sovereignty, royal power, dominion
Primary meaning: sovereignty, royal power, dominion, a kingdom. Strong's: properly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively). Lexical nuances: prop. abstract, sovereignty , royal power , dominion : Lk 1:33 22:29 , Jo 18:36 , Ac 1:6 , He 1:8 , I Co 15:24 ; λαβεῖν β. , Lk 19:12 , 15 , Re 17:12 ; δοῦναι τὴν , Re 17:17 ; ἔχειν β. , Re 17:18 ; ἔρχεσθαι ἐν τ. ( εἰς τὴν ) β. , Mt 16:28 , Lk 23:42 ; β. τ. θεοῦ , Re 12:10 .
Derivation: from G935 (βασιλεύς);
Biblical Place • Succoth 1 • 32.200°N, 35.633°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 8:13 (identified with Succoth 1 ).
Biblical Place • Kiriath-jearim • 31.771°N, 34.994°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Sam 6:2 (identified with Kiriath-jearim ).
Biblical Place • 32.121°N, 35.150°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 2:9 .
Biblical Place • Beth-shemesh 1 • 31.753°N, 34.977°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 1:35 (identified with Beth-shemesh 1 ).
Biblical Place • Kir • 31.181°N, 35.702°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 20:17 , Num 21:22 (identified with Kir ).
Biblical Place • Ophrah 1 • 31.954°N, 35.299°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 13:17 (identified with Ophrah 1 ).
Biblical Place • Ammah • 31.869°N, 35.343°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Sam 2:24 (identified with Ammah ).
Biblical Place • Giloh • 31.617°N, 35.083°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Sam 23:34 (identified with Giloh ).
Biblical Place • 31.870°N, 35.067°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:44 .
Biblical Place • 32.552°N, 35.438°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 7:22 .
Biblical Place • Eltekeh • 31.870°N, 35.067°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 21:23 (identified with Eltekeh ).
Biblical Place • Bethany 2 • 31.836°N, 35.553°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 7:24 (identified with Bethany 2 ).
greatness, magnitude, majesty
Greatness, magnitude; used of the infinite majesty, power, and mercy of God in saving His people.
Derivation: From גָּדַל (H1431) to grow, be great.
Biblical Place • Cana • 32.747°N, 35.339°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:28 (identified with Cana ).
strength, power, might
Primary meaning: strength, power, might, mightily. Strong's: vigor ("great") (literally or figuratively). Lexical nuances: strength , esp. as in Hom., of bodily strength.
Derivation: perhaps a primary word;
brother, kinsman, fellow countryman
Brother by blood or covenant kinship; duty of brotherly love, mutual aid, and protection of inheritance in Israel.
Derivation: Primitive word.
to act as shepherd, tend, to tend
Primary meaning: to act as shepherd, tend, to tend, shepherd. Strong's: to tend as a shepherd of (figuratively, superviser). Lexical nuances: to act as shepherd , tend flocks: Lk 17:7 ; c. acc., ποίμνην , I Co 9:7 . Metaph., to tend , shepherd , govern : c. acc., Mt 2:6 (LXX) , Jo 21:16 , Ac 20:28 , I Pe 5:2 , Ju 12 , Re 2:27 7:17 12:5 19:15 .†
Derivation: from G4166 (ποιμήν);
to spurn, despise, contemn, blaspheme
To treat with disdain, despise holy authority, provoke God to anger through arrogant contempt of His word.
Derivation: Primitive root.
that which is laid by, a votive offering, devoted, a thing devoted to God
Primary meaning: that which is laid by, a votive offering, devoted, a thing devoted to God, a curse. Strong's: a (religious) ban or (concretely) excommunicated (thing or person). Lexical nuances: prop. = τὸ ἀνατιθέμένον , that which is laid by to be kept, a votive offering (as ἀνάθημα in II Mac 2:13 , Lk 21:5 —where LT read -θεμα , v. M, Pr. , 46).
Derivation: from G394 (ἀνατίθεμαι);
to shine, give light, to illumine, enlighten, to bring to light, make known
Primary meaning: to shine, give light, to illumine, enlighten, to bring to light, make known. Strong's: to shed rays, i.e. to shine or (transitively) to brighten up (literally or figuratively). Lexical nuances: intrans., to shine, give light (Arist., Plut., a1.): seq. ἐπί , Re 22:5 .
Derivation: from G5457 (φῶς);
heavens, sky, celestial realm
Heavens, sky, visible vault of stars, and transcendent dwelling place of God and celestial hosts; partnered with earth to encompass the cosmos.
Derivation: From an unused singular meaning aloft.
unclean, impure, defiled
Impure, ritually defiled, unacceptable for contact with holy things (unclean animals, corpses, skin diseases).
Derivation: From טָמֵא (H2930) to be unclean.
incorruptibility, immortality
Primary meaning: incorruptibility, immortality. Strong's: incorruptibility; genitive, unending existence; (figuratively) genuineness. Lexical nuances: incorruptibility , immortality : Ro 2:7 , I Co 15:42 , 50 , 53 , 54 , II Ti 1:10 ; ἀγαπώντων . . . ἐν ἀ. , Eph 6:24 (v. AR, in l.).†
Derivation: from G862 (ἄφθαρτος);
imperishable, immortal
Primary meaning: imperishable, immortal. Strong's: undecaying (in essence or continuance). Lexical nuances: imperishable , immortal ; of things: I Co 9:25 , I Pe 1:4 , 23 3:4 ; of persons: of men, I Co 15:52 ; of God, Ro 1:23 , I Ti 1:17 (MM, s.v.).†
Derivation: from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and a derivative of G5351 (φθείρω);
Leviticus • Chapter 10 (20 verses)
And Nadab and Abihu , the sons of Aaron , took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not. And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord. T... Mentions: Nadab , Abihu , Aaron , Moses , Uzziel .
to be of sound mind or in one's right mind, to be temperate, discreet, self-controlled
Primary meaning: to be of sound mind or in one's right mind, to be temperate, discreet, self-controlled. Strong's: to be of sound mind, i.e. sane, (figuratively) moderate. Lexical nuances: to be of sound mind or in one's right mind : Mk 5:15 , Lk 8:35 ; opp. to ἐκστῆναι , II Co 5:13 (Hdt.);
Derivation: from G4998 (σώφρων);
Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical • 18 Chapters
The Fourth Book of the Maccabees ( Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical , 18 chapters). Key figures: Eleazar , Joseph , Moses , Jacob/Israel , Simeon , Levi . Key places: Asia , Syria , Phoenicia , Cilicia , Jerusalem , Egypt . Opens with: "As I am going to demonstrate a most philosophical proposition, namely, that religious reasoning is absolute master of the passions, I would ..."