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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7307

רוּחַ

ru.ach — spirit

: spirit 1) wind, breath, mind, spirit 1a) breath 1b) wind 1b1) of heaven 1b2) quarter (of wind), side 1b3) breath of air 1b4) air, gas 1b5) vain, empty thing 1c) spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation) 1c1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour 1c2) courage 1c3) temper, anger 1c4) impatience, patience 1c5) spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented) 1c6) disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse 1c7) prophetic spirit 1d) spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals) 1d1) as gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death, disembodied being 1e) spirit (as seat of emotion) 1e1) desire 1e2) sorrow, trouble 1f) spirit 1f1) as seat or organ of mental acts 1f2) rarely of the will 1f3) as seat especially of moral character 1g) Spirit of God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son 1g1) as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy 1g2) as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning 1g3) imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative power 1g4) as endowing men with various gifts 1g5) as energy of life 1g6) as manifest in the Shekinah glory 1g7) never referred to as a depersonalised force

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3789

כָּתַב

ka.tav — to write

1) to write, record, enrol 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to write, inscribe, engrave, write in, write on 1a2) to write down, describe in writing 1a3) to register, enrol, record 1a4) to decree 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be written 1b2) to be written down, be recorded, be enrolled 1c) (Piel) to continue writing Aramaic equivalent: ke.tav (כְּתַב "to write" H3790)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5612

סֵ֫פֶר

se.pher — scroll: document

: document 1) missive, document, writing, book 1a) missive 1a1) letter (of instruction), written order, commission, request, written decree 1b) legal document, certificate of divorce, deed of purchase, indictment, sign 1c) book, scroll 1c1) book of prophecies 1c2) genealogical register 1c3) law-book 1c4) book (of poems) 1c5) book (of kings) 1c6) books of the canon, scripture 1c7) record book (of God) 1d) book-learning, writing 1d1) be able to read (after verb 'to know')

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1537

גִּלְגָּל

gil.gal — Gilgal

§ Gilgal = "a wheel, rolling" the first site of an Israelite camp west of the Jordan, east of Jericho, here Samuel was judge, and Saul was made king; later used for illicit worship

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GREEK · G975

βιβλίον

biblion — scroll

βιβλίον, -ου, τό (diminutive of βίβλος, which see), [in LXX also in the alternat. form βυβ-, chiefly for סֶפֶר and the most frequently of the cognate forms ;] 1. a paper, letter, written document: β. ἀποστασίου, bill of divorce, Mat.19:7, Mrk.10:4. 2. a book, a roll: Luk.4:17, 20 Jhn.20:30 21:25, Gal.3:10, 2Ti.4:13, Heb.9:19 10:7, Rev.1:11 5:1-9 6:14 10:8 20:12 22:7-19; β. τ. ζωῆς, Rev.13:8 17:8 20:12 21:27. † (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1556

גָּלַל

ga.lal — to roll

1) to roll, roll away, roll down, roll together 1a) (Qal) to roll 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to roll up 1b2) to flow down 1c) (Pilpel) to roll 1d) (Poal) to be rolled 1e) (Hithpoel) to roll oneself 1f) (Hithpalpel) to roll oneself 1g) (Hiphil) to roll away Aramaic equivalent: ge.lal (גְּלָל "great" H1560)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3187

יָחַשׂ

ya.cha.s — to enroll

(Hithpael) to reckon genealogically, enrol on a genealogy, enrol, be enrolled

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7686

שָׁגָה

sha.gah — to wander

1) to go astray, stray, err 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to err, stray 1a2) to swerve, meander, reel, roll, be intoxicated, err (in drunkenness) 1a3) to go astray (morally) 1a4) to commit sin of ignorance or inadvertence, err (ignorantly) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead astray 1b2) to lead astray, mislead (mentally) 1b3) to lead astray (morally)

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GREEK · G4973

σφραγίς

sphragis — seal

σφραγίς, -ῖδος, ἡ [in LXX: Exo.28:11, al. (חוֹתָם) Exo.35:22 (חָח), Sir.17:22, al. ;] 1. a seal, signet: Rev.7:2. 2. The impression of a seal or signet, a seal (on its various purposes, see: σφραγίζω): on a book or roll, Rev.5:1-2, 5 5:9 6:1, 3 6:5, 7 6:9, 12 8:1; metaphorically, Rom.4:11, 1Co.9:2, 2Ti.2:19, Rev.9:4.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3791

כְּתָב

ka.tav — writing

1) a writing, document, edict 1a) register, enrolment, roll 1b) mode of writing, character, letter 1c) letter, document, a writing 1d) a written edict 1d1) of royal enactment 1d2) of divine authority Aramaic equivalent: ke.tav (כְּתָב "inscription" H3792)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4039

מְגִלָּה

me.gil.lah — scroll

roll, book, writing Aramaic equivalent: me.gil.lah (מְגִלָּה "scroll" H4040)

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GREEK · G1203

δεσπότης

despotēs — master

δεσπότης, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for אָדוֹן, אֲדֹנָי; in Jdth.9:17, δ. τ. οὐρανῶν κ. τ. γῆς]; a master, lord, correlative of δοῦλος, οἰκέτης: 1Ti.6:1, 2, 2Ti.2:21, Tit.2:9, 1Pe.2:18; as title of God, voc., δέσποτα (so usually in LXX), Luk.2:29, Act.4:24; ὁ δ. = voc. δέσποτα (cf. B1., § 33, 4), Rev.6:10; of Christ, 2Pe.2:1, Ju 4, R, txt. (but cf. mg.).† SYN.: κύριος (which see), implying limitation of authority and a more general relation than δ., which "denoted absolute ownership and uncontrolled power" (Thayer). (AS)

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GREEK · G976

βίβλος

biblos — book

βίβλος, -ου, ἡ (variant form of βύβλος, the Egyptian papyrus, paper made from its fibrous coat), [in LXX for סֶפֶר, the form βύβ- being sometimes used ;] a book, a roll, used much less frequently than βιβλίον, and with a "connotation of sacredness and veneration" (MM, Exp., x), Mat.1:1 Mrk.12:26, Luk.3:4 20:42 Act.1:20 7:42 19:19; β. τ. ζωῆς, Php.4:3, Rev.3:5 20:15.† (AS)

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GREEK · G4686

σπεῖρα

speira — band

σπείρα, -ης (on this form of genitive, see M, Pr., 38, 48; Bl., § 7, 1; Mayser, 12; Deiss., BS, 186), [in LXX: Jdth.14:11, 2Ma.8:23 2Mac 12:20 2Mac 12:22 * ;] 1. (= Lat. spira) anything wound or rolled up, a coil. 2. As a military term used (by Polyb. and later writers) of a body of soldiers, a maniple (third part of a cohort) or cohort (see Swete, Mk., 375; Westc., Jo., 251 f.): Mat.27:27, Mrk.15:16, Jhn.18:3, 12, Act.10:1 21:31 27:1.† (AS)

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GREEK · G4993

σωφρονέω

sōphroneō — be of sound mind

σωφρονέω, -ῶ (σώφρων), (a) to be of sound mind or in one's right mind: Mrk.5:15, Luk.8:35; opposite to ἐκστῆναι, 2Co.5:13 (Hdt.); (b) to be temperate, discreet, self-controlled (opposite to μαίνεσθαι, ὑβρίζειν, etc.; sch., Thuc., al.): Tit.2:6; opposite to ὑπερφρονεῖν, Rom.12:3; σ. καὶ νήφειν, 1Pe.4:7.† (AS)

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GREEK · G4998

σώφρων

sōphrōn — self-controlled

σώφρων, -ον [in LXX: 4Ma.9:1-32 * ;] (a) of sound mind, sane, sensible; (b) self-controlled, sober-minded: 1Ti.3:2, Tit.1:8 2:2, 5 (Arist.).† (AS)

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GREEK · G617

ἀποκυλίω

apokuliō — to roll away

ἀπο-κυλίω (see: κυλίω), [in LXX: Gen.29:3, 8 29:10 (גָּלַל) Jdth.13:9 * ;] to roll away: Mat.28:2, Mrk.16:3, Luk.24:2.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5609

סְפַר

se.phar — scroll

scroll, book Aramaic of se.pher (סֵ֫פֶר ": document" H5612A)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5842

עֵט

et — stylus

1) stylus 1a) iron stylus with diamond tip used to write on stone or metal 1b) reed pen used on a roll

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GREEK · G1794

ἐντυλίσσω

entulissō — to wrap up

ἐν-τυλίσσω to wrap up (LS), roll or coil about (DCG, ii, 227, 507a): with accusative and dative, Mat.27:59 (iv, Tr. [WH], cf. similar sentence in π.; MM, Exp., xiii), Luk.23:53; pass., Jhn.20:7.† (AS)

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GREEK · G974

βιβλαρίδιον

biblaridion — little scroll

βιβλαρίδιον, -ου, τό (diminutive of βιβλάριον, diminutive of βίβλος), a little book: Rev.10:2, 8 (WH, βιβλιόν, T2, 7 βιβλιδάριον) 9, 10. Not hitherto found elsewhere.† (AS)

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GREEK · G1667

ἑλίσσω

helissō — to roll up

ἑλίσσω [in LXX: Isa.34:4 (גָּלַל ni.), Psa.102:26 (חָלַף hi.), etc. ;] to roll, roll up: Heb.1:12 (LXX), Rev.6:14.† (AS)

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GREEK · G4351

προσκυλίω

proskuliō — to roll before

προσ-κυλίω to roll up, roll to: with accusative and dative, Mat.27:60; accusative before ἐπί, Mrk.15:46.† (AS)

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Historical dictionary entry

The common form of ancient books. The Hebrew word rendered “roll” or “volume” is meghillah, found in Ezra 6:2; Ps. 40:7; Jer. 36:2, 6, 23, 28, 29; Ezek. 2:9; 3:1-3; Zech. 5:1, 2. “Rolls” (Chald. pl. of sephar, corresponding to Heb. sepher) in Ezra 6:1 is rendered in the Revised Version “archives.” In the New Testament the word “volume” (Heb. 10:7; R.V., “roll”) occurs as the rendering of the Greek kephalis, meaning the head or top of the stick or cylinder on which the manuscript was rolled, and hence the manuscript itself. (See BOOK.)

Scripture references

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

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