Vine's Expository Dictionary

Alone (Let Alone) denotes "single, alone, solitary," Mat 4:4, etc. See ONLY, SELF. the neuter of A, meaning "only, exclusively," e.g., Rom 4:23, Act 19:26, is t…

Along * For ALONG see the RV of Act 17:23, Act 27:13.

Aloud * For ALOUD see CRY, B, No. 2

Already is always used of time in the NT and means "now, at (or by) this time," sometimes in the sense of "already," i.e., without mentioning or insisting upon …

Also has three chief meanings, "and," "also," "even." When kai means "also" it precedes the word which it stresses. In English the order should be reversed. In …

Altar Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H4196Original Word: mizbeahUsage Notes: "altar." This noun has cognates in Aramaic, Syriac, and Arabic. In each of these l…

Altered * For ALTERED see OTHER, No. 2

Although * For ALTHOUGH see Note +, p. 9

Altogether "whole," is rendered "altogether" in Joh 9:34. It is sometimes subjoined to an adjective or a verb, as in this case, to show that the idea coveyed by…

Alway, Always has two meanings: (a) "perpetually, incessantly," Act 7:51, 2Co 4:11, 2Co 6:10, Tit 1:12, Heb 3:10; (b) "invariably, at any and every time," of su…

Amaze, Amazement is, lit., "a standing out" (ek, "out of," stasis, "a standing"). Eng. "ecstasy" is a transliteration. It is translated "amazement" in Act 3:10.…

Ambassador, Ambassage denotes (a) "to be elder or eldest, prior in birth or age;" (b) "to be an ambassador," 2Co 5:20, Eph 6:20; for Phm 1:9 see under AGED. The…

Amen is transliterated from Hebrew into both Greek and English. "Its meanings may be seen in such passages as Deu 7:9, 'the faithful (the Amen) God,' Isa 49:7, …

Amend lit., "to have more finely," i.e., "to be better," is used in Joh 4:52, "to ammend." The latter word in the phrase is the comparative of kompsos, "elegant…

Amethyst primarily meaning "not drunken" (a, negative, and methu, "wine"), became used as a noun, being regarded as possessing a remedial virtue against drunken…

Amidst * For AMIDST see MIDST

Amiss lit., "out of place" (a, negative, topos, "a place"), denotes unbecoming, not befitting. It is used four times in the NT, and is rendered "amiss" three ti…

Among Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: PrepositionStrong's Number: H7130Original Word: qerebUsage Notes: "among." The first usage of this preposition is in Genesi…

Anathema * For ANATHEMA see under CURSE

Anchor Eng., "anchor," was so called because of its curved form (ankos, "a curve"), Act 1:27-30, Act 27:40, Heb 6:19. In Act 27:13 the verb airo, "to lift," sig…

Anew lit., "from above," in the phrase rendered "anew" in the RV (AV, "again") of Joh 3:3, Joh 3:7. See AGAIN. Note: In Phi 3:21 "fashion anew" translates the v…

Angel Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H4397Original Word: mal’akUsage Notes: "messenger; angel." In Ugaritic, Arabic, and Ethiopic, the verb l'ak means "to send…

Anger Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H2734Original Word: harâUsage Notes: to get angry, be angry." This verb appears in the Bible 92 times.…

Anger, Angry (to be) originally any "natural impulse, or desire, or disposition," came to signify "anger," as the strongest of all passions. It is used of the w…

Angry Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H7107Original Word: qasapUsage Notes: "to be wroth, angry." This verb appears 34 times and is found ma…

Anguish see AFFLICTION (No. 4). lit., "narrowness of place" (stenos, "narrow," chora, "a place"), metaphorically came to mean the "distress arising from that co…

Animals * For ANIMALS (2Pe 2:12, RV), see NATURAL.

Anise "dill, anise," was used for food and for pickling, Mat 23:23.

Ankle-bones or sphudron, denotes the "ankle, or ankle-bone" (from sphura, "a hammer," owing to a resemblance in the shape), Act 3:7.

Announce "to declare, announce" (ana, "up," angello, "to report"), is used especially of heavenly messages, and is translated "announced" in the RV of 1Pe 1:12,…

Anoint (To) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H4886Original Word: mashahUsage Notes: "to anoint, smear, consecrate." A common word in both anc…

Anoint, Anointing is a general term used for "an anointing" of any kind, whether of physical refreshment after washing, e.g., in the Sept. of Rth 3:3, 2Sa 12:20…

Anon * Note: This is the AV rendering of euthus, in Mat 13:20, Mar 1:30, RV, "straightway."

Another have a difference in meaning, which despite a tendency to be lost, is to be observed in numerous passages. Allos expresses a numerical difference and de…

Answer Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H559Original Word: ’amarUsage Notes: "to say, speak, tell, command, answer." This verb occurs in all …

Answer (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H6030Original Word: ‘anâUsage Notes: "to respond, answer, reply." This root occurs in most Semitic languages, althou…

Antichrist can mean either "against Christ" or "instead of Christ," or perhaps, combining the two, "one who, assuming the guise of Christ, opposes Christ" (West…

Anxiety and Anxious * For ANXIETY and ANXIOUS see CARE, A, No. 1, B, No. 1

Any * For ANY see Note +, p. 9.

Anything *Note: See the RV of Mar 15:5, Joh 16:23, 1Ti 6:7; in Luk 24:41, the RV suitably has "anything to eat," for AV, "any meat."

Apart is used both as an adverb and as a preposition. As an adverb it signifies "separately, by itself," Joh 20:7, of the napkin which had been around the Lord'…

Apiece used with numerals or measures of quantity with a distributive force, is translated "apiece" in Luk 9:3, "two coats apiece," AV; in Joh 2:6, "two or thre…

Apostle, Apostleship is, lit., "one sent forth" (apo, "from," stello, "to send"). "The word is used of the Lord Jesus to describe His relation to God, Heb 3:1; …

Apparel, Apparelled connected with hennumi, "to clothe" means "clothing, raiment," usually suggesting the ornate, the goodly. The former is found in Luk 23:11, …

Apparition "a phantasm or phantom" (from phaino, "to appear"), is translated "apparition" in the RV of Mat 14:26, Mar 6:49 (AV, "spirit"). In the Sept., Job 20:…

Appeal "to call upon," has the meaning "appeal" in the Middle Voice, which carries with it the suggestion of a special interest on the part of the doer of an ac…

Appear, Appearing signifies, in the Active Voice, "to shine;" in the Passive, "to be brought forth into light, to become evident, to appear." In Rom 7:13, conce…

Appearance properly "that which strikes the eye, that which is exposed to view," signifies the "external appearance, form, or shape," and in this sense is used …

Appease "to quiet" (lit., "to send down," kata, "down," stello, "to send"), in the Passive Voice, "to be quiet, or to be quieted," is used in Act 1:19-36, in th…

Appoint, Appointed "to make to stand," means "to appoint," in Act 17:31, of the day in which God will judge the world by Christ. In Act 1:23, with reference to …