TL

One important thing to remember in all of this is that words are tools of communication from one mind to another. So, the question of meaning is not a dogmatic block-chain of this word only means this or that in every situation. The question of meaning belongs to the author. What exactly was the author trying to communicate using the words he/she did. In order to determine meaning we must not be stuck with only the tools of dictionaries and lexicons (which again only show a range of usage) but we must look back to the author’s flow of thought. That’s called ‘context’. In the context of what was written in Ephe. 5, we have a metaphor of ‘head of’ and ‘body of’ which carries huge implications as to the intent of Paul in what he was trying to impart. We also have the foundational thoughts from 5:1 thru 5:21 which are to be carried into all the interpersonal relationship of a person’s life.

Gengwall, do you have a good online source for researching Liddell Scott?