Vine's Expository Dictionary

Sceptre * For SCEPTRE see ROD

Schism "a rent, division," is translated "schism" in 1Co 12:25, metaphorically of the contrary condition to that which God has designed for a local church in "t…

School (whence Eng., "school") primarily denotes "leisure," then, "that for which leisure was employed, a disputation, lecture;" hence, by metonymy, "the place …

Schoolmaster * For SCHOOLMASTER, Gal 1:3-25, see INSTRUCTOR, B, No. 1

Science is translated "science" in the AV of 1Ti 6:20; the word simply means "knowledge" (RV), where the reference is to the teaching of the Gnostics (lit., "th…

Scoff "to hold up the nose in derision at" (ek, "from," used intensively, mukterizo, "to mock;" from mukter, "the nose"), is translated "scoffed at" in Luk 16:1…

Scoffers * For SCOFFERS, 2Pe 3:3, AV, see MOCKERS

Scorch, Scorching "to scorch" (from kauma, "heat"), is used (a) of seed that had not much earth, Mat 13:6, Mar 4:6; (b) of men, stricken retributively by the su…

Scorn * For SCORN see LAUGH

Scorpion akin to skorpizo, "to scatter" (which see), is a small animal (the largest of the several species is 6 in. long) like a lobster, but with a long tail, …

Scourge (Noun and Verb) "a whip" (from Latin, flagellum), is used of the "scourge" of small cords which the Lord made and employed before cleansing the Temple, …

Scourging (-s) "a whip, scourge," is used (a) with the meaning "scourging," in Act 22:24, of the Roman method (see above, B, No. 1, Note); (b) in Heb 11:36, of …

Scribe (-s) from gramma, "a writing," denotes "a scribe, a man of letters, a teacher of the law;" the "scribes" are mentioned frequently in the Synoptists, espe…

Scrip * For SCRIP see WALLET

Scripture akin to grapho, "to write" (Eng., "graph," "graphic," etc.), primarily denotes "a drawing, painting;" then "a writing," (a) of the OT Scriptures, (1) …

Scroll the diminutive of biblos, "a book," is used in Rev 6:14, of "a scroll," the rolling up of which illustrates the removal of the heaven. See BOOK, No. 2.

Sea Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H3220Original Word: yamUsage Notes: "sea; ocean." This word has cognates in Aramaic, Akkadian, Ugaritic, Phoenician, and Eth…

Seal (Noun and Verb) denotes (a) "a seal" or "signet," Rev 7:2, "the seal of the living God," an emblem of ownership and security, here combined with that of de…

Seam (without) denotes "without seam" (a, negative, and rhapto, "to sew"), Joh 19:23.

Search an earlier form, "to search, examine," is used (a) of God, as "searching" the heart, Rom 8:27; (b) of Christ, similarly, Rev 2:23; (c) of the Holy Spirit…

Seared * For SEARED see BRANDED

Season (Noun) primarily, "due measure, fitness, proportion," is used in the NT to signify "a season, a time, a period" possessed of certain characteristics, fre…

Season (Verb) "to arrange, make ready" (cp. artios, "fitted"), is used of "seasoning," Mar 9:50, Luk 14:34, Col 4:6.

Seat (Noun and Verb) from kata, "down," and hedra, "a seat," denotes "a seat" (Eng., "cathedral"), "a chair," Mat 21:12, Mar 11:15; of teachers, Mat 23:2. "the …

Second, Secondarily, Secondly denotes "second in order" with or without the idea of time, e.g., Mat 22:26, Mat 22:39, 2Co 1:15, Rev 2:11; in Rev 14:8, RV only (…

Secret Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H5475Original Word: sôdUsage Notes: "secret or confidential plan(s); secret or confidential talk; secret; council; gather…

Secret, Secretly "secret, hidden" (akin to krupto, "to hide"), Eng., "crypt," "cryptic," etc., is used as an adjective and rendered "secret" in Luk 8:17, AV (RV…

Sect "a choosing," is translated "sect" throughout the Acts, except in Act 24:14, AV, "heresy" (RV, "sect"); it properly denotes a predilection either for a par…

Secure (Verb) an adjective, signifies "having full command of" (peri, "around, about," krateo, "to be strong, to rule"); it is used with ginomai, "to become," i…

Security Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: NounStrong's Number: H4009Original Word: mibt?ah?Usage Notes: "the act of confiding; the object of confidence; the state…

Sedition "a dissension, an insurrection," is translated "sedition" in Act 24:5, AV (RV, "insurrections"). See DISSENSION, INSURRECTION. lit., "a standing apart"…

Seduce, Seducing "to cause to wander, lead astray," is translated "to seduce" in 1Jo 2:26, AV (RV, "lead ... astray"); in Rev 2:20, "to seduce." See DECEIT, C, …

Seducers * For SEDUCERS see IMPOSTORS

See (To) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H7200Original Word: ra’âUsage Notes: "to see, observe, perceive, get acquainted with, gain understa…

See, Seeing "to have sight," is used of bodily vision, e.g., Mat 11:4; and mental, e.g., Mat 1:13-14; it is said of God the Father in Mat 6:4, Mat 6:6, Mat 6:18…

Seed akin to speiro, "to sow" (Eng., "sperm," "spermatic," etc.), has the following usages, (a) agricultural and botanical, e.g., Mat 13:24, Mat 13:27, Mat 13:3…

Seeing, Seeing that (conjunction) * For SEEING, SEEING THAT (conjunction), see +, p. 9

Seek signifies (a) "to seek, to seek for," e.g., Mat 1:7-8, Mat 13:45, Luk 24:5, Joh 6:24; of plotting against a person's life, Mat 2:20, Act 21:31, Rom 11:3; m…

Seek (To) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H1245Original Word: baqashUsage Notes: "to seek, search, consult." This verb occurs only in Ugarit…

Seem denotes (a) "to be of opinion" (akin to doxa, "opinion"), e.g., Luk 8:18, RV, "thinketh" (AV, "seemeth"); so 1Co 3:18; to think, suppose, Jam 1:26, RV, "th…

Seemly, RV * For SEEMLY, RV, see COMELY, B, and Note (2) Note: In 1Pe 2:12, RV, kalos, "good, fair," is rendered "seemly."

Seize lit., "to take together" (sun, "with," lambano, "to take or lay hold of"), chiefly signifies "to seize as a prisoner;" in the following the RV substitutes…

Self Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: NounStrong's Number: H5315Original Word: nepeshUsage Notes: "soul; self; life; person; heart." This is a very common term in…

Self-condemned * For SELF-CONDEMNED see CONDEMN, C, No. 1

Self-control (without) "powerless" (a, negative, kratos, "strength"), is rendered "without self-control," in 2Ti 3:3, RV; see INCONTINENT.

Self-willed "self-pleasing" (autos, "self," hedomai, "to please"), denotes one who, dominated by self-interest, and inconsiderate of others, arrogantly asserts …

Self, Selves "of oneself" (Eng., "automatic," "automaton," etc.), is used in Mar 4:28, Act 12:10. See ACCORD, B, No. 2. "he," also means "self," in the reflexiv…

Selfsame * Notes: (1) In 2Co 5:5, AV, auto touto, "this thing itself," "this very thing," RV, is rendered "the selfsame;" in 2Co 7:11, RV and AV, "this selfsame…

Sell "to exchange or barter, to sell," is used in the latter sense in the NT, six times in Matthew, three in Mark, six in Luke; in John only in connection with …

Sell (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H4376Original Word: makarUsage Notes: "to sell." Common in both ancient and modern Hebrew, this word is also found in …