Greek Word Occasion Meaning

All throughout the passage there are tips or advice to help the Christ follower pray. It tells the Christ follower to pray in the Spirit, on all occasion, with all kinds of prayers and requests, to be alert, and always keep on praying. The Greek meaning of Spirit was the same as in verse 17. It means to have the “Immaterial part of the inner person that can respond to God; God the Holy Spirit.” The Greek definition makes the audience think praying in the Spirit is connecting to God in prayer through the strength of the Holy Spirit. The Greek meaning for the word occasion helps gives more insight on when/how to pray. The Greek word for occasion is “kairos” meaning time, the right time, opportunity. The right time to pray is at all times.
Occasion is described as opportunity meaning when we pray it is an …show more content…
There is always a right time to pray. Arnold makes a great point when he said even if you are not the one who is experiencing the spiritual warfare; another brother or sister is and could use your prayer on all occasions. There is no significant Greek meaning to help the reader better understand the phrase “all kinds of prayers and requests.” Simply, this phrases just means there is multiple ways to communicate or pray to God than just one cookie cutter way. There is more than one request because each need differs from people based on situation. The syntax of the verse is very interesting as well. Paul broke the verse into two sentences. The beginning of the second sentence in verse 18 says “With this in mind.” That translational phrase allows the reader to keep in mind the advice in the previous statement while including new information. Lastly, the verse tells the audience to be alert. The Greek meaning of alert means to keep awake, keep watch, on