Vine's Expository Dictionary

Reproof, Reprove "a reproof" (akin to B), is found in the best texts in 2Ti 3:16 (some mss. have elenchos, which denotes "a proof, proving, test," as in Heb 11:…

Reprove (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H3198Original Word: yakah?Usage Notes: "to decide, prove, convince, judge." As in biblical Hebrew, this verb is fou…

Reputation, Repute signifies (a) "to be of opinion" (akin to doxa, "an opinion"), "to suppose," e.g., Luk 12:51, Luk 13:2 (see SUPPOSE); (b) "to seem, to be rep…

Request (Noun and Verb) denotes "that which has been asked for" (akin to aiteo, "to ask"); in Luk 23:24, RV, "what they asked for" (AV, "as they required"), lit…

Require "to seek, seek after," also signifies "to require, demand," "shall be required," Luk 12:48; in 1Co 4:2, "it is required (in stewards)." See DESIRE, Note…

Requite "a requital, recompence" (akin to ameibomai, "to repay," not found in the NT), is used with the verb apodidomi, "to render," in 1Ti 5:4, and translated …

Rescue "to take out" (ek, "from," haireo, "to take"), is used of "delivering" from persons and circumstances, and translated "rescued" in Act 23:27. See DELIVER…

Resemble * For RESEMBLE, Luk 13:18, AV, see LIKEN, B, No. 1.

Reserve "to guard, keep, preserve, give heed to," is translated "to reserve," (a) with a happy issue, 1Pe 1:4; (b) with a retributive issue, 2Pe 2:4, 2Pe 2:9, A…

Residue an adjective denoting "left remaining" (kata, "after, behind," leipo, "to leave"), akin to the verb in the Note above, is translated "residue" in Act 15…

Resist "to set against" (anti, "against," histemi, "to cause to stand"), used in the Middle (or Passive) Voice and in the intransitive 2nd aorist and perfect Ac…

Resolve "to come to know, perceive, realize," is used in the 2nd aorist tense in Luk 16:4. "I am resolved," expressing the definiteness of the steward's realiza…

Resort "to come," is translated "resorted" in Mar 2:13; in Joh 10:41 (RV, "came"). See COME, No. 1. "to travel or journey to a place" (epi, "to," poreuomai, "to…

Respect (Noun and Verb) "a part," has occasionally the meaning of "a class" or category," and, used in the dative case with en, "in," signifies "in respect of,"…

Rest (Noun and Verb) "cessation, refreshment, rest" (ana, "up," pauo, "to make to cease"), the constant word in the Sept. for the Sabbath "rest," is used in Mat…

Rest (the) "remaining" (for which see REMNANT), is frequently used to mean "the rest," and is generally so translated in the RV (AV, "others" in Luk 8:10, Act 2…

Rest (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H5117Original Word: nûah?Usage Notes: "to rest, remain, be quiet." This word is common to ancient and modern. Hebrew, …

Restitution * For RESTITUTION see RESTORATION

Restless "unsettled, unstable, disorderly" (a, negative, kathistemi, "to set in order"), is translated "unstable" in Jam 1:8; "restless" in Jam 3:8, RV [in the …

Restoration from apo, "back, again," kathistemi, "to set in order," is used in Act 3:21, RV, "restoration" (AV, "restitution"). See under REGENERATION, concerni…

Restore "to give back," is translated "I restore" in Luk 19:8. See DELIVER, A, No. 3. or the alternative form apokathistano is used (a) of "restoration" to a fo…

Restrain See REST, B, No. 2. "to hold fast or down," is translated "restraineth" in 2Th 1:2-7. In 2Th 2:6 lawlessness is spoken of as being "restrained" in its …

Resurrection denotes (I) "a raising up," or "rising" (ana, "up," and histemi, "to cause to stand"), Luk 2:34, "the rising up;" the AV "again" obscures the meani…

Retain "to be strong, obtain, hold, hold fast," is translated "to retain," of sins, Joh 20:23 (twice); see on REMIT. See HOLD, KEEP, OBTAIN, TAKE. Notes: (1) In…

Return "to depart" in Phi 1:23, signifies "to return" in Luk 12:36, used in a simile of the "return" of a lord for his servants after a marriage feast (RV). See…

Return (To) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H7725Original Word: shûbUsage Notes: "to return or go back, bring back." This verb occurs in sev…

Reveal signifies "to uncover, unveil" (apo, "from," kalupto, "to cover"); both verbs are used in Mat 10:26; in Luk 12:2, apokalupto is set in contrast to sunkal…

Revel, Reveling "luxuriousness, daintiness, reveling," is translated freely by the verb "to revel" in 2Pe 2:13, RV (AV, "to riot"), lit., "counting reveling in …

Revelation "an uncovering" (akin to apokalupto; see above), "is used in the NT of (a) the drawing away by Christ of the veil of darkness covering the Gentiles, …

Revenge and Revenger * For REVENGE and REVENGER see AVENGE and AVENGER

Reverence (Noun and Verb) lit., "to turn in" (i.e., upon oneself), "to put to shame," denotes, when used in the Passive Voice, "to feel respect for, to show def…

Reverent "suited to a sacred character, reverend" (hieros, "sacred," prepo, "to be fitting"), is translated "reverent" in Tit 2:3, RV (AV, "as becometh holiness…

Revile, Reviling, Reviler denotes "to abuse, revile," Joh 9:28, Act 23:4, 1Co 4:12, 1Pe 2:23 (1st clause). "to reproach, upbraid," is translated "to revile" in …

Revive "to flourish anew" (ana, "again, anew," thallo, "to flourish or blossom"), hence, "to revive," is used metaphorically in Phi 4:10, RV, "ye have revived (…

Reward Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H7999Original Word: shalemUsage Notes: "to recompense, reward, be whole, be complete, sound." A common Semitic term, this…

Reward (Noun and Verb) primarily "wages, hire," and then, generally, "reward," (a) received in this life, Mat 5:46, Mat 6:2, Mat 6:5, Mat 6:16, Rom 4:4, 1Co 1:9…

Rewarder "one who pays wages" (misthos, "wages," apo, "back," didomi, "to give"), is used by metonymy in Heb 11:6, of God, as the "Rewarder" of those who "seek …

Rich, Riches, Richly, Rich man akin to B, C, No. 1, "rich, wealthy," is used (I) literally, (a) adjectivally (with a noun expressed separately) in Mat 27:57, Lu…

Rid * For RID see CARE, A, No. 1, Note

Ride "to go upon" (epi, "upon," baino, "to go"), is used of Christ's "riding" into Jerusalem, Mat 21:5, RV, "riding" (AV, "sitting"). See COME, No. 16.

Ride (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H7392Original Word: rakabUsage Notes: "to ride, cause to ride." Already found in ancient Akkadian and Ugaritic, this w…

Right (not wrong-Noun and Adjective), Rightly "authority, power," is translated "right" in the RV, for AV, "power," in Joh 1:12, Rom 9:21, 1Co 1:9-6, 1Co 9:12 (…

Right (opp. to left), Right hand, Right side an adjective, used (a) of "the right" as opposite to the left, e.g., Mat 1:5-30, Rev 10:5, RV, "right hand;" in con…

Right Hand Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H3225Original Word: yamînUsage Notes: "right hand." This word has cognates attested in Ugaritic, Arabic, Syriac, Aram…

Righteous (To Be) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H6663Original Word: s?adaqUsage Notes: "to be righteous, be in the right, be justified, be…

Righteous, Righteously signifies "just," without prejudice or partiality, e.g., of the judgment of God, 2Th 1:1-6; of His judgments, Rev 16:7, Rev 19:2; of His …

Righteousness is "the character or quality of being right or just;" it was formerly spelled "rightwiseness," which clearly expresses the meaning. It is used to …

Ring "a finger ring," occurs in Luk 15:22. Note: Chrusodaktulios, an adjective signifying "with a gold ring," "a gold-ringed (person)," from chrusos, "gold," an…

Ringleader "one who stands first" (protos, "first," histemi, "to cause to stand"), was used of soldiers, one who stands in the front rank; hence, metaphorically…

Riot, Rioting, Riotous, Riotously "prodigality, a wastefulness, profligacy" (a negative, sozo, "to save") is rendered "riot" in Eph 5:18, RV (AV, "excess"); Tit…