To illustrate this, the title ʼelo·himʹ appears 35 times by itself in the account of creation, and every time the verb describing what God said and did is singular.
Thus, although the Greek verb here involved can be a technical term for competing in the Grecian games, it underlines Jesus’ admonition to take whole-souled action.
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5 In his book New Testament Words, Professor William Barclay makes the following comments on the Greek word translated “affection” and that rendered “love”: “There is a lovely warmth about these words [phi·liʹa, meaning “affection,” and the related verb phi·leʹo].
Regarding the form of the verb rendered “is misleading” at Revelation 12:9, one reference work says that it “indicates a continuous action that has become a habitual character.”
7 Explaining the word translated “show a fondness” in Psalm 119, one dictionary on the Hebrew Scriptures states: “The usage in v. Ps 119:16 parallels the [verbs] for rejoicing . . . and for meditation . . .