BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
GREEK · G3906
paratēreō — to observe
παρα-τηρέω, -ῶ [in LXX: Psa.37:12 (זָמַם), Psa.130:8 (שָׁמַר), Da TH Dan.6:11 (12), Su 1:12,15,16* ;] 1. to watch closely, observe narrowly: so mid., τ. πύλας, Act.9:24; with evil intent, Mrk.3:2, Luk.20:20 (absol., see Field, Notes, 74); so mid., Luk.6:7 14:1. 2. to observe scrupulously (of days and seasons; cf. Exo.12:42, Sm.): mid., Gal.4:10.† (AS)
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G20618
kuklos — sphere, globe
1. a ring, circle, round , (Homer); ἀσπίδος κύκλος the round shield, (Aeschulus Tragicus) 2. Adverbial usages, κύκλῳ in a circle or ring, round about , (Odyssey by Homer), attic; with genitive, κ. τοῦ στρατοπέδου (Xenophon Historicus), etc. 3. any circular body : 4. a wheel , (Iliad by Homer) 5. a place of assembly , the ἀγορά, (Iliad by Homer), attic:—;then, like Lat. corona, a ring or circle of people , (Sophocles Tragicus) 6. the vault of the sky, (Herdotus Historicus), etc. 7. the orb or disk of the sun and moon, (Herdotus Historicus), etc. 9. a round shield , see. above 1. 10. in plural the eye-balls, eyes , (Sophocles Tragicus):—;rarely in singular, the eye , (Sophocles Tragicus) 11. any circular motion, an orbit of the heavenly bodies, revolution of the seasons, cycle of events, (Herdotus Historicus) 12. a circular dance , (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7382
epeteios — yearly
1. annual, yearly , (Herdotus Historicus): ἐπέτειοι τὴν φύσιν changeful as the seasons, (Aristophanes Comicus) 2. annual, lasting for a year , (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8824
plōtos — afloat
1. floating , (Odyssey by Homer); πλωτοί swimmers , i. e. fish, [variant datesAnthology Palantina 2. navigable , (Herdotus Historicus) 3. of seasons, fit for navigation , (Polybius Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →(Gen. 8:22). See AGRICULTURE; MONTH.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
