A Brighter Day Begins with His Word.

James Hastings • SECTION 853

Section 853

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8<5|a, 8o|a^(o. Class. ' opinion ' ; ' credit ' or 'renown.' LXX Ex 24" «^. ( = -in?, New Heb. nynp) the 'glory' of GotI, the visible manifestation oif His presence. Hence in NT (a) the manifesta- tion of God's character, Jn 1", {b) the spiritual participation of it by men, Jn 17^^. See 2 Co

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eOvos i^edi'LKos). Class, 'nation.' LXX, NT of nations other than the chosen people ; ' Gentiles. '

EiStoXov. Class. ' phantom ' ; ' reflected image ' ; ' fancy.' LXX, NT ' the image of a god ' ; ' idol.'

€KKX.T)<ria. Class, 'assembly' of citizens. LXX ( — Snp) an assembly of Israelites, the chosen people. Hence in NT the body of Christians spiritually called out from the rest of mankind by God ; ' the Church.'

IkXsktos. Class, 'selected.' LXX the 'elect' people of God, Is es^- 1-'- 22 (23)^ 1 ch IG^^ Wis 3« 4^\ Hence in NT of Christians, Mt 24^1 al.

eTTio-Koire'co, -iros {*-Trr]). Class, vb. 'inspect,' ' ex- amine,' ' visit' ; subst. ' overseer,' 'guardian.' The use of the words in the LXX (esp. itncxKoirr}) of the action of God, either for help or punishment, gave rise to the spiritual force acquired in the NT, Lk 19**, 1 P 2J2- 2-.

cua-YY6\i^o|jiai ( * -fw), evia^YYeX^iov. Class, vb. ' bring good tidings ' ; subst. ' reward for good tidings.' In the OT such Messianic passages as Is 40** al. led to the Christian use of the terms. [Sing. eva-yyi\Lov not in LXX, which always has plur.].

€vXo7£&), -la. Class, 'praise.' (a) LXX { = --in) ' bless ' ; and so in NT of the action of either God or man. [h) 'Consecrate with prayer,' IS 9", Lk 91", 1 Co 10'". (c) €v\oyia is a concrete blessing or benefit, Dt IP'' al., Eph l'', He 12" a/, (not in Gosi^i).).

tttr). Class, 'life'; 'existence.' In the LXX ( = D"^n) it is freq. used of a happy life, blessed by God. Hence in NT of spiritual life (Jn 5-*) gained by union with Christ, the source and principle of life (Jn IQi" 14«, 1 Jn S'^).

loioyovim, ^cjoiroiew. Class. ' breed animals, or germs.' LXX 'give life to,' Neh 9^; 'preserve alive,' Ex 1", Ps 71 (70p. Hence in NT 'endue with spiritual life,' Jn 6^^ ; ' restore to life,' Jn 521.

T|(X£'pa. Class, 'day.' In LXX freq. of the ' Day of Jaliweh,' a future time of judgment (Am., Is., Zeph. etc.). Hence in NT of the coming of Christ to judgment, Mt T^'^al. (The thought of 'judgment' was so closely attached to the word that St. Paul could use the exjiression dvdpwwivr] V/Jiipa, 1 Co 4^)

Odvaros. Class. ' death ' of the body. From the OT teaching that death is the punishment of sin is derived the NT use of the word for spiritual death, either as a present, unregenerate state (Jn 5-*, 1 Jn 31*), or as a future penalty (Wis l^^ 2^*, Ro P-).

Oeos. Class. ' a god.' OT monotheism led to the use of 6 Oeos for the One God in LXX and NT. (God's representatives are called deoi, Ps 82 (81)**, (|Uoted in Jn lO^*).

lXcLo-KO|xai.. Class, 'propitiate,' 'appease.' (a) LXX pass. ' be propitiated,' Ps 78 {11 f^ 79 (78)8. So NT Lk Igis. {b) LXX ^liXdo-Ko/xai (not in NT) 'make propitiation for,' 'expiate.' So in NT iXdaKOfiai, He 2".

* iXaafxos ' a means of propitiating,' Ezk 442'', 1 Jn 22 41".

* IXacTTTjpLov 'the place of propitiation,' 'the mercy-seat.' LXX and He 9^. [In Ro 3'^^ masc. adj. of Christ].

KaKia. Class, 'badness, depravity'; 'coward- ice.' LXX, NT ' evil,' ' trouble,' Ani 6^ Mt (i^\

KaTOLiravcris. Class, 'a putting, to rest'; 'a ca^^sing to cease.' LXX ( = nm:D) 'rest,' 'cessa- tion,' Ps 95 (94)11. NT He S"- 1^ 41- ^- s^t"^-.

Ke'pos. Class, 'horn.' LXX, NT symbol of strength, 1 S 2"*, Ps 89 (88)i«, Lk 1«».

k\t)povo|ji£o>, -la, -OS. Class. ' inherit.' In OT the words are frequently used for the occupation of Canaan by the gift of God. So in NT they are used spiritually for the gaining of the privileges involved in Divine sonship in union with Christ, Mt 55 253*.

KXiipos. Class, 'an object used in casting lots.' LXX 'an allotted jjortion,' a possession or privilege assigned by God to His people, Wis 5''. NT in Mt 27=^5 II, Ac 26^8^ Col 1'2.

Koivoii), -OS. Class. ' to make common,' ' to communicate ' (opp. i'5tos). LXX ' to make un- hallowed,' 'profane,' 'defile' ( = /3ej3r;Xdw, -os), 4 Mac 7«, 1 Mac 1«- «2. NT Mt IS"- is- -", Mk 7^- ^ Ac IQi-'-^B.

KO(r|xos* Class, 'order'; 'ornament'; ' the Uni- verse ' (as a system of order). LXX ' the in- habitants of the world,' Wis 2^* 10' 14«-i'*. NT in Mt 13^^ and frequently. Hence in NT ' the un- godly masses of men,' Jn V and freq. ; also ' things of the world,' 'desires, pleasures,' etc., Mt IG'-'^and frequently.

KTi^o), KTiais. Class, vb. ' to found ' (city, colony, etc.); subst. 'the act of founding.' LXX vb. ' create ' ( = ^«^a), Dt 4=*2, Ps 51 (50)", Is 45^ ; subst. ' the sum of created things,' Jth 912 16", Wis 5" (i«' 162* rt^. NX vb. Mk 1319 rt/., subst. Mk Wal.

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