Dictionaries :: Swear, SwornVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g3660Greek: omnumi | omnuoSwear, Sworn:is used of "affirming or denying by an oath," e.g., Mat 26:74; Mar 6:23; Luk 1:73; Hbr 3:11, 18; 4:3; 7:21; accompanied by that by which one swears, e.g., Mat 5:34, 36; 23:16; Hbr 6:13, 16; Jam 5:12; Rev 10:6. Cp.

Dictionaries :: SwearingInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaSwearing: swar'-ing. Nave's Topical BibleSwearing: See BLASPHEMY; GOD, NAME OF NOT TO BE PROFANED; OATHSmith's Bible DictionarySwearing: SEE [OATH].

Dictionaries :: Syrtis, TheSmith's Bible DictionarySyrtis, The: (Acts 27:17) in the Revised Version in place of "quicksands" in the Authorized Version. It was the well‐known Syrtis Major, the terror of all Mediterranean sailors. "It is a dangerous shallow on the coast of Africa, between Tripoli and Barca, southwest of the island of Crete."

Dictionaries :: Temperance, TemperateVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsA-1NounStrong's Number: g1466Greek: enkrateiaTemperance, Temperate:from kratos, "strength," occurs in Act 24:25; Gal 5:23; 2Pe 1:6 (twice), in all of which it is rendered "temperance;" the RV marg., "self-control" is the preferable rendering, as "temperance" is

Dictionaries :: StachysEaston's Bible DictionaryStachys: spike; an ear of corn, a convert at Rome whom Paul salutes (Rom 16:9).Hitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryStachys:spike or ear of cornInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaStachys: sta'-kis (Stachus): The name of a Roman Christian to whom Paul sent greetings. The name is Greek and unc

Dictionaries :: Teaching (Noun)Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words Teaching (Noun):For TEACHING (Noun) see DOCTRINE, Nos. 1 and 2

Dictionaries :: StoningEaston's Bible DictionaryStoning: a form of punishment (Lev 20:2; 24:14; Deu 13:10; 17:5; 22:21) prescribed for certain offences. Of Achan (Jos 7:25), Naboth 1Ki 21), Stephen (Act 7:59), Paul (Act 14:19; 2Cr 11:25).International Standard Bible EncyclopaediaStoning: ston'-ing. Nave's Topical BibleStoning: Capital Punishm

Dictionaries :: TempleEaston's Bible DictionaryTemple: first used of the tabernacle, which is called "the temple of the Lord" (1Sa 1:9). In the New Testament the word is used figuratively of Christ's human body (Jhn 2:19,21). Believers are called "the temple of God" (1Cr 3:16,17). The Church is designated "an holy temple in the Lord" (Eph 2:21).

Dictionaries :: Sun-WorshipInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaSun-Worship: sun'-wur-ship: The splendor of the sun makes it a natural object of adoration, once the purer idea of the one true God (Ro 1:20,21) is parted with, and in most ancient nations the worship of the sun was an outstanding feature. It is found in Babylonian and Assyrian

Dictionaries :: StrictVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words Strict:For STRICT, RV, see MANNER, A, No. 5. For STRICTLY, RV, see STRAITLY

Dictionaries :: SprinklingNave's Topical BibleSprinkling: Of Blood Lev 14:7, 51; 16:14; Hbr 9:13, 19, 21; 11:28; 12:24; 1Pe 1:2 See BLOODSprinkling: Of Water Num 8:7; Eze 36:25; Hbr 9:19; 10:22

Dictionaries :: Spy (Noun and Verb)Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsA-1NounStrong's Number: g1455Greek: enkathetosSpy (Noun and Verb):an adjective denoting "suborned to lie in wait" (en, "in," kathiemi, "to send down"), is used as a noun in Luk 20:20, "spies." In the Sept., Job 19:12; 31:9.A-2NounStrong's Number: g2685Greek: katas

Dictionaries :: TemaEaston's Bible DictionaryTema: south; desert, one of the sons of Ishmael, and father of a tribe so called (Gen 25:15; 1Ch 1:30; Job 6:19; Isa 21:14; Jer 25:23) which settled at a place to which he gave his name, some 250 miles south-east of Edom, on the route between Damascus and Mecca, in the northern part of the Arabian pen

Dictionaries :: Tel-HarshaInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaTel-Harsha: tel-har'-sha (tel-charsha'): In Ezr 2:59; Ne 7:61 (the King James Version in latter, "‘Telharesha," tel-ha-re'sha, -har'e-sha), a Babylonian town or village from which Jews who could not show their lineage returned with Zerubbabel. The site is unknown. In 1 Esdr

Dictionaries :: Staff, StavesVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g4464Greek: rhabdosStaff, Staves:rendered "staff" or "staves" in Mat 10:10, parallel passages, and Hbr 11:21: see ROD.2Strong's Number: g3586Greek: xulonStaff, Staves:"wood," then, "anything made of wood," e.g., "a cudgel" or "staff," is rendered "stav

Dictionaries :: TenderInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaTender: ten'-der: The usua1 (11 out of 16 times) translation of rakh, "soft," "delicate," with the noun rokh, in De 28:56 and the verb rakhakh, in 2Ki 22:19 parallel 2Ch 34:27. Attention need be called only to the following cases: In Ge 29:17, "Leah's eyes were tender," a physical d

Dictionaries :: SyntycheEaston's Bible DictionarySyntyche: fortunate; affable, a female member of the church at Philippi, whom Paul beseeches to be of one mind with Euodias (Phl 4:2,3).Hitchcock's Bible Names DictionarySyntyche:that speaks or discoursesInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaSyntyche: sin'-ti-ke (Suntuche, literally, "fortu

Dictionaries :: SwineEaston's Bible DictionarySwine: (Heb. hazir), regarded as the most unclean and the most abhorred of all animals (Lev 11:7; Isa 65:4; 66:3,17; Luk 15:15,16). A herd of swine were drowned in the Sea of Galilee (Luk 8:32,33). Spoken of figuratively in Mat 7:6 (see Pro 11:22). It is frequently mentioned as a wild animal, and is

Dictionaries :: Swearing FalselyTorrey's New Topical TextbookSwearing Falsely: Forbidden Lev 19:12; Num 30:2; Mat 5:33Swearing Falsely: Hateful to God Zec 8:17Swearing Falsely: We Should Not Love Zec 8:17Swearing Falsely: Fraud Often Leads To Lev 6:2,3Swearing Falsely: Saints Abstain From Jos 9:20; Psa 15:4Swearing Falsely: Blessedne

Dictionaries :: SufficiencyVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g841Greek: autarkeiaSufficiency:(autos, "self," arkeo, see A, above; Eng., "autarchy"), "contentment," 1Ti 6:6, is rendered "sufficiency" in 2Cr 9:8.2Strong's Number: g2426Greek: hikanotesSufficiency:is rendered "sufficiency" in 2Cr 3:5.