Core Glossary
Core Glossary — Luke (Turkish)
Given Luke’s length (24 chapters, the longest Gospel), this glossary lists the book’s
highest-priority new terms; see 07_semantic_analysis.md for the full per-section discussion.
| # | English term | Greek | First occurrence(s) | Turkish rendering | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the Nazareth Manifesto | Πνεῦμα κυρίου ἐπ᾽ ἐμέ… | 4:18-19 | Rab’bin Ruhu üzerimdedir… | NEW | Core passage; Jesus’ programmatic mission statement. |
| 2 | today this Scripture is fulfilled | Σήμερον πεπλήρωται | 4:21 | Bu yazı bugün yerine geldi | NEW | Foundational messianic-fulfillment claim. |
| 3 | the Magnificat | Μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν κύριον | 1:46-55 | Canım Rab’bi yüceltir | NEW | Mary’s song of social and economic reversal. |
| 4 | the Benedictus | Εὐλογητὸς κύριος ὁ θεὸς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ | 1:67-79 | İsrail’in Tanrısı Rab’be övgüler olsun | NEW | Zechariah’s prophetic song. |
| 5 | the Nunc Dimittis | Νῦν ἀπολύεις τὸν δοῦλόν σου | 2:29-32 | Ya Rab, artık kulunu… salıveriyorsun | NEW | Simeon’s song; universal-scope-of-gospel doctrine. |
| 6 | Luke’s beatitudes and woes | μακάριοι… οὐαὶ | 6:20-26 | Ne mutlu size… vay halinize | NEW | Distinctively economic, not spiritualized like Matthew’s parallel. |
| 7 | forgiveness and responsive love | ἀφέωνται αἱ ἁμαρτίαι αὐτῆς αἱ πολλαί | 7:47 | Birçok günahı bağışlanmıştır, çünkü çok sevdi | NEW | Love as response to forgiveness, not its cause. |
| 8 | set his face to go to Jerusalem | τὸ πρόσωπον ἐστήρισεν | 9:51 | Yeruşalim’e gitmeye kararlı bir şekilde yöneldi | NEW | Begins Luke’s distinctive travel narrative. |
| 9 | the Good Samaritan | ὁ Σαμαρίτης | 10:25-37 | iyi Samiriyeli | NEW | First-century Jewish-Samaritan tension, no fixed modern substitute. |
| 10 | the prodigal son | ὁ υἱὸς ὁ ἄσωτος | 15:11-32 | kayıp oğul | NEW | Two-part structure (younger and elder son) must both be preserved. |
| 11 | the rich man and Lazarus | ὁ πλούσιος καὶ Λάζαρος | 16:19-31 | zengin adam ve Lazar | NEW | Parable genre, not systematic eschatology. |
| 12 | the Pharisee and the tax collector | ὁ Φαρισαῖος καὶ ὁ τελώνης | 18:9-14 | Ferisi ve vergi görevlisi | NEW | Historical-sensitivity caution, milder version of the Matthew 23 discipline. |
| 13 | seek and save the lost | ζητῆσαι καὶ σῶσαι τὸ ἀπολωλός | 19:10 | kaybolanı aramak ve kurtarmak | NEW | Luke’s own summary statement of Jesus’ mission. |
| 14 | Father, forgive them | Πάτερ, ἄφες αὐτοῖς | 23:34 | Baba, onları bağışla | NEW | Textual-critical note: disputed authenticity. |
| 15 | today you will be with me in paradise | σήμερον μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ ἔσῃ ἐν τῷ παραδείσῳ | 23:43 | bugün benimle cennette olacaksın | NEW | Clarify “cennet” refers to immediate presence with Christ, not the Islamic eschatological referent. |
| 16 | the ascension | ἀνεφέρετο εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν | 24:51 | göğe alındı | NEW | Only Gospel to narrate the ascension within its own text. |
Coverage confirmation
16 highest-priority glossary entries span the full 24-chapter sweep: chapters 1-2 (rows 3-5),
chapter 4 (rows 1-2), chapter 6 (row 6), chapter 7 (row 7), chapter 9 (row 8), chapter 10 (row 9),
chapter 15 (row 10), chapter 16 (row 11), chapter 18 (row 12), chapter 19 (row 13), chapters 22-23
(rows 14-15), chapter 24 (row 16). Additional chapter-specific vocabulary of lower risk tier is
documented in 07_semantic_analysis.md.
Critical Risk Terms
Nazareth Manifesto
Approved rendering: Rab’bin Ruhu üzerimdedir, çünkü beni meshetti
Transliteration: RAHB-been ROO-hoo yzeh-ree-MEEZ-deer, chyoon-KYOO beh-NEE meh-shet-TEE
Doctrine: The Nazareth Manifesto
Original: Πνεῦμα κυρίου ἐπ᾽ ἐμέ, οὗ εἵνεκεν ἔχρισέν με
Category: Christology
Luke 4:18-19. Core passage; Jesus’ programmatic mission statement.
Today Fulfilled
Approved rendering: Bu yazı bugün kulaklarınızın önünde yerine geldi
Transliteration: boo yah-ZUH boo-GYOON koo-lahk-lah-ruh-nuh-ZUHN ur-nyoon-DEH yeh-ree-neh gel-DEE
Doctrine: The Nazareth Manifesto
Original: Σήμερον πεπλήρωται ἡ γραφὴ αὕτη
Category: Christology
Luke 4:21. Foundational deity-of-Christ and messianic-fulfillment claim.
Magnificat
Approved rendering: Canım Rab’bi yüceltir
Transliteration: jah-NUHM rahb-BEE yoo-jehl-TEER
Doctrine: The Virgin Birth and the Magnificat
Original: Μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν κύριον
Category: Christology
Luke 1:46-55. Keep the social/economic reversal language at full concrete force.
Benedictus
Approved rendering: İsrail’in Tanrısı Rab’be övgüler olsun
Transliteration: ees-rah-EE-leen tahn-ruh-SUH rahb-BEH urv-gyoo-LEHR ohl-SOON
Doctrine: The Benedictus and Nunc Dimittis
Original: Εὐλογητὸς κύριος ὁ θεὸς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ
Category: Christology
Luke 1:67-79. Zechariah’s prophetic song.
Nunc Dimittis
Approved rendering: Ya Rab, artık kulunu sözün uyarınca esenlik içinde salıveriyorsun
Transliteration: yah rahb, ahr-TUHK koo-loo-NOO sur-ZYOON oo-yah-ruhn-JAH eh-sehn-LEEK
Doctrine: The Benedictus and Nunc Dimittis
Original: Νῦν ἀπολύεις τὸν δοῦλόν σου
Category: Christology
Luke 2:29-32. Simeon’s song; universal-scope-of-gospel doctrine.
Beatitudes And Woes
Approved rendering: Ne mutlu size, ey yoksullar… vay halinize, ey zenginler
Transliteration: neh moot-LOO see-ZEH, ehy yohk-sool-LAHR… vahy hah-lee-nee-ZEH
Doctrine: The Beatitudes and Woes: Economic Reversal
Original: μακάριοι οἱ πτωχοί… οὐαὶ ὑμῖν τοῖς πλουσίοις
Category: Ethics
Luke 6:20-26. Distinctively economic, unlike Matthew’s more spiritualized parallel; do not harmonize.
Forgiveness And Love
Approved rendering: Birçok günahı bağışlanmıştır, çünkü çok sevdi
Transliteration: beer-CHOHK goo-nah-HUH bah-uhsh-lahn-muhsh-TUHR
Doctrine: Forgiveness and Responsive Love
Original: ἀφέωνται αἱ ἁμαρτίαι αὐτῆς αἱ πολλαί, ὅτι ἠγάπησεν πολύ
Category: Salvation
Luke 7:47. Love is the response to forgiveness, not its cause.
Good Samaritan
Approved rendering: iyi Samiriyeli
Transliteration: ee-YEE sah-mee-ree-yeh-LEE
Doctrine: The Good Samaritan: True Neighborliness
Original: ὁ Σαμαρίτης
Category: Ethics
Luke 10:25-37. No fixed contemporary ethnic/religious substitute should be imported.
Prodigal Son
Approved rendering: kayıp oğul
Transliteration: kah-YUHP oh-OOL
Doctrine: The Lost Sheep, Coin, and Prodigal Son
Original: ὁ υἱὸς ὁ ἄσωτος
Category: Salvation
Luke 15:11-32. Both the younger son’s return and the elder son’s unresolved response must be preserved.
Rich Man And Lazarus
Approved rendering: zengin adam ve Lazar
Transliteration: zehn-GEEN ah-DAHM veh lah-ZAHR
Doctrine: The Rich Man and Lazarus
Original: ὁ πλούσιος καὶ Λάζαρος
Category: Eschatology
Luke 16:19-31. Parable genre, not systematic eschatological teaching.
Pharisee And Tax Collector
Approved rendering: Ferisi ve vergi görevlisi
Transliteration: feh-ree-SEE veh vehr-GEE gur-rehv-lee-SEE
Doctrine: The Pharisee and the Tax Collector
Original: ὁ Φαρισαῖος καὶ ὁ τελώνης
Category: Salvation
Luke 18:9-14. Milder version of the Matthew 23 historical-sensitivity discipline.
Seek And Save The Lost
Approved rendering: Çünkü İnsanoğlu, kaybolanı aramak ve kurtarmak için geldi
Transliteration: chyoon-KYOO een-sahn-oh-LOO, kahy-boh-lah-NUH ah-rah-MAHK
Doctrine: Zacchaeus: Seek and Save the Lost
Original: ἦλθεν γὰρ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ζητῆσαι καὶ σῶσαι τὸ ἀπολωλός
Category: Salvation
Luke 19:10. Luke’s own summary statement of Jesus’ mission.
Father Forgive Them
Approved rendering: Baba, onları bağışla, çünkü ne yaptıklarını bilmiyorlar
Transliteration: bah-BAH, ohn-lah-RUH bah-uhsh-LAH, chyoon-KYOO neh yahp-tuhk-lah-ruh-NUH beel-mee-yohr-LAHR
Doctrine: The Crucifixion: Forgiveness and the Penitent Thief
Original: Πάτερ, ἄφες αὐτοῖς, οὐ γὰρ οἴδασιν τί ποιοῦσιν
Category: Salvation
Luke 23:34. Textual-critical note: authenticity genuinely disputed; note transparently.
Today In Paradise
Approved rendering: Sana doğrusunu söyleyeyim, bugün benimle cennette olacaksın
Transliteration: sah-NAH doh-roo-soo-NOO sur-leh-yeh-YEEM, boo-GYOON beh-neem-LEH jehn-neht-TEH oh-lah-jahk-SUHN
Doctrine: The Crucifixion: Forgiveness and the Penitent Thief
Original: σήμερον μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ ἔσῃ ἐν τῷ παραδείσῳ
Category: Salvation
Luke 23:43. ‘Cennet’ clarified as immediate presence with Christ, distinct from the Islamic eschatological referent.
Ascension
Approved rendering: göğe alındı
Transliteration: gur-EH ah-luhn-DUH
Doctrine: The Emmaus Road and the Ascension
Original: ἀνεφέρετο εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν
Category: Christology
Luke 24:51. Only Gospel to narrate the ascension explicitly within its own text.
High Risk Terms
Set His Face To Jerusalem
Approved rendering: Yeruşalim’e gitmeye kararlı bir şekilde yöneldi
Transliteration: yeh-roo-shah-lee-MEH geet-meh-YEH kah-rahr-LUH beer sheh-keel-DEH yur-nehl-DEE
Doctrine: The Resolute Journey to Jerusalem
Original: αὐτὸς τὸ πρόσωπον ἐστήρισεν τοῦ πορεύεσθαι εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ
Category: Discipleship
Luke 9:51. Begins Luke’s distinctive extended travel narrative.
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