{"id":694,"date":"2006-07-06T16:29:00","date_gmt":"2006-07-06T16:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/?p=694"},"modified":"2026-06-21T16:31:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T16:31:49","slug":"greek-vocabulary-quiz-187","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/greek-vocabulary-quiz-187\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek Vocabulary Quiz 187"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"ntgq-quiz-data\"\n  data-quiz-number=\"187\"\n  data-series-label=\"New Testament Greek Vocabulary Quiz\"\n  data-level=\"intermediate\"\n  data-title=\"Growing Beyond Memorization: Exploring Meaning, Usage, and Nuance in New Testament Greek Vocabulary\"\n  data-hero-intro=\"As vocabulary knowledge expands, Greek readers begin to recognize patterns, word families, and recurring themes throughout the New Testament. This quiz emphasizes contextual understanding and lexical precision.\"\n  data-box-intro=\"These questions focus on vocabulary commonly encountered in New Testament literature. Consider how each word functions in context and how its meaning contributes to the flow of a passage.\"><script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"ntgq-question-data\">\n[\n  {\n    \"topic\":\"Vocabulary in Context\",\n    \"question\":\"Which idea best fits <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u03c7\u03c1\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03c3\u03b8\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2<\/span> in many New Testament contexts?\",\n    \"answers\":[\n      {\"text\":\"Having received divine instruction\",\"correct\":true},\n      {\"text\":\"Having gained wealth\",\"correct\":false},\n      {\"text\":\"Having completed a journey\",\"correct\":false},\n      {\"text\":\"Having won a dispute\",\"correct\":false}\n    ],\n    \"explanation\":\"The verb <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u03c7\u03c1\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03af\u03b6\u03c9<\/span> often refers to receiving a divine communication, warning, or instruction. In several New Testament passages, individuals are directed by God through dreams or other forms of revelation.\"\n  },\n  {\n    \"topic\":\"Lexical Recognition\",\n    \"question\":\"What idea is most naturally associated with <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03bc\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd<\/span>?\",\n    \"answers\":[\n      {\"text\":\"Broken or crushed\",\"correct\":true},\n      {\"text\":\"Exalted or honored\",\"correct\":false},\n      {\"text\":\"Gathered together\",\"correct\":false},\n      {\"text\":\"Hidden from view\",\"correct\":false}\n    ],\n    \"explanation\":\"This form derives from a verb meaning to break, crush, or shatter. In both biblical and theological contexts it can describe physical breaking or a humbled and contrite condition of heart.\"\n  },\n  {\n    \"topic\":\"Vocabulary Usage\",\n    \"question\":\"Which meaning best fits <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u03c4\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03c3\u03ad\u03c3\u03b8\u03c9<\/span>?\",\n    \"answers\":[\n      {\"text\":\"Let it be troubled\",\"correct\":true},\n      {\"text\":\"Let it be gathered\",\"correct\":false},\n      {\"text\":\"Let it be praised\",\"correct\":false},\n      {\"text\":\"Let it be revealed\",\"correct\":false}\n    ],\n    \"explanation\":\"The underlying verb carries the idea of disturbance, agitation, or inner turmoil. The form is well known from passages that encourage believers not to let their hearts be troubled.\"\n  },\n  {\n    \"topic\":\"Semantic Range\",\n    \"question\":\"Which concept is most closely connected with <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u1f51\u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd\u03ae<\/span>?\",\n    \"answers\":[\n      {\"text\":\"Perseverance\",\"correct\":true},\n      {\"text\":\"Authority\",\"correct\":false},\n      {\"text\":\"Knowledge\",\"correct\":false},\n      {\"text\":\"Prosperity\",\"correct\":false}\n    ],\n    \"explanation\":\"The noun refers to steadfast endurance under pressure. It is a key virtue in many New Testament passages dealing with suffering, faithfulness, spiritual growth, and hope.\"\n  },\n  {\n    \"topic\":\"Narrative Vocabulary\",\n    \"question\":\"What action is most directly associated with <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03b7\u03c1\u03ae\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2<\/span>?\",\n    \"answers\":[\n      {\"text\":\"Observing carefully\",\"correct\":true},\n      {\"text\":\"Teaching publicly\",\"correct\":false},\n      {\"text\":\"Traveling abroad\",\"correct\":false},\n      {\"text\":\"Offering sacrifices\",\"correct\":false}\n    ],\n    \"explanation\":\"The participle comes from a verb meaning to watch closely, observe, scrutinize, or monitor. In some Gospel passages the observation is careful and even hostile.\"\n  },\n  {\n    \"topic\":\"Vocabulary in Discourse\",\n    \"question\":\"Which meaning best captures <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b4\u03bf\u03ba\u1ff6\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd<\/span>?\",\n    \"answers\":[\n      {\"text\":\"We are expecting\",\"correct\":true},\n      {\"text\":\"We are teaching\",\"correct\":false},\n      {\"text\":\"We are judging\",\"correct\":false},\n      {\"text\":\"We are gathering\",\"correct\":false}\n    ],\n    \"explanation\":\"The verb expresses anticipation, expectation, or waiting for something to occur. It is often used in contexts involving future hope or anticipated events.\"\n  },\n  {\n    \"topic\":\"Vocabulary Relationships\",\n    \"question\":\"Which activity is most closely related to <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u03ce\u03c3\u03ba\u03c9\u03bd<\/span>?\",\n    \"answers\":[\n      {\"text\":\"Reading\",\"correct\":true},\n      {\"text\":\"Fishing\",\"correct\":false},\n      {\"text\":\"Building\",\"correct\":false},\n      {\"text\":\"Judging\",\"correct\":false}\n    ],\n    \"explanation\":\"The participle comes from a verb meaning to read. Throughout early Christianity, reading Scripture publicly was an important element of worship and instruction.\"\n  },\n  {\n    \"topic\":\"Lexical Distinction\",\n    \"question\":\"What idea is conveyed by <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u1f10\u03bc\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03c9<\/span>?\",\n    \"answers\":[\n      {\"text\":\"Make known\",\"correct\":true},\n      {\"text\":\"Set free\",\"correct\":false},\n      {\"text\":\"Gather together\",\"correct\":false},\n      {\"text\":\"Strengthen greatly\",\"correct\":false}\n    ],\n    \"explanation\":\"The verb often refers to revealing, disclosing, manifesting, or making something known. The context determines exactly what is being revealed.\"\n  },\n  {\n    \"topic\":\"Contextual Meaning\",\n    \"question\":\"Which description best fits <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd<\/span>?\",\n    \"answers\":[\n      {\"text\":\"To release or dismiss\",\"correct\":true},\n      {\"text\":\"To condemn formally\",\"correct\":false},\n      {\"text\":\"To establish firmly\",\"correct\":false},\n      {\"text\":\"To conceal completely\",\"correct\":false}\n    ],\n    \"explanation\":\"This verb can mean release, dismiss, send away, let go, or even divorce depending on context. The common thread is the idea of releasing someone from a previous relationship or situation.\"\n  },\n  {\n    \"topic\":\"Theological Vocabulary\",\n    \"question\":\"In discussions of value and loss, which idea is associated with <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u1f00\u03bd\u03c4\u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1<\/span>?\",\n    \"answers\":[\n      {\"text\":\"Something given in exchange\",\"correct\":true},\n      {\"text\":\"A royal decree\",\"correct\":false},\n      {\"text\":\"A sacred offering\",\"correct\":false},\n      {\"text\":\"A prophetic vision\",\"correct\":false}\n    ],\n    \"explanation\":\"The noun refers to an exchange, compensation, or equivalent given in return for something else. It appears in important teachings concerning the value of the soul and the cost of discipleship.\"\n  }\n]\n<\/script><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Testament Greek Vocabulary Quiz 187 continues the study of New Testament Greek vocabulary through words that appear in narrative, exhortation, prophecy, and theological discourse. Developing reading fluency requires more than recalling definitions; it involves recognizing how words function across different contexts and learning to distinguish related concepts that may appear similar at first glance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"quiz-template","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vocabulary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=694"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":695,"href":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/694\/revisions\/695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}