properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with G1161 (δέ) (this one, the former, etc.)

Flesh, body, human nature. Sarx. The Word became flesh. God took on human nature completely. He knows from the inside what it means to be human. He is not a distant deity.

No, not, never. Mé. The softest Greek negative, used to deny what is possible or expected. When God says no, he means it.

When Jesus teaches His disciples to pray, He begins with the most radical word imaginable — Father. In the ancient world, approaching God as Father was almost unthinkable. Jesus opens the door and says: this is how you come. Not as a subject before a king. As a child before a Father who already knows what you need.

To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.

Trainer, teacher, discipliner. Paideutēs. God is called our paideutēs, the one who corrects and forms us as a father shapes a child. Submit to his discipline; it is proof of his fatherhood, not his absence.

to invert, i.e. (figuratively and reflexively) in a good sense, to respect; or in a bad one, to confound

Many, much, great. Polus. Much fruit. Many witnesses. Great grace. God is not stingy. He gives abundantly to those who are connected to the vine.

More, rather, all the more. Mallon. Paul urges us to abound in love more and more. When grace increases, the response is not moderation but increase. Go further.

To submit, to place under, to be subject to. Hupotasso. Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Submission is not weakness. It is the posture of security and strength.

Spirit, breath, wind. Pneuma. God is Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, God living inside every believer. He leads guides comforts and empowers.

To live, to be alive. Zao. I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live. Life in Scripture is always relational. To live is to be connected to the source of life.