Matthew
Chapter 5 Verse 9
Blessed
(are) the peacemakers for they sons of God will be called.
μακάριοι
οἱ εἰρηνοποιοὶ , ὅτι αὐτοὶ υἱοὶ θεοῦ
κληθήσονται.
Note
well that the verse says peace MAKERS not just keepers but makers!
Εἰρήνη
PEACE and ποιοὶ makers from the verb ποιέω
The
name Irene is derived from the word for peace.
I
do wonder why huios was used rather than paidos. This is one of the
signs that indicate Matthew's first language was Hebrew or Aramaic.
Κληθήσονται
is the future passive of καλέω call summon name.
Why
κλη as a stem in the passive. Greek has a feature called
metathesis and an tendency to avoid triple consonant patterns
especially involving aspirated consonants like th.
What
can we do to create peace for ourselves and others?
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