SPIRITUAL spir'-it-u-al (pneumatikos, "spiritual," from pneuma, "spirit"): Endowed with the attributes of spirit. Any being made in the image of God who is a Spirit (John 4:24.), and thus having the nature of spirit, is a spiritual being. (1) Spiritual hosts of wickedness (Ephesians 6:12), in distinction from beings clothed in "flesh and blood"--

SPIRITS IN PRISON See PRISON, SPIRITS IN. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SPIRITS IN PRISON'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SPIRITS, DISCERNINGS OF See DISCERNINGS OF SPIRITS; SPIRITUAL GIFTS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SPIRITS, DISCERNINGS OF'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SPIRIT, UNCLEAN (OR EVIL) See DEMON, DEMONIAC. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SPIRIT, UNCLEAN (OR EVIL)'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SPIRIT, HOLY See HOLY SPIRIT. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SPIRIT, HOLY'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SPIRIT, EVIL See SATAN; DEMON, DEMONIAC. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SPIRIT, EVIL'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SPIRIT, FAMILIAR See FAMILIAR; DIVINATION; PYTHON. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SPIRIT, FAMILIAR'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SPIRIT OF DIVINATION See DIVINATION. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SPIRIT OF DIVINATION'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SPINNING spin'-ing: Although spinning must have been one of the commonest of the crafts in Bible times, it is mentioned definitely in three passages only, namely, Exodus 35:25, where Tawah, is so translated, and in Matthew 6:28; Luke 12:27 nethein), where Jesus refers to the lilies of the field as neither toiling nor spinning. The materials commo

SPIRIT spir'-it (ruach; pneuma; Latin, spiritus): 1. Primary and Figurative Senses (1) As Wind, Breath (2) As Anger or Fury (3) As Mental and Moral Qualities in Man 2. Shades of Meaning (1) As Life-Principle (2) As Surviving Death (3) Spiritual Manifestations 3. Human and Divine Spirit (1) The Human as Related with the Divine (2) Operati

SPINDLE spin'-d'-l. See SPINNING. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SPINDLE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SPIKENARD spik'-nard (nerd; nardos (Song of Solomon 1:12; 4:14); neradhim; nardoi (Song of Solomon 4:13), "spikenard plants"; nardos pistike (Mark 14:3; John 12:3), "pure nard," margin "liquid nard"; the English word is for "spiked nard," which comes from the Nardus spicatus of the Vulgate): Spikenard is the plant Nardostachys jatamansi (Natural O

SPICE; SPICES spis, spi'-sis, -sez: (1) (besem (Exodus 30:23), bosem, plural besamim, all from root "to attract by desire," especially by smell): The list of spices in Exodus 30:23 includes myrrh, cinnamon, "sweet calamus cassia." These, mixed with olive oil, made the "holy anointing oil." Officials of the temple had charge of the spices (1 Chron

SPIDER spi'-der (1) `akkabhish; compare Arabic `ankabut, English Versions of the Bible "spider"; Septuagint arachne (Job 8:14; Isaiah 59:5); (2) semamith, "lizard," the King James Version "spider"; Septuagint kalabotes (Proverbs 30:28)): Semamith of Proverbs 30:28 is probably the gecko, a kind of lizard, as Septuagint and the Revised Version (Br

SPELT spelt (kuccemeth; olura, zea (Exodus 9:32, the King James Version "rye"; Isa 18:25, the King James Version "rye," margin "spelt"; Ezekiel 4:9, the King James Version "fitches" margin "spelt"; the Revised Version (British and American) adopts "spelt," influenced by the Septuagint, in all passages)): Spelt is the seed of Triticum spelta, a kin

SPECTACLE spek'-ta-k'-l (theatron): Occurs twice in the New Testament: (1) of the place where assemblies or exhibitions Were held (Acts 19:29, "theatre"); (2) figuratively of the suffering apostles (1 Corinthians 4:9). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'S

SPEECH spech ('imrah, dabhar, etc.; logos): "Speech," the articulate utterance of thought, is the tranlation of various Hebrew terms which convey this idea of "saying" or "word"; so, in the New Testament, the term generally so rendered is logos, "word." See LOGOS; WORD. Eulogia in Romans 16:18 is "fair speech"; lalia in Matthew 26:73; Mark 14:70 t

SPECKLED spek'-l'-d: Zechariah 1:8; the Revised Version (British and American) "sorrel." See COLORS; HYENA. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SPECKLED'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SPECIALLY spesh'-al-i (me'odh (Psalms 31:11 the King James Version); malista): Used in an emphatic sense; derived from a superlative. While usually employed for emphasis, it carries with it slightly the idea of something additional. Not used in the Old Testament in the Revised Version (British and American), the sense of the Hebrew being,,expresse

SPEAR; SPEARMEN sper, sper'-men. See ARMOR, III, 4; ARMY, 7. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SPEAR; SPEARMEN'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.