Primary meaning: a disposition, testament, will, a convention, arrangement, covenant. Strong's: properly, a disposition, i.e. (specially) a contract (especially a devisory will). Lexical nuances: as usually in cl., a disposition, testament, will (Plat., al.): Ga 3:15 (R, mg., but v. Lft., in l.), He 9:16 , 17 (R, txt.; MM, Exp. , xi,; Milligan, NTD , 75; Abbott, Essays , 107; Deiss., LAE , 341; but v. infr.).
Primary meaning: substance, property. Strong's: substance, i.e. property (possessions). Lexical nuances: substance , property : Lk 15:12 , 13 .†
Primary meaning: pious, godly, devout. Strong's: well-reverent, i.e. pious. Lexical nuances: pious, godly, devout : Ac 10:2 , 7 , II Pe 2:9 .†
Atonement, expiation; occurs in plural of intensity Yom Kippurim (Day of Atonement, Leviticus 23:27), annual cleansing of sanctuary and nation.
Primary meaning: impulse, propensity, disposition, anger. Strong's: properly, desire (as a reaching forth or excitement of the mind), i.e. (by analogy), violent passion (ire, or (justifiable) abhorrence); by implication punishment. Lexical nuances: impulse , propensity , disposition .
Primary meaning: an appeasing, a means of appeasing, propitiation, forgiveness. Strong's: atonement, i.e. (concretely) an expiator. Lexical nuances: an appeasing (Plut.).
Primary meaning: to purify, cleanse from defilement. Strong's: to make clean, i.e. (figuratively) sanctify (ceremonially or morally). Lexical nuances: to purify , cleanse from defilement ; ceremonially: Jo 11:55 , Ac 21:24 , 26 24:18 ; morally: Ja 4:8 , I Pe 1:22 , I Jo 3:3 .†
To be ritually pure, morally purged; gracious act of God purifying sinner's heart ('Create in me a clean heart', Psalm 51:10).
Sacred, holy, set apart from moral impurity and creaturely existence; describes God's moral purity, transcendent majesty, and otherness ('Holy One of Israel').
Primary meaning: to put a snare, stumbling-block, to cause to stumble, to be made to stumble, to stumble. Strong's: to entrap, i.e. trip up (figuratively, stumble (transitively) or entice to sin, apostasy or displeasure). Lexical nuances: prop., to put a snare or stumbling-block in the way; in NT always metaph. of that which hinders right conduct or thought, to cause to stumble : c. acc. pers., Mt 5:29, 30 17:27 18:6 , 8, 9 Mk 9:42, 43 , 45 , 47 Lk 17:2 , Jo 6:61 , I Co 8:13 . Pass., to be made to stumble, to stumble : Mt 11:6 13:21 , 57 15:12 24:10 26:31 , 33 , Mk 4:17 6:3 14:27 , 29 , Lk 7:23 , Jo 16:1 , Ro 14:21 (WH, R, txt.,...
Primary meaning: purification. Strong's: a cleansing (the act), i.e. (ceremonially) lustration. Lexical nuances: purification : in ceremonial sense, Ac 21:26 (LXX) .†
Passionate ardor, zeal for holiness, righteous jealousy; God's intense exclusivity intolerant of divided affection ('zeal of the LORD of hosts', Isaiah 9:7).
Primary meaning: dedicated to the gods, sacred, holy. Strong's: sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated). Lexical nuances: primarily, dedicated to the gods , sacred (Hdt.; rare in Att., never in Hom., Hes. and Trag., who use ἁγνός ), hence, holy , characteristic of God, separated to God, worthy of veneration. Its highest application is to God himself, in his purity, majesty, and glory: Lk 1:49 , Jo 17:11 , Re 4:8 . Hence of things and places which have a claim to reverence as sacred to God, e.g. the Temple: Mt 24:1...
Grain offering, tribute presented to sovereign; bloodless offering of flour, oil, and frankincense salted with covenant salt.
To flee for protection, take shelter under shadow of God's wings; vivid psalmic image of absolute spiritual safety.
Primary meaning: to have understanding, to think, to be minded, to be of the same mind, to have in mind, be mindful of, think of. Strong's: to exercise the mind, i.e. entertain or have a sentiment or opinion; by implication, to be (mentally) disposed (more or less earnestly in a certain direction); intensively, to interest oneself in (with concern or obedience). Lexical nuances: to have understanding (Hom., al.).
Primary meaning: free from ceremonial defilement, holy, sacred, venerable. Strong's: properly, clean, i.e. (figuratively) innocent, modest, perfect. Lexical nuances: free from ceremonial defilement , in a condition prepared for worship (for exx. of pagan usage, V. MM, VGT , s.v.). holy , sacred , venerable ( II Mac 13:8 ). As in OT (cl.), pure , chaste , undefiled , guiltless ; of persons: II Co 7:11 11:12 , I Ti 5:22 , Tit 2:5 , I Jo 3:3 ; of things: Phl 4:8 , Ja 3:17 , I Pe 3:2 .†
The Highest, Most High; plural of majesty designating God as sovereign possessor of the eternal kingdom ('saints of the Most High', Daniel 7:18, 22, 25, 27).
To burn with ardent passion, be jealous for God's holy honor; Phinehas turned away wrath by being zealous with God's zeal (Numbers 25:11).
To set apart, consecrate wholly to God, treat as holy; to vindicate God's holy honor before the nations ('sanctify My great Name', Ezekiel 36:23).
Primary meaning: called, invited, saints by calling. Strong's: invited, i.e. appointed, or (specially), a saint. Lexical nuances: called , invited (as to a banquet, Æsch., I Ki 1:41 , III Mac 5:14 ); in NT, always of the Divine call; to some office: κ. ἀπόστολος , Ro 1:1 , I Co 1:1 ; to salvation: Ro 8:28 , I Co 1:24 , Ju 1 ; κ. καὶ ἐκλεκτοὶ κ. πιστοί , Re 17:14 ; in gosp. (not in pl., v.s. καλέω ) disting. fr. ἐκλεκτός , Mt 20:16 (WH, txt., R, omit), 22:14 ; κ. Ἰησοῦ Χρ. , Ro 1:6 ; κ. ἅγιοι , saints by calling , Ro 1:7 ,...
Holy; applied to the angels ('holy watcher', Daniel 4:13) and the redeemed saints who inherit the eternal kingdom ('the saints of the Most High', Daniel 7:18, 22).
Primary meaning: expectation, judgment, opinion, opinion, estimation, repute, good opinion. Strong's: glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective). Lexical nuances: in cl., expectation, judgment, opinion ( IV Mac 5:18 ). opinion, estimation in which one is held, repute ; in NT, always good opinion , hence reputation, praise, honour, glory : Lk 14:10 , Jo 12:43 , He 3:3 ; opp. to αἰσχύνη , Phl 3:19 ; to ἀτιμία , II Co 6:8 ; δ. κ. τιμή , Ro 2:7 , 10 , I Pe 1:7 , II Pe 1:17 ; ζητεῖν , Jo 5:44 7:18 8:50 , I Th 2:6 ; λαμβάνειν , Jo 5:41 , II Pe 1:17 , Re 5:12 ;...
Primary meaning: a seperating, selection, a decision, judgment. Strong's: decision (subjectively or objectively, for or against); by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice (especially, divine law). Lexical nuances: a seperating , selection (Arist., al.)
Primary meaning: faith, belief, trust, confidence. Strong's: persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself. Lexical nuances: in active sense, faith , belief , trust , confidence , in NT always of religious faith in God or Christ or spiritual things: Mt 8:10 , Lk 5:20 , Ac 14:9 , Ro 1:8 , I Co 2:5 , II Co 1:24 , I Ti 1:5 , al.; c. gen. obj., Mk 11:22 , Ac 3:16 , Ro 3:22 , Ga 2:16 , Eph 3:12 , Ja 2:1 , al.; c. prep., ἐν , Ro 3:25 , Ga 3:26 , Eph 1:15 , Col 1:24 , I Ti 1:14 3:13 , II Ti 1:13 3:15 , II Pe 1:1 ; εἰς , Ac ...
Sin offering, purification offering, sin itself; sacrificial animal whose blood purified sanctuary and altar from defilement.
Primary meaning: to have faith, to believe, to believe in, on. Strong's: to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e. credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ). Lexical nuances: intrans., to have faith (in), to believe ; in cl., c. acc., dat., in NT also c. prep. (on the significance of the various constructions, v. M, Pr. , 67 f.; Vau. on Ro 4:5 ; Ellic. on I Ti 1:16 ; Abbott, JV , 19-80): absol., Mt 24:23 , 26 , Mk 13:21 , I Co 11:18 ; c. acc. rei, Ac 13:41 , I Co 13:7 ; c. dat. pers. (to believe what one says), Mk 16:[13 , 14] , I Jo 4:1 ; τ. ψεύδει , II Th 2:11 ; π...
Defensive shield; first revealed to Abram ('Do not be afraid, Abram: I am your shield', Genesis 15:1) and frequently in Psalms.
Voice, audible speech, cosmic thunder; 'Voice of the LORD' (Qol YHWH) shakes the wilderness, thunders over the waters, and speaks to prophets (Psalm 29).
Primary meaning: to receive by lot, to inherit, to possess oneself of, receive as one's own. Strong's: to be an heir to (literally or figuratively). Lexical nuances: to receive by lot .
Experiential knowledge, intimate moral perception; preeminently the knowledge of God (Da'at Elohim) uniting intellect and will.
Primary meaning: to be trusted, believed, trusty, faithful. Strong's: objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful. Lexical nuances: Pass., to be trusted or believed ; of persons, trusty , faithful : Mt 24:45 25:21 , 23 , Lk 12:42 , Ac 16:15 , I Co 4:2 , 17 7:25 , Eph 1:1 6:21 , Col 1:2 , 7 4:7 , 9 , I Ti 1:12 , II Ti 2:2 , He 2:17 3:2 , 5 , I Pe 5:12 , Re 2:13 19:11 ; of God, I Co 1:9 10:13 , II Co 1:18 , I Th 5:24 , II Th 3:3 , He 10:23 11:11 , II Ti 2:13 , I Jo 1:9 , I Pe 4:19 ; seq. ἐν , Lk 16:10-12 19:17 , I Ti 3:11 ; ἐ...
Primary meaning: Jewish, a Jew, Judæa. Strong's: Judæan, i.e. belonging to Jehudah. Lexical nuances: Jewish : ἀνήρ , Ac 10:28 22:3 ; ἄνθρωπος , Ac 21:39 ; ψευδοπροφήτης , 13:6 ; ἀσχιερεύς , 19:14 ; γυνή , 16:1 24:24 ; γῆ , Jo 3:22 ; χώρα , Mk 1:5 . Substantively, Ἰουδαῖος, ὁ , a Jew : Jo 4:9 , Ac 18:24 , Ro 2:28 ; pl., Re 2:9 3:9 ; οἱ Ἰ. , Mt 2:2 , Mk 7:3 , Jo 2:6 , al.; Ἰ. τε καὶ Ἕλληνες , Ac 14:1 , al.; κ. προσήλυτοι , Ac 2:10 ; ἔθνη τε κ. Ἰ. , Ac 14:5 ; οἱ κατὰ τὰ ἔθνη Ἰ. , Ac 21:21 ; of Je...
Primary meaning: strength, power, might, mightily. Strong's: vigor ("great") (literally or figuratively). Lexical nuances: strength , esp. as in Hom., of bodily strength.
Living, alive, vigorous; primary epithet of true God ('The Living God', El Chay) in distinction from lifeless idols.
The Most High, Sovereign Lord over cosmic powers, nations, and earthly rulers; first revealed through Melchizedek (Genesis 14:18) as Possessor of heaven and earth.