Vine's Expository Dictionary

Principality "beginning, government, rule," is used of supramundane beings who exercise rule, called "principalities;" (a) of holy angels, Eph 3:10, the Church …

Principles "beginning," is used in Heb 6:1, in its relative significance, of the beginning of the thing spoken of; here "the first principles of Christ," lit., …

Print for which see ENSAMPLE, No. 1, is translated "print" in Joh 20:25 (twice), of the marks made by the nails in the hands of Christ.

Prison Keeper * For PRISON KEEPER see JAILOR

Prison, Prison-house "a place of bonds" (from desmos, "a bond," deo, "to bind"), "a prison," occurs in Mat 11:2; in Act 5:21, Act 5:23, Act 16:26, RV, "prison h…

Prisoner an adjective, primarily denotes "binding, bound," then, as a noun, "the person bound, a captive, prisoner" (akin to deo, "to bind"), Mat 1:27-16, Mar 1…

Private, Privately one's own, is translated "private" in 2Pe 1:20 (see under INTERPRETATION). See BUSINESS, B.

Privily "secretly, covertly" (from a root lath--, indicating "unnoticed, unknown," seen in lanthano, "to escape notice," lethe, "forgetfulness"), is translated …

Privy see KNOW, No. 6

Prize "a prize bestowed in connection with the games" (akin to brabeus, "an umpire," and brabeuo, "to decide, arbitrate," "rule," Col 3:15), 1Co 9:24, is used m…

Probation * For PROBATION, RV in Rom 5:4, see EXPERIENCE, No. 2

Proceed "to go forth," is translated "to proceed out of" in Mat 4:4, Mat 15:11, RV; Mat 15:18, Mar 7:15, RV; Mar 7:20, RV; Mar 7:21, Mar 7:23, RV; Luk 4:22, Joh…

Proclaim is translated "to proclaim" in the RV, for AV, "to preach," in Mat 10:27, Luk 4:19, Act 8:5, Act 9:20. See PREACH, No. 2. "to declare, proclaim," is tr…

Proconsul from anti, "instead of," and hupatos, "supreme," denotes "a consul, one acting in place of a consul, a proconsul, the governor of a senatorial provinc…

Profane (Adjective and Verb) primarily, "permitted to be trodden, accessible" (from baino, "to go," whence belos, "a threshold"), hence, "unhallowed, profane" (…

Profess, Profession "to announce, proclaim, profess," is rendered "to profess" in 1Ti 2:10, of godliness, and 1Ti 6:21, of "the knowledge ... falsely so called.…

Profit (Noun and Verb), Profitable, Profiting primarily denotes "assistance;" then, "advantage, benefit,;" "profit," in Rom 3:1. See ADVANTAGE, No. 3. "profit" …

Progress is translated "progress" in Phi 1:12, Phi 1:25, 1Ti 4:15, see FURTHERANCE.

Prolong "to stretch out along" (para, "along," teino, "to stretch"), is translated "prolonged" in Act 20:7, RV, of Paul's discourse: see CONTINUE, Note (1).

Promise (Noun and Verb) primarily a law term, denoting "a summons" (epi, "upon," angello, "to proclaim, announce"), also meant "an undertaking to do or give som…

Pronounce "to say, declare," is rendered "pronounceth (blessing)" in Rom 4:6, RV, which necessarily repeats the verb in Rom 4:9 (it is absent from the original)…

Proof see EXPERIENCE, No. 2. "a test, a proof," is rendered "proof" in Jam 1:3, RV (AV, "trying"); it is regarded by some as equivalent to dokimeion, "a crucibl…

Proper is translated "proper" in Heb 11:23, RV, "goodly:" see BEAUTIFUL, No. 2. "one's own," is found in some mss. in Act 1:19, AV, "proper;" in 1Co 7:7, RV, "o…

Property Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H272Original Word: ’ah?uzzâUsage Notes: "property; possession." This word appears 66 times, with mo…

Prophecy, Prophesy, Prophesying signifies "the speaking forth of the mind and counsel of God" (pro, "forth," phemi, "to speak:" see PROPHET); in the NT it is us…

Prophesy (To) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H5012Original Word: naba’Usage Notes: "to prophesy." This word appears in all periods of the H…

Prophet "one who speaks forth or openly" (see PROPHECY, A), "a proclaimer of a divine message," denoted among the Greeks an interpreter of the oracles of the go…

Prophetess the feminine of prophetes (see above), is used of Anna, Luk 2:36; of the self-assumed title of "the woman Jezebel" in Rev 2:20.

Propitiation was used amongst the Greeks with the significance "to make the gods propitious, to appease, propitiate," inasmuch as their good will was not concei…

Proportion Cp. Eng., "analogy," signified in classical Greek "the right relation, the concidence or agreement existing or demanded according to the standard of …

Proselyte akin to proserchomai, "to come to," primarily signifies "one who has arrived, a stranger;" in the NT it is used of converts to Judaism, or foreign con…

Prosper "to help on one's way" (eu, "well," hodos, "a way or journey"), is used in the Passive Voice signifying "to have a prosperous journey," Rom 1:10; metaph…

Prosper (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H6743Original Word: s?alah?Usage Notes: "to succeed, prosper." This word is found in both ancient and modern Hebrew…

Protest * Note: In 1Co 15:31, "I protest by" is a rendering of ne, a particle of strong affirmation used in oaths. In the Sept., Gen 1:42-16.

Proud signifies "showing oneself above others, preeminent" (huper, "above," phainomai, "to appear, be manifest"); it is always used in Scripture in the bad sens…

Prove "to test, prove," with the expectation of approving, is translated "to prove" in Luk 14:19, Rom 12:2, 1Co 3:13, RV (AV, "shall try"); 1Co 11:28, RV (AV, "…

Proverb * For PROVERB see PARABLE, No. 2

Provide, Providence, Provision "to prepare," is translated "hast provided" in Luk 12:20, AV. See PREPARE. "to get, to gain," is rendered "provide" in Mat 10:9. …

Province was a technical term for the administrative divisions of the Roman Empire. The original meaning was the district within which a magistrate, whether con…

Proving * For PROVING (elenchos) see REPROOF, A

Provocation, Provoke from para, "amiss" or "from," used intensively, and pikraino, "to make bitter" (pikros, "sharp, bitter"), "provocation," occurs in Heb 3:8,…

Provoke (Anger) (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H3707Original Word: ka‘asUsage Notes: "to provoke, vex, make angry." This word is common throughout the his…

Prudence, Prudent akin to phroneo, "to have understanding" (phren, "the mind"), denotes "practical wisdom, prudence in the management of affairs." It is transla…

Psalm primarily denoted "a striking or twitching with the fingers (on musical strings);" then, "a sacred song, sung to musical accompaniment, a psalm." It is us…

Public, Publicly "belonging to the people" (demos, "the people"), is translated "public" in Act 5:18, RV, "public (ward)," AV, "common (prison)." see OPENLY, No…

Publican primarily denoted "a farmer of the tax" (from telos, "toll, custom, tax"), then, as in the NT, a subsequent subordinate of such, who collected taxes in…

Publish "to be a herald, to proclaim, preach," is translated "to publish" in Mar 1:45, Mar 5:20, Mar 7:36, Mar 13:10, AV (RV, "preached"); Luk 8:39. See PREACH,…

Puff (up) "to puff up, blow up, inflate" (from phusa, "bellows"), is used metaphorically in the NT, in the sense of being "puffed" up with pride, 1Co 4:6, 1Co 1…

Pull (down) "to take down," is translated "I will pull down" in Luk 12:18. See DESTROY, No. 3. Notes: (1) In Jud 1:23, AV, harpazo, "to seize, snatch away," is …

Punish Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H6485Original Word: paqadUsage Notes: "to number, visit, be concerned with, look after, make a search…