Mar 10:6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
Mar 10:6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
Alternative: But from the first foundation, God brought into existence male and female souls.
The biggest surprise in the Greek is that the word translated as "creation" here is not the familiar genesis. The word used here is closer to "foundation." Interestingly, Matthews version of this verse (examined here) does not have this words. Matthew also uses a slightly different word for "masculine," arren instead of arsen.
The translation of autos as "them" can be seen as simply redundant, as in the KJV, or it can been seen as a reference to the "self" or "soul," which is a secondary meaning of the word. The word also means "the same," which is very interesting in this context.
Christ's point here is that there is and has always been two different versions of humanity: men and women. While we share much, these two versions are inherently different in important ways. Anyone that minimizes those differences is as confused as someone who thinks that our souls are not the same in that we both have divine self-awareness as eternal creatures.
"Beginning" is from archê (arche), which means "beginning," "origin," "first principles," "first place of power," "empire," and "command." This is the word from which we get both "archbishop," primal bishops who can consecrate other bishops, and "archeology," the study of ancient history.
"Creation" is from ktisis (ktisis), which means "founding," "settling," "created thing," "creature," and "authority created." It is NOT the word for the creation of the universe, which we all know is genesis. This word only appears in Mark.
"Made" is from poieô ( poieo), which means "to make," "to produce," "to create," "to bring into existence," "to bring about," "to cause," "to render," "to consider," "to prepare," "to make ready," and "to do."
"Them" is from autos (autos), which means "the same," and the reflexive pronouns, "myself," "yourself," "himself," "herself," "itself," or the oblique case of the pronouns, "him," "her," and "it." It also means "one's true self," that is, "the soul" as opposed to the body and "of ones own accord."
"Man" is from arsên (arsen), which means "male," "the male sex," and "the masculine gender." It also means "mighty," "robust,"" "coarse" and "tough," which adds a little perspective to the idea.
"Female" is from thêlus, (thelys) which means "female," "the female sex," and "belonging to women." It also means "soft," "gentle," "tender," and "delicate."
