Comments on: Terms of endearment http://heissufficient.com/2007/12/29/terms-of-endearment/ Searching for wit and wisdom in a wilderness of words... Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:51:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: tcgreek http://heissufficient.com/2007/12/29/terms-of-endearment/comment-page-1/#comment-585 tcgreek Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:57:06 +0000 http://heissufficient.net/2007/12/29/terms-of-endearment/#comment-585 Foghorn is still one of my favorites, despite these newer cartoons. Quite like Bible translations, for I still favor the NASB. At Luke 15:31 the Greek is literally "teknon," but I suppose its a term of endearment, given the context. TNIV: "My Son" NASB95: "Son" NET: "Son" Then we too should understand "teknon" as "Son" rather than "Child." Foghorn is still one of my favorites, despite these newer cartoons. Quite like Bible translations, for I still favor the NASB.

At Luke 15:31 the Greek is literally “teknon,” but I suppose its a term of endearment, given the context.

TNIV: “My Son”

NASB95: “Son”

NET: “Son”

Then we too should understand “teknon” as “Son” rather than “Child.”

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