Vine's Expository Dictionary

Sumptuous, Sumptuously "bright," is rendered "sumptuous" in Rev 18:14, RV. See BRIGHT, GOODLY, Note. the corresponding adverb, is used in Luk 16:19, "sumptuousl…

Sun Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H8121Original Word: shemeshUsage Notes: "sun; Shamshu (?); sunshield; battlement." Cognates of this word occur in Ugaritic (…

Sunder (asunder) * For SUNDER (Asunder) see CUT, No. 6

Sundry * For SUNDRY see PORTION, C

Sup "to sup" (said of taking the chief meal of the day), occurs in Luk 17:8, Luk 22:20 (in the best texts), lit., "(the) supping;" so 1Co 11:25; metaphorically …

Superfluity * For SUPERFLUITY see ABUNDANCE, A, No. 2, B, No. 1

Superfluous "abundant, more than sufficient," is translated "superfluous" in 2Co 9:1. See ABUNDANT, C, No. 1, ADVANTAGE, MORE, B, No. 2.

Superscription lit., "an over-writing" (epi, "over," grapho, "to write") (the meaning of the anglicized Latin word "superscription"), denotes "an inscription, a…

Superstition * For SUPERSTITION see RELIGION

Superstitious "reverent to the deity" (deido, "to fear;" daimon, "a demon," or "pagan god"), occurs in Act 17:22 in the comparative degree, rendered "somewhat s…

Supper denotes "a supper" or "feast" (for an analysis of the uses see FEAST, NO. 2). In Joh 13:2 the RV, following certain texts, has "during supper" (AV, "supp…

Supplication is always translated "supplication," or the plural, in the RV. See PRAYER, B, No. 3. is the feminine form of the adjective hiketerios, denoting "of…

Supply (Noun and Verb) primarily, among the Greeks signified "to lead a stage chorus or dance" (choros, and hegeomai, "to lead"), then, "to defray the expenses …

Support * Notes: (1) In Act 20:35, AV, antilambanomai, "to help" (RV), is translated "support." See HELP, B, No. 1. (2) In 1Th 5:14, antechomai signifies "to su…

Suppose "to consider, suppose, think," is rendered "to suppose" in Mat 20:10, Luk 2:34, Luk 3:23, Act 7:25, Act 14:19, Act 16:27, Act 21:29, 1Ti 6:5; in 1Co 7:2…

Supreme "to be superior, to excel," is translated "supreme" in 1Pe 2:13, see EXCEL, No. 3.

Sure "safe," is translated "sure" in Heb 6:19. See CERTAIN, B. "firm, steadfast," is used of (a) God's promise to Abraham, Rom 4:16; (b) the believer's hope, He…

Surely * Notes: (1) In the AV of Mat 26:73, Mar 14:70, Joh 17:8, alethos, "truly," is rendered "surely" (RV, "of a truth"); so pantos, "at all events, altogethe…

Surety * For SURETY (of a), Act 12:11, AV, see TRUE, D, No. 1

Surety (Noun) primarily signifies "bail," the bail who personally answers for anyone, whether with his life or his property (to be distinguished from mesites, "…

Surfeiting signifies "the giddiness and headache resulting from excessive wine-bibbing, a drunken nausea," "surfeiting," Luk 21:34. Trench (Syn. lxi) distinguis…

Surge * For SURGE, Jam 1:6, RV, see RAGE and WAVE

Surmise * For SURMISE, SURMISINGS, see DEEM

Surname "to put a name upon" (epi, "upon," kaleo, "to call"), "to surname," is used in this sense in the Passive Voice, in some texts in Mat 10:3 (it is absent …

Surpass * For SURPASS, 2Co 3:10, see EXCEED, A, No. 1

Suspense * For SUSPENSE (hold in) see DOUBT, No. 6

Sustenance "fodder" (akin to chortazo, "to feed, fill," see FEED, No. 4), is used in the plural in Act 7:11, "sustenance." In the Sept., Gen 24:25, Gen 24:32, G…

Swaddling clothes "to swathe" (from sparganon, "a swathing band"), signifies "to wrap in swaddling clothes" in Luk 2:7, Luk 2:12. The idea that the word means "…

Swallow (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H1104Original Word: bala‘Usage Notes: "to swallow, engulf." Commonly used throughout the history of the Hebrew lang…

Swallow (Verb) "to drink down" (kata, and pino, "to drink"), "to swallow," is used with this meaning (a) physically, but figuratively, Mat 23:24, Rev 12:16; (b)…

Swear (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H7650Original Word: shaba‘Usage Notes: "to swear; take an oath." This is a common word throughout the history of the …

Swear, Sworn is used of "affirming or denying by an oath," e.g., Mat 26:74, Mar 6:23, Luk 1:73, Heb 3:11, Heb 3:18, Heb 4:3, Heb 7:21; accompanied by that by wh…

Sweat is used in Luk 22:44. In the Sept., Gen 3:19.

Sweep occurs in Mat 12:44, Luk 11:25, Luk 15:8.

Sweet (cp. Eng., "glycerine," "glucose"), occurs in Jam 1:3-12 (AV, "fresh" in this verse); Rev 1:10-10.

Sweet smelling * For SWEET SMELLING see SAVOR, No. 1

Swell, Swollen primarily, "to blow, to burn," later came to denote "to cause to swell," and, in the Middle Voice, "to become swollen," Act 28:6. In the Sept., N…

Swelling denotes "a puffing up, swelling with pride" (akin to phusioo, "to puff up"), 2Co 12:20, "swellings." an adjective denoting "of excessive weight or size…

Swerve "to miss the mark," is translated "having swerved" in 1Ti 1:6. See ERR, No. 3. Moulton and Milligan illustrate the use of the verb from the papyri, e.g.,…

Swift, Swiftly denotes "swift" in Rom 3:15. See SHARP. "swift, speedy," is used in Jam 1:19. Cp. tacheos, tachu and tacheion, "quickly," tachos, "quickness, spe…

Swim "to dive, plunge, into the sea," hence, "to swim," occurs in Act 27:43. Cp. kolumbethra, "a pool." "to swim out of" (ek), occurs in Act 27:42.

Swine "a swine," is used in the plural, in the Synoptic Gospels only, Mat 7:6, Mat 1:8-32, Mar 1:5-13, Mar 5:16, Luk 1:8-33, Luk 1:15-16. It does not occur in t…

Sword Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: NounStrong's Number: H2719Original Word: h?erebUsage Notes: "sword; dagger; flint knife; chisel." This noun has cognates in…

Sycamine occurs in Luk 17:6. It is generally recognized as the black mulberry, with fruit like blackberries. The leaves are too tough for silkworms and thus are…

Sycamore occurs in Luk 19:4. This tree is of the fig species, with leaves like the mulberry and fruit like the fig. It is somewhat less in height than the sycam…

Synagogue properly "a bringing together" (sun, "together," ago, "to bring"), denoted (a) "a gathering of things, a collection," then, of "persons, an assembling…

Synagogue (put out of the) an adjective denoting "expelled from the congregation, excommunicated," is used (a) with ginomai, "to become, be made," Joh 9:22, Joh…

Synagogue (ruler of the) denotes "the administrative official," with the duty of preserving order and inviting persons to read or speak in the assembly, Mar 5:2…

Syrophoenician occurs in Mar 7:26 as the national name of a woman called "a Canaanitish woman" in Mat 15:22, i.e., not a Jewess but a descendant of the early in…