Scripture

maranatha

An Aramaic prayer of the first Christians, kept untranslated at the end of Paul's first letter to the Corinthians. It means either 'Our Lord, come!' or 'Our Lord has come', depending on where you split the words.

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From Aramaic to Syriac

From Koine Greek to Modern Standard Arabic

50 CEAramaic

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