Vine's Expository Dictionary

Through and Throughout * For THROUGH and THROUGHOUT see +, p. 9

Throughly * For THROUGHLY see THOROUGHLY

Throw "to cast, to throw," is rendered "to throw" in Mar 12:42, AV (RV, "cast"); so Act 22:23 (2nd part); "to throw down," Rev 18:21 (2nd part), AV (RV, "cast d…

Thrust for which cp. THROW, No. 1, is rendered "to thrust" in Joh 20:25, Joh 20:27, AV (RV, "put"); Act 16:24, AV (RV, "cast"); so Rev 14:16, Rev 14:19. See CAS…

Thunder, Thundering in Mar 3:17 "sons of thunder" is the interpretation of Boanerges, the name applied by the Lord to James and John; their firey disposition is…

Thus "in this way, so, thus," is used (a) with reference to what precedes, e.g., Luk 1:25, Luk 2:48; (b) with reference to what follows, e.g., Luk 19:31, render…

Thy, Thine, Thine own, Thyself * Note: These are translations of (1) the possessive pronoun sos, and its inflections, e.g., Mat 7:3 (1st part); it is used as a …

Thyine (wood) is akin to thuia, or thua, an African aromatic and coniferous tree; in Rev 18:12 it describes a wood which formed part of the merchandise of Babyl…

Tidings akin to phemi, "to speak," denotes "information," especially against fraud or other delinquency, and is rendered "tidings" in Act 21:31. Note: In Act 11…

Tie "to bind," is rendered "to tie" in Mat 21:2, Mar 11:2, Mar 11:4, Luk 19:30. See BIND. "to stretch out or forth," is used of preparations for scourging, Act …

Tiles, Tiling "potter's clay," or "an earthen vessel," denotes in the plural "tiles" in Luk 5:19, RV, AV, "tiling." In the Sept., 2Sa 17:28.

Till (Conjunction) * For TILL (Conjunction) see +, p. 9

Till (Verb) "to till the ground," is used in the Passive Voice in Heb 6:7, RV, "it is tilled" (AV, "... dressed"). Moulton and Milligan point out that, agricult…

Time Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: NounStrong's Number: H6256Original Word: ‘etUsage Notes: "time; period of time; appointed time; proper time; season." This w…

Tinkling * For TINKLING see CLANGING

Tip "the top, an extremity," is translated "tip" in Luk 16:24. See END, C, Note (6), TOP.

Tithe (Verb) from dekatos, "tenth," in the Active Voice denotes "to take tithes of," Heb 7:6, RV, "hath taken (AV, received) tithes;" in the Passive, "to pay ti…

Tithes (Noun) * For TITHES (Noun) see TENTH, No. 2

Title from Latin titulus, is used of the inscription above the Cross of Christ, Joh 1:19-20. See SUPERSCRIPTION. "a little horn" (keras, "a horn"), was used to …

To * For TO see +, p. 9

Today, this day an adverb (the Attic form is temeron), akin to hemera, a day, with the prefix t originally representing a pronoun. It is used frequently in Matt…

Together Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: AdverbStrong's Number: H3162Original Word: yah?adUsage Notes: "together; alike; all at once; all together." Yah?ad appea…

Toil (Verb and Noun) "to be weary, to labor," is rendered "to toil" in Mat 6:28, Luk 5:5 (Luk 12:27, in some mss.); in 1Co 4:12, RV (AV, "we labor"). See LABOR.…

Token "a sign, token or indication," is translated "token" in 2Th 3:17, of writing of the closing salutations, the Apostle using the pen himself instead of his …

Tolerable (akin to anecho, in the Middle Voice, "to endure," see ENDURE, No. 5) is used in its comparative form, anektoteros, in Mat 10:15, Mat 11:22, Mat 11:24…

Toll * For TOLL see CUSTOM (Toll)

Tomb is almost invariably rendered "tomb" or "tombs" in the RV, never "grave," sometimes "sepulchre;" in the AV, "tomb" in Mat 8:28, Mat 27:60, Mar 5:2, Mar 6:2…

Tomorrow Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: NounStrong's Number: H4279Original Word: mah?arUsage Notes: "tomorrow." This word has cognates in late Aramaic, Egyptian…

Tongue Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H3956Original Word: lashônUsage Notes: "tongue; language; speech." This word is thought to have the root meaning "to lick…

Tongue (-s) is used of (1) the "tongues ... like as of fire" which appeared at Pentecost; (2) "the tongue," as an organ of speech, e.g., Mar 7:33, Rom 3:13, Rom…

Tooth, Teeth is used in the sing. in Mat 5:38 (twice); elsewhere in the plural, of "the gnashing of teeth," the gnashing being expressive of anguish and indigna…

Top for which see TIP, is used of Jacob's staff, Heb 11:21. * Note: (Phrases) In Mat 27:51, Mar 15:38, apo anothen, "from the top" (lit. "from above"), is used …

Topaz is mentioned in Rev 21:20, as the ninth of the foundation stones of the wall of the heavenly Jerusalem; the stone is of a yellow color (though there are t…

Torch "a torch," is used in the plur. and translated "torches" in Joh 18:3; in Rev 8:10, RV, "torch" (AV, "lamp"). See LAMP.

Torment (Noun and Verb) akin to basanizo (see TOIL, No. 2), is used of Divine judgments in Rev 9:5, Rev 14:11, Rev 18:7, Rev 18:10, Rev 18:15. primarily "a touc…

Tormentor properly, "a torturer" (akin to basanizo, see TORMENT, B), "one who elicits information by torture," is used of jailors, Mat 18:34.

Torture (Verb) primarily denotes "to beat a drum" (tumpanon, "a kettledrum," Eng., "tympanal," "tympanitis," "tympanum"), hence, "to torture by beating, to beat…

Toss primarily "to fan a fire" (rhipis, "a fan," cp. rhipe, "twinkling"), then, "to make a breeze," is used in the Passive Voice in Jam 1:6, "tossed," of the ra…

Touch (To) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H5060Original Word: naga‘Usage Notes: "to touch, strike, reach, smite." Common throughout the his…

Touch (Verb) primarily, "to fasten to," hence, of fire, "to kindle," denotes, in the Middle Voice (a) "to touch," e.g., Mat 8:3, Mat 8:15, Mat 1:9-21, Mat 9:29;…

Touching (Preposition) * For TOUCHING (Preposition) see +, p. 9

Toward * For TOWARD (Preposition), see +, p. 9

Towel denotes "a linen cloth or towel" (Lat., linteum), as used by the Lord, Joh 1:13-5; it was commonly used by servants in a household.

Tower Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H4026Original Word: migdalUsage Notes: "tower; small fortress; watchtower; podium." Cognates of this word appear in Ugarit…

Town denotes "a country town," Mar 1:38, "a large village" usually without walls. "a village," or "country town without walls." The RV always renders this "vill…

Town Clerk "a writer, scribe," is used in Act 19:35 of a state "clerk," an important official, variously designated, according to inscriptions found in Graeco-A…

Trace "to follow up," is used of investigating or "tracing" a course of events, Luk 1:3, where the writer, humbly differentiating himself from those who possess…

Trade (Noun and Verb) "to work," is rendered "traded" in Mat 25:16; in Rev 18:17, AV, "trade," RV, "gain their living." See COMMIT, DO, LABOR, B, Note (1), MINI…

Tradition "a handing down or on" (akin to paradidomi, "to hand over, deliver"), denotes "a tradition," and hence, by metonymy, (a) "the teachings of the rabbis,…

Train * For TRAIN, Tit 2:4, RV, see SOBER, B, No. 3