Bully Pulpit: Confronting the Problem of Spiritual Abuse in the Church

by Michael J. Kruger

the Greek word for “violent” (plēktēs) is all-encompassing. The Louw-Nida Greek lexicon defines it as a “person who is pugnacious and demanding; ‘bully.’”18 The HCSB captures this sense in its translation: “not a bully but gentle.”19