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the act of pronouncing righteous, justification, acquittal. Primary meaning: the act of pronouncing righteous, justification, acquittal. Strong's: aquittal (for Christ's sake). Lexical nuances: the act of pronouncing righteous, justification, acquittal : Ro 4:25 5:18 (Cremer, 199).†

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...

saviour, deliverer, preserver. Primary meaning: saviour, deliverer, preserver. Strong's: a deliverer, i.e. God or Christ. Lexical nuances: saviour, deliverer, preserver , a freq. epithet of kings in the Ptolemaic and Rom. periods (Deiss., BS , 83; LAE , 368 f.; MM, xxiv), in NT,

to save. Primary meaning: to save. Strong's: to save, i.e. deliver or protect (literally or figuratively). Lexical nuances: to save from peril, injury or suffering: Mt 8:25 , Mk 13:20 , Lk 23:35 , al.; τ. ψυχήν , Mt 16:25 , al.; seq. ἐκ , Jo 12:27 , He 5:7 , Ju 5 ; of healing, restoring to health: Mt 9:22 , Mk 5:34 , al. In NT, esp. of salvation from spiritual disease and death, in which sense it is "spoken of in Scripture as either (1) past, (2) present, or (3) future, according as redemption, grace, or glory is th...

righteously, justly. Primary meaning: righteously, justly. Strong's: equitably. Lexical nuances: righteously : I Co 15:34 , I Th 2:10 , Tit 2:12 .

to reconcile completely. Primary meaning: to reconcile completely. Strong's: to reconcile fully. Lexical nuances: to reconcile completely : Eph 2:16 , Col 1:20 , 21 .†

a choice, selection. Primary meaning: a choice, selection. Strong's: (divine) selection (abstractly or concretely). Lexical nuances: a choice, selection ; in NT, always of the Divine choice (EV, election): σκεῦος ἐκλογῆς , gen. qual., a chosen vessel; κατ ἐ. , Ro 9:11 11:5 , 28 ; c. gen. pers., I Th 1:4 , II Pe 1:10 ; by meton., ἡ ἐ. = οἱ ἐκλεκτοί , Ro 11:7 .†

adoption. Primary meaning: adoption. Strong's: the placing as a son, i.e. adoption (figuratively, Christian sonship in respect to God). Lexical nuances: with Israel: Ro 9:4 ;

release effected by payment of ransom, redemption, deliverance. Primary meaning: release effected by payment of ransom, redemption, deliverance. Strong's: (the act) ransom in full, i.e. (figuratively) riddance, or (specially) Christian salvation. Lexical nuances: release effected by payment of ransom , redemption , deliverance ; metaph., He 11:35 ; of deliverance thr. Christ from evil and the consequences of sin: Lk 21:28 , Ro 3:24 (Vau., in l.) 8:23, I Co 1:30 , Eph 1:7 , 14 4:30 , Col 1:14 , He 9:15 . (On the extent to wh. the word retains the sense of ransom , v. ICC , Ro. , 3:24 , Westc., He. , 297 ff.; v. also ICC , Eph. , 11; DCG , ii, 605; Cremer...

a ransoming, redemption, deliverance. Primary meaning: a ransoming, redemption, deliverance. Strong's: a ransoming (figuratively). Lexical nuances: a ransoming , redemption ( αἰχμαλώτων , Plut., Arat. , 11): of the mediatorial work of Christ, He 9:12 ; in general sense, deliverance (cf. Ps 48 (49):8 ): Lk 1:68 2:38 .†

righteousness, teaching of, justice. Primary meaning: righteousness, teaching of, justice. Strong's: equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification. Lexical nuances: the character of ὁ δίκαιος (q.v.)

to beget again. Primary meaning: to beget again. Strong's: to beget or (by extension) bear (again). Lexical nuances: to beget again : metaph., of spiritual birth, I Pe 1:3 1:23 (cf. Cremer, 147; MM, VGT , s.v.).†

faith, belief, trust. 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 ...

a ransom. Primary meaning: a ransom. Strong's: a redemption-price. Lexical nuances: a ransom : I Ti 2:6 (v. CGT , in l.; and cf. λύτρον ).†

an ordinance, a sentence, of acquittal. Primary meaning: an ordinance, a sentence, of acquittal, of condemnation. Strong's: an equitable deed; by implication, a statute or decision. Lexical nuances: a concrete expression of righteousness, the expression and result of the act of δικαίωσις , "a declaration that a thing is δίκαιον , or that a person is δίκαιος ," hence, an ordinance : δ. τ. θεοῦ , Ro 1:32 ; τ. κυρίου , Lk 1:6 ; τ. νόμου , Ro 2:26 8:4 ; λατρείας , He 9:1 ; σαρκός , He 9:10 ; a sentence : of acquittal , Ro 5:16 (also 5:18 ; ICC , in l.), or of condemnation ; a righteous act : R...

beginning, originating, founder. Primary meaning: beginning, originating, founder, author. Strong's: a chief leader. Lexical nuances: beginning , originating : more freq., as subst.; founder , author (Lat. auchor ; so sometimes in π. , v. MM, s.v.; Milligan, NTD , 75): Ac 3:15 (R, mg.), He 2:10 (R, txt.; but v. Westc., in l., and Page, Ac 3:15 ). prince , leader (so in MGr., v. Kennedy, Sources , 153): Ac 3:15 (R, txt.) 5:31 , He 2:10 (cf. R, mg.) 12:2 (Cremer, 117).†

to pick out, choose, to pick out for oneself, choose. Primary meaning: to pick out, choose, to pick out for oneself, choose. Strong's: to select. Lexical nuances: to pick out, choose . In NT always mid. (exc. Lk 9:35 , ἐκλελεγμένος , WH, ἀγαπητός , R, mg.), to pick out for oneself, choose (cf. M, Pr. , 157 f.): c. acc rei, Lk 10:42 14:7 ; c. acc pers., Ac 6:5 15:22 , 25 ; of Christ (v. supr.), Lk 9:35 ; of Christ's choice of disciples, Lk 6:13 , Jo 6:70 13:18 15:16 , 19 Ac 1:2 ; of the Divine choice: of persons, Mk 13:20 , Ac 1:24 13:17 15:7 , Eph 1:4 , ...

to send forth, send away, let go. Primary meaning: to send forth, send away, let go, to utter a cry. Strong's: an intensive form of , to go); to send forth, in various applications (as follow). Lexical nuances: to send forth , send away , let go : of divorce ( DB , iii, 274 a ), τ. γυναῖκα (Hdt.), I Co 7:11-13 ; of death, τ. πνεῦμα ( Ge 35:18 , Hdt., al.), Mt 27:50 ; ( φωνήν , to utter a cry , Mk 15:37 ; of debts, to remit , forgive (cl.), τ. δανεῖον , Mt 18:27 ; τ. ὀφειλήν , Mt 18:32 ; esp. of sins (Cremer 296 f.), τ. ἁμαρτίας , ἁμαρτήματα , ἀνομίας , Mt 9:2 , Ro 4:7 (LXX) , I Jo 1:9 , al.; punctilia...

a setting forth, a purpose. Primary meaning: a setting forth, a purpose. Strong's: a setting forth, i.e. (figuratively) proposal (intention); specially, the show-bread (in the Temple) as exposed before God. Lexical nuances: a setting forth (Plat., Plut., al.): οἱ ἄρτοι τῆς π. (cf. LXX, Ex 40:4 , 23 , I Ch 9:32 , II Ch 4:19 , I Mac 1:22 , II Mac 3:8 , elsewhere ἄρτοι ἐνώπιοι , Ex 25:29 ; οἱ ἄ. τοῦ προσώπου , Ne 10:33 ), Mt 12:4 , Mk 2:26 , Lk 6:4 ; ἡ π. τῶν ἄρτων , He 9:2 .

dismissal, release, pardon. Primary meaning: dismissal, release, pardon, remission of penalty. Strong's: freedom; (figuratively) pardon. Lexical nuances: dismissal , release : Lk 4:18 .

to deem right, to do one justice, to be treated rightly. Primary meaning: to deem right, to do one justice, to be treated rightly, to show to be righteous. Strong's: to render (i.e. show or regard as) just or innocent. Lexical nuances: in cl.,

propitiatory. Primary meaning: propitiatory. Strong's: an expiatory (place or thing), i.e. (concretely) an atoning victim, or (specially) the lid of the Ark (in the Temple). Lexical nuances: propitiatory ( μνῆμα , FlJ, Ant. , xvi, 7, 1; θάνατος , II Mac, l.c.): of Christ, Ro 3:25 ; as subst., το ἱ. (sc. ἐπίθεμα , Ex 25:16 , 17 , where the word first occurs in LXX and where ἱ. ἐ. = כַּפֹּרֶת (q.v. in BDB, s.v.), elsewhere rendered simply τὸ ἱ ; cf. Deiss., 124 ff.; Westc., He. , in l.), He 9:5 .†

a calling, call. Primary meaning: a calling, call. Strong's: an invitation (figuratively). Lexical nuances: a calling , call ; in NT, always of the Divine call to salvation: Ro 11:29 , I Co 1:26 7:20 , Eph 1:18 4:1 , 4 , Phl 3:14 , II Th 1:11 , II Ti 1:9 , He 3:1 , II Pe 1:10 (Cremer, 332).†

life. Primary meaning: life. Strong's: life (literally or figuratively). Lexical nuances: life (in Hom., Hdt., = βίος , q.v.; later, existence , vita quâ vivimus , as distinct from βίος , vita quam vivimus ; opp. to θάνατος ); of natural life: Lk 16:25 , Ac 8:33 , I Co 15:19 , I Ti 4:8 , He 7:3 , Ja 4:14 ; πνεῦμα ζωῆς , Re 11:11 ; ψυχὴ ζωῆς ( Ge 1:30 ), Re 16:3 ; of the life of one risen from the dead, Ro 5:10 , He 7:16 . Of the life of the kingdom of God, the present life of grace ...

liberty. Primary meaning: liberty. Strong's: freedom (legitimate or licentious, chiefly moral or ceremonial). Lexical nuances: liberty : with reference to the religious life, I Co 10:29 , II Co 3:17 , Ga 2:4 5:1 , I Pe 2:16 , II Pe 2:19 ; ὁ νόμος τῆς ἐ. , Ja 1:25 2:12 ; ἡ ἐ. τῆς δόξης , Ro 8:21 ; ἐπ’ ἐ. , Ga 5:13 (on which formula, cf. Deiss., LAE , 327 ff.; Cremer, 251).†

peace. Primary meaning: peace. Strong's: peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity. Lexical nuances: peace ; of public peace, freedom from war: Lk 14:32 , Ac 12:20 24:2 ; of the church, Ac 9:31 . Of peace between persons, concord, agreement : Mt 10:34 , Lk 12:51 , Ro 14:17 , I Co 7:15 , Ga 5:22 , Ja 3:18 ; ζητεῖν εἰ. , I Pe 3:11 ; διώκειν , II Ti 2:22 ; ib. seq. μετὰ πάντων , He 12:14 ; by meton., of him who brings peace, Eph 2:14 . As in LXX (= Heb. שָׁלוֹם , Aram. שְׁלָם ), of a state of secur...

choice, select, eminent, chosen. Primary meaning: choice, select, eminent, chosen, elect, chosen. Strong's: select; by implication, favorite. Lexical nuances: choice, select (cl., rarely; Thuc., Plat., al.), hence, eminent : Ro 16:13 (cf. Ez 27:24 ).

mercy, pity, compassion. Primary meaning: mercy, pity, compassion. Strong's: compassion (human or divine, especially active). Lexical nuances: mercy, pity, compassion ;

to make free. Primary meaning: to make free. Strong's: to liberate, i.e. (figuratively) to exempt (from moral, ceremonial or mortal liability). Lexical nuances: to make free : from sin, Jo 8:32 , 36 ; seq. ἀπό , Ro 6:18 , 22 8:2 , 21 ; τ. ἐλευθερία (dat. commodi), Ga 5:1 (on the "punctiliar" force of this verb, v. M, Pr. 149; cf. also Cremer, 251).†

a redeemer, deliverer. Primary meaning: a redeemer, deliverer. Strong's: a redeemer (figuratively). Lexical nuances: a redeemer , deliverer : Ac 7:35 (not found elsewhere).†

to have pity, mercy on, to show mercy, to have pity. Primary meaning: to have pity, mercy on, to show mercy, to have pity, mercy shown one. Strong's: to compassionate (by word or deed, specially, by divine grace). Lexical nuances: to have pity or mercy on, to show mercy : absol., Ro 9:16 12:8 ; c. acc, Mt 9:27 15:22 17:15 18:33 20:30 , 31 , Mk 5:19 10:47 , 48 , Lk 16:24 17:13 18:38 , 39 , Ro 9:15 , 18 11:32 , Phl 2:27 , Ju 22 . Pass., to have pity or mercy shown one (EV, obtain mercy): Mt 5:7 , Ro 11:30 , 31 , I Co 7:25 , II Co 4:1 , I Ti 1:13 , 16 , I Pe 2:10 .†

free, as regards righteousness. Primary meaning: free, as regards righteousness. Strong's: unrestrained (to go at pleasure), i.e. (as a citizen) not a slave (whether freeborn or manumitted), or (genitive case) exempt (from obligation or liability). Lexical nuances: free ;

JESUS, Joshua, Jesus. Primary meaning: JESUS, Joshua, Jesus, Jesus. Strong's: Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites. Lexical nuances: JESUS : Mt 1:21 , al.; ὁ Ἰ , Mt 3:13 , al.; Ἰ. Χριστός , Mt 1:1 , Mk 1:1 , al.; Χρ. Ἰ. , Ro 2:26 , al.; κύριος Ἰ. , Ac 28:31 , al.; Ἰησοῦ , voc., Mk 1:24 , al. Joshua : Ac 7:45 , He 4:8 . Jesus , son of Eliezer: Lk 3:29 . Jesus , surnamed Justus: Col 4:11 . v.s. βαραββᾶς .

to release on receipt of ransom, to release by paying ransom, to redeem. Primary meaning: to release on receipt of ransom, to release by paying ransom, to redeem, to deliver. Strong's: to ransom (literally or figuratively). Lexical nuances: to release on receipt of ransom ; mid., to release by paying ransom , to redeem : in spiritual sense, Tit 2:14 ; pass, I Pe 1:18 ; in general sense, to deliver (cf. Ex 6:6 , Ps 68 (69):18 , al.): Lk 24:21 .†

expectation, hope. Primary meaning: expectation, hope. Strong's: expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence. Lexical nuances: expectation (in cl., rarely of evil, mostly of good, and so always in NT), hope ;

to be trusted, believed, trusty. 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...