/legal connotations.
My Lord And My God
Approved rendering: Rabbim ve Tanrım!
Transliteration: rahb-BEEM veh tahn-RUHM
Doctrine: Thomas’s Confession: My Lord and My God
Original: Ὁ κύριός μου καὶ ὁ θεός μου
Category: Christology
John 20:28. Forms an inclusio with 1:1; the most explicit direct address of Jesus as God in the Gospels.
High Risk Terms
Paraclete
Approved rendering: Yardımcı
Transliteration: yahr-duhm-JUH
Doctrine: The Paraclete/Holy Spirit
Original: ὁ παράκλητος
Category: Holy Spirit
John 14:16-16:15. Broader advocate/counselor sense noted for teaching material.
Gospels Stated Purpose
Approved rendering: İsa’nın, Tanrı’nın Oğlu Mesih olduğuna iman edesiniz ve iman ederek O’nun adıyla yaşama kavuşasınız diye yazılmıştır
Transliteration: ee-sah-NUHN, tahn-ruh-NUHN oh-LOO meh-SEEH ohl-doo-oo-NAH ee-mahn eh-deh-see-NEEZ
Doctrine: The Gospel’s Stated Purpose
Original: ταῦτα δὲ γέγραπται ἵνα πιστεύ[σ]ητε ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ Χριστὸς ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ
Category: Doctrine
John 20:30-31. The interpretive key to the whole book.
Born Of God
Approved rendering: Tanrı’dan doğmuşlardır
Transliteration: tahn-ruh-DAHN doh-moosh-lahr-DUHR
Doctrine: New Birth / Born from Above
John 1:13. Anticipates chapter 3’s born-again teaching; threefold negation emphasizes God’s initiative alone.
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