Vine's Expository Dictionary

Sojourn, Sojourner, Sojourning denotes "to dwell beside, among or by" (para, "beside," oikeo, "to dwell"); then, "to dwell in a place as a paroikos, a stranger"…

Soldier "a soldier," is used (a) in the natural sense, e.g., Mat 8:9, Mat 27:27, Mat 28:12, Mar 15:16, Luk 7:8, Luk 23:36; six times in John; thirteen times in …

Solid for which see FIRM, No. 2, has the meaning "solid" in Heb 5:12, Heb 5:14, of food (AV, "strong"). As "solid" food requires more powerful digestive organs …

Solitary * For SOLITARY, Mar 1:35, AV, see DESERT, B

Some, Someone, Something, Somewhat * Notes: (1) Various forms of the article and certain pronouns, followed by the particles men and de denote "some." These are…

Sometimes * For SOMETIMES see TIME

Somewhere a particle, signifies "somewhere" in Heb 2:6, Heb 4:4, RV (AV, "in a certain place"); the writer avoids mentioning the place to add stress to his test…

Son primarily signifies the relation of offspring to parent (see Joh 1:9-20, Gal 4:30. It is often used metaphorically of prominent moral characteristics (see b…

Song "an ode, song," is always used in the NT (as in the Sept.), in praise of God or Christ; in Eph 5:19, Col 3:16 the adjective "spiritual" is added, because t…

Soon * For SOON see IMMEDIATELY, No. 1 and QUICKLY, No. 3.

Soon (as soon as) * For as SOON as see +, p. 9

Sooner * For SOONER see QUICKLY, No. 2

Soothsaying "to divine, practice divination" (from mantis, "a seer, diviner"), occurs in Act 16:16. The word is allied to mainomai, "to rave," and mania, "fury"…

Sop a diminutive of psomos, "a morsel," denotes "a fragment, a sop" (akin to psomizo; see FEED), Joh 13:26 (twice), Joh 13:27, Joh 13:30. It had no connection w…

Sorcerer (a) "one of a median caste, a magician:" see WISE; (b) "a wizard, sorcerer, a pretender to magic powers, a professor of the arts of witchcraft," Act 13…

Sorcery (Eng., "pharmacy," etc.) primarily signified "the use of medicine, drugs, spells;" then, "poisoning;" then, "sorcery," Gal 5:20, RV, "sorcery" (AV, "wit…

Sore (Noun, Adjective, Adverb), Sorer "a sore" or "ulcer" (primarily a wound), occurs in Luk 16:21, Rev 16:2, Rev 16:11. "to wound, to ulcerate," is used in the…

Sorrow (Noun and Verb), Sorrowful "grief, sorrow," is translated "sorrow" in Luk 22:45, Joh 16:6, Joh 1:16-22, Rom 9:2, RV (AV, "heaviness"); 2Co 2:1, RV; 2Co 2…

Sorry is rendered "to be sorry" (Passive Voice) in Mat 14:9, AV (RV, "grieved"); Mat 17:23, Mat 18:31, 2Co 2:2 [1st part, Active Voice, "make sorry" (as in 2Co …

Sort "of what sort," is so rendered in 1Co 3:13. See MANNER, SUCH AS, WHAT. "a part," is used with apo, "from," in Rom 15:15 and rendered "(in some) sort," AV (…

Sought * For SOUGHT see SEEK

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

Sound (Adjective), be Sound "whole, healthy," is used metaphorically of "sound speech," Tit 2:8. See WHOLE. "to be healthy, sound in health" (Eng., "hygiene," e…

Sound (Noun and Verb) most frequently "a voice," is translated "sound" in Mat 24:31 (AV marg., "voice"); Joh 3:8, AV (RV, "voice"); so 1Co 14:7 (1st part), 1Co …

Soundness "completeness, soundness" (akin to holokleros, see ENTIRE), occurs in Act 3:16. In the Sept., Isa 1:6.

South, South wind denotes (a) "the south wind," Luk 12:55, Act 27:13, Act 28:13; (b) "south," as a direction, Luk 13:29, Rev 21:13; (c) "the South," as a region…

Southwest lit., "Libyan," denotes "the S.W. wind," Act 27:12, "(looking) northeast (and southeast)," RV, lit., "(looking down) the southwest wind (and down the …

Sow (Noun) "swine" (masc. or fem.), is used in the fem. in 2Pe 2:22.

Sow (To) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H2232Original Word: zara‘Usage Notes: "to sow, scatter seed, make pregnant." Common throughout the …

Sow (Verb), Sower "to sow seed," is used (1) literally, especially in the Synoptic Gospels; elsewhere, 1Co 1:15-37, 2Co 9:10, "the sower;" (2) metaphorically, (…

Space "an interval, space" (akin to B), is used of time in Act 5:7. "to set apart, separate" (dia, "apart," histemi, "to cause to stand"), see A, is rendered "a…

Spare, Sparingly "to spare," i.e., "to forego" the infliction of that evil or retribution which was designed, is used with a negative in Act 20:29, Rom 8:32, Ro…

Sparrow a diminutive of strouthos, "a sparrow," occurs in Mat 10:29, Mat 10:31, Luk 1:12-7.

Speak Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H559Original Word: ’amarUsage Notes: "to say, speak, tell, command, answer." This verb occurs in all S…

Speak (To) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H1696Original Word: dabarUsage Notes: "to speak, say." This verb occurs in all periods of Hebrew,…

Speaker (chief) * Note: In Act 14:12 the verb hegeomai, "to lead the way, be the chief," is used in the present participle with the article (together equivalent…

Speaking (evil, much) "loquacity," "much speaking" (polus, "much," logos, "speech"), is used in Mat 6:7. In the Sept., Pro 10:19. Note: For "evil speaking(s)," …

Spear primarily "a spearhead," then, "a lance or spear," occurs in Joh 19:34; some texts have it in Mat 27:49. As to Joh 19:29, there is an old conjecture, ment…

Spearman from dexios, "the right (hand)," and lambano, "to lay hold of," is used in the plural in Act 23:23, "spearmen." Some texts have dexiobolos, "one who th…

Special * Note: Tuchon, the 2nd aorist participle of tunchano, "to happen, meet with, chance," is used with a negative signifying "not common or ordinary, speci…

Specially * For SPECIALLY see ESPECIALLY

Spectacle akin to theaomai, "to behold," denotes (a) "a theater" (used also as a place of assembly), Act 19:29, Act 19:31; (b) "a spectacle, a show," metaphoric…

Speech akin to lego (SPEAK, No. 1), most frequently rendered "word" (for an analysis see WORD), signifies "speech," as follows: (a) "discourse," e.g., Luk 20:20…

Speechless "dumb, speechless," occurs in Act 9:7. In the Sept., Pro 17:28, Isa 56:10. which means either "deaf" or "dumb" (see DEAF), is translated "speechless"…

Speed, Speedily * Notes: (1) In Act 17:15 "with all speed" is the rendering of the phrase hos, "as," tachista, "most speedily" (the superlative of tachu, "speed…

Spend, Spent denotes (a) "to expend, spend," Mar 5:26 [for Act 21:24 see CHARGE, Note (5)]: 2Co 12:15 (1st part: for "be spent," see No. 2); (b) "to consume, sq…

Spew (AV, Spue) "to vomit" (cp. Eng., "emetic"), is used in Rev 3:16, figuratively of the Lord's utter abhorrence of the condition of the church at Laodicea. In…

Spice(s) "spice," occurs in Mar 16:1, RV "spices" (AV, "sweet spice"); Luk 23:56, Luk 24:1, Joh 19:40. A papyrus document has it in a list of articles for a sac…

Spikenard is derived, through the Semitic languages (Heb. nerd, Syriac nardin), from the Sanskrit nalada, "a fragrant oil," procured from the stem of an Indian …

Spill "to pour out, shed," is rendered "be spilled" in Luk 5:37. See POUR, SHED. Note: Some texts have ekcheo in Mar 2:22 (so AV). The form in Luk 5:37 might al…