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Mar 23, 2015 · Richard Varney, in the name of God and Saint George we dub thee knight! The Newe Testament in Englishe Translated After the Greke, 1553: And he that receiveth a righteous man, in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward.
Oct 18, 2016 · Capitalised God means the God, as in the Arabic Al-Ilah, meaning the God. Which is a different concept to the polytheistic Greek gods. Not just a higher power but the source of unity of all things. Whereas in traditional Jewish culture there was YHWH (pronunciation uncertain) which was the personal name for what they saw as the one God known as El (even though El himself was a god of the ...
Sep 17, 2010 · It is of note, however, that in the original Hebrew, there is no capitalization present. Rather, they referred to "God" as el-o-him (God), or by his personal name YHWH (Commonly known as Jehovah in English, likely pronounced Yah-weh in Hebrew). This name distinguished him from the gods of the surrounding nations.
God is after all a proper noun, the name of a deity which for over 2,000 years we have all heard of, and know by that very name. It matters not that god or God may or may not exist. It is a name. And like any other name that belongs to a real person or a fictional character in a book, it ought to be spelled with a capital letter.
As others have noted, “Lord” is a title of respect; “God” is a description, like calling someone a “plumber” (no intent to be disrepectful with that analogy); and “YHWH” or “Yahweh” or “Jehovah” – all attempts to represent the same Hebrew word in English – is God’s proper name. (The Judeo-Christian god’s proper ...
Aug 9, 2016 · Good has transparent etymology: gather and -gether are related to it. Their root means “fit, suitable.”. This circumstance is borne out by numerous cognates in and outside Germanic. That is “good” which has been “fixed,” “assembled,” “put together” in a proper way. By contrast, the origin of ‘god’ is debatable, which ...
No. In the Bible, for instance, "God" refers to the Christian god. The one who Christians believe created the universe. You can use either form of the word. (just like I did in my second sentence of this comment) When you refer to a specific instance of a god, it's capitalized. When you refer to the class of beings known as a god, it's not. –
Jan 15, 2016 · But, "God," which conveys an idea, not a thing, is strictly singular. Usually, capitalization has nothing to do with the meaning of a term, excepting when the term indicates a name. But "God," isn't really a name, but an idea. Jehovah, is a name, as well as Jesus, but “God,” is an idea, as is “rock (when generalizing all the classes of ...
Apr 9, 2020 · In the name of God. The search In the name of God yielded about 53,200 results. In God's name. The search In God's name yielded about 13,900 results. Papers and books from either alternative deal with religious violence or corruption. You pays your money and you takes your choice
May 16, 2011 · 1. Agreed - phrases like this seem to hew toward regret and horror: "What in the name of all that is good, decent, and holy, is in this sandwich?" would mean it doesn't taste good, whereas "on Earth" would imply the presence of an unknown ingredient and, possibly, that it's quite delicious. – The Raven.
