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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H767
o.ren — Oren
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.25; son of: Jerahmeel (H3396); brother of: Ram (H7410H), Bunah (H0946), Ozem (H0684H), Ahijah (H0281J) and Onam (H0208H) § Oren = "cedar" a descendant of Judah
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3056
logos — word
λόγος, -ου, ὁ (λέγω) [in LXX chiefly for דָּבָר, also for מִלָּה ,אֵמֶר, etc. ;] I. Of that by which the inward thought is expressed, Lat. oratio, sermo, vox, verbum. 1. a word, not in the grammatical sense of a mere name (ἔπος, ὄνομα, ῥῆμα), but a word as embodying a conception or idea: Mat.8:8, Luk.7:7, 1Co.14:9, 19 Heb.12:19, al. 2. a saying, statement, declaration: Mat.19:22 (T om.), Mrk.5:36 7:29, Luk.1:29, Jhn.2:22 6:60, Act.7:29, al.; with genitive attrib., Act.13:15, Rom.9:9, Heb.7:28, al.; of the sayings, commands, promises, etc., of teachers, Mat.7:24 10:14, Mrk.8:38, Luk.9:4, Jhn.14:24, al.; λ. κενοί, Eph.5:6; ἀληθινοί, Rev.19:9; πιστοί, Rev.22:6; esp. of the precepts, decrees and promises of God, ὁ λ. τ. θεοῦ, the word of God: Mrk.7:13, Jhn.10:35, Rom.13:9, 1Co.14:36, Php.1:14, al.; absol., ὁ λ., Mat.13:21, 22 Mrk.16:[20], Luk.1:2, Act.6:4, Heb.4:12, al. 3. speech, discourse: Act.14:12, 2Co.10:10, Jas.3:2; opposite to ἐπιστολή, 2Th.2:15; disting, from σοφία, 1Co.2:1; ἀναστροφή, 1Ti.4:12; δύναμις, 1Co.4:19, 1Th.1:5; ἔργον, Rom.15:18; οὐδενὸς λ. τίμιον (not worthy of mention), Act.20:24; of the faculty of speech, Luk.24:19, 2Co.11:6; of the style of speech, Mat.5:37, 1Co.1:5; of instruction, Col.4:3, 1Pe.3:1; with genitive of person(s), Jhn.5:24 8:52, Act.2:41, al.; ὁ λ. ὁ ἐμός, Jhn.8:31; with genitive obj. (τ.) ἀληθείας, 2Co.6:7, Col.1:5, Jas.1:18; τ. καταλλαγῆς, 2Co.5:19; τ. σταυροῦ, 1Co.1:18; of mere talk, 1Co.4:19, 2o, Col.2:23, 1Jn.3:18; of the talk which one occasions, hence, repute: Col.2:23. 4. subject-matter, hence, teaching, doctrine: Act.18:15, 2Ti.2:17, al.; esp. of Christian doctrine: Mat.13:20-23, Mrk.4:14-20 8:32, Luk.1:2, Act.8:4, Gal.6:6, 1Th.1:6, al.; with genitive of person(s), τ. θεοῦ, Luk.5:1, Jhn.17:6, Act.4:29, 1Co.14:36, I Jhn.1:10, Rev.6:9, al.; τ. Κυρίου, Act.8:25, 1Th.1:8, al.; τ. Χριστοῦ, Col.3:16, Rev.3:8; with genitive appos., Act.15:7; with genitive attrib., Heb.5:13. 5. a story, tale, narrative: Mat.28:15, Jhn.21:23, Act.1:1 11:22; before περί, Luk.5:15. 6. That which is spoken of (Plat., al.; V. Kennedy, Sources, 124), matter, affair, thing: Mat.21:24, Mrk.1:45 11:29, Luk.20:3, Act.8:21; of a matter in dispute, as a case or suit at law, Act.19:38; pl. (1Ma.7:33, al.), Luk.1:4. II. Of the inward thought itself, Lat. ratio. 1. reason, (a) of the mental faculty (Hdt., Plat., al.): κατὰ λόγον, Act.18:14; (b) a reason, cause: τίνι λόγῳ, Act.10:29; παρεκτὸς λόγου πορνείας, Mat.5:32 19:9, WH, mg., R, mg. 2. account, (a) regard: Act.20:24, Rec.; (b) reckoning: Php.4:15, 17; συναίρειν (which see) λ., Mat.18:23 25:19; in forensic sense, Rom.14:12, Heb.13:17, 1Pe.4:5; with genitive of thing(s), Luk.16:2; before περί, Mat.12:36, Act.19:40, 1Pe.3:15. 3. proportion, analogy: Php.2:16 (Field, Notes, 193 f.). III. ὁ λ., the Divine Word or Logos: Jhn.1:1, 14; τ. ζωῆς, 1Jn.1:1; τ. θεοῦ, Rev.19:13 (see Westc, Swete, CGT, in ll.; reff. in Artt., Logos, DB, DCG). (AS)
316 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2919
krinō — to judge
κρίνω, [in LXX chiefly for שׁפט, also for ריב ,דּין, etc. ;] 1. to separate, select, choose (cl.; in LXX: 2Ma.13:15). 2. to approve, esteem: Rom.14:5. 3. to be of opinion, judge, think: Luk.7:43, 1Co.11:13; before τοῦτο ὅτι, 2Co.5:14; with accusative and inf., Act.16:15; with accusative and pred., Act.13:46 26:8. 4. to decide, determine, decree: with accusative, Act.16:4, Rom.14:13, 1Co.7:37, 2Co.2:1; with inf. (Field, Notes, 167), Act.20:16 25:25, 1Co.2:2 5:3, Tit.3:12 (cf. 1Ma.11:33, Wis.8:9, al.); with accusative and inf., Act.21:25 27:1. 5. to judge, adjudge, pronounce judgment: absol., Jhn.8:16, 26; before κατά, with accusative, Jhn.7:24 8:15; κρίσιν κ., Jhn.7:24; τ. δίκαιον, Luk.12:57 (Deiss., LAE, 118); in forensic sense, Jhn.18:31, Act.23:3, al.; pass., Rom.3:4 (LXX); of God's judgment, Jhn.5:30 8:50, Rom.2:16 3:6, 2Ti.4:1, 1Pe.4:5, al. 6. = κατακρίνω, to condemn (cl.): Act.13:27; of God's judgment, Jhn.3:18 5:22 12:47, 48, Act.7:7, Rom.2:12, 1Co.11:32, Heb.10:30" (LXX), Jas.5:9, Rev.19:2, al. 7. As in LXX (for שׁפט), to rule, govern ( 4Ki.15:5, Psa.2:10, al.): Mat.19:28, Luk.22:30, 1Co.6:3. 8. to bring to trial (cl.); mid., to go to law: with dative of person(s), Mat.5:40; before μετά, with genitive of person(s) (of the opponent), ἐπί, with genitive (of the judge), 1Co.6:1, 6 (cf. ἀνα-, ἀπο-, ἀντ-απο- (-μαι), δια-, ἐν-, ἐπι-, κατα-, συν-, ὑπο- (-μαι), συν-υπο- (-μαι)). SYN.: see: δικάστης. (AS)
97 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2920
krisis — judgment
κρίσις, -εως, ἡ (κρίνω), [in LXX chiefly for מִשְׁפָּט, also for רִיב, etc. ;] 1. a seperating, selection (Arist., al.) 2. a decision, judgment (cl.): Jhn.8:16, 1Ti.5:24, 2Pe.2:11, Ju 9; κ. κρίνειν, Jhn.7:24; in forensic sense, Act.8:33 (LXX) (see Page, in l); esp. of the Divine judgment, Jhn.3:19 5:24, 27 5:29-30 12:31 16:8, 11, 2Th.1:5, Heb.10:27, Jas.2:13 5:12, 2Pe.2:4, Rev.18:10; pl., Rev.16:7 19:2; of the last judgment, Mat.10:15 11:22, 24 12:36, 41-42 Luk.10:14 11:31-32, Heb.9:27, 2Pe.2:9 3:7, 1Jn.4:17, Ju 6 15; τῆς γεέννης, Mat.23:33. 3. By meton. (as in LXX for מִשְׁפָּט, Isa.5:7, al.; דִּישׁוֹן, Dan.7:10), of the standard of judgment, right, justice: Mat.12:18, 20 (LXX, Isa 42:43) Isa 23:23, Luk.11:42; of the tribunal (a local court), Mat.5:21-22† (AS)
46 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1715
emprosthen — before
ἔμ-προσθεν adv. of place (in cl. also of time), [in LXX chiefly for עֳנִי ;] 1. adverbially, before, in front: Luk.19:28; εἰς τὸ ἔ., Luk.19:4; opposite to ὄπισθεν, Rev.4:6; opposite to τὰ ὀπίσω, τὰ ἔ., Php.3:13. 2. As prep., before; (a) in front of: Mat.5:24 6:2 7:6 11:10 27:29, Luk.5:19 7:27 14:2, Jhn.3:28 10:4, Rev.19:10 22:8; (b) in the presence of: Mat.27:11, Gal.2:14, 1Th.1:3 2:19 3:9 3:13; ὁμολουεῖν, ἀρνεῖσθαι (Dalman, Words, 210), Mat.10:32, 36 26:70, Luk.12:8; in forensic sense, Mat.25:32 27:11, Luk.21:36, Act.18:17, 2Co.5:10, 1Th.2:19, I Jn 3:19; εὐδοκία (θέλημά) ἐστι ἔ. θεοῦ (a targumic formula; Dalman, Words, 211), Mat.11:26 18:14, Luk.10:21; (with) in the sight of: Mat.5:16 6:1 17:2 23:14, Mrk.2:12 9:2, Luk.19:27, Jhn.12:37, Act.10:4; (d) of rank and dignity (Dem., Plat., al.; LXX, Gen.48:20): Jhn.1:15, 30.† (AS)
45 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3144
martus — witness
μάρτυς (Æolic μάρτυρ), -υρος, ὁ (also ἡ), [in LXX for עֵד ;] a witness: Act.10:41, 1Ti.6:12, 2Ti.2:2, Heb.12:1 (Westc., in l); in forensic sense, Mat.18:16 26:65, Mrk.14:63, Act.6:13 7:58, 2Co.13:1, 1Ti.5:19, Heb.10:28; with genitive obj., Luk.24:48, Act.1:22 2:32 3:15 5:32 10:39 26:16, 1Pe.5:1; with genitive poss., Act.1:8 13:31, Rev.11:3; with dative of person(s), Luk.11:48, Act.22:15; of Christ, Rev.1:5 3:14; of God, Rom.1:9, 2Co.1:23, Php.1:8, 1Th.2:5 2:10; of those who have witnessed for Christ by their death (in later Xn. lit., martyr: Swete, Ap., 35), Act.22:20, Rev.2:13 17:6.† (AS)
35 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2917
krima — judgment
κρίμα (B1., § 27, 2), -τος, τό (κρίνω), [in LXX chiefly for מִשְׁפָּט ;] the issue of a judicial process, hence, 1. judgment, the decision passed on the faults of others: Mat.7:2; in forensic sense, with genitive pun., Luk.24:20; esp. of the judgment of God, Rom.2:2 5:16 11:33 (ICC, in l), 2Pe.2:3, Ju 4; κ. λαμβάνεσθαι, Mat.23:13 (Rec., R, mg.), Mrk.12:40, Luk.20:47, Rom.13:2, Jas.3:1; ἔχειν, 1Ti.5:12; βαστάζειν, Gal.5:10; ἐσθίειν ἑαυτῷ, 1Co.11:29; εἰς κ. συνέρχεσθαι, 1Co.11:34; εἶναι ἐν τ αὐτῷ κ., Luk.23:40; with genitive obj., Rom.3:8, 1Ti.3:6, Rev.17:1; of God's judgment through Christ, Jhn.9:39; τὸ κ. ἄρχεται, 1Pe.4:17; τ. κ. τ. μέλλον, Act.24:25; κ. αἰώνιον, Heb.6:2; ἔκρινεν ὁ Θεὸς τ. κ. ὐμῶν, Rev.18:20; of the right of judgment, Rev.20:4. 2. a matter for judgment, a law-suit, a case: 1Co.6:7.† (AS)
27 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G37
hagiazō — to sanctify
ἁγιάζω, Hellenistic form of ἁγίζω (ἅγιος), to make holy, consecrate, sanctify; [in LXX chiefly for קדשׁ pi., hi. ;] 1. to dedicate, separate, set apart for God; of things: Mat.23:17,19, 2Ti.2:21; of persons: Christ, Jhn.10:36, 17:19. 2. to purify, make conformable in character to such dedication: forensically, to free from guilt, 1Co.6:11, Eph.5:26, Heb.2:11, 10:10, 14, 29, 13:12; internally, by actual sanctification of life, Jhn.17:17, 19, Act.20:32, 26:18, Rom.15:16, 1Co.1:2, 7:14, 1Th.5:23, Rev.22:11; of a nonbeliever influenced by marriage with a Christian, 1Co.7:14. 3. In the intermediate sense of ceremonial or levitical purification: (a) of things, 2Ti.2:21; (b) of persons, Heb.9:13. 4. to treat as holy: Mat.6:9, Luk.11:2, 1Pe.3:16 (Cremer, 53, 602; MM, VGT, see word). † (AS)
25 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G156
aitia — cause/charge
αἰτία, -ας, ἡ, [in LXX: Gen.4:13 (עָוֹן), Pro.28:17 (עָשַׁק), and frequently in Wi, II, III Mac ;] 1. cause, reason, occasion, case: Mat.19:3, Luk.8:47, Act.10:21 22:24 28:20, 2Ti.1:6,12, Tit.1:13, Heb.2:11 ; εἰ οὕτως ἐστιν ἡ αἰ. (cf. Lat. si ita res se habet, and see MM. VGT, see word), Mat.19:10. 2. In forensic sense, (a) accusation: Act.25:18,27; (b) cause for punishment, crime: Mat.27:37, Mrk.15:26, Jhn.18:38 19:4,6, Act.13:28 23:28 28:18. † SYN.: ἔλεγχος, a charge, whether moral or judicial, which has been proven, αἰ. is an accusation simply, false or true. (AS)
20 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G350
anakrinō — to investigate
ἀνα-κρίνω [in LXX: 1Ki.20:12 (חָקַר), Dan LXX Su 1:13, LXX, TH Su 1:48, 51 * ;] to examine, investigate, question (Lft., Notes, 181 f.): Act.17:11, 1Co.2:14-15 4:3-4 9:3 10:25 10:27 14:24; in forensic sense (MM, VGT, see word; esp. of examination by torture; see Field, Notes, 120 f.), Luk.23:14, Act.4:9 12:19 24:8 28:18.† SYN.: see: ἐξετάζω (AS)
14 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4229
pragma — thing
πρᾶγμα, -τος, τύ (πράσσω), [in LXX chiefly for דָּבָר ;] 1. that which has been done, a deed, act: Luk.1:1, Act.5:4, 2Co.7:11, Heb.6:18. 2. That which is being done (like Lat. res), hence, a thing, matter, affair: Mat.18:19, Rom.16:2, 1Th.4:6 (see M, Th., in l), Heb.10:1 11:1, Jas.3:16; in forensic sense (as frequently in π., see Deiss., BS, 233), a law-suit: 1Co.6:1.† (AS)
11 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3396
ye.rach.me.el — Jerahmeel
A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.27.10; son of: Hezron (H2696H); brother of: Ram (H7410), Caleb (H3612H), Segub (H7687H) and Ashhur (H0806); married to Atarah (H5851); father of: Ram (H7410H), Bunah (H0946), Oren (H0767), Ozem (H0684H), Ahijah (H0281J) and Onam (H0208H) Also named: ye.rach.me.e.li (יְרַחְמְאֵלִי "Jerahmeelite" H3397) § Jerahmeel = "may God have pity" 1) the 1st son of Hezron, grandson of Pharez, and great grandson of Judah and the founder of the family of Jerahmeelites 2) officer sent by king Jehoiakim of Judah to arrest Baruch 3) a Merarite Levite the representative of the family of Kish, the son of Mahli
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3377
mēnuō — to disclose
μηνύω [in LXX: 2Ma.3:7 2Mac 6:11 2Mac 14:37, 3Ma.3:28, 4Ma.4:3 * ;] to disclose, declare, make known: Luk.20:37, 1Co.10:28; in forensic sense, to inform, report: Jhn.11:57; pass., with dative of person(s), Act.23:30.† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4317
prosagō — to bring near
προσ-άγω [in LXX chiefly for = קָרַב hi., also for נָגַשׁ etc. ;] 1. trans., to bring or lead: with accusative and dative, Act.16:20; metaphorically, τ. θεῷ, 1Pe.3:18; before ὧδε, Luk.9:41; pass., with dative, Mat.18:24 (προσηνέχθη, T); in forensic sense, to summon: Act.12:6 (προαγαγεῖν, T, WH, mg., R). 2. Intrans., to draw near, approach (Jos.3:9, Jer.26:3 (Jer.46:3), al.): with dative, Act.27:27 (WH, προσαχεῖν).† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1348
dikastēs — magistrate
δικαστής, -οῦ, ὁ (δικάζω), [in LXX for שָׁפַט ;] a judge: Act.7:27, 35" (LXX) .† SYN.: κριτής, WH. "gives prominence to the mental process" (Thayer). δ. is the forensic term. In Attic law, the δικασταί were jurors, with a κριτής as presiding officer (LS, see word; Enc. Brit. 11, xii, 504 f.) (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2880
korennumi — to satisfy
κορέννυμι (κόρος, surfeit), [in Symmachus.: Psa.22:27, Al, Psa.103:5 * ;] to satisfy: pass., τροφῆς, Act.27:38; metaphorically, of spiritual things, 1Co.4:8.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G379
anapologētos — inexcusable
ἀναπολόγητος, -ον (ἀπολογεόμαι), without excuse, inexcusable (in Polyb., al., as a forensic term; see Lft., Notes, 252): Rom.1:20 2:1.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3397
ye.rach.me.e.li — Jerahmeelite
Someone descended from Jerahmeel who was a man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.27.10; son of: Hezron (H2696H); brother of: Ram (H7410), Caleb (H3612H), Segub (H7687H) and Ashhur (H0806); married to Atarah (H5851); father of: Ram (H7410H), Bunah (H0946), Oren (H0767), Ozem (H0684H), Ahijah (H0281J) and Onam (H0208H) Group of ye.rach.me.el (יְרַחְמְאֵל "Jerahmeel" H3396) § Jerahmeelites , of Jerahmeel "may God have pity" the descendants of Jerahmeel, the great grandson of Judah
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H946
bu.nah — Bunah
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.25; son of: Jerahmeel (H3396); brother of: Ram (H7410H), Oren (H0767), Ozem (H0684H), Ahijah (H0281J) and Onam (H0208H) § Bunah = "intelligence" a son of Jerahmeel, a Judahite
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G20251
dikaiologia — forensic speeches
forensic speeches
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Ash or pine, the son of Jerahmeel (1 Chr. 2:25).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
