Vine's Expository Dictionary

Deed, Deeds denotes "a work" (Eng., "work" is etymologically akin), "deed, act." When used in the sense of a "deed or act," the idea of "working" is stressed, e…

Deem "to suppose, conjecture, surmise," is translated "deemed" in Act 27:27, AV (RV, "surmised"); in Act 13:25 "think ye" (AV); RV, "suppose ye;" in Act 25:18, …

Deep (Noun and Adjective), Deepness, Deeply, Depth is used (a) naturally, in Mat 13:5, "deepness;" Mar 4:5, AV, "depth," RV, "deepness;" Luk 5:4, of "deep" wate…

Defame lit., "to speak injuriously" (from dus, an inseparable prefix signifying "opposition, injury, etc., and phemi, "to speak"), is translated "defamed," 1Co …

Defect primarily "a lessening, a decrease, diminution," denotes "a loss." It is used of the "loss" sustained by the Jewish nation in that they had rejected God'…

Defence a speech made in defense. See ANSWER. See ANSWER, B, No. 4.

Defend "to ward off," is used in the Middle Voice in Act 7:24, of the assistance given by Moses to his fellow Israelite against an Egyptian (translated, "defend…

Defer lit., "to throw up" (ana, "up," ballo, "to throw"), hence "to postpone," is used in the Middle Voice in Act 24:22, in the forensic sense of "deferring" th…

Defile, Defilement denotes (a) "to make common;" hence, in a ceremonial sense, "to render unholy, unclean, to defile," Mat 15:11, Mat 15:18, Mat 15:20, Mar 7:15…

Define (Eng., "horizon"), primarily means "to mark out the boundaries of a place" (as in the Sept. of Num 34:6, Jos 13:27); hence "to determine, appoint." In He…

Defraud signifies "to rob, despoil, defraud," Mar 10:19, 1Co 6:8, 1Co 7:5 (of that which is due to the condition of natural relationship of husband and wife); i…

Degree denotes "a step," primarily of a threshold or stair, and is akin to baino, "to go;" figuratively, "a standing, a stage in a career, position, degree," 1T…

Delay akin to oknos, "a shrinking, to be loath or slow to do a thing, to hesitate, delay," is used in Act 9:38. In the Sept. in Num 22:16, "do not delay;" Jdg 1…

Delicacies * Note: For strenos, rendered "delicacies" in Rev 18:3, AV, denoting "wantonness" (RV), i.e., arrogant luxury, see WANTON. Cp. the verb streniao, bel…

Delicately (live) from thrupto, "to enervate," signifies "to lead a voluptuous life, to give oneself up to pleasure," Jam 5:5, RV, "ye have lived delicately;" A…

Deliciously * For DELICIOUSLY, Rev 18:9, AV, see DELICATELY, Note (1).

Delight in lit., "to rejoice with (anyone), to delight in (a thing) with (others)," signifies "to delight with oneself inwardly in a thing," in Rom 7:22. Note: …

Deliver (To) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H5414Original Word: natanUsage Notes: "to deliver, give, place, set up, lay, make, do." This ve…

Deliver, Deliverance, Deliverer "to give," is translated "delivered" in Luk 7:15; RV, "gave;" so Luk 19:13. See GIVE. ana, "up," and No. 1, "to deliver over, gi…

Delude, Delusion see BEGUILE. lit., "a wandering," whereby those who are led astray roam hither and thither, is always used in the NT, of mental straying, wrong…

Demand * Note: For DEMAND (Mat 2:4, Act 21:33), see INQUIRE; for its use in Luk 3:14, Luk 17:20, see under ASK.

Demeanor see BEHAVIOR, B, No. 2.

Demon, Demoniac "a demon," signified, among pagan Greeks, an inferior deity, whether good or bad. In the NT it denotes "an evil spirit." It is used in Mat 8:31,…

Demonstration lit., "a pointing out" (apo, "forth," deiknumi, "to show"), a "showing" or demonstrating by argument, is found in 1Co 2:4, where the Apostle speak…

Den see CAVE.

Deny signifies (a) "to say ... not, to contradict," e.g., Mar 14:70, Joh 1:20, Joh 1:18,27, 1Jo 2:22; (b) "to deny" by way of disowning a person, as, e.g., the …

Depart Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H5375Original Word: nasa’Usage Notes: "to remove, depart, carry away." This verb occurs in all Semiti…

Depart (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H5265Original Word: nasa‘Usage Notes: "to journey, depart, set out, march." Found throughout the development of the …

Departing, Departure "an unloosing" (as of things woven), "a dissolving into separate parts" (Eng., "analysis"), is once used of "departure from life," 2Ti 4:6,…

Depose lit. signifies "to take down" (kata, "down," haireo, "to take"), the technical term for "removing a body after crucifixion," e.g., Mar 15:36; hence, "to …

Deposit * For DEPOSIT see COMMIT, B, No. 1

Depth see DEEP "the sea," Act 27:5, denotes also "the depth" (of the sea), Mat 18:6. The word is most probably connected with a form of plesso, "to strike," and…

Deputy * For DEPUTY see PROCONSUL

Deride * Note: For ekmukterizo, lit., "to turn up the nose at, to deride out and out," Luk 16:14, Luk 23:35, see SCOFF.

Descend "to go down" (kata, "down," baino, "to go"), used for various kinds of motion on the ground (e.g., going, walking, stepping), is usually translated "to …

Descent denotes "a going down," akin to No. 1 under DESCEND, "a way down," Luk 19:37. Note: For "descent" (AV in Heb 1:7,6), see GENEALOGY (the RV rendering).

Describe "to write," is rendered "describeth" in Rom 10:5, AV, "For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the Law ...;" this the RV corrects to "For Mo…

Desert (Noun and Adjective) primarily "a solitude, an uninhabited place," in contrast to a town or village, is translated "deserts" in Heb 11:38; "the wildernes…

Desire (Noun and Verb), Desirous "a desire, craving, longing, mostly of evil desires," frequently translated "lust," is used in the following, of good "desires:…

Desolate (To Be) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H8074Original Word: shamemUsage Notes: "to be desolate, astonished, appalled, devastated, ravaged." This verb i…

Desolate (Verb and Adjective), Desolation signifies "to make desolate, lay waste." From the primary sense of "making quiet" comes that of "making lonely." It is…

Despair is used in the NT in the Passive Voice, with Middle sense, "to be utterly without a way" (ek, "out of," intensive, a, negative, poros, "a way through;" …

Despise (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H3988Original Word: ma’asUsage Notes: "to reject, refuse, despise." This verb is common in both biblical and modern…

Despise, Despiser "to make of no account" (ex, "out," oudeis, "nobody," alternatively written, outheis), "to regard as nothing, to despise utterly, to treat wit…

Despite, Despiteful, Despitefully (use) "to treat insultingly, with contumely" (en, intensive, hubrizo, "to insult;" some connect it with huper, "above, over," …

Destitute (be, etc.) see DEFRAUD. primarily, "to be behind, to be last," hence, "to lack, fail of, come short of," is translated "being destitute" in Heb 11:37.…

Destroy (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H8045Original Word: shamadUsage Notes: "to destroy, annihilate, exterminate." This biblical word occurs also in mod…

Destroy, Destroyer, Destruction, Destructive a strengthened form of ollumi, signifies "to destroy utterly;" in Middle Voice, "to perish." The idea is not extinc…

Determine, Determinate primarily, "to separate," hence, "to be of opinion, approve, esteem," Rom 14:5, also "to determine, resolve, decree," is used in this sen…

Device "a cogitation, an inward reasoning" (generally, evil surmising or supposition), is formed from en, "in," and thumos, "strong feeling, passion" (cp. thumo…