Vine's Expository Dictionary

Gain (Noun and Verb) signifies (a) "work, working, performance" (from ergon, "work"), Eph 4:19; in Luk 12:58, "diligence;" (b) "business or gain got by work," A…

Gainsay, Gainsayer, Gainsaying "to contradict, oppose," lit., "say against," is translated "gainsaying" in Rom 10:21, Tit 2:9, RV (AV, "answering again"), of se…

Gall a word probably connected with chloe, "yellow," denotes "gall," (a) literal, Mat 27:34 (cp. Psa 69:21); some regard the word here as referring to myrrh, on…

Games * For GAMES see CONTEND

Gangrene "an eating sore," spreading corruption and producing mortification, is used, in 2Ti 2:17, of errorists in the church, who, pretending to give true spir…

Garden "a garden," occurs in Luk 13:19, in one of the Lord's parables; in Joh 18:1, Joh 18:26, of the garden of Gethsemane; in Joh 19:41, of the garden near the…

Gardener lit., "a garden-keeper" (from kepos, see above, and ouros, "a watcher"), occurs in Joh 20:15.

Garland denotes "a wreath" (from stepho, "to put around, enwreath"), as used in sacrifices, Act 14:13.

Garment Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H899Original Word: begedUsage Notes: "garment; covering; cloth; blanket; saddlecloth." This word appears in biblical Heb…

Garner "a storehouse, granary" (from apo, "away," and tithemi, "to put"), is translated "garner" in Mat 3:12, Luk 3:17. See BARN.

Garnish is translated by the verb "to garnish" in Mat 12:44, Mat 23:29, Luk 11:25; and in the AV of Rev 21:19. See ADORN.

Garrison * For GARRISON see GUARD, B, No. 3

Gate Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H8179Original Word: sha‘arUsage Notes: "gate." This word has cognates in Ugaritic, Arabic, Moabite, Aramaic, and Phoenician…

Gather (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H6908Original Word: qabasUsage Notes: "to collect, gather, assemble." This verb also appears in Ugaritic, Arabic, Ar…

Gather, Gathering "to gather or bring together," is said of (a) persons, e.g., Mat 2:4; (b) things, e.g., Mat 13:30; in Luk 15:13 the idea is that of "gathering…

Gay * For GAY see GOODLY, A, Note.

Gaze * For GAZE see BEHOLD, No. 3.

Gazingstock signifies "to make a spectacle" (from theatron, "a theater, spectacle, show"); it is used in the Passive Voice in Heb 10:33, "being made a gazingsto…

Gear "an implement, vessel, utensil," is used of the tackling or "gear" of a ship, Act 27:17, RV (AV, "sail").

Gender * For GENDER see BEGET, No. 1

Genealogy is used in 1Ti 1:4, Tit 3:9, with reference to such "genealogies" as are found in Philo, Josephus and the book of Jubilees, by which Jews traced their…

General (assembly) * For GENERAL (Assembly) see ASSEMBLY, No. 2

Generation Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H1755Original Word: dôrUsage Notes: "generation." This noun belongs to a common Semitic root, which signifies "durati…

Gentiles whence Eng., "heathen," denotes, firstly, "a multitude or company;" then, "a multitude of people of the same nature or genus, a nation, people;" it is …

Gentle, Gentleness, Gently from epi, "unto," and eikos, "likely," denotes "seemly, fitting;" hence, "equitable, fair, moderate, forbearing, not insisting on the…

Get, Got, Gotten * (a) In the sense of acquiring: "to find," is translated "get" in Luk 9:12, of victuals. See FIND. "to acquire, procure for oneself, gain," is…

Ghost * For GHOST see SPIRIT

Ghost (give up the) lit., "to breathe out" (ek, "out," pneo, "to breathe"), "to expire," is used in the NT, without an object, "soul" or "life" being understood…

Gift, Giving akin to didomi, "to give," is used (a) of "gifts" presented as an expression of honor, Mat 2:11; (b) of "gifts" for the support of the temple and t…

Gird, Girded, Girt (about, up) or zonnuo, "to gird" in the Middle Voice, "to gird oneself," is used of the long garments worn in the east, Joh 21:18, Act 12:8 (…

Girdle Eng., "zone," denotes "a belt or girdle," Mat 3:4, Mar 1:6, Act 21:11, Rev 1:13, Rev 15:6; it was often hollow, and hence served as a purse, Mat 10:9, Ma…

Give "to give," is used with various meanings according to the context; it is said, e.g., of seed "yielding fruit," Mar 1:4-8; of "giving" (i.e., exercising) di…

Give Drink (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H8248Original Word: shaqâUsage Notes: "to give drink, irrigate, water." This verb is found in ancient Akkadian a…

Giver akin to didomi, "to give," is used in 2Co 9:7 of him who gives cheerfully (hilariously) and is thereby loved of God.

Glad (be, make), Gladly is the usual word for "rejoicing, being glad;" it is rendered by the verb "to be glad" in Mar 14:11, Luk 15:32, Luk 22:5, Luk 23:8, Joh …

Gladness "joy, delight" (akin to A, No. 1 above), is rendered "gladness" in the AV of Mar 4:16, Act 12:14, Phi 2:29 (RV "joy," as elsewhere in both versions). S…

Glass, Glassy primarily denoted anything transparent, e.g., a transparent stone or gem, hence, "a lens of crystal, a glass," Rev 21:18, Rev 21:21. "a mirror," i…

Glistering * For GLISTERING see DAZZLING and SHINE, No. 4

Glorify primarily denotes "to suppose" (from doxa, "an opinion"); in the NT (a) "to magnify, extol, praise" (see doxa below), especially of "glorifying;" God, i…

Glory Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: NounStrong's Number: H8597Original Word: tip’eretUsage Notes: "glory; beauty; ornament; distinction; pride." This word appe…

Glory (to boast), Glorying "to boast or glory," is always translated in the RV by the verb "to glory," where the AV uses the verb "to boast" (see, e.g., Rom 1:2…

Glory, Glorious "glory" (from dokeo, "to seem"), primarily signifies an opinion, estimate, and hence, the honor resulting from a good opinion. It is used (1) (a…

Glutton denotes "a belly;" it is used in Tit 1:12, with the adjective argos, "idle," metaphorically, to signify a glutton, RV, "(idle) gluttons" [AV "(slow) bel…

Gluttonous akin to phago, "to eat," a form used for the aorist or past tense of esthio, denotes "a glutton," Mat 11:19, Luk 7:34.

Gnash, Gnashing primarily, "to bit or eat greedily" (akin to bruko, "to chew"), denotes "to grind or gnash with the teeth," Act 7:54. primarily used of the soun…

Gnat denotes "the winegnat or midge," which breeds in fermenting or evaporating wine, Mat 23:24, where the AV, "strain at" is corrected to "strain out," in the …

Gnaw denotes "to bite or chew," Rev 16:10. In the Sept., Job 30:4.

Go (went), Go onward, etc. "to go on one's way, to proceed from one place to another" (from poros, "a passage, a ford," Eng., "pore"), is always used in the Mid…

Go A Whoring (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H2181Original Word: zanâUsage Notes: "to go a whoring, commit fornication, be a harlot, serve other gods." Thi…

Go Away (To) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H1540Original Word: galâUsage Notes: "to leave, depart, uncover, reveal." This verb occurs in U…