PRINCIPAL prin'-si-pal: Appears in the King James Version as a translation of nine Hebrew words (fewer in the Revised Version (British and American)), in one case (Isaiah 28:25) being used quite wrongly and in 2 Kings 25:19 (Jeremiah 52:25); 1 Chronicles 24:31 gives a wrong sense (all corrected in the Revised Version (British and American)). In 1

PRINCES, THE SEVEN prin'-sez, -siz. See PRINCE, (1), (b). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'PRINCES, THE SEVEN'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

PRIMOGENITURE pri-mo-jen'-i-tur (bekhorah, from bekhor, "firstborn," from bakhar, "to act early"; prototokia): 1. Recognition of Doctrine: The right of the firstborn to inherit the headship of the family, carrying with it certain property rights and usually such titles as those of the high-priesthood or kingship. The writings of the Hebrews take f

PRINCE prins: This word occurs quite frequently in our English Bible, mostly in the Old Testament. While it is never used to denote royal parentage (compare 1 Chronicles 29:24), it often indicates actual royal or ruling power, together with royal dignity and authority. As a rule, the name is given to human beings; in a few instances it is applied

PRIESTS AND LEVITES (kohen, "priest"; nothing is definitely known as to the origin of the word; Lewi, "Levite," on which see LEVI): I. DIFFERENT VIEWS OF THE HISTORY 1. The Old View 2. The Graf-Wellhausen View 3. Mediating Views 4. An Alternative View II. THE DATA OF THE PRIESTLY CODE (P) IN THE PENTATEUCH 1. The Levites 2. Aaron and His So

PRIESTHOOD prest'-hood: 1. Priesthood Is an Office 2. In the Old Testament 3. Hereditary Priesthood 4. In the New Testament 5. Conclusions LITERATURE All worship is based on priesthood, for the priestly office is an essential part of salvation. Christianity itself has its glorious Priest, the Lord Jesus Christ, and it is through His one supr

PRIESTHOOD IN THE NEW TESTAMENT 1. The Jewish Priesthood 2. The Priesthood and High-Priesthood of Jesus Christ 3. The Priesthood of Believers 1. The Jewish Priesthood: In the New Testament hierateuma (1 Peter 2:5,9), "priesthood," is not found with reference to the Jewish priesthood, but hiereus, and archiereus, "high priest," frequently occur.

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

PRIEST, HIGH (ha-kohen, ho hiereus; ha-kohen ha-mashiach, ho hiereus ho christos; ha-kohen ha-gadhol, ho hiereus ho megas; kohen ha-ro'sh, ho hiereus hegoumenos; New Testament archiereus): I. INSTITUTION OF THE HIGH-PRIESTHOOD 1. The Family 2. The Consecration 3. The Dress 4. The Duties of High-Priesthood 5. Special Regulations 6. The Emolum

PRICK prik: As a noun (= any slender pointed thing, a thorn, a sting) it translates two words: (1) sekh, a "thorn" or "prickle." Only in Numbers 33:55, "those that ye let remain of them be as pricks in your eyes," i.e. "shall be a source of painful trouble to you." (2) kentron "an iron goad" for urging on oxen and other beasts of burden: "It is

PRIEST prest (kohen, "priest," "prince," "minister"; hiereus archiereus; for hiereus megas, of Hebrews 10:21, see Thayer's Lexicon, under the word hiereus: I. NATURE OF THE PRIESTLY OFFICE 1. Implies Divine Choice 2. Implies Representation 3. Implies Offering Sacrifice 4. Implies Intercession II. THE TWO GREAT PRIESTS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, ME

PRICE pris: Represents various words in the Old Testament; time, is the usual Greek word for "price" in the New Testament. "Of great price" is polutimos, in Matthew 13:46, and poluteles, in 1 Peter 3:4. The verb occurs in Zechariah 11:13 the King James Version and the English Revised Version as "prised." The spelling "prized" in the American Stand

PREVENT pre-vent' (qadham; prophthano, phthano): "Prevent" occurs in the King James Version in the literal but obsolete sense of "to come or go before," "to anticipate," not in the sense of "to hinder." It is the translation of qadham, "to be sharp," "to be in front," "to be beforehand" (2 Samuel 22:6,19, the Revised Version (British and American)

PREY pra (baz, Tereph, shalal): "Prey" is frequent in the Old Testament, chiefly as the translation of baz, "spoil," "plunder" (Numbers 14:3,11; Deuteronomy 1:39; Isaiah 10:6, etc.); of Tereph, "prey of wild beasts," "torn thing" (Genesis 49:9; Numbers 23:24; Job 4:11, etc.); of malqoah, "a taking" (Numbers 31:11, etc.; Isaiah 49:24,25); of shalal

PRESSFAT pres'-fat (Haggai 2:16 in the King James Version, the English Revised Version "winefat," the American Standard Revised Version "winevat"). See WINE. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'PRESSFAT'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

PRESUME; PRESUMPTUOUS; PRESUMPTUOUSLY pre-zum', pre-zump'-tu-us, pre-zump'-tu-us-li: "To presume" ("to take or go beforehand") is to speak or act without warrant or proudly. In the Old Testament the words are for the most part the translation of zudh, and zidh, "to boil up" (as water), and derivatives; hence, to act proudly, to speak unauthorizedl

PRESIDENT prez'-i-dent (carakh): Used only in Daniel 6:2-7. Probably a Persian derivative from sar, "head," and the Aramaic equivalent for Hebrew shoter. The meaning is self-evident and refers to the appointment of Daniel by Darius to be one of the three princes who had rule over the satraps of the empire. Copyright Statement These files are publi

PRESS pres: As a verb is used in the Revised Version (British and American) as a translation of no less than 13 Greek and Hebrew words (rather more in the King James Version). All the Revised Version (British and American) uses are modern. In the King James Version may be noted The Wisdom of Solomon 17:11, "pressed with conscience" (the Revised Ve

PRESENTLY prez'-ent-li: The strict meaning is of course "at the present moment," "instantly," and the modern force "after a short interval" is due simply to the procrastinating habits of mankind; hence, the Revised Version (British and American) modifications of the King James Version use of the word into "immediately" (Matthew 21:19), "even now"

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