What does the Greek word mysterion mean?
The Greek word mysterion means secret. It can be translated as either mystery or secret, since a secret is a mystery and a mystery is a secret. In Scripture, it refers to a truth God kept hidden in His own mind until He revealed it to the Apostle Paul.
Les explains that Paul uses this word often. In the Greek it is mysterion, and it simply means secret. It can be translated either way, as a mystery or a secret, because a secret is a mystery and a mystery is a secret. Paul did not want the Gentile believers to be ignorant of this secret that God had kept in His own mind until He revealed it to the Apostle Paul. Les stresses that believers are to be well-taught and well-read in the Scriptures, not ignorant of this truth.