BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H858
a.tah — to come
1) to come, arrive 1a) (P'al) to come 1b) (Aphel) to bring 1c) (Hophal) to be brought 2) used in the NT in the phrase "maranatha" -"Lord come" Aramaic of a.tah (אָתָה "to come" H0857)
15 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3134
maran atha — Come, Lord!
μαρὰν ἀθά (Rec. μαραναθά; Aram.: on the original form see Dalman, Gr., § 41, 1; 74, 3; Words, 328), Maranatha, i.e. the Lord cometh (but see Dalman, ll. with; Field, Notes, 180; ICC, in l): 1Co.16:22.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →(1 Cor. 16:22) consists of two Aramean words, Maran’athah, meaning, “our Lord comes,” or is “coming.” If the latter interpretation is adopted, the meaning of the phrase is, “Our Lord is coming, and he will judge those who have set him at nought.” (Comp. Phil. 4:5; James 5:8, 9.)
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
