Lexicon
τάχα
tacha
G5029
G:ADV Greek

perhaps

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Tacha marks a possibility rather than certainty, qualifying proposed outcomes or exceptional actions.

The attested use marks an outcome or action as possible rather than asserted as certain: a separation may lead to a lasting return in Philemon 1:15, and someone may even dare to die for a good person in Romans 5:7.

Senses in use

  1. Marking a proposed possibility · dominant

    In Philemon 1:15, the adverb qualifies the suggestion that a temporary separation had the result of a permanent return; the APB renders the clause, "For perhaps he was separated from you for a while for this reason, that you might have him back forever," In Romans 5:7, it qualifies the exceptional possibility that someone might be bold enough to die for a good person; the APB renders, "though perhaps for a good person someone might even be bold to die."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the adverb as "perhaps" in both Philemon 1:15 and Romans 5:7. This shared wording confirms the verses' possible, non-certain framing rather than isolating every nuance of the term.

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