Vine's Expository Dictionary

Worse used as the comparative degree of kakos, "evil," describes (a) the condition of certain men, Mat 12:45, Luk 11:26, 2Pe 2:20; (b) evil men themselves and s…

Worship (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H7812Original Word: shah?âUsage Notes: "to worship, prostrate oneself, bow down." This word is found in modern Hebr…

Worship (Verb and Noun), Worshiping "to make obeisance, do reverence to" (from pros, "towards," and kuneo, "to kiss"), is the most frequent word rendered "to wo…

Worshiper akin to proskuneo (see WORSHIP, A, No. 1), occurs in Joh 4:23. is translated "worshiper" in Act 19:35 AV: see TEMPLE KEEPER. denotes "reverencing God"…

Worthy deeds * For WORTHY DEEDS, Act 24:2, AV, see CORRECTION

Worthy, Worthily "of weight, worth, worthy," is said of persons and their deeds: (a) in a good sense, e.g., Mat 1:10-11, Mat 10:13 (twice), Mat 10:37 (twice), M…

Wot * Note: This form, the 1st person singular and the plural of the present tense of an Anglo-Saxon verb witan, "to see" or "to know" (for the past tense cp. W…

Would * Notes: (1) This is often a translation of various inflections of a Greek verb. When it represents a separate word, it is always emphatic, and is a trans…

Wound (Noun and Verb) "a wound," occurs in Luk 10:34. Note: Plege, "a blow, a stroke," is used in Luk 10:30 with epitithemi, "to lay on," lit., "laid on blows,"…

Wound (wrapped) * For WOUND (wrapped) see WIND (Verb)

Woven from huphaino, "to weave" (found in good mss. in Luk 12:27), is used of Christ's garment, Joh 19:23.

Wranglings found in 1Ti 6:5, denotes "constant strife," obstinate contests" (Ellicott), "mutual irritations" (Field), AV, "perverse disputings" (marg., "galling…

Wrap "to roll in, wind in," occurs in Mar 15:46; see WIND (Verb), No. 3. "to roll in," occurs in Mat 27:59, Luk 23:53, Joh 20:7, see ROLL, No. 5. "to wrap" or "…

Wrath Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: NounStrong's Number: H2534Original Word: h?emâUsage Notes: "wrath; heat; rage; anger." This noun occurs in Semitic language…

Wrest "to twist, to torture" (from streble, "a which" or "instrument of torture," and akin to strepho, "to turn"), is used metaphorically in 2Pe 3:16, of "wrest…

Wrestle, Wrestling "a wrestling" (akin to pallo, "to sway, vibrate"), is used figuratively in Eph 6:12, of the spiritual conflict engaged in by believers, RV, "…

Wretched "distressed, miserable, wretched," is used in Rom 7:24, Rev 3:17. Cp. talaiporia, "misery," and talaiporeo (see AFFLICT).

Wrinkle from an obsolete verb rhuo, signifying "to draw together," occurs in Eph 5:27, describing the flawlessness of the complete church, as the result of the …

Write (To) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H3789Original Word: katabUsage Notes: "to write, inscribe, describe, take dictation, engrave." Th…

Write, Wrote, Written is used (a) of "forming letters" on a surface or writing material, Joh 8:6, Gal 6:11, where the Apostle speaks of his having "written" wit…

Writing from grapho, "to write," is rendered "writings" in Joh 5:47. See LETTER, No. 1. Notes: (1) For biblion, "writing," AV in Mat 19:7, see BILL, No. 1. (2) …

Writing tablet (AV, Writing table) occurs in Luk 1:63, a diminutive of pinakis, "a tablet," which is a variant reading here.

Wrong (Noun and Verb), Wrongdoer, Wrongdoing a, negative, dike, "right," is translated "wrong" in 2Pe 2:13 (2nd part), 2Pe 2:15, RV, "wrongdoing" (AV, unrighteo…

Wrongfully akin to the above, occurs in 1Pe 2:19. Note: For "exact wrongfully," Luk 3:14, RV, see ACCUSE, B, No. 5.

Wroth (be) always in the Middle or Passive Voice in the NT, is rendered "was (were) wroth" in Mat 18:34, Mat 22:7, Rev 11:18, RV, (AV, "were angry"); Rev 12:17,…

Wroth (To Be) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H7107Original Word: qas?apUsage Notes: "to be wroth, angry." This verb appears 34 times and is…

Wrought * For WROUGHT see WORK