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  A **translation discrepancy** — as used in this channel's material — is a
  difference in how multiple translations render the same original-language
  word, examined as a clue to what the original term actually means.
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  https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/translation-discrepancy-24696caa1713.md
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# translation discrepancy

Canonical: https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/translation-discrepancy-24696caa1713

Parent: [Channel index](https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/llms.txt)

## Definition

A **translation discrepancy** — as used in this channel's material — is a difference in how multiple translations render the same original-language word, examined as a clue to what the original term actually means.

In this channel's material, **translation discrepancy** shows up in a live Bible word study on the Greek term _archegos_, where writer **David Perell** and host Dan Shipper compare how different English translations render the same original word [^962d2451-acc2-5ae5-8f30-a515d65060d8].The video uses the idea of a chain of translations to make a bigger point: when English versions diverge, the English words can seem like *opposites*, while the single Greek original may actually describe *one unified idea*. Exploring the discrepancy between translations is treated as a path to understand unity that the translations alone obscure — an insight the video connects to why you should write.- A **translation discrepancy** is a difference between how multiple translations render the same source word.- In the video, discrepancies among translations of _archegos_ are explored rather than treated as errors.- The divergence is used to argue that the original word may unify ideas that English splits apart.