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Elm

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3680

כָּסָה

ka.sah — to cover

1) to cover, conceal, hide 1a) (Qal) conceal, covered (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be covered 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cover, clothe 1c2) to cover, conceal 1c3) to cover (for protection) 1c4) to cover over, spread over 1c5) to cover, overwhelm 1d) (Pual) 1d1) to be covered 1d2) to be clothed 1e) (Hithpael) to cover oneself, clothe oneself

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GREEK · G907

βαπτίζω

baptizō — to baptize

βαπτίζω (βάπτω), [in LXX: 4Ki.5:14 (טבל), Isa.21:4, Jdth.12:7, Sir.31 (34)30 * ;] to dip, immerse, sink; 1. generally (in Polyb., iii, 72, of soldiers wading breast-deep; in i, 51, of the sinking of ships); metaphorically, to overwhelm (Is, l.with; cf. MM, Exp., x); with cogn. accusative, βάπτισμα β., Mrk.10:38, 39 Luk.12:50. Mid., 2. to perform ablutions, wash oneself, bathe (Ki, Jth, Si, ll. with): Mrk.7:4; aor. pass, in same sense, Luk.11:38. 3 Of ablution, immersion, as a religious rite, to baptize; (a) (a) absol.; Mrk.1:4, Jhn.1:25, 26 28 3:22, 23, 26 4:2 10:40, 1Co.1:17; ὁ βαπτίζων (= ὁ βαπτιστής, M, Pr., 127), Mrk.6:14, 24; with accusative, Jhn.4:1, Act.8:38, I Co.1.14, 16; with cogn. accusative, τὸ βάπτισμα, Act.19:4 (cf. Mrk.10:38, supr.); pass., to be baptized, receive baptism: Mat.3:13, 14, 16, Mrk.16:16, Luk.3:7, 12 21 7:29 (τ. βάπτισμα) ib. 30, Act.2:41 8:12, 13 36 9:18 10:47 16:15, 33 18:8; mid., 22:16 (M, Pr., 163); (b) with prepositions: ἐν, of the element, Mat.3:6, 11 Mrk.1:4, 5 8, Luk.3:16, Jhn.1:26, 31 33 3:23, Act.1:5 2:38 10:48 11:16, 1Co.10:2; εἰς, of the element, purpose or result (Lft., Notes, 155), Mat.3:1 28:19, Mrk.1:9, Act.8:16 19:3, 5 Rom.6:3, 1Co.1:13, 15 10:2 12:13, Gal.3:27; with dative, ὕδατι, Luk.3:16, Act.1:5 11:16; ὑπὲρ τῶν νεκρῶν, perh. to fulfil the wish of a dead friend, 1Co.15:29 (see ICC, in l.; cf. DB, i, 238ff.; DCG, i, 169a; ii, 605b; Cremer, 126). † (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1204

בָּעַת

ba.at — to terrify

1) to terrify, startle, fall upon, dismay, be overtaken by sudden terror 1a) (Niphal) to be terrified 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to fall upon, overwhelm 1b2) to terrify

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GREEK · G4030

περικεφαλαία

perikephalaia — helmet

περι-κεφαλαία, -ας, ἡ [in LXX for כּוֹבַע, קוֹבַע ;] a helmet: figuratively, 1Th.5:8; with genitive explic., π. τ. σωτηρίου, Eph.6:17 (cf. Isa.59:17).† (AS)

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GREEK · G4987

σωρεύω

sōreuō — to pile up

σωρεύω [in LXX: Pro.25:22 (חָתָה), Jdth.15:11 * ;] (a) to heap on: with accusative before ἐπί with accusative, Rom.12:20 (LXX) (Arist., al.); (b) to heap with: with accusative and dative, metaphorically, ἁμαρτίαις, 2Ti.3:6 (overwhelmed with, Field, Notes, 217) (Polyb.).† (AS)

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GREEK · G1678

Ἐλμωδάμ

Elmōdam — Elmadam

Ἐλμαδάμ (L, Ἑλ-; Rec. -μωδάμ), ό, indecl., Elmadam, an ancestor of Jesus: Luk.3:28. (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2050

הוּת

ha.tat — to plot

(Poel) to shout at, be frantic at, assail, break in, overwhelm, imagine mischief

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GREEK · G6236

ἅλμα

halma — a leap

a spring, leap, bound , (Odyssey by Homer); ἅλμα πέτρας a leap or fall from the rock, (Euripides); κυνῆς ἅλμα the leap of the lot from the helmet, (Sophocles Tragicus) (ML)

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GREEK · G7312

ἐξεργάζομαι

exergazomai — to complete

1. to work out, make completely, finish off, bring to perfection , (Herdotus Historicus), attic 2. to accomplish, perform, achieve a work, (Sophocles Tragicus); κακὸν ἐξ. τινα to work him mischief, (Herdotus Historicus):—;as Pass., ἔργον ἐστὶν ἐξειργασμένον (Aeschulus Tragicus); ἐπ᾽ ἐξεργασμένοισι after the deed had been done, (Herdotus Historicus) 3. to work at : as Pass., ἀγροὶ εὖ ἐξεργασμένοι well cultivated lands, (Herdotus Historicus); [ ἡ γῆ] ἐξείργασται (Thucydides) 4. to undo, destroy, overwhelm, ruin , (Herdotus Historicus):—;as Pass., ἐξειργάσμεθα we are undone , (Euripides) (ML)

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GREEK · G8114

κυβερνάω

kubernaō — to devise

1. Lat. gubernare, to steer, (Odyssey by Homer), etc.: absolute to act as pilot or helmsman , (Aristophanes Comicus) 2. metaphorically to guide, govern , (Pindar) (ML)

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GREEK · G8385

νέμω

nemō — to feed

1. to deal out, distribute, dispense , of meat and drink, (Homer), etc.; of the gods, νέμει ὄλβον Ὀλύμπιος ἀνθρώποισιν (Odyssey by Homer); μοῖραν ν. τινί to pay one due respect, (Aeschulus Tragicus), etc.:—;Pass., ἐπὶ τοὺς Ἕλληνας νέμεται is freely bestowed upon them, (Herdotus Historicus); κρέα νενεμημένα portions of meat, (Xenophon Historicus) 2. Mid. to distribute among themselves , and so, to have as one's portion, possess, enjoy , (Homer), etc. 3. to dwell in, inhabit , (Homer): absolute to dwell , (Herdotus Historicus) 4. to spend, pass , αἰῶνα, ἡμέραν (Pindar) 5. Act. much like Mid. to hold, possess , γῆν, χώραν, πόλιν (Herdotus Historicus), attic:—;Pass., of places, to be inhabited , (Herdotus Historicus); of a country, to maintain itself, be constituted , (Thucydides) 6. to hold sway, manage , (Herdotus Historicus):—; ν. οἴακα to manage the helm, (Aeschulus Tragicus); ν. ἰσχὺν ἐπὶ σκήπτροισι to support one's strength on staves, (Aeschulus Tragicus); ν. γλῶσσαν to use the tongue, (Aeschulus Tragicus) 7. like νομίζω, to hold, consider as so and so, σὲ νέμω θεόν (Sophocles Tragicus); προστάτην ν. τινά to take as one's patron, (Aristotle Philosopher) 8. of herdsmen, to pasture or graze their flocks, drive to pasture, tend , Lat. pascere, (Odyssey by Homer), attic, etc.:—;metaphorically, ν. χόλον (Sophocles Tragicus) 9. Mid., of cattle, to feed , i. e. go to pasture, graze , Lat. pasci, (Homer), etc.: with accusative cognate to feed on , (Herdotus Historicus), etc.; of men, to eat , (Sophocles Tragicus); of fire, to consume, devour , (Iliad by Homer), etc.; of cancerous sores, to spread , ἐνέμετο πρόσω (Herdotus Historicus) 10. with accusative loci, ὄρη νέμειν to graze the hills [with cattle, 5th/4th c.BC]: Pass., [ τὸ ὄρος] νέμεται βουσί (Xenophon Historicus) 11. metaphorically, πυρὶ νέμειν πόλιν to give a city to the flames, (Herdotus Historicus): Pass., πυρὶ χθὼν νέμεται the land is devoured by fire, (Iliad by Homer) (ML)

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GREEK · G8591

πάλλω

pallō — to agitate

1. to poise or sway a missile before it is thrown, (Euripides) 2. to sway other arms, not missiles, σάκος (Hesiod); πέλτας (Euripides):—;then, to toss a child, (Iliad by Homer); Νὺξ ὄχημm ἔπαλλεν she drave it furiously , (Euripides) 3. κλήρους ἐν κυνέηι πάλλον they shook the lots together in a helmet, till one leapt forth, (Homer): absolute to cast lots , (Iliad by Homer); ὅθ᾽ αὐτοὺς οἱ βραβεῖς κλήροις ἔπηλαν where the stewards ranged them by casting lots, (Sophocles Tragicus):—;Mid. to draw lots , ἔλαχον ἅλα παλλομένων I obtained the sea when we cast lots , (Iliad by Homer); so in (Herdotus Historicus) 4. Pass. to swing or dash oneself , ἐν ἄντυγι πάλτο he dashed himself upon the shield-rim, (Iliad by Homer): to quiver, leap , especially in fear, πάλλεται ἦτορ (Iliad by Homer); also of the person, παλλομένη κραδίην (Iliad by Homer); of dying fish, to quiver, leap , (Herdotus Historicus) 5. intransitive, like the Pass., to leap, bound , (Euripides): to quiver , (Sophocles Tragicus) (ML)

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GREEK · G8603

παράγγελμα

parangelma — a mobilization order

1. a message transmitted by beacons, (Aeschulus Tragicus) 2. an order, command , ἀπὸ παραγγέλματος by word of command , (Thucydides) 3. an instruction, precept , (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)

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GREEK · G8896

προΐημι

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)

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Historical dictionary entry

Hos. 4:13; rendered “terebinth” in the Revised Version. It is the Pistacia terebinthus of Linn., a tree common in Palestine, long-lived, and therefore often employed for landmarks and in designating places (Gen. 35:4; Judg. 6:11, 19. Rendered “oak” in both A.V. and R.V.). (See TEIL TREE.)

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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