deliverance, preservation, salvation, safety
Primary meaning: deliverance, preservation, salvation, safety. Strong's: rescue or safety (physically or morally). Lexical nuances: deliverance, preservation, salvation, safety (Lat. salus ): Ac 7:25 27:34 , He 11:7 ; ἐξ ἐχθρῶν , Lk 1:71 . In NT esp. of Messianic and spiritual salvation (v.s. σώζω ): Lk 19:9 , Jo 4:22 , Ac 4:12 13:47 , Ro 11:11 , II Th 2:13 , II Ti 3:15 , He 2:3 6:9 , II Pe 3:15 , Ju 3 ; opp. to ἀπηώλεια , Phl 1:28 ; αἰώνιος-. , He 5:9 ; ὁ λόγος ( τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ) τῆς σ. , Ac 13:26 , Eph 1:13 ; ὁδὸς σωτηρίας...
Derivation: feminine of a derivative of G4990 (σωτήρ) as (properly, abstract) noun;
to guard, keep, preserve, observe
To keep, watch over, guard; original charge to Adam in garden sanctuary ('cultivate and keep it', Genesis 2:15) and priestly tabernacle guard.
Derivation: Primitive root.
to escape, deliver, slip away
To slip away safely, bring through disaster, preserve alive (Piel: to save/deliver).
Derivation: Primitive root.
Biblical Place • 31.417°N, 34.933°E
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praise
Primary meaning: praise. Strong's: a praising (the act), i.e. (specially) a thank(-offering). Lexical nuances: praise (Eccl.): θυσία αἰνέσεως ( Le 7:12 , זֶבַח תּוֹדָה ), He 13:15 .†
Derivation: from G134 (αἰνέω);
The Incarnation of the Logos, Communicatio Idiomatum, and Chalcedonian Orthodoxy
Direct biblical assertions testify that the eternal Logos became flesh ( John 1:14 ), possessing the fullness of the Godhead bodily ( Col 2:9 ) while sharing genuine human weakness and suffering without sin ( Heb 2:14 , 4:15 ).
to bring or announce glad tidings, to be proclaimed as glad tidings, to have glad tidings proclaimed
Primary meaning: to bring or announce glad tidings, to be proclaimed as glad tidings, to have glad tidings proclaimed, to proclaim glad tidings. Strong's: to announce good news ("evangelize") especially the gospel. Lexical nuances: to bring or announce glad tidings ;
Derivation: from G2095 (εὖ) and G32 (ἄγγελος);
obedience
Primary meaning: obedience. Strong's: attentive hearkening, i.e. (by implication) compliance or submission. Lexical nuances: obedience (opp. to παρακοή );
Derivation: from G5219 (ὑπακούω);
outside, without, he who is without, forth, out
Primary meaning: outside, without, he who is without, forth, out, out of. Strong's: out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively. Lexical nuances: outside, without ;
Derivation: adverb from G1537 (ἐκ);
to devote to destruction, banish to God
To dedicate completely to God through destruction, execute holy ban against idolatrous nations (Deuteronomy 7:2, Joshua 6:21).
Derivation: Primitive root.
Biblical Place • On • 30.108°N, 31.338°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Isa 19:18 (identified with On).
Zechariah • Chapter 6 (15 verses)
And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass. In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses; And in the third chariot white horses;... Mentions: Josiah , Zephaniah , Joshua , Jehozadak , Babylon .
Predestination, Effectual Calling, Regeneration, Justification, Sanctification, and Glorification
The stages of redemptive application are clearly anchored in Romans 8:29-30 (Foreknowledge, Predestination, Calling, Justification, Glorification). However, the precise logical and chronological sequencing (especially Regeneration vs Faith, and monergistic vs synergistic operations) forms the defining historical debate between Reformed, Lutheran, Arminian, and Roman Catholic traditions.
Ezra Chapter 1, Verse 1
Scripture passage in Ezra 1:1
Ezra Chapter 1, Verse 2
Scripture passage in Ezra 1:2
Ezra Chapter 6, Verse 1
Scripture passage in Ezra 6:1
Biblical Place • 37.057°N, 40.997°E
region; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urkesh. Referenced in Gen 14:1 , Gen 14:9 .
Ezra Chapter 2, Verse 1
Scripture passage in Ezra 2:1
immersion, baptism
Primary meaning: immersion, baptism. Strong's: baptism (technically or figuratively). Lexical nuances: immersion , baptism ; metaph., of affliction: Mk 10:38 , 39 , Lk 12:50 . Of the religious rite of baptism; of John's baptism: Mt 3:7 21:25 , Mk 11:30 , Lk 7:29 20:4 , Ac 1:22 10:37 18:25 19:3 ; β. μετανοίας , Mk 1:4 , Lk 3:3 , Ac 13:24 19:4 ; of Christian baptism; Ro 6:4 , Eph 4:5 , Col 2:12 (Tr., -μῷ , q.v.), I Pe 3:21 (cf. Cremer, 130; Tr., Syn. § xcix).†
Derivation: from G907 (βαπτίζω);
devoted thing, ban, utter destruction
That which is irrevocably dedicated to God, ban of utter destruction; in holy war, complete consecration of pagan enemy to divine judgment without private plunder.
Derivation: From חָרַם (H2763) to dedicate, ban.
an inherited property, an inheritance, a possession
Primary meaning: an inherited property, an inheritance, a possession, inheritance. Strong's: heirship, i.e. (concretely) a patrimony or (genitive case) a possession. Lexical nuances: prop., an inherited property , an inheritance : Mt 21:38 , Mk 12:7 , Lk 12:13 20:14 ; in general, a possession , inheritance : Ac 7:5 , He 11:8 ; of the Messianic Kingdom and its blessings, Ac 20:32 , Ga 3:18 , Col 3:24 , Eph 1:14 , 18 5:5 , He 9:15 , I Pe 1:4 .†
Derivation: from G2818 (κληρονόμος);
Interactive 3D Royal Portal Guardian • Esther 1 & Ezra 4:6
Colossal carved limestone winged human-headed bull (Lamassu) guarding the Gate of All Nations built by King Xerxes I (biblical Ahasuerus of the Book of Esther and Ezra 4:6 ) at Persepolis, exemplifying the imperial Achaemenid court architecture of Esther , Ezra , and Nehemiah .
iniquity, wickedness
Primary meaning: iniquity, wickedness. Strong's: depravity, i.e. (specially), malice; plural (concretely) plots, sins. Lexical nuances: iniquity , wickedness : Mt 22:18 , Lk 11:39 , Ro 1:29 , Eph 6:12 ; pl. (v. Bl., § 32, 6; WM, 220; Swete, Mk. , 153), Mk 7:22 , Ac 3:26 ; κακία καὶ π. , I Co 5:8 .†
Derivation: from G4190 (πονηρός);
