Vine's Expository Dictionary

Fable primarily signifies "speech, conversation." The first syllable comes from a root mu--, signifying "to close, keep secret, be dumb;" whence, muo, "to close…

Face Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H6440Original Word: panehUsage Notes: "face." This noun appears in biblical Hebrew about 2,100 times and in all periods, ex…

Faction, Factious denotes "ambition, self-seeking, rivalry," self-will being an underlying idea in the word; hence it denotes "party-making." It is derived, not…

Fade (away) was used (a) to signify "to quench a fire," and in the Passive Voice, of the "dying out of a fire;" hence (b) in various relations, in the Active Vo…

Fail "to leave out" (ek, "out," leipo, "to leave"), used intransitively, means "to leave off, cease, fail;" it is said of the cessation of earthly life, Luk 16:…

Fain "to will deliberately, wish, desire, be minded," implying the deliberate exercise of volition (contrast No. 3), is translated "would fain" in Phm 1:13 (in …

Faint denotes (a) "to loose, release" (ek, "out," luo, "to loose"); (b) "to unloose," as a bow-string, "to relax," and so, "to enfeeble," and is used in the Pas…

Fainthearted lit., "small-souled" (oligos, "small," psuche, "the soul"), denotes "despondent;" then, "fainthearted," 1Th 5:14, RV, for the incorrect AV, "feeble…

Fair lit., "of the city" (from astu, "a city;" like Lat. urbanus, from urbs, "a city;" Eng., "urbane;" similarly, "polite," from polis, "a town"), hence, "fair,…

Faith primarily, "firm persuasion," a conviction based upon hearing (akin to peitho, "to persuade"), is used in the NT always of "faith in God or Christ, or thi…

Faith (of little) lit., "little of faith" (oligos, "little," pistis, "faith"), is used only by the Lord, and as a tender rebuke, for anxiety, Mat 6:30, Luk 12:2…

Faithful, Faithfully, Faithless a verbal adjective, akin to peitho (see FAITH), is used in two senses, (a) Passive, "faithful, to be trusted, reliable," said of…

Faithfulness Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: NounStrong's Number: H530Original Word: ’emûnâUsage Notes: "faithfulness." This word occurs in Punic as emanethi ("c…

Fall, Fallen, Falling, Fell "a fall" (akin to B, No. 1), is used (a) literally, of the "overthrow of a building," Mat 7:27; (b) metaphorically, Luk 2:34, of the…

False, Falsehood, Falsely is used of "false witnesses," Act 6:13; "false apostles," Rev 2:2, RV, "false," AV, "liars;" Rev 21:8, "liars." Note: For compound wor…

Falsehood Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H8267Original Word: sheqerUsage Notes: "falsehood; lie." The presence of this root is limited to Hebrew and Old Aramai…

Fame originally denoted "a Divine voice, an oracle;" hence, "a saying or report" (akin to phemi, "to say," from a root meaning "to shine, to be clear;" hence, L…

Family Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H4940Original Word: mishpahâUsage Notes: "family; clan." A form of this Hebrew word occurs in Ugaritic and Punic, also wi…

Famine Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: NounStrong's Number: H7458Original Word: ra‘abUsage Notes: "famine; hunger." This word appears about 101 times and in all …

Fan denotes "a winnowing shovel or fan," with which grain is thrown up against the wind, in order to separate the chaff, Mat 3:12, Luk 3:17.

Far Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H7368Original Word: rahaqUsage Notes: "far." A common Semitic term, this word was known in ancient Akkadian and Ugaritic lon…

Fare, Farewell in the Active Voice, signifies "to cheer, gladden," 2Co 2:2; in the Passive, "to rejoice, make merry;" translated "faring sumptuously" in Luk 16:…

Farm denotes (a) "a field" (cp. Eng., "agriculture"), e.g., Mat 6:28; (b) "the country," e.g., Mar 15:21, or, in the plural, "country places, farms," Mar 5:14, …

Farther side * For FARTHER SIDE, Mar 10:1, see BEYOND, No. 2

Farthing a diminutive of the Latin as, was one-tenth of a drachma, or one-sixteenth of a Roman denarius, i.e., about three farthings, Mat 10:29, Luk 12:6. was t…

Fashion "that which is seen, an appearance," is translated "fashion" in Luk 9:29, of the Lord's countenance at the Transfiguration. See APPEARANCE, and Note und…

Fast (to make) "to make secure, safe, firm" (akin to asphales, "safe"), (a, negative, and sphallo, "to trip up"), is translated "make ... fast," in Act 16:24, o…

Fast, Fasting "a fasting, fast" (from ne, a negative prefix, and esthio, "to eat"), is used (a) of voluntary abstinence from food, Luk 2:37, Act 14:23 (some mss…

Fasten from atenes, "strained, intent," and teino, "to stretch, strain" (from a root ten--, seen in Eng., "tension, tense," etc.), signifies "to look fixedly, g…

Father Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H1Original Word: ’abUsage Notes: "father; grandfather; forefather; ancestor." Cognates of this word occur in Ugaritic, Ak…

Father-in-law "a wife's father" (from a root signifying "a bond, union"), is found in Joh 18:13.

Fatherless properly, "an orphan," is rendered "fatherless" in Jam 1:27; "desolate" in Joh 14:18, for AV, "comfortless." See COMFORTLESS.

Fathom akin to orego, "to stretch," is the length of the outstretched arms, about six feet, Act 27:28 (twice).

Fatling, Fatted "fattened," lit., "fed with grain" (from siteuo, "to feed, to fatten"), is used as a neuter plural noun, "fatlings," in Mat 22:4. Cp. asitos, un…

Fatness from pion, "fat," from a root, pi--, signifying "swelling," is used metaphorically in Rom 11:17. The gentile believer had become a sharer in the spiritu…

Fault, Faultless properly the neuter of aitios, causative of, responsible for, is used as a noun, "a crime, a legal ground for punishment," translated "fault" i…

Favor Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: NounStrong's Number: H7522Original Word: rasônUsage Notes: "favor; goodwill; acceptance; will; desire; pleasure." The 56 oc…

Favor, Favored denotes (a) objectively, "grace in a person, graciousness," (b) subjectively, (1) "grace on the part of a giver, favor, kindness," (2) "a sense o…

Fear (To) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H3372Original Word: yare’Usage Notes: "to be afraid, stand in awe, fear." This verb occurs in Ugar…

Fear, Fearful, Fearfulness first had the meaning of "flight," that which is caused by being scared; then, "that which may cause flight," (a) "fear, dread, terro…

Feast Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H2282Original Word: hagUsage Notes: "feast; festal sacrifice." Cognates of this noun appear in Aramaic, Syriac, and Arabic…

Feeble "without strength" (a, negative, and sthenos, "strength"), is translated "feeble" in 1Co 12:22, of members of the body. See IMPOTENT, SICK, STRENGTH, B, …

Feed, Fed "to feed," is primarily used of a herdsman (from boo, "to nourish," the special function being to provide food; the root is bo--, found in boter, "a h…

Feel, Feeling, Felt "to know, perceive," is translated "she felt (in her body)," of the woman with the issue of blood, Mar 5:29, i.e., she became aware of the f…

Feet * For FEET see FOOT

Feign, Feigned primarily denotes "to answer;" then, "to answer on the stage, play a part," and so, metaphorically, "to feign, pretend," Luk 20:20. Cp. hupokrite…

Fell * For FELL see FALL

Fellow denotes "a man," in relation to his sex or age; in Act 17:5 (plural) it is rendered "fellows," as more appropriate to the accompanying description of the…

Fellowship (a) "communion, fellowship, sharing in common" (from koinos, "common"), is translated "communion" in 1Co 10:16, Phm 1:6, RV, "fellowship," for AV, "c…

Felt * For FELT see FEEL