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James Hastings • SECTION 625

Section 625

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In Ro 15'" St. Paul says he has preached the go.spel 'even unto Illyricum.' He is here stating the exterior limit up to which his work had ex- tended ; and there is no reason to understand (contrary to Ac) that he had actually preached in Illyricum. The doubt whether an exterior or a contained limit is meant in geographical ex- pressions is observable in many cases, and must lie determined by the context and by other evi- dence (see, for example, Cities ami Bisho/irics of Phrijgia, i. p. 319 f.). W. M. Ramsay.

IMAGE, IMAGERY Image is loosely used in

AV and RV as the tr" of many difi'erent Heb. words. A complete list of these words may be given for reference from other articles and for the proper interpretation of this important expression.

1. C7i' zelein, a copy or counterpart, is translated * image' by AV and RV in all its occurrences (On 126.87 to 63 g^i, Xu 33'a lonir? 'C'-S 'their molten images'), IS e^ft** ", 2K 111*, t Ch 231", Ps 7320, Ezk 720 1617 23H, Am S^i), except Ps 3i)« ■ vain shew,' AVm ' image,' K Vm (badly) ' shadow.' See next article.

2. *?"!. ftmet^ a resemblance or likeness, is rendered ' ima;,'e» In Ezk 83- » (AV and KV) ; but ' Btfure ' in Dt 4i» and ' idol ' in t Ch 33'- 16. See Idolatrt.

5. nj'Dn, t^nAndh, similitude, ^ tendered ' image' in Job 4H only ; elsewhere 'likeness' (Ex 20*. Dt 423.28 6«, pa 17I6), or •similitude' (,Xu IS**, Dt 412- 13. 16). nv has ' form ' ever}-whcre •xcept Ps 1716 ' Iikene.ss,' m. ' form.' See Form.

4. /I'^yO mankith, representation, picture, is translated T»riously : Lv 26i (n-;^? [?N) AV ' image of stone,' UV ' figured ■tone'; Nu 8363 AV 'pictures,' RV 'figured stones'; Ps 73? (357 nVj^y '1?!/) AV ' they have more than heart could wish,' AVni ' they pass the thoughts of the heart,' RVm ' the imagina- tions of their heart overflow'; Pr 1811 AV 'conceit,' RV ' ima^natlon ' ; 25" AV ' pictures. RV ' baskets.' RVm ' filigree work ' ; Ezk 812 AV and RV ' imagery.' See Pictcrb.

6. .15x5 maz^bhah, pillar, is translated simply 'pillar' by AVand RVln On 28ii«-«' 311*. " sl.MM^sil'HO. Is 191"; in Dt 12» AV and RV 'pillar,' RVm ' olitlisk ' ; in Ezk 2flll A V ' garrison,' RV 'pillar,' RVm 'obelisk", elsewhere AV has 'image' with ' statue ' or' standing image' in marg., RV ahva^'S 'pillar' with 'obelisk' in marg. (Ex 23« 24* 34l», Lv JUl (AV 'sUnding Image'), Dt 76 lAVm 'statue or pillar) IO22, 1 K 1423, 2 k 32 lOJS: /! 1710 18*2314, 2 Ch 143 311. Jcr 4313, U08 8* 101.», Mic 61» fA V ■ standing image ')). See Pillar.

6. tpD) only in plu. D'J7n hamtndnfm^ pillars for sun-wor. •tiip. AV translates by ' images ' in I.v '2i'<^ ; by ' images ' with marR. ' Bun images ' in"2 Ch I4S 34*. I» 17" 27", Ezk 0*. « ; and by 'Idols' in 2 Ch 347; RV always 'sun-images.' See Idolatrt ud Sim.

7. D'2"ll?, only phi., tfy^phtm, is always simply transliterated In RV 'teraphim.' AV has ' temphim' in Jg 17» 18'*^ ". 18. 20. Hos .1* ; but ' images ' in On 31 la (m. ' teraphim ') SI", sa. 2 K B»*(Tn. 'teraphim'). Ezk 2121 (m. 'teraphim'), with the sing. •Ircage'in 1 S lO'" 1« ; ' ilolatrv ' In 1 S1623; »nd 'idols' with marg. ' tenpbims'lnZec 1U3. jiee TnuruiM.

8. 135fVl on'.T in plu. D'Jsj; 'Sfabbtm, is translated ' Idols almost cverj'where by both ^AV and RV (1 S SI', 1 Ch lOS, 2Ch 2419, Pa iLitpa.38 1154 13613, u iQU 461, U08 417 8* 132 148 Mic n. Zee 132); but both give 'images' in 2 8 621. and RV gives ' images ' though AV has ' idols ' in Jer 502. See 1 dolatrt.

9. 17!^;) only in plu. C'^i^: or D'^"?: gilluttm, a distinctlTe word, properly ' idol blocks,' or such term of disparagement, in Ezk thirty-nine times ; elsewhere only nine times (Lv 2630. £>t 2917 1 K 1612 2128, 2 K 1712 21"- 21 23M, Jer 602). R is tfJ ' idols ' in AV and RV everjTvhcre except Jer 6C^inAV' images.' See 1i>olatet.

10. 7'V?< '^U, worthlessness, is often applied in derision to foreign gods. Its tran.slation (when plu.) is usually ' idols' in both AVand RV, Lv l»*(K\'m ' things of nought') 21)1, 1 Ch 1C'J« (RVin 'things of nought'), Ps 9C5(RVm 'things of nought') 1177, l3 2S.l».20i>i» 1010.11 191,3 317 Mj, Ezk 3013, Hah 21S. In Jer 141* both versions give ' a thing of nought'; in Job 13* r*5p/i'<! 'tlU is in both ' physicians of 00 value ; while in Zee 1117 hoi r^t ha'etii is translated in AV 'Woe to the idol shepherd' (where ' idol ' is apparently used as an adj.), in R V ' Woe to the worthless shepherd.' See God, Idolatry.

11. "793 pf^ft (from 7C9 to can'e) is translated • graven image ' bv RV everywhere (Ex 20*, Lv 201, Dt 41'J- ;3. 23 5s 27I8. j,. 173. 4 ISl*- 17. 18.20:30.31. 2K 217, 2Ch 337, Ps 977. Is 4019- » 4'217 449.10.15.17 4620 485. Jcr 101* 511;. Xah 11*. llab 21»). AV has • carved image ' in Jg 181*1, 2 Ch 337 ; elsewhere it agrees with RV.

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