Vine's Expository Dictionary

Herein * Note: This translates the phrase en toutq, "in this," in Joh 4:37, Joh 9:30, Joh 15:8, Act 24:16, 2Co 8:10, 1Jo 4:9 (AV, "in this"), 1Jo 4:10, 1Jo 4:17…

Hereof * Notes: (1) This translates the word haute, "this," the feminine of houtos, "this," in Mat 9:26, lit., "this (fame)," AV, and RV marg. (2) In Heb 5:3, A…

Heresy denotes (a) "a choosing, choice" (from haireomai, "to choose"); then, "that which is chosen," and hence, "an opinion," especially a self-willed opinion, …

Heretical akin to the above, primarily denotes "capable of choosing" (haireomai); hence, "causing division by a party spirit, factious," Tit 3:10, RV, "heretica…

Heretofore * For HERETOFORE see SIN, C, No. 2

Hereunto * Note: This translates the phrase eis touto, lit., "unto this," in 1Pe 2:21.

Herewith * For HEREWITH see TRADE, A, No. 2

Heritage primarily, "to cast lots" or "to choose by lot," then, "to assign a portion," is used in the Passive Voice in Eph 1:11, "we were made a heritage," RV (…

Hero Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: NounStrong's Number: H1368Original Word: gibbôrUsage Notes: "hero." This word appears 159 times in the Old Testament. The fi…

Hew, Hew down, Hewn "to cut out or down" (ek, "out of," kopto, "to cut"), is rendered "to hew down," of trees, Mat 3:10, Mat 7:19 (a similar testimony by John t…

Hide (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H5641Original Word: satarUsage Notes: "to conceal, hide, shelter." This verb and various derivatives are found in mode…

Hide, Hid, Hidden "to cover, conceal, keep secret" (Eng., "crypt," "cryptic," etc.), is used (a) in its physical significance, e.g., Mat 5:14, Mat 13:44, Mat 25…

High Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: AdjectiveStrong's Number: H1364Original Word: gaboahUsage Notes: "high; exalted." This adjective occurs about 24 times. The …

High (from on, Most), Highly "high, lofty," is used (a) naturally, of mountains, Mat 4:8, Mat 17:1, Mar 9:2, Rev 21:10; of a wall, Rev 21:12; (b) figuratively, …

High Place Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H1116Original Word: bamâUsage Notes: "high place." This noun occurs in other Semitic languages, meaning the "back" of…

High-minded properly means "to wrap in smoke" (from tuphos, "smoke;" metaphorically, for "conceit"); it is used in the Passive Voice, metaphorically in 1Ti 3:6,…

Higher the neuter of anoteros, "higher," the comparative of ano (see C, under HIGH), is used as an adverb of place in Luk 14:10; for the meaning "above," in Heb…

Highest is used in the plural in the phrase "in the highest," i.e., in the "highest" regions, the abode of God, Mat 21:19, Mar 11:10; Luke omits the article, Lu…

Highly * For HIGHLY see DISPLEASE, EXALT, EXCEEDING, FAVOR, THINK

Highway, Highwayside "a way, path, road," is rendered "highways" in Mat 22:10, Luk 14:23; in Mar 10:46, RV, "way side," AV, "highway side;" in Mat 22:9, the wor…

Hill "a hill or mountain," is translated "hill" in Mat 5:14, Luk 4:29; "mountain" in Luk 9:37, RV, AV, "hill" (of the mount of transfiguration) as in Luk 9:28. …

Him and Himself * For HIM and HIMSELF see HE

Hinder (part) * For HINDER (part) see STERN

Hinder, Hindrance lit., "to cut into" (en, "in," kopto, "to cut"), was used of "impeding" persons by breaking up the road, or by placing an obstacle sharply in …

Hire, Hired denotes (a) "wages, hire," Mat 20:8, Luk 10:7, Jam 5:4; in 1Ti 5:18, 2Pe 2:13, Jud 1:11, RV, "hire" (AV,"reward"); in 2Pe 2:15, RV, "hire" (AV, "wag…

Hired house akin to A and B, above, primarily denotes "a hire," as in the Sept. of Deu 23:18, Pro 19:13, Eze 16:31, Eze 16:34, Eze 16:41, etc.; in the NT, it is…

Hired servant, Hireling an adjective denoting "hired," is used as a noun, signifying "one who is hired," "hired servants," Mar 1:20; "hireling," Joh 1:10-13; he…

His, His own * Note: These translate (a) forms of pronouns under HE, No. 1 (a frequent use: in 1Pe 2:24, "His own self"); the form autou, "his," becomes emphati…

Hither primarily an adverb of manner, then, of place, (a) of "motion" or "direction towards a place," e.g., Mat 8:29, Mar 11:3, Luk 9:41, Joh 6:25; (b) of "posi…

Hitherto * Notes: (1) The phrase Heos arti, "until now," is rendered "hitherto" in Joh 16:24, AV, and RV; in Joh 5:17, RV, "even until now," which more definite…

Hoise up, Hoist up "to raise," is used of "hoisting up" a skiff, or little boat, before undegirding the ship, Act 27:17, RV, "had hoisted up," for AV, "had take…

Hold (down, fast, forth, on, to, up), Held, Holden, (take) Hold "to have or hold," is used of mental conception, "to consider, account," e.g., Mat 21:26; of "st…

Hold (Noun) translated "hold" in Act 4:3, AV, "prison" in Act 5:18 (RV, "ward"), signifies (a) "a watching, guarding;" hence, "imprisonment, ward" (from tereo, …

Hole "a lair, burrow, den or hole," is used of foxes in Mat 8:20, Luk 9:58. is translated "holes" in Heb 11:38, RV, AV "caves." See CAVE, OPENING.

Holiness, Holy, Holily translated "holiness" in the AV of Rom 6:19, Rom 6:22, 1Th 4:7, 1Ti 2:15, Heb 12:14, is always rendered "sanctification" in the RV. It si…

Holy Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: AdjectiveStrong's Number: H6918Original Word: qadôshUsage Notes: "holy." The Semitic languages have two separate original fo…

Holy Ghost * For HOLY GHOST see under SPIRIT and HOLY, B, No. 1 (a)

Holyday denotes "a feast, festival;" it is translated "a holy day" in the AV of Col 2:16; RV, "a feast day." See FEAST.

Home, at Home (to be; workers) "a house, dwelling," is used (a) with the preposition eis, "unto," with the meaning "to home," lit., "to a house," in Mar 8:3, RV…

Honest, Honestly, Honesty "good, admirable, becoming," has also the ethical meaning of what is "fair, right, honorable, of such conduct as deserves esteem;" it …

Honey occurs with the adjective agrios, "wild," in Mat 3:4, Mar 1:6; in Rev 1:10-10, as an example of sweetness. As "honey" is liable to ferment, it was preclud…

Honeycomb signifying "made by bees" from melissa, "a bee," is found, with kerion, "a comb," in some mss. in Luk 24:42.

Honor (Noun and Verb) primarily "a valuing," hence, objectively, (a) "a price paid or received," e.g., Mat 27:6, Mat 27:9, Act 4:34, Act 1:5-3, Act 7:16, RV, "p…

Honor (To) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H3513Original Word: kabedUsage Notes: "to honor." This verb occurs about 114 times and in all per…

Honorable, without Honor denotes (a) "held in honor" (en, "in," doxa, "honor;" cp. HONOR, A, No. 2), "of high repute," 1Co 4:10, AV "(are) honorable," RV, "(hav…

Hook "a fish-hook" (from ankos, "a bend;" Lat. angulus; Eng., "anchor" and "angle" are akin), is used in Mat 17:27. In the Sept., 2Ki 19:28, Job 40:20, Isa 19:8…

Hope (Noun and Verb), Hope (for) in the NT, "favorable and confident expectation" (contrast the Sept. in Isa 28:19, "an evil hope"). It has to do with the unsee…

Horn "a horn," is used in the plural, as the symbol of strength, (a) in the apocalyptic visions; (1) on the head of the Lamb as symbolic of Christ, Rev 5:6; (2)…

Horse Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H5483Original Word: sûsUsage Notes: "horse." Cognates of this word appear in Ugaritic, Akkadian, Egyptian, and Syriac. It …

Horsemen "a horseman," is used in the plural in Act 23:23, Act 23:32. an adjective signifying "of a horse" or "of horsemen, equestrian," is used as a noun denot…