The name that is transliterated as “Achim” in English means “Jehovah will establish” or “without winter.” (Source: Cornwall / Smith 1997 )
In Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) is translated with a sign that depicts “the Lord will establish” (the original meaning of the name) and the shoulder refers to Achim’s ancestors from the Kings of Judah. (Source: Missão Kophós )
The name that is transliterated as “Bethphage” in English is translated in Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) with a sign that combines “house” and “figs” (“Bethphage” means “house of [unripe] figs”). (Source: Missão Kophós )
The name that is transliterated as “Apollonia” in English is translated in Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) with a sign that depicts Apollo , who the city was named after and who is often depicted as playing a harp, playing of a harp in the left hand. (Source: Missão Kophós )
The name that is transliterated as “Heli” in English is translated in Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) with a sign that depicts “My God is YHWH,” referring to the meaning of the name (other meanings: “elevation,” “ascending,””adopted of the LORD” — see Cornwall / Smith 1997 ). (Source: Missão Kophós )
The Greek in Colossians 4:11 that is translated into English as “Jesus, whose other name is Justus” is translated into Banaro as “a ground (earthly) man whose name is Jesus, whose other name is Justus.”
“The translation introduced the next person as ‘a ground (earthly) man whose name is Jesus, whose other name is Justus.’ ‘Ground man’ is a term that we have used previously to refer to people of the earth, usually with the connotation of ‘sinful people.’ I could not figure out why Samuel had characterized a companion of Paul in this way so I asked the checkers, ‘Why is the word ‘ground’ in there?’ I got a look that said, ‘Are you really that stupid?’ then the explanation, ‘The man’s name is Jesus. If we don’t tell people that he is a ‘ground man,’ people will be confused and think that Paul is talking about Jesus, God’s son.’ Okay, I never thought about it that way but it does make sense.'”
In Mandarin Chinese, in the Protestant tradition the name “Jesus” in this verse is transliterated with a different character for the second syllable: yé shù (耶数 / 耶數) to prevent confusion. Note that the Catholic tradition uses the same transliteration for both: Yēsū (耶稣) (Source: Zetzsche)
In Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) it is translated with a sign that depicts the number 3 (he was one of three helpers during Paul’s imprisonment in Rome) and “justice” (the meaning of justus). (Source: Missão Kophós )
The name that is transliterated as “Cosam” in English is translated in Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) with a sign that combines “divination” (a possible meaning of the name, another is “most abundant”) and “K” to indicate the initial sound of the name. (Source: Missão Kophós )
