Word Bank 4 Flashcards
Disciple- Greek
“One who follows” name of all who followed any teacher, rabbi or prophet.
Apostle- Greek
“One who is sent out” name used for first the twelve and then the 110 specially called out and sent out disciples of Jesus
Andrew- Greek
“Warrior” brother of Peter, fisherman and one of the first disciples of Jesus.
Peter/Cephas- Greek
“Rock/Aramaic- rock” brother of Andrew, a fisherman and one of the first disciples of Jesus.
Philip- Greek
“Friend of horses” an early disciple of Jesus
Nathaniel- Greek
“God is given” the disciple in whom
Bartholomew- Hebrew
“Abounding in furrows”
Nicodemus- Greek
“Victory of the people” the Pharisee an member of the Sanhedrin council who came to Jesus in the night an later became a follower of Christ
James- Greek version of Jacob from the Hebrew.
“One who supplants” the brother of John and the son of Zebedee. A fisherman along with John, Andrew and Peter
Galilee
Circle
Repent/mentanoia- Greek
“To change the mind” the message Jesus proclaimed when he began to preach… “Repent, for the kingdom of Gods hand.”
Cana- Hebrew
“Zeal, jealousy, possession” a village north of Nazareth where Jesus attended a wedding and turned water into wine. Possibly had cousins there since he visited it on more than one occasion.
Nazareth- Hebrew
“The city that keeps watch” Jesus’s hometown
Capernaum- Hebrew
“Field of repentance, city of comfort” hometown of Peter and Andrew and becomes Jesus’s second home
Bethsaida- Hebrew
“House of fishing” the home of James and John and place where they and Peter and Andrew had their fishing business
