Vine's Expository Dictionary

Even (Adverb, etc.), Even as, Even so a conjunction, is usually a mere connective, meaning "and;" it frequently, however, has an ascensive or climactic use, sig…

Even (Noun), Evening, Eventide properly, the feminine of the adjective hesperos, "of, or at, evening, western" (Lat., vesper, Eng., "vespers"), is used as a nou…

Evening Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H6153Original Word: ‘erebUsage Notes: "evening, night." The noun ‘ereb appears about 130 times and in all periods. This …

Ever Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H5769Original Word: ‘ôlamUsage Notes: "eternity; remotest time; perpetuity." This word has cognates in Ugaritic Moabite, Ph…

Ever, for Ever, Evermore "at all times, always" (akin to pas, "all"), is translated "ever" in Luk 15:31, Joh 18:20, 1Th 4:17, 1Th 5:15, 2Ti 3:7, Heb 7:25; "ever…

Everlasting Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H5769Original Word: ‘ôlamUsage Notes: "eternity; remotest time; perpetuity." This word has cognates in Ugaritic Moab…

Every whit "all, whole, complete," is rendered "every whit" in Joh 7:23, Joh 13:10. See ALL.

Every, Everyone (man), Everything signifies (1) with nouns without the article, (a) "every one" of the class denoted by the noun connected with pas, e.g., Mat 3…

Everywhere, Every quarter, Every side "everywhere," is used in Act 21:28. a variation of No. 1, is translated "everywhere" in Mar 1:28, RV, of the report throug…

Evidence (Heb 11:1) * For EVIDENCE (Heb 11:1) see REPROOF, A

Evident, Evidently properly signifying "visible, clear to the mind, evident," is translated "evident" in Gal 3:11, 1Co 15:27, RV (AV, "manifest"); "bewrayeth," …

Evil speaking is translated "evil speaking" in Eph 4:31, AV (RV, "railing"). See BLASPHEMY. "evil speaking," 1Pe 2:1; see BACKBITING.

Evil, Evil-doer stands for "whatever is evil in character, base," in distinction (wherever the distinction is observable) from poneros (see No. 2), which indica…

Exact (Verb) "to do, to practice," also has the meaning of "transacting," or "managing in the matter of payment, to exact, to get money from a person," Luk 3:13…

Exact, Exactly the comparative degree of akribos, "accurately, carefully," is used in Act 18:26, AV, "more perfectly," RV, "more carefully;" Act 23:15, AV, "mor…

Exalt, Exalted "to lift up" (akin to hupsos, "height"), is used (a) literally of the "lifting" up of Christ in His crucifixion, Joh 3:14, Joh 8:28, Joh 12:32, J…

Exalted (To Be) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H7311Original Word: rûmUsage Notes: "to be high, exalted." This root also appears in Ugariti…

Examination, Examine from ana, "up or through," and krino, "to distinguish," was a legal term among the Greeks, denoting the preliminary investigation for gathe…

Example primarily "a thing shown, a specimen" (akin to deiknumi, "to show"), denotes an "example" given as a warning, Jud 1:7. Note: The corresponding word in 2…

Exceed, Exceeding, Exceedingly "to throw over or beyond" (huper, "over," ballo, "to throw"), is translated "exceeding" in 2Co 9:14, Eph 1:19, Eph 2:7; "excellet…

Exceedingly Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: AdverbStrong's Number: H3966Original Word: me’odUsage Notes: "exceedingly; very; greatly; highly." This word occurs a…

Excel, Excellency, Excellent lit., "to throw over:" see EXCEED, No. 1. "to be over and above," is rendered "abound" in 1Co 14:12, RV, for AV, "excel." See ABUND…

Except, Excepted * Note: For the negative conjunctions ean me and ei me, see + p. 9. an adverb, lit., "outside," is used with ei me, as an extended conjunction …

Excess lit. denotes "want of strength" (a negative, kratos, "strength"), hence, "want of self-control, incontinence," Mat 23:25, "excess;" 1Co 7:5, "incontinenc…

Exchange "the price received as an equivalent of, or in exchange for, an ariticle, an exchange" (anti, "instead of," allasso "to change," akin to allos, "anothe…

Exchangers * For EXCHANGERS see BANKERS

Exclude "to shut out" (ek, "from," kleio, "to shut"), is said of glorying in works as a means of justification, Rom 3:27; of Gentiles, who by Judaism would be "…

Excuse "a pretense, pretext" (from pro, "before," and phemi, "to say"), is translated "excuse" in Joh 15:22, RV, for AV, "cloke;" "cloke in 1Th 2:5 AV and RV. S…

Excute "to do, to make," is thrice rendered "execute," of the Lord's authority and acts in "executing" judgment, (a) of His authority as the One to whom judgmen…

Executioner * For EXECUTIONER, Mar 6:27, see GUARD, A, No. 2

Exercise primarily signifies "to exercise naked" (from gumnos, "naked"); then, generally, "to exercise, to train the body or mind" (Eng., "gymnastic"), 1Ti 4:7,…

Exhort, Exhortation primarily, "to call to a person" (para, "to the side," kaleo, "to call"), denotes (a) "to call on, entreat;" see BESEECH; (b) "to admonish, …

Exist primarily, "to make a beginning" (hupo, "under," arche, "a beginning"), denotes "to be, to be in existence," involving an "existence" or condition both pr…

Exorcist denotes (a) "one who administers an oath;" (b) "an exorcist" (akin to exorkizo, "to adjure," from orkos, "an oath"), "one who empolys a formula of conj…

Expect, Expectation lit. and primarily, "to take or receive from" (ek, "from," dechomai, "to receive"), hence denotes "to await, expect," the only sense of the …

Expedient signifies (a), transitively, lit., "to bring together," (sun, "with," phero, "to bring"), Act 19:19; (b) intransitively, "to be an advantage, profitab…

Expelled * For EXPELLED, Act 13:50, AV, see CAST, No. 5

Experience (without), Experiment "without experience" (a, negative, peira, "a trial, experiment"), is used in Heb 5:13, RV, "without experience," AV, "unskillfu…

Expert "one who knows" (akin to ginosko, "to know"), denotes "an expert, a connoisseur," Act 26:3. Cp. gnostos, "known."

Expire * Note: In Act 7:30, the AV "were expired" translates the verb pleroo, "to fulfill" (RV). See FULFILL. In Rev 20:7, the AV "are expired" translates the v…

Explain "to make clear, explain fully" (dia "through," intensive, and saphes, "clear"), is translated "explain" in Mat 13:36 RV (AV, "declare") translates phraz…

Expound "to set out, expose" (ek, "out," tithemi, "to place"), is used (a) literally, Act 7:21; (b) metaphorically, in the Middle Voice, to set forth, "expound,…

Express * For EXPRESS, Heb 1:3, AV, see IMAGE, No. 2

Expressly meaning "in stated terms" (from rhetos, "stated, specified;" from rheo, or ero, "to say;" cp. rhema, "a word"), is used in 1Ti 4:1, "expressly."

Extort, Extortion, Extortioner "to practice," has the special meaning "extort" in Luk 3:13, RV (AV, "exact"). In Luk 19:23 it is translated "required;" it may b…

Eye Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H5869Original Word: ‘ayinUsage Notes: "eye; well; surface; appearance; spring." ‘Ayin has cognates in Ugaritic, Akkadian, Ar…

Eye (with one) "one-eyed, deprived of one eye" (monos, "only," and No. 1, above), is used in the Lord's warning in Mat 18:9, Mar 9:47.

Eye-salve primarily a diminutive of kollura, and denoting "a coarse bread roll" (as in the Sept. of 1Ki 14:3), hence an "eye-salve," shaped like a roll, Rev 3:1…

Eye-service denotes "service performed only under the master's eye" (ophthalmos, "an eye," doulos, "a slave"), diligently performed when he is looking, but negl…

Eyewitness signifies "seeing with one's own eyes" (autos, "self," and a form, optano, "to see"), Luk 1:2. primarily "an overseer" (epi, "over"), then, a "specta…