The Word was with God—The preposition translated "with" is pros. In Koine Greek pros (short for prosopon pros prosopon, "face to face")
Glad you said this, because it show what I was to bring roth as to how he was "to dwell in flesh". FACE to FACE. this is the ECHAD I speak of all along. question, if you had a "EQUAL SHARE" of yourself then you cold see yourself "FACE to FACE", correct? well this is exacitly what Philippians 2:6 states, "Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery
to be equal with God:"
well here the "With" is implied to God, meaning he, JESUS is EQUAL "WITH", God or as John 1:1c inplies is God. how do we know this? answer, in the definition of "FORM" here. uding the Mickelson's Enhanced Strong's Dictionaries of the Greek and Hebrew Testaments,
FORM: G3444 μορφή morphe (mor-fee') n.
1. form.
2. (intrinsically) fundamental nature.
[perhaps from the base of G3313 (through the idea of adjustment of parts)]
KJV: form
Root(s): G3313
if one would notice the second definition, the fundamental nature of the Lord Jesus is "Spirit", and God is a, a, a, Spirit, not two, but ONE Spirit, and Jesus is that Spirit, supportive scripture, 2 Corinthians 3:17 "Now
the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." BINGO, the Lord is that Spirit, and Spirit is capitalized, indicating the ONE TRUE GOD. so Jesus is the ONE TRUE GOD.
so again "WITH" support what we been saying.
now one more, if one would examine "WITH" in John 1:1 it is also defined as #13. according to the Mickelson's Enhanced Strong's Dictionaries of the Greek and Hebrew Testaments, (accusative case, usually)
the place, time, occasion, or respect (which is the destination of the relation (i.e. where or for which it is predicated)).
and the term "BEGINNING" in John 1:1 do this for us,
BEGINNING: G746 ἀρχή arche (ar-chee') n.
1. (properly abstract) a commencement.
2. (concretely) chief (in various applications of
order, time, place, or rank).
[from G756]
KJV: beginning, corner, (at the, the) first (estate), magistrate, power, principality, principle, rule
there it is in definition #2. (concretely) chief (in various applications of
order, time, place, or rank). what was in the BEGINNING at Genesis 1:1? in
order, time, place, or rank, lets see,
Genesis 1:1 "In the
beginning God created the heaven and the earth."
BEGINNING: H7225 רֵאשִׁית re'shiyth (ray-sheeth') n-f.
1. the first, in place, time, order or rank.
2. (specifically) a firstfruit.
[from the same as H7218]
KJV: beginning, chief(-est), first(-fruits, part, time), principal thing.
Root(s): H7218
there it is in definition #1. BINGO. so the Word id God, just as John 1:1c states.
thanks civic,
PICJAG,
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