Core Glossary
Core Glossary — Philippians (Turkish)
| # | English term | Greek | First occurrence(s) | Turkish rendering | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | form of God | μορφὴ θεοῦ | 2:6 | Tanrı özünde var olan | NEW | Genuine divine nature, not mere appearance; sharpest tawhid collision point in this Language Package. |
| 2 | not a thing to be grasped | ἁρπαγμός | 2:6 | sımsıkı sarılınacak bir hak saymadı | NEW | Already-possessed status not exploited, not something not-yet-attained. |
| 3 | emptied himself | ἐκένωσεν | 2:7 | kendini hiçe indirdi | NEW | Voluntary addition (servant form), not subtraction of deity. |
| 4 | form of a servant | μορφὴ δούλου | 2:7 | köle biçimini alarak | NEW | Uses köle, never kul (the positive Islamic servant-of-God self-designation), per the Galatians package’s kölelik rule. |
| 5 | humbled himself, death on a cross | ἐταπείνωσεν… θανάτου σταυροῦ | 2:8 | kendini alçalttı… çarmıh üzerinde ölüme kadar | NEW | Maximal humiliation point; guard against under-translation. |
| 6 | highly exalted | ὑπερύψωσεν | 2:9 | en yüce yere çıkardı | NEW | Intensified compound; not a plain “yükseltti.” |
| 7 | every knee, every tongue, Jesus Christ is Lord | πᾶν γόνυ… κύριος Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς | 2:10-11 | her diz… İsa Mesih Rab’dir | TM-derived | Must match the established Rab rendering exactly. |
| 8 | partnership in the gospel | κοινωνία εἰς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον | 1:5 | Müjde’deki paydaşlığınız | NEW | Financial/missionary partnership sense. |
| 9 | to live is Christ, to die is gain | τὸ ζῆν Χριστὸς καὶ τὸ ἀποθανεῖν κέρδος | 1:21 | Benim için yaşamak Mesih’tir, ölmek kazançtır | NEW | Frequently quoted in Turkish Protestant devotional/funeral contexts. |
| 10 | work out your own salvation with fear and trembling | κατεργάζεσθε… μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου | 2:12 | kurtuluşunuzu saygıyla ve titreyerek gerçekleştirin | NEW | Must stay paired with 2:13’s “God works in you”; guard against amel-mizan misreading. |
| 11 | rubbish/refuse | σκύβαλα | 3:8 | çöp / pislik | NEW | Deliberately crude Greek; follows a forceful rendering rather than a genteel softening. |
| 12 | citizenship | πολίτευμα | 3:20 | vatandaşlığımız göklerdedir | NEW | Legal-status force of Philippi’s Roman-colony citizenship, resonant with vatandaşlık’s centrality in Turkish identity. |
| 13 | peace that surpasses understanding | ἡ εἰρήνη… ἡ ὑπερέχουσα πάντα νοῦν | 4:7 | her kavrayışı aşan Tanrı esenliği | NEW | Distinguish from general selamet/huzur devotional speech. |
| 14 | I can do all things through him who strengthens me | πάντα ἰσχύω ἐν τῷ ἐνδυναμοῦντί με | 4:13 | Beni güçlendirenin aracılığıyla her şeye gücüm yeter | NEW | Must stay anchored to its contentment context (4:11-12); guard against popular decontextualized misuse. |
Coverage confirmation
14 glossary entries span all four chapters: chapter 1 (rows 8-9), chapter 2 (rows 1-7, 10), chapter 3 (rows 11-12), and chapter 4 (rows 13-14).
Critical Risk Terms
Lord
Approved rendering: Rab
Transliteration: RAHB
Doctrine: Exaltation and Universal Lordship of Christ
Inherited from Romans, unchanged. Philippians 2:11 (İsa Mesih Rab’dir); 3:8, 20; 4:4.
Form Of God
Approved rendering: Tanrı özünde var olan
Transliteration: tahn-RUH ur-zyoon-DEH vahr oh-LAHN
Doctrine: The Deity and Pre-Existence of Christ
Rejected alternatives: Tanrı biçiminde (too weak, suggests mere outward shape)
Original: μορφῇ θεοῦ
Category: Christology
NEW. Philippians 2:6. The sharpest tawhid collision point in this Language Package. Genuine, pre-existent, undiminished deity, never mere appearance.
Not A Thing To Be Grasped
Approved rendering: sımsıkı sarılınacak bir hak saymadı
Transliteration: suhm-suh-KUH sah-ruh-luh-nah-JAHK beer hahk sahy-mah-DUH
Doctrine: The Deity and Pre-Existence of Christ
Original: ἁρπαγμόν
Category: Christology
NEW. Philippians 2:6. Already-possessed status not exploited, not something not-yet-attained.
Kenosis
Approved rendering: kendini hiçe indirdi, köle biçimini alarak
Transliteration: kehn-dee-NEE hee-CHEH een-deer-DEE, kur-LEH bee-chee-mee-NEE ah-lah-RAHK
Doctrine: The Kenosis (Self-Emptying) of Christ
Rejected alternatives: kul biçimini alarak (imports the positive Islamic servant-of-God self-designation; forbidden)
Original: ἑαυτὸν ἐκένωσεν
Category: Christology
NEW. Philippians 2:7. Voluntary addition (servant form), never subtraction of deity. Uses köle, never kul, per the Galatians package’s kölelik rule.
Highly Exalted
Approved rendering: en yüce yere çıkardı
Transliteration: ehn yoo-JEH yeh-REH chuh-kahr-DUH
Doctrine: The Exaltation and Universal Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: yükseltti (too weak, loses the intensified compound sense)
Original: ὑπερύψωσεν
Category: Christology
NEW. Philippians 2:9. Intensified compound; must not flatten.
Universal Lordship Confession
Approved rendering: her diz çökecek… İsa Mesih Rab’dir
Transliteration: hehr deez chur-keh-JEHK… ee-SAH meh-SEEH rahb-DEER
Doctrine: The Exaltation and Universal Lordship of Christ
Original: πᾶν γόνυ κάμψῃ… κύριος Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς
Category: Christology
NEW. Philippians 2:10-11. Must match the established Rab rendering exactly. Cosmic scope retained in full.
Working Out Salvation
Approved rendering: kurtuluşunuzu saygıyla ve titreyerek gerçekleştirin
Transliteration: koor-too-loo-shoo-noo-ZOO sahy-guh-YLAH veh tee-treh-yeh-REHK geh-cheh-kleh-shtee-REEN
Doctrine: Working Out Salvation
Original: κατεργάζεσθε τὴν ἑαυτῶν σωτηρίαν μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου
Category: Salvation
NEW. Philippians 2:12-13. Must stay paired with 2:13; guards against amel-mizan misreading.
Contentment Through Christ
Approved rendering: Beni güçlendirenin aracılığıyla her şeye gücüm yeter
Transliteration: beh-NEE gooch-lehn-dee-reh-NEEN ah-rah-juh-luh-YLAH hehr sheh-YEH goo-JOOM yeh-TEHR
Doctrine: Contentment Through Christ
Original: πάντα ἰσχύω ἐν τῷ ἐνδυναμοῦντί με
Category: Sanctification
NEW. Philippians 4:11-13. Among the most decontextualized verses in popular Christian culture; must stay anchored to its contentment context.
High Risk Terms
Citizenship
Approved rendering: vatandaşlığımız göklerdedir
Transliteration: vah-tahn-dahsh-luh-uh-MUHZ gurk-lehr-deh-DEER
Doctrine: Heavenly Citizenship
Original: πολίτευμα
Category: Eschatology
NEW. Philippians 3:20. Legal-status force resonant with vatandaşlık’s centrality in Turkish identity, without substituting for it.
Peace That Surpasses Understanding
Approved rendering: her kavrayışı aşan Tanrı esenliği
Transliteration: hehr kahv-rah-yuh-SHUH ah-SHAHN tahn-RUH eh-sehn-lee-EE
Doctrine: The Peace of God
Original: ἡ εἰρήνη τοῦ θεοῦ ἡ ὑπερέχουσα πάντα νοῦν
Category: Sanctification
NEW. Philippians 4:7. Distinguish from general selamet/huzur devotional speech.
Medium Risk Terms
Partnership In The Gospel
Approved rendering: Müjde’deki paydaşlığınız
Transliteration: myooj-DEH-keh-kee pahy-dahsh-luh-uh-NUHZ
Doctrine: Partnership in the Gospel
Original: κοινωνία εἰς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον
Category: Church
NEW. Philippians 1:5. Financial/missionary partnership sense.
To Live Is Christ
Approved rendering: Benim için yaşamak Mesih’tir, ölmek kazançtır
Transliteration: beh-NEEM ee-CHEEN yah-shah-MAHK meh-seeh-TEER, url-MEHK kah-zahnch-TUHR
Doctrine: To Live Is Christ, to Die Is Gain
Original: τὸ ζῆν Χριστὸς καὶ τὸ ἀποθανεῖν κέρδος
Category: Sanctification
NEW. Philippians 1:21. Frequently quoted in Turkish Protestant devotional/funeral contexts.
Rubbish
Approved rendering: çöp / pislik
Transliteration: churp / pees-LEEK
Doctrine: Knowing Christ Above All Else
Rejected alternatives: kayıp (too genteel, loses the crude force)
Original: σκύβαλα
Category: Sanctification
NEW. Philippians 3:8. Deliberately crude Greek; follows a forceful rendering.
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