HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H530
אֱמוּנָה
e.mu.nah — faithfulness
firmness, fidelity, steadfastness, steadiness
49 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
Dine
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G3088
λύχνος
luchnos — lamp
λύχνος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX for נִיר (Exo.25:37), al.) ;] a lamp (portable, and usually set on a stand, λυχνία): Mat.5:15, Luk.11:36; ἔρχεται ὁ λ., Mrk.4:21; λ. ἅπτειν Luk.8:16 11:33 15:8; φῶς λύχνου, Rev.18:23; id. opposite to φ.ἡλίου, Rev.22:5; metaphorically, of the eye, Mat.6:22 Luk.11:34; of John the Baptist, Jhn.5:35; of the Lamb, Rev.21:23; of prophecy, 2Pe.1:19; of spiritual readiness, pl., λύχνοι (as always in LXX; frequently in Att.. λύχνα), Luk.12:35.† SYN.: λαμπάς, q.v (AS)
14 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4124
πλεονεξία
pleonexia — greediness
πλεονεξία, -ας, ἡ (πλεονέκτης), [in LXX for בֶּצַע ;] the character and conduct of a πλεονέκτης. 1. advantage. 2. desire for advantage, grasping, aggression, cupidity, covetousness: Luk.12:15, Rom.1:29, 2Co.9:5, Eph.4:19 (see ICC, in l) Eph.5:3, Col.3:5, 1Th.2:5, 2Pe.2:3 2:14; pl. (see Bl., § 32, 6), Mrk.7:22.† SYN.: φιλαργυρία, avarice (see Tr., Syn., § xxiv) (AS)
10 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4873
συνανάκειμαι
sunanakeimai — to dine with
συν-ανά-κειμαι [in LXX: 3Ma.5:39 * ;] to recline with or together at table: Mat.14:9, Mrk.6:22, Luk.7:49 14:15; with dative of person(s), Mat.9:10, Mrk.2:15, Luk.14:10.† (AS)
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4288
προθυμία
prothumia — eagerness
προθυμία, -ας, ἡ (πρόθυμος), [in LXX: Sir.45:23 * ;] eagerness, willingness, readiness: Act.17:11, 2Co.8:11-12 8:19 9:2.† (AS)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5287
ὑπόστασις
hupostasis — confidence/essence
ὑπό-στασις, -εως, ἡ (ὑφίστημι, to set under, stand under, support) [in LXX for מַצָּב (1Ki.13:23 14:4 B), תִּקְוָה (Rut.1:12, Eze.19:5), etc., also in Wis.16:21 ;] 1. a support, base or foundation (in various senses). 2. substance (Arist., al.; opposite to φαντασία, ἔμφασις): Heb.1:3 3. steadiness, firmness (Polyb., al.), hence, assurance, confidence: 2Co.9:4 11:17, Heb.3:14 11:1 (here perhaps title-deed, as that which gives reality or guarantee; see MM, xxv).† (AS)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1172
δειπνέω
deipneō — to dine
δειπνέω, -ῶ (δεῖπνον, which see), [in LXX: Pro.23:1 (לחם), Tob.7:8 8:1, Dan LXX 11:27 * ;] to take the chief meal of the day, to dine, to sup: Luk.17:8 22:20 (WH, br., R, mg. omits), 1Co.11:25; metaphorically, Rev.3:20.† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G709
ἀριστάω
aristaō — to eat early meal
ἀριστάω, -ῶ (ἄριστον), [in LXX: Gen.43:25 (לֶחֶם אָכַל), 1Ki.14:24 (לֶחֶם), 3Ki.13:7 (סָעַד), Tob.2:1 * ;] 1. prop., to breakfast: Jhn.21:12, 15 2. In late Gk., to take a meal, dine: Luk.11:37.† (AS)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2091
ἑτοιμασία
hetoimasia — readiness
ἑτοιμασία, -ας, ἡ (ἑτοιμάζω, which see), [in LXX for כּוּן hi., כֵּן, מָכוֹן, and cognate forms, Est.2:68 3:3, Psa.10:17 65:9 89:14, Nam.2:4, Zec.5:11, Eze.43:11, Da TH Dan.11:7, 20-21, Wis.13:12 * ;] 1. = ἑτοιμότης, (a) readiness (Hipp.); (b) preparation (LXX; e.g. ἑ. τ. καρδίας, Psa.10:17): Eph.6:15, EV. 2. foundation, firm footing (Psa.89:14): Eph, l.with (Hatch, Essays, 55; Exp. Times, ix, 38; but see also Abbott, Essays, 95).† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2689
καταστολή
katastolē — attire/behaviour
κατα-στολή, -ῆς, ἡ (καταστέλλω), [in LXX: Isa.61:3 (מַעֲטֶה)* ;] 1. a letting down, checking. 2. steadiness, quietness in demeanour. 3. LXX and NT (cf. Plut., ii, 65 D; -ίζω = vestire), a garment, dress, attire: 1Ti.2:9 (but see Ellic., in l).† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4180
πολυλογία
polulogia — wordiness
πολυλογία, -ας, ἡ [in LXX: Pro.10:19 (דָּבָר רֹב)* ;] much speaking, loquacity: Mat.6:7.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G20890
παραδειπνίζω
paradeipnizō — to cause to dine
cause to dine
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9301
συνδειπνέω
sundeipneō — to dine with
to dine or sup with another, with dative, (Xenophon Historicus); μετά τινων (Demosthenes Orator):—;absolute to dine or sup with others , (Xenophon Historicus), etc.; οἱ ξυνδειπνοῦντες the members of a picnic party , (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
(Gen. 43:16). It was the custom in Egypt to dine at noon. But it is probable that the Egyptians took their principal meal in the evening, as was the general custom in the East (Luke 14:12).
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.