Vine's Expository Dictionary

Depth see DEEP "the sea," Act 27:5, denotes also "the depth" (of the sea), Mat 18:6. The word is most probably connected with a form of plesso, "to strike," and…

Deputy * For DEPUTY see PROCONSUL

Deride * Note: For ekmukterizo, lit., "to turn up the nose at, to deride out and out," Luk 16:14, Luk 23:35, see SCOFF.

Descend "to go down" (kata, "down," baino, "to go"), used for various kinds of motion on the ground (e.g., going, walking, stepping), is usually translated "to …

Descent denotes "a going down," akin to No. 1 under DESCEND, "a way down," Luk 19:37. Note: For "descent" (AV in Heb 1:7,6), see GENEALOGY (the RV rendering).

Describe "to write," is rendered "describeth" in Rom 10:5, AV, "For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the Law ...;" this the RV corrects to "For Mo…

Desert (Noun and Adjective) primarily "a solitude, an uninhabited place," in contrast to a town or village, is translated "deserts" in Heb 11:38; "the wildernes…

Desire (Noun and Verb), Desirous "a desire, craving, longing, mostly of evil desires," frequently translated "lust," is used in the following, of good "desires:…

Desolate (To Be) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H8074Original Word: shamemUsage Notes: "to be desolate, astonished, appalled, devastated, ravaged." This verb i…

Desolate (Verb and Adjective), Desolation signifies "to make desolate, lay waste." From the primary sense of "making quiet" comes that of "making lonely." It is…

Despair is used in the NT in the Passive Voice, with Middle sense, "to be utterly without a way" (ek, "out of," intensive, a, negative, poros, "a way through;" …

Despise (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H3988Original Word: ma’asUsage Notes: "to reject, refuse, despise." This verb is common in both biblical and modern…

Despise, Despiser "to make of no account" (ex, "out," oudeis, "nobody," alternatively written, outheis), "to regard as nothing, to despise utterly, to treat wit…

Despite, Despiteful, Despitefully (use) "to treat insultingly, with contumely" (en, intensive, hubrizo, "to insult;" some connect it with huper, "above, over," …

Destitute (be, etc.) see DEFRAUD. primarily, "to be behind, to be last," hence, "to lack, fail of, come short of," is translated "being destitute" in Heb 11:37.…

Destroy (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H8045Original Word: shamadUsage Notes: "to destroy, annihilate, exterminate." This biblical word occurs also in mod…

Destroy, Destroyer, Destruction, Destructive a strengthened form of ollumi, signifies "to destroy utterly;" in Middle Voice, "to perish." The idea is not extinc…

Determine, Determinate primarily, "to separate," hence, "to be of opinion, approve, esteem," Rom 14:5, also "to determine, resolve, decree," is used in this sen…

Device "a cogitation, an inward reasoning" (generally, evil surmising or supposition), is formed from en, "in," and thumos, "strong feeling, passion" (cp. thumo…

Devil, Devlish "an accuser, a slanderer" (from diaballo, "to accuse, to malign"), is one of the names of Satan. From it the English word "Devil" is derived, and…

Devise Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H2803Original Word: hashabUsage Notes: "to think, devise, purpose, esteem, count, imagine, impute." T…

Devise (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H2803Original Word: hashabUsage Notes: "to think, account, reckon, devise, plan." This word is found throughout the …

Devised (cunningly) from sophos, "wise" (connected etymologically with sophes, "tasty"), in the Active Voice signifies "to make wise," 2Ti 3:15 (so in the Sept.…

Devotion * Note: For this word, in Act 17:23, AV, which translates sebasma, "devotions," marg., "gods that ye worship," RV, "objects of your worship," in 2Th 2:…

Devour is a strengthened form of an old verb edo, from the root ed--, whence Lat., edo, Eng., "eat." The form ephagon, used as the 2nd aorist tense of this verb…

Devout lit., "taking hold well" (eu, "well," lambano, "to take hold"), primarily, "cautious," signifies in the NT, "careful as to the realization of the presenc…

Diadem is derived from diadeo, "to bind round." It was the kingly ornament for the head, and especially the blue band marked with white, used to bind on the tur…

Die (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H4191Original Word: mûtUsage Notes: "to die, kill." This verb occurs in all Semitic languages (including biblical Arama…

Die, Dead (to be, become), Dying "to die" (in the perf. tense, "to be dead"), in the NT is always used of physical "death," except in 1Ti 5:6, where it is metap…

Differ, Differing, Different, Difference lit., "to bear through, carry different ways," hence, "to be different from," is said of the stars, 1Co 15:41; of a chi…

Difficulty signifies "with difficulty, hardly" (from molos, "toil"). In Luk 9:39, it is rendered "hardly," of the "difficulty" in the departure of a demon. In A…

Dig, Dig down "to dig, dig up soil, dig a pit," is said of a place for a winepress, Mat 21:33, Mar 12:1; of "digging" a pit for hiding something, Mat 25:18. Not…

Dignity, Dignities primarily denotes "an opinion, estimation, repute;" in the NT, always "good opinion, praise, honor, glory, an appearance commanding respect, …

Diligence, Diligent, Diligently lit., "a working" (akin to ergon, "work"), is indicative of a process, in contrast to the concrete, ergon, e.g., Eph 4:19, lit.,…

Diminishing see DEFECT.

Dine, Dinner primarily, "to breakfast" (see B), was later used also with the meaning "to dine," e.g., Luk 11:37; in Joh 1:21,15, RV, "break your fast," and "had…

Dip, Dipped, Dippeth "to immerse, dip" (derived from a root signifying "deep"), also signified "to dye," which is suggested in Rev 19:13, of the Lord's garment …

Direct "to make straight" (kata, "down," intensive, euthus, "straight," euthuno, "to straighten"), is translated "guide" in Luk 1:79, of the Lord's "guidance" o…

Disallow "to reject as the result of disapproval" (apo, "away from," dokimazo, "to approve"), is always translated "to reject," except in the AV of 1Pe 1:2,7. S…

Disannul, Disannulling signifies "to put as of no value" (a, negative, theton, "what is placed," from tithemi, "to put, place"); hence, (a) "to act towards anyt…

Disbelieve "to be unbelieving" (a, negative, pistis, "faith;" cp. apistos, "unbelieving"), is translated "believed not," etc., in the AV (except in 1Pe 2:7, "be…

Discern (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H5234Original Word: nakarUsage Notes: "to discern, regard, recognize, pay attention to, be acquainted with." This v…

Discern, Discerner, Discernment "to distinguish, or separate out so as to investigate (krino) by looking throughout (ana, intensive) objects or particulars," he…

Discharged means "to reduce to inactivity." "Discharged" is the RV translation of the word in Rom 7:2, Rom 7:6 (AV, "is loosed," and "are delivered"). In Rom 7:…

Disciple lit., "a learner" (from manthano, "to learn," from a root math--, indicating thought accompanied by endeavor), in contrast to didaskalos, "a teacher;" …

Discipline from sophron, lit., "saving the mind," from saos, "contracted to" sos, "safe" (cp. sozo, "to save"), phren, "the mind," primarily, "an admonishing or…

Discourage (-d) "to be disheartened, dispirited, discouraged" (a, negative, thumos, "spirit, courage," from the root thu--, found in thuo, "to rush," denoting "…

Discourse primarily denotes "to ponder, resolve in one's mind" (dia, "through," lego, "to say"); then, "to converse, dispute, discuss, discourse with;" most fre…

Discover * Two verbs are translated by the verb "to discover," in the AV. The RV translates differently in each case. see APPEAR, A, No. 3. "to perceive distinc…

Discreet, Discreetly "of sound mind, self-controlled" (for the derivation, see DISCIPLINE), is translated "sober-minded," in its four occurrences in the RV, 1Ti…