âwell spokenâ (In the LXX, EULOGIA is the usual translation of the. BARAK group, meaning âblessingâ). GAR: * Greek conjunction âforâ. Greek Definite Article: Usually translated by the English word âtheâ. Primary function. Is to identify, to particularize, to distinguish or to set apart.
Bupkis (also Bupkes, Bupkus, Bubkis, Bubkes): Emphatically nothing, as in He isn't worth bupkis (×××¤Ö¼×§××¡ indeterminate, either 'beans' or 'goat droppings', possibly of Slavic, Vlach, or Greek origin; cf. Polish bobki 'animal droppings') (MW, OED)
Historical Examples. 1  The KPing or KPik is a kind of mantle covered with wool (Erskine); the root of the word is KP, dry. The Bbur-nma in English Babur, Emperor of Hindustan. 2  I did KP duty and cleaned barracks until the next group arrived. The Biography of a Rabbit Roy Benson.