Dictionaries :: Pining SicknessInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaPining Sickness: pin'-ing, sik'-nes: In the account of the epileptic boy in Mr 9:18 it is said that "he pineth away." The verb used here (xeraino) means "to dry up," and is the same which is used of the withering of plants, but seldom used in this metaphorical sense. The En

Dictionaries :: PerverseInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaPerverse: per-vurs':The group "perverse, -ly, -ness," "act perversely" in the King James Version represents nearly 20 Hebrew words, of which, however, most are derivatives of the stems ‘awah, luz, ‘aqash. The Revised Version (British and American) has made few changes. I

Dictionaries :: PilgrimVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g3927Greek: parepidemosPilgrim:an adjective signifying "sojourning in a strange place, away from one's own people" (para, "from," expressing a contrary condition, and epidemeo, "to sojourn;" demos, "a people"), is used of OT saints, Hbr 11:13, "pilgrims" (co

Dictionaries :: PeresEaston's Bible DictionaryPeres: divided, one of the mysterious words "written over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall" of king Belshazzar's palace (Dan 5:28). (See MENE.)International Standard Bible EncyclopaediaPeres: pe'-rez.

Dictionaries :: Pentateuch, TheSmith's Bible DictionaryPentateuch, The: is the Greek name given to the five books commonly called the "five books of Moses." This title is derived from "pente", five, and "teucos") which, meaning originally "vessel" "instrument," etc., came in Alexandrine Greek to mean "book" hence the fivefold book. In the time o

Dictionaries :: OthoniasInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaOthonias: oth-o-ni'-as (Othonias): One of those who had taken "strange wives" (1 Esdras 9:28) equals "Mattaniah" of Ezr 10:27.

Dictionaries :: PhylarchesInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaPhylarches: fi-lar'-kez (the King James Version Philarches).

Dictionaries :: PloughEaston's Bible DictionaryPlough: first referred to in Gen 45:6, where the Authorized Version has "earing," but the Revised Version "ploughing;" next in Exd 34:21 and Deu 21:4. The plough was originally drawn by oxen, but sometimes also by asses and by men. (See AGRICULTURE.)Smith's Bible DictionaryPlough: The ploughs of

Dictionaries :: OutsideVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g1855Greek: exothenOutside:an adverb formed from exo, "without," properly signifies "from without," Mar 7:18 (in Mar 7:15 it is used as a preposition); with the article it is equivalent to a noun, "the outside," Mat 23:25 (for ver. 27, see OUTWARD, No. 2); L

Dictionaries :: PearlEaston's Bible DictionaryPearl: (Job 28:18; Mat 7:6; 13:46; Rev 21:21). The pearl oyster is found in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. Its shell is the "mother of pearl," which is of great value for ornamental purposes (1Ti 2:9; Rev 17:4). Each shell contains eight or ten pearls of various sizes.International Standard Bible

Dictionaries :: Peter, Gospel According ToInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaPeter, Gospel According To:

Dictionaries :: Perez-UzzahEaston's Bible DictionaryPerez-Uzzah: the breach of Uzzah, a place where God "burst forth upon Uzzah, so that he died," when he rashly "took hold" of the ark (2Sa 6:6-8). It was not far from Kirjath-jearim (q.v.).

Dictionaries :: Over (To Be, to Have)Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g4291Greek: proistemiOver (To Be, to Have):lit., "to stand before," hence "to lead, to direct, attend to," is translated "rule," with reference to the family, in 1Ti 3:4, 5, 12; with reference to the church, in Rom 12:8; 1Th 5:12, "are over;" 1

Dictionaries :: PitEaston's Bible DictionaryPit: a hole in the ground (Exd 21:33,34), a cistern for water (Gen 37:24; Jer 14:3), a vault (41:9), a grave (Psa 30:3). It is used as a figure for mischief (Psa 9:15), and is the name given to the unseen place of woe (Rev 20:1,3). The slime-pits in the vale of Siddim were wells which yielded asphalt (

Dictionaries :: PiramEaston's Bible DictionaryPiram: like a wild ass, a king of Jarmuth, a royal city of the Canaanites, who was conquered and put to death by Joshua (Jos 10:3,23,26).Hitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryPiram:a wild ass of themInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaPiram: pi'-ram (pir'am, "indomitable"): King of Jarmuth, one

Dictionaries :: Philip, the EvangelistInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaPhilip, the Evangelist: One of "the seven" chosen to have the oversight of "the daily ministration" of the poor of the Christian community in Jerusalem (Ac 6:5). Whether Philip, bearing a Greek name, was a Hellenist, is not known, but his missionary work reveals to u

Dictionaries :: Pharaoh-NecohInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaPharaoh-Necoh: ne'-ko (par‘oh nekhoh, also nekho; Nechao (2Ki 23:29,33,34; 2Ch 35:22; 36:4, the King James Version, Necho, the Revised Version (British and American) NECO; Jer 46:2; 2Ch 35:20, the King James Version Necho, the Revised Version (British and American) NECO)

Dictionaries :: PersonificationNave's Topical BiblePersonification: Of Wisdom Pro 1; 2:1-9; 8; 9Personification: Of the Church Sgs 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8Personification: Reference Concerning See PANTOMIME

Dictionaries :: PlainEaston's Bible DictionaryPlain: (1.) Heb. 'abel (Jdg 11:33), a "grassy plain" or "meadow." Instead of "plains of the vineyards," as in the Authorized Version, the Revised Version has "Abel-cheramim" (q.v.), comp. Jdg 11:22; 2Ch 16:4. (2.) Heb. 'elon (Gen 12:6; 13:18; 14:13; 18:1; Deu 11:30; Jdg 9:6), more correctly "oak,"

Dictionaries :: PhilistimInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaPhilistim: fi-lis'-tim, fil'-is-tim (pelishtim (Ge 10:14, the King James Version)).