to speak well of, praise, to give praise, to bless, invoke blessings on
Primary meaning: to speak well of, praise, to give praise, to bless, invoke blessings on, blessed. Strong's: to speak well of, i.e. (religiously) to bless (thank or invoke a benediction upon, prosper). Lexical nuances: to speak well of, praise (cl.; LXX De 8:10 , al.): τ. θεόν , Lk 1:64 2:28 24:51 , 53 ( αἰνοῦντες , T, WH, mg.), Ja 3:9 ; absol., to give praise , Mt 14:19 26:26 (v. Swete on Mk 14:22 ), Mk 6:41 14:22 (v. Swete, in l.), Lk 24:30 , I Co 14:16 .
Derivation: from a compound of G2095 (εὖ) and G3056 (λόγος);
Biblical Place • 32.100°N, 34.947°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 23:31 .
Biblical Place • Shaalbim • 31.870°N, 34.982°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Kgs 4:9 (identified with Shaalbim ).
Biblical Place • Shaalbim • 31.870°N, 34.982°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:42 (identified with Shaalbim ).
a remaining behind, patient enduring, endurance
Primary meaning: a remaining behind, patient enduring, endurance. Strong's: cheerful (or hopeful) endurance, constancy. Lexical nuances: a remaining behind (Arist.).
Derivation: from G5278 (ὑπομένω);
continually, perpetual offering, regular
Continuity, regularity, daily continual offering (tamid); represents uninterrupted communion and devotion before God.
Derivation: From an unused root meaning to stretch.
to wait eagerly, hope in, gather
To bind together, wait eagerly with stretched-out neck; 'Those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength' (Isaiah 40:31).
Derivation: Primitive root.
1 Corinthians • Chapter 1 (31 verses)
Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, Unto the church of God which is at Corinth , to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Corinth .
grain offering, tribute, gift, oblation
Grain offering, tribute presented to sovereign; bloodless offering of flour, oil, and frankincense salted with covenant salt.
Derivation: From an unused root meaning to apportion.
Philippians • Chapter 1 (30 verses)
Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ , to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi , with the bishops and deacons: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Philippi .
Colossians • Chapter 3 (25 verses)
If ye then be risen with Christ , seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah.
to comfort, relent, have compassion
To sigh deeply, breathe with relief, comfort, relent, have compassion; God comforting His afflicted people ('Comfort, comfort My people', Isaiah 40:1).
Derivation: Primitive root.
Theopneustos, Dual Authorship, Infallibility, and Sola Scriptura
Primary biblical claim that all Scripture is God-breathed (theopneustos, 2 Tim 3:16 ) and produced by human authors carried along by the Holy Spirit ( 2 Pet 1:20-21 ). Sola Scriptura articulates its unique supreme authority for faith and practice.
Biblical Metaphors, Nicene Attributes, and the Reformation Notae Ecclesiae
The Church is divinely instituted by Christ ( Matt 16:18 ) and revealed as the Spirit-baptized Body of Christ , Bride of Christ, and spiritual Temple ( 1 Cor 12 , Eph 2 , 1 Pet 2 ). The institutional marks (Notae Ecclesiae) and polity forms (episcopal, presbyterian, congregational) represent long-standing scholarly debate.
to strike at, to punish, to rebuke, reprove
Primary meaning: to strike at, to punish, to rebuke, reprove. Strong's: to chastise, i.e. (with words) to upbraid. Lexical nuances: to strike at, to punish .
Derivation: from G1909 (ἐπί) and G4141 (πλήσσω);
2 Peter • Chapter 1 (21 verses)
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ , to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, According as hi... Mentions: Simon , Yeshua the Messiah.
a wanting, need, an asking, entreaty, supplication, prayer
Primary meaning: a wanting, need, an asking, entreaty, supplication, prayer, petition. Strong's: a petition. Lexical nuances: a wanting, need (so Ps 21(22):25 ). an asking, entreaty, supplication ; in NT always addressed to God: Lk 1:13 , II Co 1:11 , Phl 1:19 , II Ti 1:3 , Ja 5:16 , I Pe 3:12 (LXX) ; with νηστεῖαι , Lk 2:37 ; προσευχή, -αί , Eph 6:18 , Phl 4:6 , I Ti 2:1 5:5 ; ἱκετηρίαι , He 5:7 ; προσκαρτέρησις , Eph 6:18 ; ἐντεύξεις , I Ti 2:1 ; δ. ποιεῖσθαι (Deiss., BS , 250), Lk 5:33 , Phl 1:4 (pl.), I Ti 2:1 ; ...
Derivation: from G1189 (δέομαι);
1 Thessalonians • Chapter 5 (28 verses)
But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woma... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .
Acts • Chapter 10 (48 verses)
There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the d... Mentions: Simon , Jacob/Israel , Yeshua the Messiah , Caesarea , Joppa , Galilee , Nazareth , Jerusalem .
incredible, without faith, trust
Primary meaning: incredible, without faith, trust, unbelieving. Strong's: (actively) disbelieving, i.e. without Christian faith (specially, a heathen); (passively) untrustworthy (person), or incredible (thing). Lexical nuances: of things, incredible : Ac 26:8 ;
Derivation: from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and G4103 (πιστός);
Ephesians • Chapter 4 (32 verses)
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .
Acts • Chapter 4 (37 verses)
And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead. And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel , David , Joses , Jerusalem , Nazareth , Cyprus .
Nahum • Chapter 1 (15 verses)
The burden of Nineveh . The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth; the Lord revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies. The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power... Mentions: Nahum , Judah , Nineveh , Bashan , Carmel , Lebanon .
2 Timothy • Chapter 2 (26 verses)
Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus . And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, David .
release, solution, interpretation
Primary meaning: release, solution, interpretation. Strong's: explanation, i.e. application. Lexical nuances: release .
Derivation: from G1956 (ἐπιλύω);
1 Peter • Chapter 5 (14 verses)
The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ , and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for fil... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Babylon .
Psalms • Chapter 2 (12 verses)
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. Mentions: Zion .
a turning about, conversion
Primary meaning: a turning about, conversion. Strong's: reversion, i.e. morally, revolution. Lexical nuances: a turning about ; metaph., conversion (Field, Notes , 246): Ac 15:3 .†
Derivation: from G1994 (ἐπιστρέφω);
an oracle
Primary meaning: an oracle. Strong's: an utterance (of God). Lexical nuances: an oracle : Ac 7:38 , Ro 3:2 , He 5:12 , I Pe 4:11 (on the eccl., λόγια τ. Κυρίου , v. Lft., Essay on Sup. Rel. , 172 ff.).†
Derivation: neuter of G3052 (λόγιος);
Proverbs • Chapter 25 (28 verses)
These are also proverbs of Solomon , which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable. Mentions: Solomon , Hezekiah , Judah .
