Vine's Expository Dictionary

I is the nominative case of the first personal pronoun. The pronoun, "I," however, generally forms a part of the verb itself in Greek; thus luo itself means "I …

Idle denotes "inactive, idle, unfruitful, barren" (a, negative, and ergon, "work;" cp. the verb katargeo, "to reduce to inactivity:" See ABOLISH); it is used (a…

Idle tales * For IDLE TALES (Luk 24:11, RV, "idle talk") see TALK

Idol Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H8655Original Word: terapîmUsage Notes: "idol; household idol; cultic mask; divine symbol." This word is a loanword from Hi…

Idol's temple an "idol's temple," is mentioned in 1Co 8:10; feasting in the temple usually followed the sacrifice.

Idolater an "idolater" (from eidolon, and latris, "a hireling"), is found in 1Co 1:5-11, 1Co 6:9, 1Co 10:7; the warning is to believers against turning away fro…

Idolatry whence Eng., "idolatry," (from eidolon, and latreia, "service"), is found in 1Co 10:14, Gal 5:20, Col 3:5; and, in the plural, in 1Pe 4:3. Heathen sacr…

Idolatry (wholly given to) * For IDOLATRY (wholly given to) see IDOLS (full of)

Idols (full of) an adjective denoting "full of idols" (kata, "throughout," and eidolon), is said of Athens in Act 17:16, RV, and AV, marg. (AV, "wholly given to…

Idols (offered to, sacrificed to) is an adjective signifying "sacrificed to idols" (eidolon, as above, and thuo, "to sacrifice"), Act 15:29, Act 21:25, 1Co 8:1,…

If * For IF, See + p. 9

Ignorance, Ignorant, Ignorantly "want of knowledge or perception" (akin to agnoeo, "to be ignorant"), denotes "ignorance" on the part of the Jews regarding Chri…

Ill "bad," is used in the neuter as a noun in Rom 13:10, and translated "ill." See BAD. Note: For phaulos, Joh 5:29, RV, see EVIL, A, No. 3.

* For ILLUMINATED (Heb 10:32) see ENLIGHTEN

Image denotes "an image;" the word involves the two ideas of representation and manifestation. "The idea of perfection does not lie in the word itself, but must…

Imagination "a reasoning, a thought" (akin to logizomai, "to count, reckon"), is translated "thoughts" in Rom 2:15, suggestive of evil intent, not of mere reaso…

Imagine signifies "to care for" (melete, "care"); then, "to attend to," "be diligent in," 1Ti 4:15, RV, i.e., to practice as the result of devising or planning;…

Imitate, Imitator "a mimic, an actor" (Eng., "mime," etc.), is always translated "to imitate" in the RV, for AV, "to follow," (a) of imitating the conduct of mi…

Immediately lit., "with the matter (or business) itself" (para, "with," chrema, "a business," or "event"), and so, "immediately," Mat 21:19 (AV, "presently"), M…

Immortal, Immortality lit., "deathlessness" (a, negative, thanatos, "death"), is rendered "immortality" in 1Co 1:15-54, of the glorified body of the believer; 1…

Immutable, Immutability an adjective signifying "immutable" (a, negative, metatithemi, "to change"), Heb 6:18, where the "two immutable things" are the promise …

Impart is used in the Middle Voice in the NT, in Gal 1:16, "conferred," or "had recourse to," and Gal 2:6, RV, "imparted." See CONFER. see GIVE, No. 4.

Impediment denotes "speaking with difficulty" (mogis, "hardly," laleo, "to talk"), "stammering," Mar 7:32; some mss. have moggilalos, "thick-voiced" (from moggo…

Impenitent lit., "without change of mind" (a, negative, metanoeo, "to change one's mind," meta, signifying "change," nous, "the mind"), is used in Rom 2:5, "imp…

Implacable lit. denotes "without a libation" (a, negative, sponde, "a libation"), i.e., "without a truce," as a libation accompanied the making of treaties and …

Implanted "implanted," or "rooted" (from emphuo, "to implant"), is used in Jam 1:21, RV, "implanted," for AV, "engrafted," of the Word of God, as the "rooted wo…

Implead * For IMPLEAD see ACCUSE, B, No. 2

Importunity denotes "shamelessness, importunity" (a, negative, n, euphonic, and aidos, "shame, modesty"), and is used in the Lord's illustration concerning the …

Imposed denotes "to be placed on, to lie on," (a) literally, as of the stone on the sepulchre of Lazarus, Joh 11:38; of the fish on the fire of coals, Joh 21:9;…

Impossible from a negative, and dunatos, "able, strong," is used (a) of persons, Act 14:8, "impotent;" figuratively, Rom 15:1, "weak;" (b) of things, "impossibl…

Impostors primarily denotes "a wailer" (goao, "to wail"); hence, from the howl in which spells were chanted, "a wizard, sorcerer, enchanter," and hence, "a jugg…

Impotent see IMPOSSIBLE, A, No. 1. "without strength" (a, negative, sthenos, strength), is translated "impotent" in Act 4:9. See FEEBLE, SICK, WEAK. "to be with…

Imprison, Improsonment "to imprison," akin to phulax, "a guard, a keeper," and phulasso, "to guard," and B, below, is used in Act 22:19. besides its other meani…

Impulse denotes (a) "an impulse" or "violent motion," as of the steersman of a vessel, Jam 3:4, RV, "impulse" (AV omits); (b) "an assault, onset," Act 14:5. See…

Impute "to reckon, take into account," or, metaphorically, "to put down to a person's account," is never rendered in the RV by the verb "to impute." In the foll…

In * For IN see +, p. 9

Inasmuch as lit., "according to what" (kata, "according to," and ho, the neuter of the relative pronoun), is translated "inasmuch as" in 1Pe 4:13, AV (RV, "inso…

Incense (burn) denotes "fragrant stuff for burning, incense" (from thuo, "to offer in sacrifice"), Luk 1:1-11; in the plural, Rev 5:8, Rev 18:13, RV (AV, "odors…

Inclose "to shut together, shut in on all sides" (sun, "with," kleio, "to shut"), is used of a catch of fish, Luk 5:6; metaphorically in Rom 11:32, of God's dea…

Incontinency, Incontinent denotes "want of power" (a, negative, kratos, "power"); hence, "want of self-control, incontinency," 1Co 7:5; in Mat 23:25, "excess." …

Incorruptible and Incorruption * For INCORRUPTIBLE and INCORRUPTION, see under CORRUPT

Increase Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H7235Original Word: rabâUsage Notes: "to multiply, become numerous, become great." This verb also o…

Increase (Noun) * For the noun INCREASE, see GROW, No. 1, Note

Increase (Verb) see GROW, No. 1. "to be over and above, to abound," is translated "increased" in Act 16:5, of churches; "increase" in the AV of 1Th 4:10 (RV, "a…

Incredible is once rendered "incredible," Act 26:8, of the doctrine of resurrection; elsewhere it is used of persons, with the meaning "unbelieving." See BELIEF…

Indebted (to be) "to owe, to be a debtor," is translated "is indebted" in Luk 11:4. Luke does not draw a parallel between our forgiving and God's; he speaks of …

Indeed a conjunctive particle (originally a form of men, "verily, truly," found in Heb 6:14), usually related to an adversative conjunction or particle, like de…

Indignation is rendered "indignation" in 2Co 7:11. See ANGER, A, Note (3). Notes: (1) Orge, "wrath," is translated "indignation" in Rev 14:10, AV; RV, "anger." …

Indulgence "a loosening, relaxation of strain" (akin to aniemi, "to relax, loosen"), is translated "indulgence" in Act 24:23, RV (AV, "liberty"), in the command…

Inexcusable * For INEXCUSABLE see EXCUSE