BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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GREEK · G5418
phragmos — fence
φραγμός, -oῦ, ὁ (φράσσω), [in LXX chiefly for גָּדֵר, גְּדֵרָה, also for גְּדֵרָה, etc. ;] 1. prop., a fencing in (Soph., OT, 1387). 2. = φράγμα, a fence: Mat.21:33, Mrk.12:1, Luk.14:23. Metaphorical, μεσότοιχον (which see) τοῦ φ., genitive epexeg., Eph.2:14 (see Ellic., in l).† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1188
dexios — right
δεξιός, -ά, -όν [in LXX chiefly for יָמִין ;] the right: Mat.5:29, Jhn.18:10, al.; ὅπλα δ., weapons carried in the right hand, i.e. for offence, 2Co.6:7 ; ἡ δ. χείρ, Mat.5:30, Luk.6:6, al.; ἡ δ. (sc. χείρ), Mat.6:3, al.; ἐπὶ τὴν δ., in the right hand (R, txt., on R, mg.), Rev.5:1; διδόναι τὴν δ., in friendship (Deiss., BS, 251), Gal.2:9; metaphorically of power, τῇ δ. αὐτοῦ, Act.2:33 5:31; τὰ δ., the right side, Mrk.16:5; ἐκ δεξιῶν, on the right hand, with genitive, Mat.25:33, 34, Mrk.15:27, Luk.1:11, al.; of a place of honour in the Messianic Kingdom (cf. 3Ki.2:19, Psa.44(45):10), καθίσαι ἐκ δεξιῶν, Mat.20:21, Mrk.10:37; of the heavenly session of Christ, Mat.26:64, Mrk.14:62, Heb.1:13 (Cremer, 172) (AS)
53 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4717
stauroō — to crucify
σταυρόω, -ῶ (σταυρός), [in LXX: Est.7:9 (תָּלָה), Est.8:13 * ;] 1. to fence with pales, impalisade (Thuc.). 2. In late writers (Polyb., FlJ; but ἀνασταυρόω is more common) to crucify: with accusative of person(s), Mat.20:19 23:34 26:2 27:22 ff. Mat.28:5, Mrk.15:16 ff. Mrk.16:6, Luk.23:21, 23 23:33 24:7, 20, Jhn.19:6 ff., Act.2:36 4:10, 1Co.1:13 1:23 2:2 2:8, 2Co.13:4, Gal.3:1, Rev.11:8; metaphorically, Gal.5:24 6:14.† (AS)
42 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3936
paristēmi — to stand by
παρ-ίστημι [in LXX for עָמַד, etc. ;] I. Transitive verb. in present tense., imperfect., future tense., 1 aorist.; 1. to place beside, present, provide: with accusative, Act.9:41 23:24, 2Co.4:14, Col.1:28; with accusative and dative, Mat.26:53, Luk.2:22, Act.1:3 23:33, 1Co.8:8; before accusative pred., Rom.6:13, 16 (late pres., παριστάνετε), Rom.6:19 12:1, 2Co.11:2, Eph.5:27, Col.1:22, 2Ti.2:15. 2. to present to the mind (cl.) : by argument, to prove (Xen., FlJ, al.), with accusative, Act.24:13. II. Intransitive. in perfect., pluperfect., 2 aorist.; 1. to stand by or beside one : with dative of person(s), Act.1:10 9:39 23:2 27:23; ptcp., Mrk.14:47, 69-70 15:35, 39 Jhn.18:22 19:26. 2. to appear: with nom. pred., before ἐνώπιον, Act.4:10; with dative of person(s), Act.27:24; so fut. mid. (of. LS, see word, B, ii, 2), Rom.14:10. 3. to be at hand, be present, have come: Act.4:26 (LXX); of servants in attendance, ἐνώπιον τ. θεοῦ, Luk.1:19; absol., οἱ παρεστῶτες, Luk.19:24; before αὐτῷ, Act.23:2, 4; of time, Mrk.4:29 4. to stand by for help or defence (Hom., Dem., Xen., al.): with dative of person(s), Rom.16:2, 2Ti.4:17.† (AS)
39 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1219
ba.tsar — to gather/restrain/fortify
1) to gather, restrain, fence, fortify, make inaccessible, enclose 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut off 1a2) fortified, cut off, made inaccessible (pass participle) 1a3) secrets, mysteries, inaccessible things (subst) 1b) (Niphal) to be withheld 1c) (Piel) to fortify
35 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5526
sukh — to fence
(Qal) to hedge, fence about, shut in
22 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6168
a.rah — to uncover
1) to be bare, be nude, uncover, leave destitute, discover, empty, raze, pour out 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to bare, lay bare 1a2) to lay bare by emptying, empty 1a3) to pour out 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to make naked, strip bare (of sexual offences) 1b2) to pour out 1c) (Niphal) to be poured out, be exposed 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to expose oneself, make oneself naked 1d2) pouring oneself, spreading oneself (participle)
14 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G626
apologeomai — to defend oneself
ἀπολογέομαι, -οῦμαι (ἀπό, λόγος), [in LXX: Jer.12:1 (רִיב) Jer.31:6, 2Ma.13:26 * ;] 1. to defend: with accusative, Rom.2:15. 2. to defend one's self: absol., Luk.21:14, Act.26:1; before ὅτι, Act.25:8; τί, to adduce something in one's defence, Luk.12:11, Act.26:24 (ταῦτα) Act.24:10 (τὰ περὶ ἐμαυτοῦ); περί, with genitive of thing(s), and ἐπί, with genitive of person(s), Act.26:2; with dative of person(s), Act.19:33, 2Co.12:19.† (AS)
10 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4350
proskoptō — to strike
προσ-κόπτω [in LXX for נָגַף, כָּשַׁל ni., etc. ;] 1. trans., to strike (e.g. hand or foot) against: with accusative before πρός, figuratively, Mat.4:6, Luk.4:11, (LXX) 2. Intrans., to stumble: absol. (Tob.11:9, Pro.3:23), Jhn.11:9-10; of wind, to rush against, beat upon: with dative, Mat.7:27. Metaphorical, in late writers, (a) to offend (Polyb.); (b) to take offence at, stumble at: before ἐν, Rom.14:21; with dative, τ. λόγῳ, 1Pe.2:8; τ. λίθῳ τ. προσκόμματος, Rom.9:32.† (AS)
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G627
apologia — defence
ἀπολογία, -ας, ἡ (ἀπολογέομαι), [in LXX: Wis.6:10 * ;] a speech in defence: Act.25:16, 2Co.7:11, Php.1:7, 16, 2Ti.4:16; with dative of person(s), 1Co.9:3, 1Pe.3:15; before πρός, Act.22:1.† (AS)
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1447
ga.der — wall
fence, wall Also means: ge.der (גֶּדֶר "wall" H1444)
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5420
phrassō — to stop
φράσσω [in LXX: Job.38:8 (סָכַךְ hi.), Hos.2:6(8) (שׂוּךְ), Pro.21:13 (אָטַם), etc. ;] to fence in, stop, close: στόματα λεόντων, Heb.11:33; στόμα, metaphorically, Rom.3:19; pass., καύχησις, 2Co.11:10.† (AS)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G677
aproskopos — not giving offence
ἀπρόσκοπος, -ον (προσκόπτω), [in LXX: Sir.32:21, 3Ma.3:8 * ;] 1. act., not causing to stumble: metaphorically, of not leading others into sin, 1Co.10:32. 2. Pass., not stumbling, without offence, blameless: Act.24:16, Php.1:10 (for exx., see MM, see word).† (AS)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7753
sukh — to hedge
1) to hedge or fence up or about 1a) (Qal) to fence about, hedge up
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4349
proskopē — stumbling
προσκοπή, -ῆς, ή (προσκόπτω), [in Gr. Ven.: Pro.16:18 (כִּשָּׁלוֹן) * ;] an occasion of stumbling, offence: 2Co.6:3.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1444
ge.der — wall
wall, fence Another spelling of ga.der (גָּדֵר "wall" H1447)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5473
sug — to fence
1) to fence about 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fence about 1a2) fenced about (participle)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5877
en cha.tsor — En-hazor
§ En-hazor = "fount of Hazor" one of the fenced cities in the territory of Naphtali
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6110
ats.tsu.mah — defense
defence, argument, strong
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7735
sug — to grow
1) to fence about 1a) (Pilpel) to fence it carefully about
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6264
amplakēma — an error
an error, fault, offence , (Aeschulus Tragicus), etc.:—;also, metri grat., ἀπλάκημα, (Aeschulus Tragicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6772
gumnoō — be naked
to strip naked , (Sophocles Tragicus); τὰ ὀστέα τῶν κρεῶν γ. to strip the bones of their flesh, (Herdotus Historicus):—;in Pass., of warriors, to be left naked or exposed , (Homer); so, τεῖχος ἐγυμνώθη the wall was left bare , i. e. defenceless , (Iliad by Homer): but also to strip oneself naked or to be stript naked , (Odyssey by Homer); with genitive, ἐγυμνώθη ῥακέων he stript himself of his rags, (Odyssey by Homer); so later, γυμνωθὲν ξίφος (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6773
gumnōsis — nakedness
1. a stripping . 2. nakedness : ἐξαλλάσσειν τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γ. his defenceless side (compare γυμνός 2), (Thucydides) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7360
epalxis — a parapet
1. a means of defence : in plural battlements , (Iliad by Homer), etc.:—;in singular the battlements, parapet , (Iliad by Homer) 2. generally, a defence, protection , (Aeschulus Tragicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →(Heb. gader), Num. 22:24 (R.V.). Fences were constructions of unmortared stones, to protect gardens, vineyards, sheepfolds, etc. From various causes they were apt to bulge out and fall (Ps. 62:3). In Ps. 80:12, R.V. (see Isa. 5:5), the psalmist says, “Why hast thou broken down her fences?” Serpents delight to lurk in the crevices of such fences (Eccl. 10:8; comp. Amos 5:19).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
