Vine's Expository Dictionary

Pit Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H875Original Word: be’erUsage Notes: "pit; well." Cognates of this noun appear in Ugaritic, Akkadian, Arabic, Phoenician, Ar…

Pitch (Verb) "to make fast, to fix" (cp. prospegnumi, Act 2:23, of crucifixion), is used of "pitching" a tent; in Heb 8:2, of the "true tabernacle," the heavenl…

Pitcher "an earthen vessel" (keramos, "potter's clay"), "a jar" or "jug," occurs in Mar 14:13, Luk 22:10.

Pitiable (most) the comparative degree of eleeinos, "miserable, pitiable" (eleos, "pity"), is used in 1Co 5:19, "most pitiable" (RV), lit., "more pitiable than …

Pitiful, Pity denotes "very pitiful" or "full of pity" (polus, "much," splanchnon, "the heart;" in the plural, "the affections"), occurs in Jam 5:11, RV, "full …

Place Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H7896Original Word: shîtUsage Notes: "to put, place, set, station, fix." In addition to biblical Hebrew, this verb is foun…

Place (Noun, Verb, Adverb) (Eng., "topic," "topography," etc.,) is used of "a region" or "locality," frequently in the Gospels and Acts; in Luk 2:7, Luk 14:22, …

Plague "a whip, scourge," Act 22:24, "by scourging;" Heb 11:36, "scourgings," is used metaphorically of "disease" or "suffering," Mar 3:10, Mar 5:29, Mar 5:34, …

Plain (Adverb), Plainly, Plainness "rightly" (from orthos, "straight"), is translated "plain," in Mar 7:35, of restored speech. See RIGHTLY. "boldness," is used…

Plain (Noun) * For PLAIN (Noun) see PLACE, A, Note (4)

Plait "to weave, twist, plait," is used of the crown of thorns inflicted on Christ, Mat 27:29, Mar 15:17, Joh 19:2.

Plaiting (of the hair) * For PLAITING (of the hair) see BRAIDED, Note (1)

Plank * For PLANK see BOARD

Plant (Noun, Verb, Adjective) firstly, "a planting," then "that which is planted, a plant" (from phuo, "to bring forth, spring up, grow," phuton, "a plant"), oc…

Plant (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H5193Original Word: nat?a‘Usage Notes: "to plant." Common in both ancient and modern Hebrew, this word is also found …

Platter firstly, "a side dish of dainties" (para, "beside," opson, "cooked"); then, "the dish itself," Mat 23:25, Mat 23:26, in some mss. is translated "platter…

Play properly, "to play as a child" (pais), hence denotes "to play" as in dancing and making merry, 1Co 10:7. Cp. empaizo, "to mock."

Plead "to make petition," is used of the "pleading" of Elijah against Israel, Rom 11:2, RV, "pleadeth with" (AV, "maketh intercession to"). See DEAL WITH, INTER…

Plead (To) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H7378Original Word: rîbUsage Notes: "to plead, strive, conduct a legal case, make a charge." Foun…

Please, Pleasing (Noun), Well-Pleasing, Pleasure signifies (a) "to be pleasing to, be acceptable to," Mat 14:6, Mar 6:22, Act 6:5, Rom 8:8, Rom 15:2, 1Co 1:7-34…

Pleasure Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: NounStrong's Number: H2656Original Word: h?epes?Usage Notes: "pleasure; delight; desire; request; affair; thing." None o…

Plenteous "much," is rendered "plenteous" in Mat 9:37, of a harvest of souls, and Luk 10:2, RV (AV, "great"). See GREAT.

Plentifully * Note: This translates the prefix eu ("well") of the verb euphoreo, "to produce well," in Luk 12:16, "brought forth plentifully."

Plot lit., "a plan against" (epi, "against," boule, "a counsel, plan"), is translated "plot" in the RV (AV, "laying await" and "lying in wait") in Act 9:24, Act…

Plough, Plow from aroo, "to plough" occurs in Luk 9:62. akin to A, a later form of aroo, "to plow," occurs in Luk 17:7, 1Co 9:10.

Plow (To) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H2790Original Word: h?areshUsage Notes: "to plow, engrave, work in metals." This word occurs in an…

Pluck (out) is used of "plucking off ears of corn," Mat 12:1, Mar 2:23, Luk 6:1. In the Sept., Isa 18:7. "to seize, snatch," is rendered "pluck" in Joh 1:10-29,…

Poet primarily, "a maker," later "a doer" (poieo "to make, to do"), was used, in classical Greek, of "an author," especially a "poet;" so Act 17:28. See DOER.

Point, Points * Notes: Phrases. (1) In Heb 4:15, "in all points" represents the phrase kata with the neuter plural of pas, "all," lit., "according to all (thing…

Poison denotes "something active" as (a) "rust," as acting on metals, affecting their nature, Jam 5:3; (b) "poison," as of asps, acting destructively on living …

Pollute * For POLLUTE see DEFILE, A, No. 1

Pollute (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H2490Original Word: h?alalUsage Notes: "to pollute, defile, profane, begin." This word is used more than 225 times …

Pollution akin to a late verb alisgeo, "to pollute," denotes "a pollution, contamination," Act 15:20, "pollutions of idols," i.e., all the contaminating associa…

Pomp as a philosophic term, denoted "an imagination;" then, "an appearance," like phantasma, "an apparition;" later, "a show, display, pomp" (Eng., "phantasy"),…

Ponder "to throw together, confer," etc., has the meaning "to ponder," i.e., "to put one thing with another in considering circumstances," in Luk 2:19. See CONF…

Pool denotes "a swimming pool" (akin to kolumbao, "to swim," Act 27:43), Joh 5:2 (Joh 5:4 in some mss.), Joh 5:7, Joh 9:7 (Joh 9:11 in some mss.).

Poor for which see BEG, B, has the broad sense of "poor," (a) literally, e.g., Mat 11:5, Mat 26:9, Mat 26:11, Luk 21:3 (with stress on the word, "a conspicuousl…

Poor (person) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: NounStrong's Number: H6041Original Word: ‘anîUsage Notes: "poor; weak; afflicted; humble." This word, which also ap…

Porch "a portico," is used (a) of the "porches" at the pool of Bethesda, Joh 5:2; (b) of the covered colonnade in the Temple, called Solomon's "porch," Joh 10:2…

Porter "a door-keeper" (thura, "a door," ouros, "a guardian"), is translated "porter" in Mar 13:34, Joh 10:3; it is used of a female in Joh 1:18-17, translated …

Portion "a part," is translated "portion" in Mat 24:51, Luk 12:46, Luk 15:12. See PART. "a lot," is translated "portion" in Act 1:17, RV. See CHARGE, INHERITANC…

Possess (To) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H3423Original Word: yarashUsage Notes: "to inherit, subdue, take possession, dispossess, impove…

Possess, Possession "to hold fast, hold back," signifies "to possess," in 1Co 7:30, 2Co 6:10. See HOLD. "to procure for oneself, acquire, obtain," hence, "to po…

Possession Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H5459Original Word: segullâUsage Notes: "possession." Cognates of this word appear in late Aramaic and Akkadian. This…

Possessor "a possessor, an owner" (akin to ktaomai, see POSSESS, No. 2), occurs in Act 4:34.

Possible "strong, mighty, powerful, able (to do)," in its neuter form signifies "possible," Mat 19:26, Mat 24:24, Mat 26:39, Mar 9:23, Mar 10:27, Mar 13:22, Mar…

Pot was a Sicilian corruption of the Latin liquid measure sextarius, about a pint; in Mar 7:4 (Mar 7:8 also in some mss.) it denotes "a pitcher," of wood or sto…

Potentate * For POTENTATE, used of God. 1Ti 6:15, see AUTHORITY, No. 4

Potter "a potter" (from kerannumi, "to mix," akin to keramos, "potter's clay"), is used (a) in connection with the "potter's field," Mat 27:7, Mat 27:10; (b) il…

Pound was a Sicilian coin, the equivalent of a Latin libra or as (whence the metric unit, "liter"); in the NT it is used as a measure of weight, a pound, Joh 12…