Bill Mounce’s Basics of Biblical Greek Vocabulary Cards (1st Edition):
1. Abraam (Ἀβραάμ, ὁ): Abraham
Mnemonics / Memory Aids:
A.) Abraham sacrificed a (brown) ram. (See Genesis 22:13. Note: The ram’s color is not specifically mentioned in the biblical text.)
B.) “Ah, brave man!”: Imagine a Greek historian exclaiming, “Ah, brave man, this Abraam!” The phrase directly connects the sound to a characteristic of Abraham. (Google Gemini)
C.) “Abraam has no ‘ham’—but it’s still Abraham!”
– Imagine Abraham going kosher—no “ham” in Abraam! (ChatGPT)
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Note: At the time of this writing, Mounce has published at least two editions of his Basics of Biblical Greek Vocabulary Cards. One way to tell the difference between the two editions (besides the fact that the vocabulary words are numbered in a different order) is that most of the vocabulary cards in the 2nd edition also include the root of the Greek word on the back of the card, whereas the vocabulary cards in the 1st edition do not.
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