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Scripture Commentary article 2025-07-26

κεφαλή (kephale) — Logos Clippings (Cheryl Schatz)

A curated collection of Logos Bible Software clippings compiled by Cheryl Schatz examining the Greek word κεφαλή (kephale) and Hebrew רֹאשׁ (rosh). The clippings draw from lexicons, encyclopedias, commentaries, and academic journals to argue that "source/origin" is the primary metaphorical meaning of kephale rather than "authority/leader," with implications for interpreting 1 Corinthians 11, Ephesians 5, and Colossians 1.

1 Cor. 11:12 1 Cor. 11:8 1 Cor. 1:5 Ephesians 5 1 Corinthians 11 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary article 2024-09-03

Where Mike Winger Went Wrong on Women

Comprehensive response to the entire Mike Winger Women in Ministry video series (Parts 1-13)

1 Cor 14:35-36 1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:12 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2024-02-07

Why Mike Winger is Wrong About “Authenteō” in 1 Timothy 2:12 – and Why It Matters

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 12 on the meaning of authenteō in 1 Timothy 2:12

1 Cor. 7:13 1 Corinthians 12:27-31 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2008-06-09

Noodling With The Greek Grammar

While I have made a very strong point of the Greek grammar in 1 Timothy 2:15 with the singular “she” and the plural “they” (no specific gender for “they”), some have been trying hard to wiggle out of the implications that Paul is referring to a specific woman because the only living person at that t

1 Peter 4:11 1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2:15 1 Timothy 2 Debates
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-21

You’re right that the word ‘submit’ (ὑποτάσσεσθε) is omitted in Eph 5:22, which

You’re right that the word ‘submit’ (ὑποτάσσεσθε) is omitted in Eph 5:22, which is normal in Koine Greek, and that it is stated explicitly elsewhere (Col 3:18, Tit 2:4-5 and also 1Pe 3:5-6). However,

Eph 5:22 1Pe 3:5-6 Col 3:18 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-14

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad I already explained to you that the descriptions in 1Ti 3:1-7 use the male form of the words, but no actual explicit pronouns except ‘tis’ in 3:1 which means anyone/someone. This is how you would word it in Koine Greek if you...

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad I already explained to you that the descriptions in 1Ti 3:1-7 use the male form of the words, but no actual explicit pronouns except ‘tis’ in 3:1 which means anyone/someone. T

1Ti 3:1-7 in 3:1 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-07

@JohnHar63885981 In Koine Greek, if you wanted to include both male and female g

@JohnHar63885981 In Koine Greek, if you wanted to include both male and female generally, you would use the masculine form.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-04

@thebrighttunnel @Rach4Patriarchy No, that is completely false. Paul nowhere forbids women from serving as elders! 1Ti 3 uses masculine forms in the grammar but in Koine Greek, the male form can be used when intending either men or women. And Is 3:...

@thebrighttunnel @Rach4Patriarchy No, that is completely false. Paul nowhere forbids women from serving as elders! 1Ti 3 uses masculine forms in the grammar but in Koine Greek, the male form can be us

Is 3:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-04

@EricisAmerican @Protestia Those “he’s” you are referring to are inferred. There isn’t a single explicit male pronoun in these passages in the Greek. Even still, in Koine Greek, the male form is often used when speaking generically. So to forbid wome...

@EricisAmerican @Protestia Those “he’s” you are referring to are inferred. There isn’t a single explicit male pronoun in these passages in the Greek. Even still, in Koine Greek, the male form is often

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-12

@JohnMar98888097 @smashbaals But you take it too far to say God commands the pastor be male. There is no command here, and in Koine Greek, the male form can be used in a generic way of both male and female depending on the context. To clarify, Paul w...

@JohnMar98888097 @smashbaals But you take it too far to say God commands the pastor be male. There is no command here, and in Koine Greek, the male form can be used in a generic way of both male and f

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-12

@ScottC1517 @BronWen727104 @smashbaals Koine Greek often uses the male form as g

@ScottC1517 @BronWen727104 @smashbaals Koine Greek often uses the male form as generic. Are you not aware of this? Because of this, in order to be clear, it would have to say, “must not be a woman.”

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@JonByers186054 Just because the words used in 1Tim 3 are masculine doesn't mean

@JonByers186054 Just because the words used in 1Tim 3 are masculine doesn't mean that it is intended for males only. In Koine Greek, the masculine form can be used to speak generically too.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-31

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Thanks for the encouragement to spend more time studying Koine Greek, Raven. I am not an expert and am still learning, however, I do have sufficient resources to check and I didn't confirm my take on the subjunctive firs...

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Thanks for the encouragement to spend more time studying Koine Greek, Raven. I am not an expert and am still learning, however, I do have sufficient resources to check an

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Theology verse entry

1 Timothy 1:3-5

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis

1 Timothy 1:3-5 false teaching Ephesus strange doctrines
Theology verse entry

Ephesians 5:18-33

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Ephesians 5:18-33 mutual submission,kephale,source,marriage,kenosis,Spirit-filled,husbands love,wives submit,egalitarian,hupotasso,allelon,household code,head-body metaphor,agapao,self-sacrifice,great mystery,Christ and church,one flesh
Theology verse entry

1 Corinthians 11:2-9

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Corinthians 11:2-9 kephale,head covering,source,origin,authority,man woman,glory,image,aner gyne,egalitarian,Trinity,hierarchy,husband,wife,creation
Theology verse entry

1 Corinthians 14:33-37

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Corinthians 14:33-37 interpolation,textual criticism,silence,quotation,Western text,women speaking,women silent,Corinthian quotation,oral law,Pharisees,rhetorical refutation,eta particle,women in ministry,egalitarian,complementarian debate
Theology greek term

ἐπιτρέπω (epitrepo)

to permit, to allow, to entrust

greek
Mike Winger idea 2022-04-13

LSJ vs. BDAG on prostatis: wrong lexicon used; BDAG says 'patron/benefactor,' not 'leader'

Mike identifies a significant lexical error in Payne's argument.

Philip Payne prostatis LSJ lexicon
Mike Winger idea 2022-07-18

Cervin uses only author-specific lexicons (Plato, Thucydides) from much earlier periods of Greek — not Koine Greek

Mike critiques Cervin's substitution of classical Greek lexicons for NT lexicons.

Plato Wayne Grudem Richard Cervin
Mike Winger idea 2022-07-18

The LSJ focuses on classical Greek (8th-4th century BC), not biblical Greek — its kephale entry ignores NT examples

Mike explains the limitations of the LSJ for NT interpretation.

kephale BDAG LSJ (Liddell-Scott-Jones)
Mike Winger idea 2022-07-18

Grudem argues the LSJ should be revised and provides extensive Greek examples of kephale meaning authority

Mike presents Grudem's broader argument about the LSJ's inadequacy.

kephale Wayne Grudem LSJ revision needed
Mike Winger idea 2023-11-22

Koine Greek vs. Classical/Attic Greek distinction and its relevance to authenteo

Mike explains the critical linguistic distinction between Classical Greek and the Koine Greek of the NT period.

authenteo Koine Greek Classical Greek
Mike Winger idea 2023-11-22

The Atticist movement and its impact on word study

Mike explains the Atticist literary movement and why it complicates the study of authenteo.

authenteo Al Wolters Koine Greek
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-01

Jim's claim about Koine Greek: the New Testament was written in a prestige dialect used only by wealthy, educated elites — not a common language

Third major claim Mike refutes

apologetics New Testament Koine Greek
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-01

Refutation: Koine Greek is literally the 'common language' — the word koine means 'common' — it was a simplified lingua franca spread through Alexander the Great's empire, the exact opposite of an elite dialect

Mike corrects the Koine Greek claim with a university linguistics source

apologetics New Testament Koine Greek
Mike Winger idea 2021-01-29

Visiting moments in Scripture: creation of Adam and Eve (OT); Road to Emmaus Christological exposition (NT)

Hypothetical question from Bree Herb about which biblical moment Mike would most want to witness.

Luke 24:13-35 creation Adam and Eve Luke 24:13-35