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Figures of Speech by A. E. Knoch (1874-1965) INTRODUCTION God, Who studded the sky with jewels and carpeted the earth with colors, has written His revelation in language which reflects the beauties of His visible creation. The diction of the East and of the Scriptures is full of fine figures, over which we walk with ruthless tread, seldom stopping to admire the blooms beneath our feet. It is the voice… Go to the article

Aramaic Peshitta New TestamentAppendix 2 Excerpt from: All language is ruled by laws, but to convey special emphasis of a word or group of words, these general laws of language are purposefully departed from, and other laws of language are invoked, giving the single word or group of words a new form. The Greeks called these departures from normal language use, schemata, meaning “change of forms”, from which the term… Go to the article

A helpful Bibliography on Figures of Speech in the Bible. Go to the article

Figures of SpeechSystematically Classified An excerpt from: PART ONE – Figures Involving Omission 1. Affecting words 2. Affecting the sense PART TWO – Figures Involving Addition 1. Affecting words 2. Affecting the sense, by way of Repetition Amplification Description Conclusion Interposition Reasoning PART THREE – Figures Involving Change 1. Affecting the meaning and usage of words 2. Affecting the order and arrangement of words 3. Affecting the application of words,… Go to the article

Figures of Speech Chart showing categories, definitions, English names, what they emphasize, the database code, and notes or comments. Go to the article

Figures of Speechin Ephesians Chapter 1 The Letter of Paul to the EPHESIANS Ephesians 1 (ISV) Greetings from Paul 1From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will, to his holy and faithful people in Ephesus who are in union with Christ Jesus. 2May grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be yours! The Many Blessings of Salvation 3May the God and Father of… Go to the article

Several helpful excerpts and links regarding the many Figures of Speech used in Scripture. Go to the article

A PDF listing all the idioms shown in the Aramaic Peshitta New Testament Translation. Go to the article

An excerpt from: All language is ruled by laws, but to convey special emphasis of a word or group of words, these general laws of language are purposefully departed from, and other laws of language are invoked, giving the single word or group of words a new form. The Greeks called these departures from normal language use, schemata, meaning “change of forms,” from which the term “figure of speech” originated.… Go to the article

Samples of Figures of Speechfrom the Sermon on the Mount REPETITION Blessed [are] they, 5:3-10 “Truly I say to you” or “I say to you” 5:18, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34; 6:2, 5, 16, (these three are as a refrain) 25, 29. Truly I say to you: a very solemn phrase used by Jesus in the Gospels to take special note of what follows. It is the figure of speech,… Go to the article