Grammatical Context (methods to discover specific meaning)

Question 1

1. Look at definitions or explanatory phrases that the authors themselves ____ .

Answer 1

Give

Example: 2 Tim 3:16-17

Question 2

The subject & predicate of a sentence may ____ explain each other.

Answer 2

Mutually

Ex: Matthew 5:13 salt/ become useless

Question 3

Look at _____ if it occurs within the passage.

Answer 3

Parallelism (ex: in poetry)

Question 4

Determine if the word is being used as part of a ___________

Answer 4

Figure of speech (mostly identified when a saying is ‘awkward’ or doesnt fit into the general flow of thought/context)

Question 5

Analyze the _____

Answer 5

Syntax (english = analytic , greek = synthetic)

Question 6

______

Answer 6

Restatement (paraphrase / interpretation)

Question 7

Study ____ passages

Answer 7

Parallel (ex: matthian & lukan beatitudes