Vine's Expository Dictionary

Oath is primarily equivalent to herkos, "a fence, an enclosure, that which restrains a person;" hence, "an oath." The Lord's command in Mat 5:33 was a condemnat…

Obedience, Obedient, Obey "obedience" (hupo, "under," akouo, "to hear"), is used (a) in general, Rom 6:16 (1st part), RV, "(unto) obedience," AV, "(to) obey;" h…

Object (Verb) * For the verb OBJECT, Act 24:19, see ACCUSATION, B, No. 4

Objects * For OBJECTS, RV, in Act 17:23, see WORSHIP

Observation, Observe "attentive watching" (akin to paratereo, "to observe"), is used in Luk 17:20, of the manner in which the kingdom of God (i.e., the operatio…

Obtain, Obtaining "to meet with, light upon," also signifies "to obtain, attain to, reach, get" (with regard to things), translated "to obtain" in Act 26:22, of…

Occasion properly "a starting point," was used to denote "a base of operations in war." In the NT it occurs as follows: "(a) the Law provided sin with a base of…

Occupation * For OCCUPATION, Act 18:3, AV, see TRADE Notes: The phrase "of like occupation" in Act 19:25 translates the phrase peri ("about") ta ("the") toiauta…

Occupy "to walk," is sometimes used of the state in which one is living, or of that to which a person is given, e.g., Heb 13:9, "(meats, wherein they that) occu…

Odor "a smell, an odor" (akin to ozo, "to smell"), is translated "odor" in Joh 12:3, it is used metaphorically in Eph 5:2, RV, "an odor (of a sweet smell)," AV,…

Of * Note: (1) In addition to the rendering of a number of prepositions, "of" translates the genitive case of nouns, with various shades of meaning. Of these th…

Off * For OFF see +, p. 9

Offence originally was "the name of the part of a trap to which the bait is attached, hence, the trap or snare itself, as in Rom 11:9, RV, 'stumblingblock,' quo…

Offend from skandalon (OFFENSE, No. 1), signifies "to put a snare or stumblingblock in the way," always metaphorically in the NT, in the same ways as the noun, …

Offender "a debtor," is translated "offenders" in Luk 13:4, RV (RV and AV marg., "debtors;" AV, "sinners"). See DEBTOR. Note: In Act 25:11, AV, adikeo, "to do w…

Offer (To) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H7126Original Word: qarabUsage Notes: "to offer, come near, approach." This word appears in nearl…

Offer, Offering primarily, "to bring to" (pros, "to," phero, "to bring"), also denotes "to offer," (a) of the sacrifice of Christ Himself, Heb 8:3; of Christ in…

Offering Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H4503Original Word: minhâUsage Notes: "meat [cereal] offering; offering; tribute; present; gift; sacrifice; oblation." …

Office "a doing, deed" (akin to prasso, "to do or practice"), also denotes "an acting" or "function," translated "office" in Rom 12:4. See DEED. or hieratia, de…

Officer for the original of which see MINISTER, A, No. 3, is translated "officer," with the following applications, (a) to a magistrate's attendant, Mat 5:25; (…

Offscouring "that which is wiped off" (akin to peripsao, "to wipe off all round;" peri, "around," psao, "to wipe"), hence, "offscouring," is used metaphorically…

Offspring akin to genao, "to beget," denotes "the offspring of men and animals," Mat 3:7, Mat 12:34, Mat 23:33, Luk 3:7, RV, "offspring" (AV, "generation"). See…

Oft, Often, Oftener, Oftentimes, Oft-times akin to polus, "much, many," is variously translated, e.g., "oft-times," Mat 17:15 (AV, "oft," 2nd part); "many times…

Oil "olive oil," is mentioned over 200 times in the Bible. Different kinds were known in Palestine. The "pure," RV (AV, "beaten"), mentioned in Exo 27:20, Exo 2…

Ointment a word derived by the ancients from muro, "to flow," or from murra, "myrrh-oil" (it is probably of foreign origin; see MYRRH). The "ointment" is mentio…

Old "original, ancient" (from arche, "a beginning:" Eng., "archaic," "archaeology," etc.), is used (a) of persons belonging to a former age, "(to) them of old t…

Old wives' an adjective, signifying "old-womanish" (from graus, "an old woman"), is said of fables, in 1Ti 4:7.

Oldness from palaios (see A, No. 2, above), occurs in Rom 7:6, of "the letter," i.e., "the law," with its rules of conduct, mere outward conformity to which has…

Olive or Oil Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: NounStrong's Number: H8081Original Word: shemenUsage Notes: "(olive) oil; olive; perfume; olivewood." Cognates of th…

Olives (Olive berries), Olive tree denotes (a) "an olive tree," Rom 11:17, Rom 11:24, Rev 11:4 (plural); the Mount of Olives was so called from the numerous oli…

Omitted * For OMITTED (Mat 23:23, AV) see LEAVE (undone), No. 1

Omnipotent * For OMNIPOTENT (Rev 19:6) see ALMIGHTY

On * For ON see +, p. 9

Once (at; for all) denotes (a) "once, one time," 2Co 11:25, Heb 9:7, Heb 1:9-27, Heb 1:12-27; in the phrase "once and again," lit., "once and twice," Phi 4:16, …

One the first cardinal numeral, masculine (feminine and neuter nominative forms are mia and hen, respectively), is used to signify (1) (a) "one" in contrast to …

One another or One ... another, One ... the other * Notes: (1) This translates a number of words and phrases, (a) allelon, a reciprocal pronoun in the genitive …

Only "alone, solitary," is translated "only," e.g., in Mat 4:10, Mat 12:4, Mat 17:8, 1Co 9:6, 1Co 14:36, Phi 4:15, Col 4:11, 2Jo 1:1; it is used as an attribute…

Only Begotten is used five times, all in the writings of the Apostle John, of Christ as the Son of God; it is translated "only begotten" in Heb 11:17 of the rel…

Onset * For ONSET, Act 14:5, RV, see ASSAULT and IMPULSE

Onward * For ONWARD, 2 John 9, RV, see GO, No. 10

Open, opening is used (1) transitively, (a) literally, of "a door or gate," e.g., Act 5:19; graves, Mat 27:52; a sepulchre, Rom 3:13; a book, e.g., Luk 4:17 (so…

Openly "freedom of speech, boldness," is used adverbially in the dative case and translated "openly" in Mar 8:32, of a saying of Christ; in Joh 7:13, of a publi…

Operation * For OPERATION see WORKING

Opportunity (lack) primarily, "a due measure," is used of "a fixed and definite period, a time, season," and is translated "opportunity" in Gal 6:10, Heb 11:15.…

Oppose see ADVERSARY, B. is used in the Middle Voice in the sense of setting oneself against (anti, "against," tasso, "to order, set"), "opposing oneself to," A…

Oppositions "a contrary position" (anti, "against," tithemi, "to place;" Eng., "antithesis"), occurs in 1Ti 6:20.

Oppress "to exercise power over" (kata, "down," dunastes, "a potentate;" dunamai, "to have power"), "to oppress," is used, in the Passive Voice, in Act 10:38; i…

Or * For OR see +, p. 9

Oracle a diminutive of logos, "a word, narrative, statement," denotes "a Divine response or utterance, an oracle;" it is used of (a) the contents of the Mosaic …

Oration from demos, "the people" and agoreuo, "to speak in the public assembly, to deliver an oration," occurs in Act 12:21.