Dictionaries :: AgainInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAgain: a-gen': Advb. denoting repetition; in New Testament, generally for palin, "back," "once more." Occasionally, it has the force of a connective, synonymous with "moreover," as in Ro 15:10 ff; 1Co 3:20, etc. The expression "born again" of the King James Version, Joh 3:3,7; 1Pe 1:

Dictionaries :: Abstinence, TotalNave's Topical BibleAbstinence, Total: From Intoxicating Beverages Lev 10:8-10; Num 6:3, 4; Jdg 13:4, 13, 14; Est 1:8; Pro 23:20, 31, 32; 31:4; Jer 35:6-8, 14; Luk 1:15 See TEMPERANCEAbstinence, Total: Instances Of Israelites in the wilderness, Deu 29:6. Samson, Jdg 16:17, with Jdg 13:3-5, 13, 14;

Dictionaries :: AbleInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAble: a'b'l: The Greek dunamai, "to have power," may refer either to inherent strength, or to the absence of in external obstacles, or to what may be allowable or permitted. The Greek ischuo, as in Lu 13:24; Joh 21:6, refers always to the first of the above meanings. The use of the wo

Dictionaries :: AhaziahEaston's Bible DictionaryAhaziah: held by Jehovah. (1.) The son and successor of Ahab. He followed the counsels of his mother Jezebel, and imitated in wickedness the ways of his father. In his reign the Moabites revolted from under his authority (2Ki 3:5-7). He united with Jehoshaphat in an attempt to revive maritime trade

Dictionaries :: Affliction, Consolation UnderTorrey's New Topical TextbookAffliction, Consolation Under: God Is the Author and Giver Of Psa 23:4; Rom 15:5; 2Cr 1:3; 7:6; Col 1:11; 2Th 2:16,17Affliction, Consolation Under: Christ Is the Author and Giver Of Isa 61:2; Jhn 14:18; 2Cr 1:5Affliction, Consolation Under: The Holy Spirit Is the Author

Dictionaries :: AccoInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAcco: ak'-o ('akko; ['Akcho]; Ake Ptolemais; Modern Arabic 'Akka, English Acre; the King James Version Accho): A town on the Syrian coast a few miles north of Carmel, on a small promontory on the north side of a broad bay that lies between it and the modern town of Haifa. This bay fur

Dictionaries :: AgraphaInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAgrapha: ag'-ra-fa (agrapha). 1. The Term and Its History: The word agraphos of which agrapha is the neuter plural is met with in classical Greek and in Greek papyri in its primary sense of "unwritten," "unrecorded." In early Christian literature, especially in the writings o

Dictionaries :: Abomination of DesolationInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAbomination of Desolation: des-o-la'-shun: The Hebrew root for abomination is shaqats, "to be filthy," "to loathe," "to abhor," from which is derived shiqquts, "filthy," especially "idolatrous." This word is used to describe specific forms of idolatrous worship th

Dictionaries :: Agree, AgreementVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsA-1VerbStrong's Number: g4856Greek: sumphoneoAgree, Agreement:lit., "to sound together" (sun, "together," phone, "a sound"), i.e., "to be in accord, primarily of musical instruments," is used in the NT of the "agreement" (a) of persons concerning a matter, Mat 18

Dictionaries :: AddoInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAddo: ad'-o (Codex Alexandrinus, Addo; Codex Vaticanus, Eddein) = Iddo (Ezr 5:1; 6:14): The father (Zec 1:1,7 grandfather) of Zechariah the prophet (1 Esdras 6:1).

Dictionaries :: AdbeelEaston's Bible DictionaryAdbeel: miracle of God, the third of the twelve sons of Ishmael, and head of an Arabian tribe (Gen 25:13; 1Ch 1:29).Hitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryAdbeel:vapor, or cloud of GodInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAdbeel: ad'-be-el ('adhbe'el, "God's discipline," possibly): The third of th

Dictionaries :: AffrightInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAffright: a-frit': Designates a state of terror occasioned by some unexpected and startling occurrence; not as strong as "amazed," which refers more to the stupor resulting from fright. In the New Testament most frequently for emphobos (Lu 24:37; Ac 10:4; Re 11:13). The Revised Ve

Dictionaries :: Adinu; AdinInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAdinu; Adin: ad'-i-nu, ad'-in (Adinou, 1 Esdras 5:14; Adin, 1 Esdras 8:32): Compare ADIN (Ezr 2:15; 8:6; Ne 7:20; 10:16). The descendants of Adin (leaders of the nation) returned with their families to Jerusalem: one party being with Zerubbabel (454 members 1 Esdras 5:14), a se

Dictionaries :: AcaciaEaston's Bible DictionaryAcacia: (Heb. shittim) Exd 25:5, R.V. probably the Acacia seyal (the gum-arabic tree); called the "shittah" tree (Isa 41:19). Its wood is called shittim wood (Exd 26:15; Exd 26:26; Exd 25:10; Exd 25:13; Exd 25:23; Exd 25:28, etc.). This species (A. seyal) is like the hawthorn, a gnarled and thorny t

Dictionaries :: AbdiasInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAbdias: ab-di'-as (2 Esdras 1:39 = Obadiah): One of the Minor Prophets. Mentioned with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the Minor Prophets who shall be given as leaders to the "nation from the east" which is to overthrow Israel (compare OBADIAH). Smith's Bible DictionaryAbdias: 2 Esdras

Dictionaries :: Abed-NegoInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAbed-Nego: a-bed'-ne-go (Hebrew and Aramaic ‘abhedh neghgo; Da 3:29, ‘abhedh negho'): According to many, the nego is an intentional corruption of Nebo, the name of a Babylonian god, arising from the desire of the Hebrew scribes to avoid the giving of a heathen name to a

Dictionaries :: AholiahInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAholiah: a-ho-li'-a.

Dictionaries :: Abia, Course OfSmith's Bible DictionaryAbia, Course Of: the eighth of the 24 courses or classes into which the priests were divided for serving at the altar (1 Chronicles 24; Luke 1:5). SEE [ABIA, ABIAH, OR ABIJAH], [ABIJAH OR ABIJAM, 4.].

Dictionaries :: AimInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAim: am: In The Wisdom of Solomon 13:9. Lit. translation by the King James Version of Greek stochasasthai, which commonly means "to shoot at." This is Interpreted and explained by the Revised Version (British and American) as "explore," with a hint as to the nature of the process, and

Dictionaries :: AdonibezekEaston's Bible DictionaryAdonibezek: lord of Bezek, a Canaanitish king who, having subdued seventy of the chiefs that were around him, made an attack against the armies of Judah and Simeon, but was defeated and brought as a captive to Jerusalem, where his thumbs and great toes were cut off. He confessed that God had req