Vine's Expository Dictionary

Earnest (Noun) originally, "earnest-money" deposited by the purchaser and forfeited if the purchase was not completed, was probably a Phoenician word, introduce…

Earnest, Earnestness, Earnestly akin to speudo, "to hasten," denotes "haste," Mar 6:25, Luk 1:39; hence, "earnestness," 2Co 8:7, RV, for AV, "diligence," and 2C…

Earth Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H776Original Word: ’eresUsage Notes: "earth; land." This is one of the most common Hebrew nouns, occurring more 6ff.; Psa …

Earthen, Earthly, Earthy signifies "made of earthenware or clay" (from ostrakon, "baked clay, potsherd, shell;" akin to osteon, "a bone"), 2Ti 2:20, "of earth;"…

Earthquake "a shaking, a shock," from seio, "to move to and fro, to shake," chiefly with the idea of concussion (Eng., "seismic," "seismology," "seismometry"), …

Ease, Eased signifies "to cause or permit one to cease from any labor or movement" so as to recover strength. It implies previous toil and care. Its chief signi…

Easily * For EASILY see EASY

East primarily "a rising," as of the sun and stars, corresponds to anatello, "to make to rise," or, intransitively, "to arise," which is also used of the sunlig…

Easter mistranslated "Easter" in Act 12:4, AV, denotes the Passover (RV). The phrase "after the Passover" signifies after the whole festival was at an end. The …

Easy, Easier, Easily primarily signifies "fit for use, able to be used" (akin to chraomai, "to use"), hence, "good, virtuous, mild, pleasant" (in contrast to wh…

Eat (To) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H398Original Word: ’akalUsage Notes: "to eat, feed, consume, devour." This verb occurs in all Semit…

Eat, Eat with, Eating signifies "to eat" (as distinct from pino, "to drink"); it is a lengthened form from edo (Lat., edo; cp. Eng., "edible"); in Heb 10:27, me…

Edge, Edged the mouth (cp. Eng., "stomach," from stomachos, 1Ti 5:23), has a secondary and figurative meaning in reference to the "edge of a sharp instrument, a…

Edification, Edify, Edifying denotes (a) "the act of building" (oikos, "a home," and demo, "to build"); this is used only figuratively in the NT, in the sense o…

Effect (of none) signifies "to render void, deprive of force and authority" (from a, negative, and kuros, "might, authority;" kurios, "a lord," is from the same…

Effectual denotes "active, powerful in action" (en, "in," ergon, "work;" Eng. "energy;" the word "work" is derived from the same root). It is translated "effect…

Effeminate "soft, soft to the touch" (Lat., mollis, Eng., "mollify," "emollient," etc.), is used (a) of raiment, Mat 11:8 (twice); Luk 7:25; (b) metaphorically,…

Effulgence "radiance, effulgence," is used of light shining from a luminous body (apo, "from," and auge, "brightness"). The word is found in Heb 1:3, where it i…

Egg denotes "an egg" (Lat., ovum), Luk 11:12.

Eight, Eighteen, Eighth "eight" (Lat., octo, octavus; cp. Eng., "octagon," "octave," "octavo," "October," etc.), is used in Luk 2:21, Luk 9:28, Joh 20:26, Act 9…

Either is a disjunctive particle. One of its uses is to distinguish things which exclude each other, or one of which can take the place of another. It is transl…

Elder Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H2204, Original Word: zaqenUsage Notes: "old man; old woman; elder; old." Zaqen occurs 174 times in the Hebrew Old Testame…

Elder, Eldest an adjective, the comparative degree of presbus, "an old man, an elder," is used (a) of age, whether of the "elder" of two persons, Luk 15:25, or …

Elect, Elected, Election lit. signifies "picked out, chosen" (ek, "from," lego, "to gather, pick out"), and is used of (a) Christ, the "chosen" of God, as the M…

Elements used in the plural, primarily signifies any first things from which others in a series, or a composite whole, take their rise; the word denotes "an ele…

Eleven, Eleventh lit., "one ten" (lat., undecim), is used only of the eleven Apostles remaining after the death of Judas Iscariot, Mat 28:16, Mar 16:14, Luk 24:…

Eloquent an adjective, from logos, "a word," primarily meant "learned, a man skilled in literature and the arts." In the AV of Act 18:24, it is translated "eloq…

Else a conjunction, when used of cause, meaning "since," "otherwise," "for then," "because;" in an ellipsis, "else," as in 1Co 7:14, where the ellipsis would be…

Elsewhere connected with allos, "another," is used in Mar 1:38 (RV only).

Embark * For EMBARK (RV, in Act 27:2) see ABOARD

Embolden is rendered "embolden" in 1Co 8:10, in reference to blameworthy actions (see marg.), the delinquent being built up, so to speak, to do what is contrary…

Embrace lit. signifies "to draw to oneself;" hence, "to greet, salute, welcome," the ordinary meaning, e.g., in Rom. 16, where it is used 21 times. It also sign…

Emerald is a transparent stone of a light green color, occupying the first place in the second row on the high priest's breastplate, Exo 28:18. Tyre imported it…

Emperor "august, reverent," the masculine gender of an adjective (from sebas, "reverential awe"), became used as the title of the Roman emperor, Act 25:21, Act …

Empty "to empty," is so translated in Phi 2:7, RV, for AV, "made ... of no reputation." The clauses which follow the verb are exegetical of its meaning, especia…

Emulation, AV * For EMULATION, AV (Rom 11:14, Gal 5:20) see JEALOUSY

Enable "to render strong" (en, "in," dunamis, "power"), is translated "enabled" in 1Ti 1:12, more lit., "instrengthened," "inwardly strengthened," suggesting st…

Enact "to ordain by law, to enact" (nomos, "a law," tithemi, "to put"), is used in the Passive Voice, and rendered "enacted" in Heb 8:6, RV, for AV, "establishe…

Enchanter Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H825Original Word: ’ashshapUsage Notes: "enchanter." Cognates of this word appear in Akkadian, Syriac, and biblical Ar…

Enclose * For ENCLOSE see INCLOSE

Encounter lit., "to throw together" (sun, "with," ballo, "to throw"), is used of "encountering" in war, Luk 14:31, RV, "to encounter ... (in war)," for AV, "to …

Encounter (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H7122Original Word: qara’Usage Notes: "to encounter, befall." Qara’ represents an intentional confrontation, wher…

Encourage, Encouragement "to urge forward, persuade," is used in Act 18:27 in the Middle Voice, RV, "encouraged," indicating their particular interest in giving…

End Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: NounStrong's Number: H657Original Word: ’epesUsage Notes: "end; not; nothing; only." The 42 occurrences of this word appear i…

End, Ending signifies (a) "the limit," either at which a person or thing ceases to be what he or it was up to that point, or at which previous activities were c…

Endeavor "to make haste, to be zealous," and hence, "to be diligent," is rendered "endeavoring" in Eph 4:3, AV; RV, "giving diligence." In 2Pe 1:15, AV, "endeav…

Endless denotes indissoluble (from a, negative, kata, "down," luo, "to loose"), Heb 7:16, "endless;" see the RV, marg., i.e., a life which makes its possessor t…

Endue in the Middle Voice, "to put on oneself, be clothed with," is used metaphorically of power, Luk 24:49, RV, "clothed." See CLOTHE. Note: In Jam 3:13 the ad…

Endure, Enduring "to abide," is rendered "to endure" in the AV of Joh 6:27, 1Pe 1:25 (RV, "abideth"); Heb 10:34, AV, "enduring (substance)," RV, "abiding." See …

Enemy Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H341Original Word: ’oyebUsage Notes: "enemy." ’Oyeb has an Ugaritic cognate. It appears about 282 times in biblical Hebrew…