Vine's Expository Dictionary

Jacinth primarily denoted "a hyacinth," probably the dark blue iris; then, "a precious stone," most likely the sapphire, Rev 21:20. signifies "hyacinthine," per…

Jailer "a prison keeper, jailer" (desmos, "a band," phulax, "a guard, keeper"), occurs in Act 16:23, Act 16:27, Act 16:36.

Jangling * For JANGLING (1Ti 1:6, AV) see TALKING (vain)

Jasper a Phoenician word (cp. Heb. yash'pheh, e.g., Exo 28:20, Exo 39:16), seems to have denoted a translucent stone of various colors, especially that of fire,…

Jealous (To Be) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H7065Original Word: qana’Usage Notes: "to be jealous; to be zealous." This verb, derived fro…

Jealous, Jealousy "zeal, jealousy," is rendered "jealousy" in the RV (AV, "envying") in Rom 13:13, 1Co 3:3, Jam 3:14, Jam 3:16; in 2Co 12:20 (AV, "envyings"); i…

Jeopardy * For JEOPARDY see DANGER

Jesting properly denotes "wit, facetiousness, versatility" (lit., "easily turning," from eu, "well," trepo, "to turn"). It was used in the literal sense to desc…

Jesus is a transliteration of the Heb. "Joshua," meaning "Jehovah is salvation," i.e., "is the Savior," "a common name among the Jews, e.g., Exo 17:9, Luk 3:29 …

Jew(-s) (live as do the), Jewess, Jewish, Jewry, Jews' religion is used (a) adjectivally, with the lit. meaning, "Jewish," sometimes with the addition of aner, …

Jewels "gold," is used of ornaments in 1Pe 3:3, RV, "jewels." See GOLD, No. 2.

Join primarily, "to glue or cement together," then, generally, "to unite, to join firmly," is used in the Passive Voice signifying "to join oneself to, to be jo…

Joint "a joining, joint" (akin to harmozo, "to fit, join"), is found in Heb 4:12, figuratively (with the word "marrow") of the inward moral and spiritual being …

Joint-heir * For JOINT-HEIR see HEIR

Jot from the Heb. yod, the smallest Hebrew letter, is mentioned by the Lord in Mat 5:18 (together with keraia, "a little horn, a tittle, the point or extremity"…

Journey (Noun and Verb), Journeyings "a way, path, road," used of a traveler's way, a "journey," is rendered "journey" in Mat 10:13, Mar 6:8, Luk 2:44, "a day's…

Joy (Noun and Verb), Joyfulness, Joyfully, Joyous "joy, delight" (akin to chairo, "to rejoice"), is found frequently in Matthew and Luke, and especially in John…

Judge (Noun and Verb) "a judge" (from krino, see B, No. 1), is used (a) of God, Heb 12:23, where the order in the original is "to a Judge who is God of all;" th…

Judge (To) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H8199Original Word: shapatUsage Notes: "to judge, deliver, rule." This verb also occurs in Ugarit…

Judgment primarily denotes "a separating," then, "a decision, judgment," most frequently in a forensic sense, and especially of Divine "judgment." For the varie…

Judgment (Hall of), Judgment Hall * For HALL OF JUDGMENT, JUDGMENT HALL, see HALL.

Judgment Seat primarily, "a step, a pace" (akin to baino, "to go"), as in Act 7:5, translated "to set (his foot) on," lit., "foot-room," was used to denote a ra…

Juridiction "power, authority," is used, by metonymy, to denote "jurisdiction," in Luk 23:7. For the different meanings of the word and other instances of its u…

Just, Justly was first used of persons observant of dike, "custom, rule, right," especially in the fulfillment of duties towards gods and men, and of things tha…

Justice primarily "custom, usage," came to denote "what is right;" then, "a judicial hearing;" hence, "the execution of a sentence," "punishment," 2Th 1:9, RV; …

Justification, Justifier, Justify denotes "the act of pronouncing righteous, justification, acquittal;" its precise meaning is determined by that of the verb di…