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Mote

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GREEK · G1565

ἐκεῖνος

ekeinos — that

ἐκεῖνος, -η, -ο (ἐκεῖ), [in LXX chiefly for הַהוּא ,הוּא, and cogn. forms ;] demonstr. pron., that person or thing (ille), implying remoteness as compared with οὗτος (hic); 1. absol., emphatic he, she, it: opposite to οὗτος, Luk.18:14, Jas.4:15; ἡμεῖς, Heb.12:25; ὑμεῖς, Mrk.4:11; ἄλλοι, Jhn.9:9; ἐγώ, Jhn.3:30; to persons named, Mk 16:[10, 13, 20], Jhn.2:21; of one (absent) who is not named, contemptuously (Abbott, JG, §§2385, 2732), Jhn.7:11 9:28; with respect, of Christ, 1Jo.2:6 3:3, al.; referring to a preceding noun, Mrk.16:[10], Jhn.7:45; resumption of a participial subject, Jhn.1:33 9:37 10:1, Rom.14:14, al. (on its reference in Jhn.19:35, see Westc, in l.; Moffatt, Intr., 568; Sanday, Fourth Gospel, 77ff.). 2. As adj., joined, like οὗτος, to a noun with the article: Mat.7:25, Mrk.3:24, Jhn.18:15, al.; esp. of time, past or future: ἐν τ. ἡμέραις ἐ., Mat.3:1, Mrk.1:9, Act.2:18" (LXX), al.; ἐν ἐ. τ. ἡμέρᾳ, esp of the Parousia, Mat.7:22, Luk.6:23, 2Th.1:10, 2Ti.1:12; adverbially, ἐκεινής (sc. ὁδοῦ) = cl. ἐκεινῇ (Bl., §36, 13), that way, Luk.19:4. (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1431

גָּדַל

ga.dal — to magnify

1) to grow, become great or important, promote, make powerful, praise, magnify, do great things 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to grow up 1a2) to become great 1a3) to be magnified 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to cause to grow 1b2) to make great, powerful 1b3) to magnify 1c) (Pual) to be brought up 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to make great 1d2) to magnify 1d3) to do great things 1e) (Hithpael) to magnify oneself

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7350

רָחֹק

ra.choq — distant

adj 1) remote, far, distant, distant lands, distant ones 1a) of distance, time n m 2) distance 2a) from a distance (with prep) Aramaic equivalent: ra.chiq (רְחִיק "far" H7352)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5576

סַנְחֵרִיב

san.che.riv — Sennacherib

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.18.13; father of: Adrammelech (H0152H), Sharezer (H8272) and Esarhaddon (H0634); also called Sargon at Isa.20.1; Also named: sar.gon (סַרְגוֹן "Sargon" H5623) § Sennacherib = "Sin multiplied brothers" (Sin = the moon) son of Sargon, father of Esarhaddon, and king of Assyria from 705-681 BC; attacked Judah during the reign of king Hezekiah and Judah was delivered when in response to the prayer of Hezekiah an angel smote 185,000 Assyrian soldiers

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3266

יְעוּשׁ

ye.ush — Jeush

A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.5; son of: Esau (H6215) and Oholibamah (H0173); brother of: Jalam (H3281) and Korah (H7141); half-brother of: Eliphaz (H0464) and Reuel (H7467) Also named: ye.ish (יְעִישׁ "Jeush" H3274) § Jehush or Jeush = "He hurries to aid" 1) son of Eshek, a remote descendant of king Saul 2) a Gershonite Levite of the house of Shimei 3) son of king Rehoboam of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6329

פּוּק

puq — to promote

1) to bring out, furnish, promote, go out, issue 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to produce, furnish 1a2) to bring out, elicit, obtain, cause to come out from 1a3) to promote 1a4) to cause to go out to

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1221

בֶּ֫צֶר

be.tser — Bezer

Bezer = "gold ore" or "remote fortress" a city of refuge in Reuben in the downs on the east of the Jordan Also named: bots.rah (בׇּצְרָה "Bozrah" H1224H)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6909

קַבְצְאֵל

qav.tse.el — Kabzeel

§ Kabzeel = "God gathers" the most remote city of Judah; located in southern Judah on the border of Edom

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GREEK · G3673

ὁμότεχνος

homotechnos — of the same trade

ὁμότεχνος, -ον (ὁμός, τέχνη), practising the same craft, of the same trade: Act.18:3.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1990

הָ֑ם

ham — Ham

Ham = "hot" or "sunburnt" the place where Chedorlaomer and his allies smote the Zuzim, probably in the territory of the Ammonites, east of the Jordan; site uncertain Another name of am.mon (עַמּוֹן "Ammon" H5983)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3343

יְקַבְצְאֵל

ye.qav.tse.el — Jekabzeel

§ Jekabzeel = "God gathers" the most remote city of Judah; located in southern Judah on the border of Edom

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3750

כַּרְכֹּם

kar.kom — saffron

1) saffron 1a) an orange-yellow flower of the crocus family, used for flavouring in drinks and confections in order to promote perspiration for cooling of the body

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4036

מָגוֹר מִסָּבִיב

ma.gor mis.sa.viv — `Terror on Every Side`

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.20.1; also translated "Terror on Every Side" at Jer.20.3; Another name of pash.chur (פַּשְׁחוּר "Pashhur" H6583I) § Magor-missabib = "terror on every side" the name given Pashur the priest by Jeremiah when Pashur smote him and put him in the stocks for prophesying against the idolatry of Jerusalem

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5225

נָכוֹן

na.khon — Nacon

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at 2Sa.6.6; son of: Serug (H8286); father of: Terah (H8646); also called Chidon (NIV: Kidon) at 1Ch.13.9; Also named: ki.don (כִּידֹן "Chidon" H3592) § Nachon = "prepared" the owner of the threshing floor which the ark was passing on the trip to Jerusalem when it started to fall off the cart, Uzzah steadied it, and God smote him dead for touching it

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7369

רָחֵק

ra.cheq — removed

1) removing, departing 1a) ones departing (as subst) 2) (TWOT) remote, far

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GREEK · G7450

ἐπισπεύδω

epispeudō — to hurry

1. to urge on, further or promote an object, (Herdotus Historicus): of persons, to urge on , (Xenophon Historicus) 2. intransitive to hasten onward , (Euripides); ἐπισπ. εἴς τι to be zealous for, aim at an object, (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)

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GREEK · G8894

προθυμέομαι

prothumeomai — to feel eager

1. to be ready, willing, eager, zealous to do a thing, with infinitive, (Herdotus Historicus), attic; also πρ. ὅπως (Herdotus Historicus), attic 2. absolute to shew zeal, exert oneself , (Herdotus Historicus):—; to be of good cheer , (Xenophon Historicus) 3. with accusative rei, to be eager or zealous for, promote eagerly, desire ardently , (Thucydides), etc. (ML)

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Historical dictionary entry

(Gr. karphos, something dry, hence a particle of wood or chaff, etc.). A slight moral defect is likened to a mote (Matt. 7:3-5; Luke 6:41, 42).

Scripture references

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

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