ἐξηγήσατο (exēgēsato), "declared," had no object, it must--absolutely had to be--translated 'revealed.' I.e., "(Jesus) has revealed

Yikes!!! It is January 29, 2024, and I just found that this post was in an unpublished state. I must have done some editing or something some time ago, and forgot to republish it. So there may be some need of editing and lapses of logic/ continuity of thought in here, but the main idea is one of the most important I can remember trying to communicate. I hope you get it.

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I think it was in 1978, while I studied Greek at Melodyland School of Theology, that I read that because the last word in John 1:18, ἐξηγήσατο (exēgēsato), "declared," had no object, it must--absolutely had to be--translated 'revealed.' I.e., "(Jesus) has revealed." THAT revelation burned into my skull. According to that Greek rule, Victor Alexander's translation from the ancient ARAMAIC would be: "No human [being] ever saw Allaha, except for the only born Allaha, He who existed in the bosom of his Father, [Who] revealed." Revealed. Unfortunately, Alexander's translation does not say that, but for over forty years that proposed Greek rule has been in the back (and often the front) of my mind--that Jesus Christ revealed God, rather than declared/ explained/ proclaimed/ spoke of/ made known/ told about/ or interpreted Him. Jesus revealed Him.

God wants to be revealed by you.

15. And the seventh angel blew. And there were voices and thunders that declared*, "May it come, the kingdom of the people of our Lord and his Anointed One, and may he rule to [the end of] of the universes of all the universes!"



I will tell you the truth: I have felt for some days that God has shown me something special for you. It is about revelation. Revelation that YOU are to present. Revelation that YOU are to cause by faith and prayer. I have written about it before, but now it has become more clear, and I think more useful.

It is my impression that this particular revelation has been stolen from the church. It was lost with the word which said it in the Bible: Awon-galee-yoon--"He reveals." The idea of revelation is more prevalent in the Bible than you know. God wants to be revealed by us.

We are to reveal God by acts of power. That is what prayer and manifestation can do. Are to do. The revelation achieved is Gospel, the "good news." Revealing God is primary, rather than announcing, preaching, or teaching the truth about Him. For real knowledge of God comes by revelation. When the Bible says Gospel, the very word actually MEANS revelation.


The Greek word εὐαγγέλιον (euangelion; yü-än-ge'-le-on; Strong's 2098), "gospel" or "glad tidings," is from the Aramaic word awon-galee-yoon, meaning "He reveals," says Victor Alexander (2010, Aramaic New Testament, ISBN 9781456475789, Mark 1:1 footnote)--the Hope of the Kingdom.


The only way to do it is to do it.


BY SIGNS AND WONDERS -- MANIFESTATIONS OF CHANGE -- ALTERATIONS AND REVISINGS OF THE PRESENT

Interestingly, seemingly to avoid having to properly translate the Greek John 1:18's ἐκεῖνος ἐξηγήσατο (ekeinos exēgēsato) as "He has revealed," translators ADD to the text an uncalled-for, not-in-the-Greek-text object: Him (God). This allows them to translate it as "He hath declared Him.” They know they are not supposed to add to the text, but if they didn't, well we can't DO that. They have to distance us as talkers about God, lest we become accountable to reveal Him. God is telling me, "Yeah, but...that isn't what I said." ("And yes, you are accountable.")

You can skip over this definition:
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From Biblehub: STRONGS NT 1834: ἐξηγέομαι

ἐξηγέομαι, ἐξηγοῦμαι; imperfect ἐξηγουμην; 1 aorist ἐξηγησαμην;
1. properly, to lead out, be leader, go before (Homer, et al.).

2. metaphorically, (cf. German ausführen) to draw out in narrative, unfold in teaching;

a. to recount, rehearse: (with the accusative of the thing and the dative of person, Acts 10:8); with the accusative of thing, Luke 24:35; Acts 21:19; without an accusative, followed by relative pronoun or adverb, ὅσα ἐποίησεν, Acts 15:12; καθώς, 14 (so in Greek writings from Herodotus down; the Sept. for סִפֵר, Judges 7:13, etc.).

b. to unfold, declare: John 1:18 (namely, the things relating to God; also used in Greek writings of the interpretation of things sacred and divine, oracles, dreams, etc.; cf. Meyer at the passage; Alberti, Observationes etc., p. 207f).
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It would appear that the "talk about Him" translations of ἐξηγήσατο (exēgēsato) are all right. As I recall, my source agreed that indeed they were, IF ἐξηγήσατο (exēgēsato) had an object. Look at the Greek ἐξ, Strong's 1537. I think my source's problem was that without an object, the prepositional point of origin, "the point whence motion or action proceeds" (Strong's) becomes the talker; in this case ἐκεῖνος (ekeinos): "He (Jesus)." I.e., Jesus became the point "discussed." For he was the very revelation of God.

Yes, I see hands waving in the back. Do you have a question? What has this got to do with euangelion, the Greek word for gospel? Well, in reading Victor Alexander's translation of the New Testament from the ancient Aramaic, I noticed that Mark 1 begins: "The beginning of the Revelation* of Jesus Christ,* Son of God." Revelation? Of course, I know that the Greek word for 'revelation' here is εὐαγγελίου (euangeliou), meaning Gospel or Good News. How the heck did Alexander get 'revelation' out of εὐαγγελίου? (Blue Letter Bible on 'euangelion.')

Alexander's footnote on Mark 1:1 explains that the Aramaic word here is: awon-galee-yoon, and that the ARAMAIC meaning of the word awon-galee-yoon (= euangelion) is "He reveals":

Mark 1:1: "The beginning of the Revelation* of Jesus Christ,* Son of God."
FOOTNOTES:
*1:1.1 Literal Aramaic idiomatic (Lit. Ar. id.) name: "Awon-galee-yoon," or He Reveals.
*1:1.2 Lit. Ar. id. name "Eashoa'," meaning "The Life-Giving, Living Branch," and, "M'shee-khah, "The Anointed One." For simplicity, then, in the proper English syntax "The Anointed Life-Giver."

This would make Mark 1:1 read: "The beginning of the Revelation of the Life-Giving, Living Branch, the Anointed One."
Or, "The beginning of the Revelation of the Anointed Life-Giver."

Elsewhere on the Internet I have read: "Aramaic: 'Awon-Galee-Yon,' which means the same thing (God's Revelation)." And: "This is a correct name: 'The revelation of HIM.'"

Revelation. Not announcement or preaching good news, but SHOWING, DEMONSTRATING, PERFORMING God.

The question arises, which language is borrowing from which? It goes without saying that the Aramaic awon-galee-yoon, he reveals; equals the Greek euangelion, good tidings. I have no doubt but that Jesus Christ could speak Hebrew, Egyptian, Greek, Latin, and Arabic, but his native home language was Aramaic. Except for some Latin with Pilate and some Greek Septuagint, all the Galileans otherwise LIVED 24/7 in Aramaic.

Here is something interesting: both the Greek and Hebrew do not make much out of Galilee. Check the dictionaries yourself. (From Abarim): "for a meaning of the name Galilee, NOBSE Study Bible Name List reads 'Circle, Circuit'; Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names has 'Rolling, Revolving'; and BDB Theological Dictionary proposes 'Circuit, District.' The name Galilee probably started out as a derogative: 'that' region; the boondocks; out in 'the country', and its name means just that: Region." David's friend Hiram called Galilee Cabul, meaning, 'like nothing'. Not very flattering. But worse, I found a dictionary entry which said that the meaning of Galilee was "a pile of dung."

The Galileans had a different opinion of this area of Naphtali, as reflected in Mark 1:9's Aramaic:
"And it happened in those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee,* and he was baptized in the Jordan River by John."
*1:9 Lit. Ar. names, "Nussrat d'Ga-lee-la," meaning, "Victorious Revelation."

Jesus came from the Victorious Revelation. Well, that IS good news!!

Hmm. The Greek ἐξηγήσατο means he reveals. Awon-galee-yoon means he reveals. Galilee means Revelation of Allaha. I wonder if God is trying to tell us something? Like maybe, He reveals?

Mark 1:14. After John was betrayed, Jesus came to Galilee (revelation of Allaha), and preached the Hope of the Kingdom of God, 15. And he said, "The Age has ended,* and the Kingdom of God has arrived. Repent and believe in the Hope [of Salvation.]

That is what the revelation OF God BY Jesus preaches to us: the Hope of the Kingdom, the Salvation, is HERE now. The thing that convinces people is miracles: the revelation of God by manifest action BY Him. "And the Apostles went out and preached Christ crucified WITH SIGNS AND WONDERS--works of faith and power--revelations of God.

"...in the events out of which the Christian Church arose there was a CONCLUSIVE ACT of God, who IN THEM VISITED AND REDEEMED His people; and that in the corporate EXPERIENCE of the Church itself there was REVEALED A NEW QUALITY OF LIFE, arising out of what God HAD DONE, which in turn corroborated the value set upon the facts" (C. H. Dodd, The Apostolic Preaching and Its Developments, p. 77, emphases mine).

The upshot of all this is that we are going to have to have the nerve to pray for one another and outsiders of ourselves to give God opportunity to reveal Himself. That manifest revelation will be our message: "It pleased God by the foolishness of the Preaching--the revelation which is the 'message'--to save them that believe" (1 Corinthians 1:21, parenthesis mine).

Acts 1:8 Except the Holy Spirit shall comes on you, you shall receive power and you will witnesses for me.

Acts 8:17 Then consecrated the hand over them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Acts 10:38 Regarding Eashoa (Jesus) of Nazareth, whom Allaha (God) anointed by the Holy Ghost and Power, and he preached and healed those who were wracked the devil.

1 Corinthians 2:4 and my manifestation and preaching are not through deliverance by words of wisdom, except through the revelation of the Spirit and power.

Romans 15:18-19 For I do not dare say anything that the Messiah did not ordain through my hands for the benefit of the nations through Manifestation and works, through the power of miracles and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of Allaha.

Acts 6:8 Stephen then was filled with grace and power, and he performed signs and wonders among the people.