RUDE rood: Not impolite in English Versions of the Bible (except perhaps 2 Macc 12:14), but untrained, ignorant; compare the modern phrase, a rude dr...
Give no occasion of stumbling (aproskopoi). Late word and in papyri, only three times in N.T. (here; Philippians 1:10 ; Acts 24:16 ). See on Acts 2...
EN-GADDI en-gad'-i (Sirach 24:14 the Revised Version (British and American), on the sea shore). See EN-GEDI. Copyright Statement These files are publ...
SLOW slo: Chiefly for 'erekh, literally, long, in the phrase slow to anger (Nehemiah 9:17, etc.). In Exodus 4:10; Luke 24:25; James 1:19, for kabhedh...
SIRACH, BOOK OF si'-rak, or The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach: I. NAME II. CANONICITY III. CONTENTS IV. TEACHING 1. Religion 2. Morals 3. M...
BETIMES be-timz': In the sense of early is the translation of two Hebrew words: (1) shakham, a root meaning to incline the shoulder to a load, hence...
MORNING WATCH 'ash-moreth ha-boker (Exodus 14:24; 1?Samuel 11:11); in Judith 12:5 for heothine phulake; compare Sirach 55:6; 1 Macc 5:30): The last p...
CREDITOR kred'-i-ter: nosheh, participle of nashah: Exodus 22:24 (English translation: 25); 2?Kings 4:1; Isaiah 50:1; translated extortioner, Psalms...
Had spoken (eirhkei). Past perfect of eipon (erw). The disciples had misunderstood Christ's metaphor for death. That he spake (oti legei). Present ac...
WISDOM wiz'-dum: 1. Linguistic 2. History 3. Religious Basis 4. Ideals 5. Teaching of Christ 6. Remainder of the New Testament (1) James (2) P...
MISCHIEF mis'-chif: The word, in the sense of hurt or evil befalling, plotted against, or done to, anyone, represents a variety of Hebrew terms (e.g....
GALBANUM gal'-ba-num (chelbenah; chalbdne): A gum-resin which occurs in small, round, semitranslucent tears or in brownish yellow masses; has a pleas...
Shall lose it (apolesei authn). This paradox appears in four forms according to Allen (1) Matthew 10:39 (2) Mark 8:35 ; Matthew 16:25 ; Luke 9:2...
GIHON (1) gi'-hon (gichon; Geon): One of the four rivers of Eden (Genesis 2:13). It is said to compass the Whole land of Cush (Ethiopia), probably a ...
CHEER; CHEERFULNESS cher, cher'-fool-nes: The English word cheer meant: (1) originally face, countenance (Greek kara, head, through Old French, cher...
STRANGER AND SOJOURNER (IN THE APOCRYPHA AND THE NEW TESTAMENT) The technical meaning attaching to the Hebrew terms is not present in the Greek words ...
REHEARSE re-hurs' (sum, dabhar, naghadh, tanah; anaggello): Usually means simply to relate, to tell, to declare (Exodus 17:14; Judges 5:11; 1?Samuel ...
TRAVAIL trav'-al (yaladh (Genesis 35:16, etc.), chul, chil (properly writhe, Job 15:20, etc.); odin (classical odis) (Matthew 24:8, etc.), odino (Sira...
GLORIFY glo'-ri-fi: The English word is the equivalent of a number of Hebrew and Greek words whose essential significance is discussed more fully und...
BEWRAY; BEWRAYER be-ra', be-ra'-er: In its derivation is entirely different from betray (Latin, tradere), and meant originally to disclose, reveal (c...