BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7626
she.vet — tribe: staff
: staff 1) rod, staff, branch, offshoot, club, sceptre, tribe 1a) rod, staff 1b) shaft (of spear, dart) 1c) club (of shepherd's implement) 1d) truncheon, sceptre (mark of authority) 1e) clan, tribe
162 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7323
ruts — to run: run
: run/runner/messenger 1) to run 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to run 1a2) runners (participle as subst) 1b) (Polel) to run swiftly, dart 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to bring or move quickly, hurry 1c2) to drive away from, cause to run away
89 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7494
ra.ash — quaking
1) quaking, rattling, shaking 1a) earthquake 1b) quaking, trembling (of person) 1c) shaking, quivering (of dart)
11 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3591
ki.don — javelin
1) javelin, short sword, dart 2) gorget, a piece of armour for the throat (1Sa 17.6)
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4968
me.tu.she.lach — Methuselah
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.21; son of: Enoch (H2585H); father of: Lamech (H3929H) Also named: Mathousala (Μαθουσάλα "Methuselah" G3103) § Methuselah = "man of the dart" son of Enoch, 6th in descent from Seth, and father of Lamech
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7707
she.de.ur — Shedeur
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.1.5; father of: Elizur (H0468) § Shedeur = "darter of light" father of Elizur, chief of the tribe of Reuben at the time of the exodus
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1675
da.ah — to fly
1) to fly fast, fly swiftly, dart through the air 1a) (Qal) to fly swiftly, dart
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8275
shar.vit — scepter
1) sceptre 2) (TWOT) dart, spear
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G956
belos — arrow
βέλος, -εος, τό (βάλλω), [in LXX chiefly for חֵץ ;] a missile, a dart: Eph.6:16.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2907
tu.s — to dart
(Qal) to dart, flutter, rush
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1002
bolis — arrow
βολίς, -ίδος, ἡ (βάλλω), [in LXX for חֵץ, יָרָה, etc. ;] a dart, javelin: Heb.12:20, Rec. (LXX).† (AS)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6194
akontizō — to shoot
1. to hurl a javelin , τινός at one, (Iliad by Homer); ἐπί τινι (Iliad by Homer):—;the weapon is put in dative, ἀκόντισε δουρί darted with his spear, (Iliad by Homer); also in accusative, ἀκόντισαν ὀξέα δοῦρα darted their spears, (Odyssey by Homer) 2. with accusative pers. to hit with a javelin , (Herdotus Historicus), etc.; Pass. to be so hit or wounded , (Euripides) 3. to shoot forth rays , of the moon, (Euripides) 4. intransitive to pierce , εἴσω γῆς (Euripides) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6195
akontistēs — a shooter
a darter, javelin-man , (Homer), etc. (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8546
orthoō — be straight up
1. to set straight : 2. in height, to set upright, set up one fallen or lying down, raise up , (Iliad by Homer); ὀρθοῦν κάρα, πρόσωπον (Euripides):—;of buildings, to raise up, rebuild , or, generally, to erect, build up , (Euripides):—;Pass. to be set upright , (Iliad by Homer), etc.: simply to rise from one's seat, stand up , (Aeschulus Tragicus) 3. in line, to make straight , (Aristotle Philosopher):—; Pass., ἢν τόδ᾽ ὀρθωθῆι βέλος if this dart go straight , (Sophocles Tragicus) 4. metaphorically (from signf. I) to raise up, restore to health, safety, happiness , (Herdotus Historicus), etc.:—;also to exalt, honour , (Pindar) 5. (from signf. II) to guide aright , (Aeschulus Tragicus); ὀρθ. ἀγῶνας to bring to a happy end , (Aeschulus Tragicus); ὀ. βίον (Sophocles Tragicus):—;Pass. to succeed, prosper , (Herdotus Historicus), etc.; τὸ ὀρθούμενον success , (Thucydides):—;of words and opinions, to be right, true , (Herdotus Historicus); ἐν ἀγγέλωι κρυπτὸς ὀρθοῦται λόγος a secret message is rightly sent by messenger, not by letter, (Aeschulus Tragicus) 6. in Pass. also, to be upright, deal justly , (Aeschulus Tragicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8778
pessō — to bake
1. to soften, ripen or change , by means of heat: 2. of the sun, to ripen fruit, (Odyssey by Homer); compare πεπαίνω. 3. by the action of fire, to cook, dress, bake , (Herdotus Historicus):—;Pass., (Herdotus Historicus):—;Mid., πέσσεσθαι πέμματα to cook oneself cakes, (Herdotus Historicus) 4. of the stomach, to digest , like Lat. concoquere, (Aristotle Philosopher) 5. metaphorically, χόλον πέσσειν to cherish or nurse one's wrath, Lat. fovere, (Iliad by Homer); βέλος πέσσειν to have a dart in one to nurse , (Iliad by Homer); but in good sense, γέρα πεσσέμεν to enjoy them, (Iliad by Homer); also, ἀκίνδυνον αἰῶνα πέσσειν to lead a sodden life of ease, (Pindar) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8896
proiēmi — to let go
1. to send before, send on or forward , (Homer): also, to send something to another, ἀγγελίας, φήμην (Odyssey by Homer):—; (Homer) often with an infinitive added; αἰετὼ προέηκα πέτεσθαι, οὖρον προέηκεν ἀῆναι (Odyssey by Homer) 2. to send away, dismiss, let go , (Iliad by Homer); τήνδε θεῷ πρόες let her go to the god, i. e. in reverence to him, (Iliad by Homer) 3. to let loose, let fall , especially thoughtlessly, ἔπος προέηκε let drop a word, (Odyssey by Homer); πηδάλιον ἐκ χειρῶν προέηκε he let the helm slip from his hands, (Odyssey by Homer); δάκρυα προῆκεν (Euripides) 4. of missiles, to send forth, shoot or dart forth , (Homer) 5. of a river, ὕδωρ προί̈ει ἐς Πηνειόν it pours its water into the Peneius, (Iliad by Homer) 6. πρ. τινί ποιεῖν τι to allow one to do, (Pindar) 7. to give up, deliver over, betray one to his enemy, (Herdotus Historicus): —;Pass. to be given or thrown away , εἰ προεῖτο ταῦτα (Demosthenes Orator) 8. ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτίκα ἡδὺ πρ. αὑτόν to give up or devote oneself to present delights, (Xenophon Historicus) 9. Mid. to send forward from oneself, drive forward , (Xenophon Historicus):—;of sounds, to utter , (Aeschines Orator), etc. 10. to give up, let go: to give up to the enemy, (Thucydides), etc.; πρ. σφᾶς αὑτούς gave themselves up as lost , (Thucydides) 11. to desert, abandon , (Thucydides); οὐδαμῆ προί̈εντο ἑαυτούς did not lose themselves (i. e. take bribes), (Demosthenes Orator) 12. to give away, give freely , (Thucydides), etc.; προέσθαι ἀπὸ τῶν ἰδίων (Demosthenes Orator) 13. to throw off one's clothes, (Demosthenes Orator): and, in bad sense, to throw away , τὸν καιρόν (Demosthenes Orator); τὰ πατρῷα (Aeschines Orator): absolute to be lavish , (Aristotle Philosopher) 14. a second predicate is sometimes added, ἡμᾶς προέσθαι ἀδικουμένους to suffer us to be wronged, (Thucydides); προέμενοι αὐτοὺς ἀπολέσθαι (Xenophon Historicus); πρ. τινὶ ὑμᾶς ἐξαπατῆσαι (Demosthenes Orator) 15. to suffer to escape , (Polybius Historicus) 16. rarely in good sense, to give over to one, confide to one's care , (Xenophon Historicus) 17. to neglect, disregard , (Aristotle Philosopher):—; absolute to neglect all advice, to be reckless , (Demosthenes Orator) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9382
schiza — a dart
1. a piece of wood cleft off, a lath, splinter , Lat. scindula, (Odyssey by Homer): in plural cleft wood, fire-wood , (Homer) 2. an arrow , [variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →An instrument of war; a light spear. “Fiery darts” (Eph. 6:16) are so called in allusion to the habit of discharging darts from the bow while they are on fire or armed with some combustible material. Arrows are compared to lightning (Deut. 32:23, 42; Ps. 7:13; 120:4).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
