Vine's Expository Dictionary

Wave from kuo, "to be pregnant, to swell," is used (a) literally in the plural, Mat 8:24, Mat 14:24, Mar 4:37 (Act 27:41, in some mss.); (b) figuratively, Jud 1…

Waver, Wavering "without bending" (a, negative, klino, "to bend"), occurs in Heb 10:23, AV, "without wavering," RV, "that it waver not." is rendered "to waver" …

Wax for which see ADVANCE, is rendered "to wax" in 2Ti 3:13. "to become," is translated "waxed" in Luk 13:19, AV (RV, "became"); in Heb 11:34, AV and RV, "waxed…

Way Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: NounStrong's Number: H1870Original Word: derekUsage Notes: "way (path, road, highway); distance; journey; manner, conduct; co…

We * Note: When this is not part of the translation of a verb or phrase, it stands for some case of hemeis, the plural of ego, "I;" this separate use of the pro…

Weak (Person) Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: NounStrong's Number: H6041Original Word: ‘anîUsage Notes: "poor; weak; afflicted; humble." This word, which also ap…

Weak, Weakened, Weaker, Weakness lit., "strengthless" (see IMPOTENT), is translated "weak," (a) of physical "weakness," Mat 26:41, Mar 14:38, 1Co 1:27, 1Co 4:10…

Weaker One Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H2945Original Word: t?apUsage Notes: "weaker one; child; little one." Cognates of this noun appear in Arabic and Ethi…

Wealth Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H1952Original Word: hônUsage Notes: "wealth; substance; riches; possessions; enough." The 26 occurrences of this word are…

Weapons always in the plur., is translated "weapons" in Joh 18:3, 2Co 10:4, the latter metaphorically of those used in spiritual warfare. See ARMOR, INSTRUMENTS…

Wear, Wearing a frequentative form of phero, "to bear," and denoting "repeated or habitual action," is chiefly used of clothing, weapons, etc., of soft raiment,…

Weariness * For WEARINESS, 2Co 11:27, RV see LABOR, No. 1

Weary "to grow weary, be beaten out" (kopos, "a beating, toil"), is used of the Lord in Joh 4:6 (used in His own word "labor" in Mat 11:28), in Rev 2:3, RV. See…

Weather akin to eudios, "calm," denotes "fair weather," Mat 16:2. "winter," also "a winter storm," is translated "foul weather" in Mat 16:3. See TEMPEST, WINTER…

Wedding * For WEDDING see MARRIAGE

Week Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H7620Original Word: shabûa‘Usage Notes: "week." This noun appears about 20 times in biblical Hebrew. In Gen 29:27 it refers…

Weep, Weeping is used of "any loud expression of grief," especially in mourning for the dead, Mat 2:18, Mar 1:5-39, Mar 16:10, Luk 7:13, Luk 8:52 (twice); Joh 1…

Weigh, Weight, Weighty, Weightier "to weigh down," is so rendered in 2Co 1:8, RV; see BURDEN, B, No. 1. "to cause to stand," is used in Mat 26:15, RV, "they wei…

Welcome "to receive gladly," is rendered "to welcome" in the RV of Luk 8:40, Luk 9:11. See RECEIVE. "to take up, to entertain," is rendered "to welcome" in 3Jo …

Well (Adverb) "finely" (akin to kalos, "good, fair"), is usually translated "well," indicating what is done rightly; in the Epistles it is most frequent in 1 Ti…

Well (do), Well-doing "to do good" (agathos, "good," poieo, "to do"), is used (a) of such activity in general, 1Pe 2:15, "well-doing;" 1Pe 2:20, "do well;" 1Pe …

Well (Noun) "a pit," is translated a "well" in Joh 1:4-12. See PIT. Note: For pege, translated "well" in Joh 4:6 (twice), Joh 4:14, 2Pe 2:17, see FOUNTAIN.

Well pleased "good pleasure," occurs in the genitive case in Luk 2:14, lit., "(men) of good pleasure" (so RV marg.), RV, "(men) in whom He is well pleased" (the…

Well-beloved * For WELL-BELOVED see BELOVED

Well-nigh * Note: This forms part of the translation of sumpleroo, "to fulfill," in Luk 9:51, "were well-nigh" come (see COME, No. 36), and pleroo, "to fulfill,…

Well-pleasing is used in Rom 1:12-2, translated "acceptable" (RV marg., "well-pleasing"); in the following the RV has "well-pleasing," Rom 14:18, 2Co 5:9, Eph 5…

Went * For WENT see GO

West "the quarter of the sun-setting" (dusis, "a sinking, setting;" duno, "to sink"), hence, "the west," occurs in Mat 8:11, Mat 24:27, Luk 12:54 (some regard t…

Wet * For WET, Luk 7:38, Luk 7:44, RV, see WASH, No. 7

Whale denotes "a huge fish, a sea monster," Mat 12:40. In the Sept., Gen 1:21, Job 3:8, Job 9:13, Job 26:12, Jon 1:17 (twice); Jon 2:1, Jon 2:10.

What * Notes: (1) Most frequently this is a translation of some form of the relative pronoun hos or the interrogative tis. (2) Other words are (a) hoios, "of wh…

Whatsoever * Note: For this see Notes on words under WHAT. Frequently by the addition of the particle an, or the conjunction ean, "if," the phrase has the more …

Wheat * For WHEAT see CORN

Wheel * For WHEEL, Jam 3:6, RV, see COURSE, A, No. 4

When * For WHEN, WHENCE, WHENSOEVER, WHERE, etc., see +, p. 9

Wherefore * Note: This represents (1) some phrases introduced by the preposition dia, "on account of," dia touto, "on account of this," e.g., Mat 12:31, Rom 5:1…

Wheteher * For WHETEHER see +, p. 9

Which * Notes: (1) This is the translation of (a) the article with nouns, adjectives, numerals, participles, etc., e.g., "that which," etc.; (b) the relative pr…

While, Whiles, Whilst * Notes: (1) See LITTLE, B, No. 1. (2) In Mat 13:21, proskairos estin, lit., "is for a season," is rendered "dureth (RV, endureth) for a w…

Whisperer, Whispering "a whisperer," occurs in an evil sense in Rom 1:29. "a whispering," is used of "secret slander" in 2Co 12:20. In the Sept., Ecc 10:11, of …

Whit * For WHIT see EVERY WHIT and NOTHING, No. 2

White (Adjective and Verb) is used of (a) clothing (sometimes in the sense of "bright"), Mat 17:2, Mat 28:3, Mar 9:3, Mar 16:5, Luk 9:29, Joh 20:12, Act 1:10; s…

Whither, Whithersoever * For WHITHER, WHITHERSOEVER, see +, p. 9.

Who, Whom, Whose * Notes: These are usually the translations of forms of the relative pronoun hos, or of the interrogative pronoun tis; otherwise of hostis, "wh…

Whole (made), Wholly, Wholesome for which see ALL, A, No. 3, and ALTOGETHER, signifies "whole," (a) with a noun, e.g., Mat 1:5-30, Mar 8:36, Mar 15:1, Mar 15:16…

Whore, Whoremonger * For WHORE, WHOREMONGER see FORNICATION, HARLOT

Whoso, Whosoever * Note: The same pronouns as those under WHO are used for the above, often with the addition of the particle an and a change of construction wh…

Why * For WHY see +, p. 9

Wicked Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: NounStrong's Number: H7563Original Word: rasha‘Usage Notes: "wicked; ungodly; guilty." Rasha‘ occurs only in Hebrew and la…

Wickedness Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H1100Original Word: belîya‘alUsage Notes: "wickedness; wicked; destruction." The 27 occurrences of this noun are scat…