interpretation, solution of mystery
Interpretation, decoding of divine mystery; term central to Dead Sea Scrolls Pesharim and Daniel 2:4.
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to פִּתְרוֹן (H6623).
Biblical Place • Brook of Egypt • 31.032°N, 33.855°E
?; river. Referenced in Josh 13:3 , Isa 23:3 .
Biblical Place • 32.538°N, 34.908°E
river; now Nahar Tanninim?. Referenced in Josh 19:26 .
truth, truthfulness, truth
Primary meaning: truth, truthfulness, truth. Strong's: truth. Lexical nuances: truth (v. DB , iv, 818f.). Objectively, "the reality lying at the basis of an appearance; the manifested, veritable essence of a matter" (Cremer, 86): Ro 9:1 , al.; of religious truth, Ro 1:25 , al.; esp. of Christian doctrine, Ga 2:5 , al.; ἀ. θεοῦ , Ro 15:8 . Subjectively, truthfulness, truth , not merely verbal (cl.), but sincerity and integrity of character: Jo 8:44 , III Jo 3 . In phrases ...
Derivation: from G227 (ἀληθής);
Biblical Place • Beth-shemesh 1 • 31.753°N, 34.977°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:41 (identified with Beth-shemesh 1 ).
Biblical Place • Nineveh • 36.359°N, 43.153°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 10:11 (identified with Nineveh ).
3 John • Chapter 1 (14 verses)
The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest...
brotherhood, brotherly affection, the brotherhood
Primary meaning: brotherhood, brotherly affection, the brotherhood. Strong's: brotherhood (properly, the feeling of brotherliness), i.e. the (Christian) fraternity. Lexical nuances: abstract, brotherhood, brotherly affection (LXX). Concrete, the brotherhood , the Christian community: I Pe 2:17 5:9 (MM, VGT , s.v.).†
Derivation: from G80 (ἀδελφός);
end, termination, consummation
End, boundary limit of time, eschatological consummation of worldly empires (Daniel 12:4, 9, 13; Ezekiel 7:2).
Derivation: From קָצַץ (H7112) to cut off.
Most High, Supreme
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.
Derivation: From עָלָה (H5927) to ascend, go up.
fire, flame, consuming judgment
Fire; physical combustion and theophanic symbol of divine holiness, presence, and consuming judgment ('consuming fire', Deuteronomy 4:24).
Derivation: Primitive word.
truth, faithfulness, firmness
Firmness, stability, reliability, truth; that which is solid, trustworthy, and consistent with reality and God's character. Frequently paired with hesed.
Derivation: Contracted from אָמַן (H539) to confirm, support.
origin, lineage, birth
Primary meaning: origin, lineage, birth. Strong's: nativity; figuratively, nature. Lexical nuances: origin, lineage : βίβλος γενέσεως (as in Ge 2:4 a 5:1 ), Mt 1:1 . birth : Mt 1:18 , Lk 1:14 (Rec. γέννησις ); πρόσωπον τῆς γ. , face of his birth ("what God made him to be," Hort., in l.), Ja 1:23 ; ὁ τροχὸς τῆς γ. , the wheel (course) of birth or creation ("the wheel of man's nature according to its original Divine purpose," Hort), Ja 3:6 .†
Derivation: from the same as G1074 (γενεά);
The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus • Chapter 8 (19 verses)
Contend not with a mighty man, Lest haply you fall into his hands. Strive not with a rich man, lest haply he overweigh you: For gold has destroyed many, And turned aside the hearts of kings. Contend not with a man that is full of tongue, And heap not wood upon his fire.
Biblical Place • Ancient Near East
Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 7:61 .
Ecclesiastes • Chapter 7 (29 verses)
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. Sorrow is better than laughte...
The Wisdom of Solomon • Chapter 8 (21 verses)
But she reaches from one end of the world to the other with full strength, And ordereth all things graciously. Her I loved and sought out from my youth, And I sought to take her for my bride, And I became enamoured of her beauty. She glorifieth her noble birth in that it is g...
The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus • Chapter 37 (31 verses)
Every friend will say, I also am his friend: But there is a friend, which is only a friend in name. Is there not a grief in it even to death, When a companion and friend is turned to enmity? O wicked imagination, whence came you rolling in To cover the dry land with deceitfulness... Mentions: Jacob/Israel .
The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus • Chapter 41 (24 verses)
O death, how bitter is the remembrance of you to a man that is at peace in his possessions, To the man that has nothing to distract him, and has prosperity in all things, And that still has strength to receive meat! O death, acceptable is your sentence to a man that is needy, and...
judgment, justice, ordinance, right
Justice, judicial verdict, case law; encompasses retributive justice against wickedness and protective advocacy for vulnerable (orphan, widow, alien).
Derivation: From שָׁפַט (H8199) to judge.
Biblical Place • Troas • 39.507°N, 26.081°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 16:7 , Acts 16:8 (identified with Troas ).
