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Oath

1: ὅρκος
(Strong's #3727 — Noun Masculine — horkos — hor'-kos, her'-kos )

is primarily equivalent to herkos, "a fence, an enclosure, that which restrains a person;" hence, "an oath." The Lord's command in Matthew 5:33 was a condemnation of the minute and arbitrary restrictions imposed by the scribes and Pharisees in the matter of adjurations, by which God's Name was profaned. The injunction is repeated in James 5:12 . The language of the Apostle Paul, e.g., in Galatians 1:20 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:27 was not inconsistent with Christ's prohibition, read in the light of its context. Contrast the "oaths" mentioned in Matthew 14:7, 9 ; Matthew 26:72 ; Mark 6:26 .

Hebrews 6:16 refers to the confirmation of a compact among men, guaranteeing the discharge of liabilities; in their disputes "the oath is final for confirmation." This is referred to in order to illustrate the greater subject of God's "oath" to Abraham, confirming His promise; cp. Luke 1:73 ; Acts 2:30 . Cp. the verbs horkizo, and exorkizo, under ADJURE.

2: ὁρκωμοσία
(Strong's #3728 — Noun Feminine — horkomosia — hor-ko-mos-ee'-ah )

denotes "an affirmation on oath" (from No. 1 and omnumi, "to swear"). This is used in Hebrews 7:20, 21 (twice),28 of the establishment of the Priesthood of Christ, the Son of God, appointed a Priest after the order of Melchizedek, and "perfected for evermore." In the Sept., Ezekiel 17:18, 19 .

Note: For anathematizo in Acts 23:21 , AV, "have bound (themselves) with an oath," see CURSE.

Obedience, Obedient, Obey

A — 1: ὑπακοή
(Strong's #5218 — Noun Feminine — hupakoe — hoop-ak-o-ay' )

"obedience" (hupo, "under," akouo, "to hear"), is used (a) in general, Romans 6:16 (1st part), RV, "(unto) obedience," AV, "(to) obey;" here "obedience" is not personified, as in the next part of the verse, "servants ... of obedience" [see (c)], but is simply shown to be the effect of the presentation mentioned; (b) of the fulfillment of apostolic counsels, 2 Corinthians 7:15 ; 2 Corinthians 10:6 ; Philemon 1:21 ; (c) of the fulfillment of God's claims or commands, Romans 1:5 ; Romans 16:26 , "obedience of faith," which grammatically might be objective, to the faith (marg.), or subjective, as in the text. Since faith is one of the main subjects of the Epistle, and is the initial act of obedience in the new life, as well as an essential characteristic thereof, the text rendering is to be preferred; Romans 6:16 (2nd part); 15:18, RV "(for) the obedience," AV, "(to make) obedient;" Romans 16:19 ; 1 Peter 1:2, 14 , RV, "(children of) obedience," i.e., characterized by "obedience," AV, "obedient (children);" 1 Peter 1:22 , RV, "obedience (to the truth)," AV, "obeying (the truth);" (d) of "obedience" to Christ (objective), 2 Corinthians 10:5 ; (e) of Christ's "obedience," Romans 5:19 (referring to His death; cp. Philippians 2:8 ); Hebrews 5:8 , which refers to His delighted experience in constant "obedience" to the Father's will (not to be understood in the sense that He learned to obey).

A — 2: ὑποταγή
(Strong's #5292 — Noun Feminine — hupotage — hoop-ot-ag-ay' )

subjection (hupo, "under," tasso, "to order"), is translated "obedience" in 2 Corinthians 9:13 , RV (AV, "subjection"). See SUBJECTION.

B — 1: ὑπακούω
(Strong's #5219 — Verb — hupakouo — hoop-ak-oo'-o )

"to listen, attend" (as in Acts 12:13 ), and so, "to submit, to obey," is used of "obedience" (a) to God Hebrews 5:9 ; Hebrews 11:8 ; (b) to Christ, by natural elements, Matthew 8:27 ; Mark 1:27 ; Mark 4:41 ; Luke 8:25 ; (c) to disciples of Christ, Luke 17:6 ; (d) to the faith, Acts 6:7 ; the Gospel, Romans 10:16 ; 2 Thessalonians 1:8 ; Christian doctrine, Romans 6:17 (as to a form or mold of teaching); (e) to apostolic injunctions, Philippians 2:12 ; 2 Thessalonians 3:14 ; (f) to Abraham by Sarah, 1 Peter 3:6 ; (g) to parents by children, Ephesians 6:1 ; Colossians 3:20 ; (h) to masters by servants, Ephesians 6:5 ; Colossians 3:22 ; (i) to sin, Romans 6:12 ; (j) in general, Romans 6:16 .

B — 2: πείθω
(Strong's #3982 — Verb — peitho — pi'-tho )

"to persuade, to win over," in the Passive and Middle Voices, "to be persuaded, to listen to, to obey," is so used with this meaning, in the Middle Voice, e.g., in Acts 5:36-37 (in Acts 5:40 , Passive Voice, "they agreed"); Romans 2:8 ; Galatians 5:7 ; Hebrews 13:17 ; James 3:3 . The "obedience" suggested is not by submission to authority, but resulting from persuasion.

"Peitho and pisteuo" 'to trust,' are closely related etymologically; the difference in meaning is that the former implies the obedience that is produced by the latter, cp. Hebrews 3:18, 19 , where the disobedience of the Israelites is said to be the evidence of their unbelief. Faith is of the heart, invisible to men; obedience is of the conduct and may be observed. When a man obeys God he gives the only possible evidence that in his heart he believes God. Of course it is persuasion of the truth that results in faith (we believe because we are persuaded that the thing is true, a thing does not become true because it is believed), but peitho, in NT suggests an actual and outward result of the inward persuasion and consequent faith." * [* From Notes on Thessalonians, by Hogg and Vine, pp. 254,255.] See ASSURANCE , B, No. 3.

B — 3: πειθαρχέω
(Strong's #3980 — Verb — peitharcheo — pi-tharkh-eh'-o )

"to obey one in authority" (No. 2, and arche, "rule"), is translated "obey" in Acts 5:29, 32 ; "to be obedient," Titus 3:1 , RV (AV, "to obey magistrates"); in Acts 27:21 , "hearkened." See HEARKEN.

B — 4: ἀπειθέω
(Strong's #544 — Verb — apeitheo — ap-i-theh'-o )

"to disobey, be disobedient" (a, negative, and No. 2), is translated "obey not" in Romans 2:8 ; 1 Peter 3:1 ; 1 Peter 4:17 . See DISOBEDIENT.

Note: In 1 Corinthians 14:34 , AV, hupotasso, "to be in subjection" (RV), is translated "to be under obedience;" so Titus 2:5 , RV, "being in subjection" (AV, "obedient"); and Titus 2:9 , RV (AV, "to be obedient"). See SUBJECTION.

C — 1: ὑπήκοος
(Strong's #5255 — Adjective — hupekoos — hoop-ay'-ko-os )

"obedient" (akin to A, No. 1), "giving ear, subject," occurs in Acts 7:39 , RV, "(would not be) obedient," AV, "(would not) obey;" 2 Corinthians 2:9 ; Philippians 2:8 , where the RV "even" is useful as making clear that the "obedience" was not to death but to the Father.

Object

* For the verb OBJECT, Acts 24:19 , see ACCUSATION , B, No. 4

Objects

* For OBJECTS, RV, in Acts 17:23 , see WORSHIP

Observation, Observe

A — 1: παρατήρησις
(Strong's #3907 — Noun Feminine — parateresis — par-at-ay'-ray-sis )

"attentive watching" (akin to paratereo, "to observe"), is used in Luke 17:20 , of the manner in which the kingdom of God (i.e., the operation of the spiritual kingdom in the hearts of men) does not come, "in such a manner that it can be watched with the eyes" (Grimm-Thayer), or, as AV marg., "with outward show."

B — 1: ἀναθεωρέω
(Strong's #333 — Verb — anatheoreo — an-ath-eh-o-reh'-o )

"to observe carefully, consider well" (ana, "up," intensive, and theoreo, "to behold"), is used in Acts 17:23 , RV, "observed" (of Paul's notice of the objects of Athenian worship), and Hebrews 13:7 , "considering." See BEHOLD.

B — 2: τηρέω
(Strong's #5083 — Verb — tereo — tay-reh'-o )

see KEEP , No. 1.

B — 3: συντηρέω
(Strong's #4933 — Verb — suntereo — soon-tay-reh'-o )

see KEEP , No. 3.

B — 4: παρατηρέω
(Strong's #3906 — Verb — paratereo — par-at-ay-reh'-o )

"to watch closely, observe narrowly" (para, used intensively, and No. 2), is translated "ye observe" in Galatians 4:10 , where the Middle Voice suggests that their religious observance of days, etc. was not from disinterested motives, but with a view to their own advantage. See WATCH. Cp. phroneo ("to think"), "regardeth" in Romans 14:6 , where the subject is connected with the above, though the motive differs.

B — 5: φυλάσσω
(Strong's #5442 — Verb — phulasso — foo-las'-so )

see KEEP , No. 4.

B — 6: ποιέω
(Strong's #4160 — Verb — poieo — poy-eh'-o )

"to do," is translated "to observe" in Acts 16:21 . See DO.

Obtain, Obtaining

A — 1: τυγχάνω
(Strong's #5177 — Verb — tunchano — toong-khan'-o )

"to meet with, light upon," also signifies "to obtain, attain to, reach, get" (with regard to things), translated "to obtain" in Acts 26:22 , of "the help that is from God;" 2 Timothy 2:10 , of "the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory;" Hebrews 8:6 , of the ministry obtained by Christ; Hebrews 11:35 , of "a better resurrection." See CHANCE.

A — 2: ἐπιτυγχάνω
(Strong's #2013 — Verb — epitunchano — ep-ee-toong-khan'-o )

primarily, "to light upon" (epi, "upon," and No. 1), denotes "to obtain," Romans 11:7 (twice); Hebrews 6:15 ; Hebrews 11:33 ; James 4:2 .

A — 3: λαγχάνω
(Strong's #2975 — Verb — lanchano — lang-khan'-o )

"to obtain by lot," is translated "that have obtained" in 2 Peter 1:1 ; in Acts 1:17 , AV, "had obtained" (RV, "received"), with kleros, "a lot" or "portion." See LOTS.

A — 4: κτάομαι
(Strong's #2932 — Verb — ktaomai — ktah'-om-ahee )

"to procure for oneself, get, gain, acquire," is translated "obtained" in Acts 1:18 , RV (AV, "purchased"); Acts 8:20 , RV (AV, "may be purchased"); Acts 22:28 . See POSSESS , PROVIDE , PURCHASE.

A — 5: κρατέω
(Strong's #2902 — Verb — krateo — krat-eh'-o )

"to be strong," also means "to get possession of, obtain," e.g., in Acts 27:13 , "they had obtained (their purpose)." See HOLD.

A — 6: λαμβάνω
(Strong's #2983 — Verb — lambano — lam-ban'-o )

"to take, to receive," is translated by the verb "to obtain" in 1 Corinthians 9:25 ; Philippians 3:12 , RV, "(not that) I have (already) obtained" (contrast katantao, "to attain," Philippians 3:11 ); Moule translates it "not that I have already received," i.e., the prize; the verb does not signify "to attain;" Hebrews 4:16 , AV, "obtain." See ACCEPT , No. 4.

A — 7: εὑρίσκω
(Strong's #2147 — Verb — heurisko — hyoo-ris'-ko )

denotes "to find;" in the Middle Voice, "to find for oneself, to procure, get, obtain," with the suggestion of accomplishing the end which had been in view; so in Hebrews 9:12 , "having obtained (eternal redemption)." Notes: (1) In 1 Corinthians 9:24 , AV, katalambano, a strengthened form of No. 6 (kata, used intensively), is translated "obtain" (RV, "attain"). (2) In Hebrews 11:2, 4, 39 , AV, martureo, "to bear witness," and in the Passive Voice, "to have witness borne to one," is translated "to obtain" a good report, or "to obtain" witness (RV, "had witness borne"). See WITNESS. (3) For the AV of Hebrews 1:4 , "He hath by inheritance obtained" (RV, "He hath inherited"), and of Ephesians 1:11 , see INHERIT. (4) For the phrase "to obtain mercy," the Passive Voice of eleeo in Matthew 5:7 ; Romans 11:30, 31 ; 1 Corinthians 7:25 ; 2 Corinthians 4:1 (RV); 1 Timothy 1:13, 16 ; 1 Peter 2:10 (twice), see MERCY.

B — 1: περιποίησις
(Strong's #4047 — Noun Feminine — peripoiesis — per-ee-poy'-ay-sis )

lit., "a making around" (peri, "around," poieo, "to do or make"), denotes (a) "the act of obtaining" anything, as of salvation in its completeness, 1 Thessalonians 5:9 ; 2 Thessalonians 2:14 ; (b) "a thing acquired, an acquisition, possession," Ephesians 1:14 , RV, "(God's own) possession" [some would put this under (a)]; so 1 Peter 2:9 , RV, AV, "a peculiar (people);" cp. Isaiah 43:21 ; (c) preservation; this may be the meaning in Hebrews 10:39 , "saving" (RV marg., "gaining"); cp. the corresponding verb in Luke 17:33 (in the best texts), "preserve." In the Sept. the noun has the meaning (b) in Haggai 2:10 ; Malachi 3:17 , (c) in 2 Chronicles 14:13 .

Occasion

1: ἀφορμή
(Strong's #874 — Noun Feminine — aphorme — af-or-may' )

properly "a starting point," was used to denote "a base of operations in war." In the NT it occurs as follows: "(a) the Law provided sin with a base of operations for its attack upon the soul, Romans 7:8, 11 ; (b) the irreproachable conduct of the Apostle provided his friends with a base of operations against his detractors, 2 Corinthians 5:12 ; (c) by refusing temporal support at Corinth he deprived these detractors of their base of operations against him, 2 Corinthians 11:12 ; (d) Christian freedom is not to provide a base of operations for the flesh, Galatians 5:13 ; (e) unguarded behavior on the part of young widows (and the same is true of all believers) would provide Satan with a base of operations against the faith, 1 Timothy 5:14 ." * [* From Notes on Galatians, by Hogg and Vine, P. 269.]

The word is found frequently in the papyri with meanings which illustrate those in the NT. In the Sept., Proverbs 9:9 ; Ezekiel 5:7 .

Notes: (1) For the RV renderings "occasion (or 'occasions') of stumbling," "occasion of falling," see FALLING , B, Note (3), OFFENSE. (2) In 2 Corinthians 8:8 , AV, the phrase "by occasion of" translates the preposition dia, "through, by means of" (RV, "through").

Occupation

* For OCCUPATION, Acts 18:3 , AV, see TRADE Notes: The phrase "of like occupation" in Acts 19:25 translates the phrase peri ("about") ta ("the") toiauta ("such things"), i.e., lit., "(occupied) about such things."

Occupy

1: περιπατέω
(Strong's #4043 — Verb — peripateo — per-ee-pat-eh'-o )

"to walk," is sometimes used of the state in which one is living, or of that to which a person is given, e.g., Hebrews 13:9 , "(meats, wherein they that) occupied themselves," RV (marg., "walked;" AV, "have been occupied"), i.e., exercising themselves about different kinds of food, regarding some as lawful, others as unlawful (referring especially to matters of the ceremonial details of the law).

Notes: (1) For "occupy," in the AV of Luke 19:13 , see TRADE. (2) For "occupieth," in the AV of 1 Corinthians 14:16 , see FILL , No. 2.

Odor

1: ὀσμή
(Strong's #3744 — Noun Feminine — osme — os-may' )

"a smell, an odor" (akin to ozo, "to smell"), is translated "odor" in John 12:3 , it is used metaphorically in Ephesians 5:2 , RV, "an odor (of a sweet smell)," AV, "(a sweet smelling) savor," of the effects Godward of the Sacrifice of Christ; in Philippians 4:18 of the effect of sacrifice, on the part of those in the church at Philippi, who sent material assistance to the Apostle in his imprisonment. The word is translated "savor" in 2 Corinthians 2:14, 16 (twice).

Note: For thumiama, "incense," translated "odors" in the AV of Revelation 5:8 (RV, "incense"), see INCENSE. For amomon (quoted in RV marg. in the Latinized form amomum) in Revelation 18:13 , see SPICE.

Of

* Note: (1) In addition to the rendering of a number of prepositions, "of" translates the genitive case of nouns, with various shades of meaning. Of these the subjective and objective are mentioned here, which need careful distinction. Thus the phrase "the love of God," e.g., in 1 John 2:5 ; 1 John 3:16 , is subjective, signifying "God's love;" in 1 John 5:3 , it is objective, signifying our love to God. Again, "the witness of God," e.g., 1 John 5:9 , is subjective, signifying the witness which God Himself has given; in Revelation 1:2, 9 ; Revelation 19:10 , e.g., "the testimony of Jesus" is objective, signifying the testimony borne to Him. In the AV "the faith of" is sometimes ambiguous; with reference to Christ it is objective, i.e., faith in Him, not His own faith, in the following passages in which the RV, "in" gives the correct meaning; Romans 3:22 ; Galatians 2:16 (twice),20, RV, "I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God;" Galatians 3:22 ; Ephesians 3:12 ; Philippians 3:9 (cp. Colossians 2:12 , "faith in the working of God"). In Ephesians 2:20 , "the foundation of the apostles and prophets" is subjective, i.e., the foundation laid by the apostles and prophets ("other foundation can no man lay than ... Jesus Christ," 1 Corinthians 3:11 ). (2) In the AV of John 16:13 , "He shall not speak of Himself," the preposition is apo, "from," as in the RV; the Spirit of God often speaks of Himself in Scripture, the Lord's assurance was that the Holy Spirit would not be the source of His utterances. So with regard to Christ's utterances, John 7:17 , RV, "I speak from (apo) Myself:" and John 14:10 . (3) In John 6:46 ; John 15:15 ; John 17:7 ; Acts 17:9 , the RV, "from" is to be observed, as rightly translating para (AV, "of"). (4) The following are instances in which "of" translates ek, or ex, "out of, from," Matthew 21:25 (RV, "from"); 1 Corinthians 1:30 ; 1 Corinthians 15:6 ; 2 Corinthians 5:1 (RV, "from"); James 4:1 . (5) In the following, peri, "concerning," is so translated in the RV (for AV, "of"), e.g., Acts 5:24 ; 1 Corinthians 1:11 ; 1 John 1:1 (the RV is important); cp. John 16:8 . (6) Epi, "over," is so translated in Matthew 18:13 , RV; "concerning" in Acts 4:9 . (7) Huper, "on behalf of," is so rendered in 2 Corinthians 7:4 , RV (AV, "of"); (8) For hupo, "by," see the RV of Matthew 1:22 ; Matthew 2:16 ; Matthew 11:27 ; Luke 9:7 ; Acts 15:4 ; 1 Corinthians 14:24 ; 2 Corinthians 8:19 ; Philippians 3:12 . (9) For other prepositions, etc., see +, p. 9.

Off

* For OFF see +, p. 9

Offence

A — 1: σκάνδαλον
(Strong's #4625 — Noun Neuter — skandalon — skan'-dal-on )

originally was "the name of the part of a trap to which the bait is attached, hence, the trap or snare itself, as in Romans 11:9 , RV, 'stumblingblock,' quoted from Psalms 69:22 , and in Revelation 2:14 , for Balaam's device was rather a trap for Israel than a stumblingblock to them, and in Matthew 16:23 , for in Peter's words the Lord perceived a snare laid for Him by Satan.

"In NT skandalon is always used metaphorically, and ordinarily of anything that arouses prejudice, or becomes a hindrance to others, or causes them to fall by the way. Sometimes the hindrance is in itself good, and those stumbled by it are the wicked."

Thus it is used (a) of Christ in Romans 9:33 , "(a rock) of offense;" so 1 Peter 2:8 ; 1 Corinthians 1:23 (AV and RV, "stumblingblock"), and of His CROSS, Galatians 5:11 (RV, ditto); of the "table" provided by God for Israel, Romans 11:9 (see above); (b) of that which is evil, e.g., Matthew 13:41 , RV, "things that cause stumbling" (AV, "things that offend"), lit., "all stumblingblocks;" Matthew 18:7 , RV, "occasions of stumbling" and "occasion;" Luke 17:1 (ditto); Romans 14:13 , RV, "an occasion of falling" (AV, "an occasion to fall"), said of such a use of Christian liberty as proves a hindrance to another; Romans 16:17 , RV, "occasions of stumbling," said of the teaching of things contrary to sound doctrine; 1 John 2:10 , "occasion of stumbling," of the absence of this in the case of one who loves his brother and thereby abides in the light. Love, then, is the best safeguard against the woes pronounced by the Lord upon those who cause others to stumble. See FALL , B, Note (3). Cp. the Sept. in Hosea 4:17 , "Ephraim partaking with idols hath laid stumblingblocks in his own path."

A — 2: πρόσκομμα
(Strong's #4348 — Noun Neuter — proskomma — pros'-kom-mah )

"an obstacle against which one may dash his foot" (akin to proskopto, "to stumble" or "cause to stumble;" pros, "to or against," kopto, "to strike"), is translated "offense" in Romans 14:20 , in Romans 14:13 , "a stumblingblock," of the spiritual hindrance to another by a selfish use of liberty (cp. No. 1 in the same verse); so in 1 Corinthians 8:9 . It is used of Christ, in Romans 9:32, 33 , RV, "(a stone) of stumbling," and 1 Peter 2:8 , where the AV also has this rendering. Cp. the Sept. in Exodus 23:33 , "these (the gods of the Canaanites) will be an offense (stumblingblock) unto thee."

A — 3: προσκοπή
(Strong's #4349 — Noun Feminine — proskope — pros-kop-ay' )

like No. 2, and formed from the same combination, occurs in 2 Corinthians 6:3 , RV, "occasion of stumbling" (AV, "offense"), something which leads others into error or sin. Cp. the Sept. in Proverbs 16:18 , "a haughty spirit (becomes) a stumblingblock" (i.e., to oneself).

Notes: (1) In the AV of Romans 4:25 ; Romans 5:15 (twice),16-18,20, paraptoma, "a trepass," is translated "offense." See TRESPASS. (2) In 2 Corinthians 11:7 , AV, hamartia, a sin, is translated "an offense." See SIN.

B — 1: ἀπρόσκοπος
(Strong's #677 — Adjective — aproskopos — ap-ros'-kop-os )

akin to A, No. 3, with a, negative, prefixed, is used (a) in the Active sense, "not causing to stumble," in 1 Corinthians 10:32 , metaphorically of "refraining from doing anything to lead astray" either Jews or Greeks or the church of God (i.e., the local church), RV, "no occasion of stumbling" (AV, "none offense"); (b) in the Passive sense, "blameless, without stumbling;" Acts 24:16 , "(a conscience) void of offense;" Philippians 1:10 , "void of (AV, without) offense." The adjective is found occasionally in the papyri writings.

Offend

1: σκανδαλίζω
(Strong's #4624 — Verb — skandalizo — skan-dal-id'-zo )

from skandalon (OFFENSE, No. 1), signifies "to put a snare or stumblingblock in the way," always metaphorically in the NT, in the same ways as the noun, which see. It is used 14 times in Matthew, 8 in Mark, twice in Luke, twice in John; elsewhere in 1 Corinthians 8:13 (twice); 2 Corinthians 11:29 . It is absent in the most authentic mss. in Romans 14:21 . The RV renders it by the verb "to stumble," or "cause to stumble," in every place save the following, where it uses the verb "to offend," Matthew 13:57 ; Matthew 15:12; 31, 33 ; Mark 6:3 ; Mark 14:27, 29 .

Notes: (1) In James 2:10 ; James 3:2 (twice), AV, ptaio, "to stumble," is translated "offend;" see FALL , STUMBLE. (2) In Acts 25:8 , AV, hamartano, "to sin," is translated "have I offended;" see SIN.

Offender

1: ὀφειλέτης
(Strong's #3781 — Noun Masculine — opheiletes — of-i-let'-ace )

"a debtor," is translated "offenders" in Luke 13:4 , RV (RV and AV marg., "debtors;" AV, "sinners"). See DEBTOR.

Note: In Acts 25:11 , AV, adikeo, "to do wrong," is translated "be an offender" (RV, "am a wrong-doer").

Offer, Offering

A — 1: προσφέρω
(Strong's #4374 — Verb — prosphero — pros-fer'-o )

primarily, "to bring to" (pros, "to," phero, "to bring"), also denotes "to offer," (a) of the sacrifice of Christ Himself, Hebrews 8:3 ; of Christ in virtue of his High Priesthood (RV, "this high priest;" AV, "this man"); Hebrews 9:14, 25 (negative),28; 10:12; (b) of offerings under, or according to, the Law, e.g., Matthew 8:4 ; Mark 1:44 ; Acts 7:42 ; Acts 21:26 ; Hebrews 5:1, 3 ; Hebrews 8:3 ; Hebrews 9:7, 9 ; Hebrews 10:1, 2, 8, 11 ; (c) of "offerings" previous to the Law, Hebrews 11:4, 17 (of Isaac by Abraham); (d) of gifts "offered" to Christ, Matthew 2:11 , RV, "offered" (AV, "presented unto"); (e) of prayers "offered" by Christ, Hebrews 5:7 ; (f) of the vinegar "offered" to Him in mockery by the soldiers at the cross, Luke 23:36 ; (g) of the slaughter of disciples by persecutors, who think they are "offering" service to God, John 16:2 , RV (AV, "doeth"); (h) of money "offered" by Simon the sorcerer, Acts 8:18 . See BRING , A, No. 8, DEAL WITH, No. 2.

A — 2: ἀναφέρω
(Strong's #399 — Verb — anaphero — an-af-er'-o )

primarily, "to lead" or "carry up" (ana), also denotes "to offer," (a) of Christ sacrifice, Hebrews 7:27 ; (b) of sacrifices under the Law, Hebrews 7:27 ; (c) of such previous to the Law, James 2:21 (of Isaac by Abraham); (d) of praise, Hebrews 13:15 ; (e) of spiritual sacrifices in general, 1 Peter 2:5 . See BEAR , No. 3, BRING, A, No. 2.

A — 3: δίδωμι
(Strong's #1325 — Verb — didomi — did'-o-mee )

to give, is translated "to offer" in Luke 2:24 ; in Revelation 8:3 , AV, "offer" (RV, "add;" marg., "give"). See GIVE.

A — 4: παρέχω
(Strong's #3930 — Verb — parecho — par-ekh'-o )

"to furnish, offer, present, supply," is used in Luke 6:29 , of "offering" the other cheek to be smitten after receiving a similar insult; for the AV marg., in Acts 17:31 , see ASSURANCE , A, No. 1. See BRING , A, No. 21.

A — 5: σπένδω
(Strong's #4689 — Verb — spendo — spen'-do )

"to pour out as a drink offering, make a libation," is used figuratively in the Passive Voice in Philippians 2:17 , "offered" (RV marg., "poured out as a drink offering;" AV marg., "poured forth"). In 2 Timothy 4:6 , "I am already being offered," RV (marg., "poured out as a drink-offering"), the Apostle is referring to his approaching death, upon the sacrifice of his ministry. This use of the word is exemplified in the papyri writings.

Notes: (1) In Luke 11:12 , AV epididomi, "to give" (epi, "over," in the sense of "instead of," and No. 3), is translated "will he offer" (RV, and AV marg., "will he give"). (2) In Acts 7:41 , AV, anago, "to lead up" or "bring up," is rendered "offered" (RV, "brought"). (3) In Acts 15:29 ; Acts 21:25 ; and 1 Corinthians 8:1, 4, 10 ; 1 Corinthians 10:19 , AV, eidolothutos, "sacrificed to idols," is translated "offered to idols" (thuo denotes "to sacrifice"). See SACRIFICE.

B — 1: προσφορά
(Strong's #4376 — Noun Feminine — prosphora — pros-for-ah' )

lit., "a bringing to" (akin to A, No. 1,), hence an "offering," in the NT a sacrificial "offering," (a) of Christ's sacrifice, Ephesians 5:2 ; Hebrews 10:10 (of His body); 10:14; negatively, of there being no repetition, Hebrews 10:18 ; (b) of "offerings" under, or according to, the Law, Acts 21:26 ; Hebrews 10:5, 8 ; (c) of gifts in kind conveyed to needy Jews, Acts 24:17 ; (d) of the presentation of believers themselves (saved from among the Gentiles) to God, Romans 15:16 .

B — 2: ὁλοκαύτωμα
(Strong's #3646 — Noun Neuter — holokautoma — hol-ok-ow'-to-mah )

"a burnt offering:" See BURNT.

B — 3: ἀνάθημα
(Strong's #334 — Noun Neuter — anathema — an-ath'-ay-mah )

denotes "a gift set up in a temple, a votive offering" (ana, "up," tithemi, "to place"), Luke 21:5 , RV "offerings" (AV, "gifts") Cp. anathema (see CURSE).

Notes: (1) In Luke 21:4 , AV, the plural of doron, "a gift," is translated "offerings" (RV, "gifts"). (2) In Romans 8:3 ; Hebrews 13:11 , the RV, "as an offering" is added to complete the sacrificial meaning of peri.

Office

A — 1: πρᾶξις
(Strong's #4234 — Noun Feminine — praxis — prax'-is )

"a doing, deed" (akin to prasso, "to do or practice"), also denotes "an acting" or "function," translated "office" in Romans 12:4 . See DEED.

A — 2: ἱερατεία
(Strong's #2405 — Noun Feminine — hierateia — hee-e-at-i'-ah )

or hieratia, denotes "a priest's office," Luke 1:9 ; Hebrews 7:5 , RV, "priest's office" (AV "office of the priesthood").

B — 1: ἱερατεύω
(Strong's #2407 — Verb — hierateuo — hee-er-at-yoo'-o )

"to officiate as a priest" (akin to A, No. 2), is translated "he executed the priest's office" in Luke 1:8 . The word is frequent in inscriptions.

Notes: (I) In Romans 11:13 , AV, diakonia, "a ministry," is translated "office" (RV, "ministry"). (2) In Acts 1:20 , RV, episkope, "an overseership," is translated "office" (marg., "overseership;" AV, "bishopric"). (3) In 1 Timothy 3:1 , the word "office," in the phrase "the office of a bishop," has nothing to represent it in the original; the RV marg. gives "overseer" for "bishop," and the phrase lit. is "overseership;" so in 1 Timothy 3:10, 13 , where the AV has "use (and 'used') the office of a deacon," the RV rightly omits "office," and translates the verb diakoneo, "to serve," "let them serve as deacons" and "(they that) have served (well) as deacons."

Officer

1: ὑπηρέτης
(Strong's #5257 — Noun Masculine — huperetes — hoop-ay-ret'-ace )

for the original of which see MINISTER , A, No. 3, is translated "officer," with the following applications, (a) to a magistrate's attendant, Matthew 5:25 ; (b) to officers of the synagogue, or officers or bailiffs of the Sanhedrin, Matthew 26:58 ; Mark 14:54, 65 ; John 7:32, 45, 46 ; John 18:3, 12, 18, 22 ; John 19:6 ; Acts 5:22, 26 . See MINISTER , SERVANT.

2: πράκτωρ
(Strong's #4233 — Noun Masculine — praktor — prak'-tore )

lit., "one who does," or "accomplishes" (akin to prasso, "to do"), was used in Athens of one who exacts payment, a collector (the word is frequently used in the papyri of a public accountant); hence, in general, a court "officer," an attendant in a court of justice (so Deissmann); the word is used in Luke 12:58 (twice). In the Sept., Isaiah 3:12 .

Offscouring

1: περίψημα
(Strong's #4067 — Noun Neuter — peripsema — per-ip'-so-mah )

"that which is wiped off" (akin to peripsao, "to wipe off all round;" peri, "around," psao, "to wipe"), hence, "offscouring," is used metaphorically in 1 Corinthians 4:13 . This and the synonymous word perikatharma, "refuse, rubbish," "were used especially of condemned criminals of the lowest classes, who were sacrificed as expiatory offerings ... because of their degraded life" (Lightfoot).

Offspring

1: γέννημα
(Strong's #1081 — Noun Neuter — gennema — ghen'-nay-mah )

akin to genao, "to beget," denotes "the offspring of men and animals," Matthew 3:7 ; Matthew 12:34 ; Matthew 23:33 ; Luke 3:7 , RV, "offspring" (AV, "generation"). See FRUIT.

2: γένος
(Strong's #1085 — Noun Neuter — genos — ghen'-os )

"a race, family" (akin to ginomai, "to become"), denotes "an offspring," Acts 17:28, 29 ; Revelation 22:16 . See GENERATION , KIND.

Oft, Often, Oftener, Oftentimes, Oft-Times

A — 1: πολλάκις
(Strong's #4178 — Adverb — pollakis — pol-lak'-is )

akin to polus, "much, many," is variously translated, e.g., "oft-times," Matthew 17:15 (AV, "oft," 2nd part); "many times," 2 Corinthians 8:22 , RV (AV, "often-times"); "oft," 2 Corinthians 11:23 ; "often" (2 Corinthians 11:26 ).

A — 2: πολύς
(Strong's #4183 — Adjective — polla — pol-oos' )

the neuter plural of polus, is translated "oft" in Matthew 9:14 ; some ancient authorities omit it here (see RV marg.); in Romans 15:22 , with the article, RV, "these many times" (AV, "much").

A — 3: ποσάκις
(Strong's #4212 — Adverb — posakis — pos-ak'-is )

an interrogative numeral adverb, "how many times, how oft (or often)?" occurs in Matthew 18:21 ; Matthew 23:37 ; Luke 13:34 .

A — 4: ὁσάκις
(Strong's #3740 — Adverb — hosakis — hos-ak'-is )

a relative adverb, "as often" (or oft) as, 1 Corinthians 11:25, 26 ; Revelation 11:6 .

A — 5: πυκνός
(Strong's #4437 — Adjective — pukna — pook-nos' )

the neuter plural of puknos (see B), used adverbially, is translated "often" in Luke 5:33 .

A — 6: πυκνός
(Strong's #4437 — Adjective — puknoteron — pook-nos' )

the neuter singular of the comparative degree of puknos (cp. No. 5, and see B), "very often," or "so much the oftener," Acts 24:26 , "the oftener."

Notes: (1) In Luke 8:29 , the phrase pollois chronois, lit., "many times," is translated "often-times" (RV marg., "of a long time"). (2) For the rendering "oft" in Mark 7:3 , see DILIGENTLY , D, No. 2.

B — 1: πυκνός
(Strong's #4437 — Adjective — puknos — pook-nos' )

primarily signifies "close, compact, solid;" hence, "frequent, often," 1 Timothy 5:23 . Cp. A, Nos. 5 and 6.

Oil

1: ἔλαιον
(Strong's #1637 — Noun Neuter — elaion — el'-ah-yon )

"olive oil," is mentioned over 200 times in the Bible. Different kinds were known in Palestine. The "pure," RV (AV, "beaten"), mentioned in Exodus 27:20 ; Exodus 29:40 ; Leviticus 24:2 ; Numbers 28:5 (now known as virgin oil), extracted by pressure, without heat, is called "golden" in Zechariah 4:12 . There were also inferior kinds. In the NT the uses mentioned were (a) for lamps, in which the "oil" is a symbol of the Holy Spirit, Matthew 25:3, 4, 8 ; (b) as a medicinal agent, for healing, Luke 10:34 ; (c) for anointing at feasts, Luke 7:46 ; (d) on festive occasions, Hebrews 1:9 , where the reference is probably to the consecration of kings; (e) as an accompaniment of miraculous power, Mark 6:13 , or of the prayer of faith, James 5:14 . For its general use in commerce, see Luke 16:6 ; Revelation 6:6 ; Revelation 18:13 .

Ointment

1: μύρον
(Strong's #3464 — Noun Neuter — muron — moo'-ron )

a word derived by the ancients from muro, "to flow," or from murra, "myrrh-oil" (it is probably of foreign origin; see MYRRH). The "ointment" is mentioned in the NT in connection with the anointing of the Lord on the occasions recorded in Matthew 26:7, 9, 12 ; Mark 14:3, 4 ; Luke 7:37, 38, 46 ; John 11:2 ; John 12:3 (twice),5. The alabaster cruse mentioned in the passages in Matthew, Mark and Luke was the best of its kind, and the spikenard was one of the costliest of perfumes. "Ointments" were used in preparing a body for burial, Luke 23:56 ("oinments"). Of the act of the woman mentioned in Matthew 26:6-13 , the Lord said, "she did it to prepare Me for burial;" her devotion led her to antedate the customary ritual after death, by showing both her affection and her understanding of what was impending. For the use of the various kinds of "ointments" as articles of commerce, see Revelation 18:13 .

Old

A — 1: ἀρχαῖος
(Strong's #744 — Adjective — archaios — ar-khah'-yos )

"original, ancient" (from arche, "a beginning:" Eng., "archaic," "archaeology," etc.), is used (a) of persons belonging to a former age, "(to) them of old time," Matthew 5:21, 33 , RV; in some mss. ver. 27; the RV rendering is right; not ancient teachers are in view; what was said to them of old time was "to be both recognized in its significance and estimated in its temporary limitations, Christ intending His words to be regarded not as an abrogation, but a deepening and fulfilling" (Cremer); of prophets, Luke 9:8, 19 ; (b) of time long gone by, Acts 15:21 ; (c) of days gone by in a person's experience, Acts 15:7 , "a good while ago," lit., "from old (days)," i.e., from the first days onward in the sense of originality, not age; (d) of Mnason, "an early disciple," Acts 21:16 , RV, not referring to age, but to his being one of the first who had accepted the Gospel from the beginning of its proclamation; (e) of things which are "old" in relation to the new, earlier things in contrast to things present, 2 Corinthians 5:17 , i.e., of what characterized and conditioned the time previous to conversion in a believer's experience, RV, "they are become new," i.e., they have taken on a new complexion and are viewed in an entirely different way; (f) of the world (i.e., the inhabitants of the world) just previous to the Flood, 2 Peter 2:5 ; (g) of the Devil, as "that old serpent," Revelation 12:9 ; Revelation 20:2 , "old," not in age, but as characterized for a long period by the evils indicated.

Note: For the difference between this and No. 2, see below.

A — 2: παλαιός
(Strong's #3820 — Adjective — palaios — pal-ah-yos' )

akin to C, No. 1 (Eng., "paleontology," etc.), "of what is of long duration, old in years," etc., a garment, wine (in contrast to neos; see NEW), Matthew 9:16, 17 ; Mark 2:21, 22 (twice); Luke 5:36, 37, 39 (twice); of the treasures of Divine truth, Matthew 13:52 (compared with kainos: see NEW); of what belongs to the past, e.g., the believer's former self before his conversion, his "old man," "old" because it has been superseded by that which is new, Romans 6:6 ; Ephesians 4:22 (in contrast to kainos); Colossians 3:9 (in contrast to neos); of the covenant in connection with the Law, 2 Corinthians 3:14 ; of leaven, metaphorical of moral evil, 1 Corinthians 5:7, 8 (in contrast to neos); of that which was given long ago and remains in force, an "old" commandment, 1 John 2:7 (twice), that which was familiar and well known in contrast to that which is fresh (kainos).

Note: Palaios denotes "old," without the reference to beginning and origin contained in archaios" (Abbott-Smith), a distinction observed in the papyri (Moulton and Milligan). While sometimes any difference seems almost indistinguishable, yet "it is evident that wherever an emphasis is desired to be laid on the reaching back to a beginning, whatever that beginning may be, archaios will be preferred (e.g., of Satan, Revelation 12:9 ; Revelation 20:2 , see No. 1). That which ... is old in the sense of more or less worn out ... is always palaios" (Trench).

A — 3: πρεσβύτερος
(Strong's #4245 — Adjective — presbuteros — pres-boo'-ter-os )

"olde, elder," is used in the plural, as a noun, in Acts 2:17 , "old men." See ELDER.

B — 1: γέρων
(Strong's #1088 — Noun Masculine — geron — gher'-own )

denotes "an old man" (from the same root comes Eng., "gray"), John 3:4 .

B — 2: πρεσβύτης
(Strong's #4246 — Noun Masculine — presbutes — pres-boo'-tace )

"an old man," Luke 1:18 , is translated "aged" in Titus 2:2 ; Philemon 1:9 (for this, however, see the RV marg.). See AGED.

B — 3: γῆρας
(Strong's #1094 — Noun Neuter — geras — ghay'-ras )

"old age," occurs in Luke 1:36 .

Note: Augustine (quoted by Trench, cvii, 2) speaks of the distinction observed among Greeks, that presbutes conveys the suggestion of gravity.

C — 1: πάλαι
(Strong's #3819 — Adverb — palai — pal'-ahee )

denotes "long ago, of old," Hebrews 1:1 , RV, "of old time" (AV, "in time past"); in Jude 1:4 , "of old;" it is used as an adjective in 2 Peter 1:9 , "(his) old (sins)," lit., "his sins of old." See WHILE.

C — 2: ἔκπαλαι
(Strong's #1597 — Adverb — ekpalai — ek'-pal-ahee )

"from of old, for a long time" (ek, "from," and No. 1), occurs in 2 Peter 2:3 , RV, "from of old" (AV, "of a long time"); 2 Peter 3:5 . See LONG , B, Note (2).

Note: In 1 Peter 3:5 , AV, the particle pote, "once, formerly, ever, sometime," is translated "in the old time" (RV, "aforetime"); in 2 Peter 1:21 , "in old time" (RV, "ever"), AV marg., "at any time."

D — 1: παλαιόω
(Strong's #3822 — Verb — palaioo — pal-ah-yo'-o )

akin to A, No. 2, denotes, in the Active Voice, "to make or declare old," Hebrews 8:13 (1st part); in the Passive Voice, "to become old," of things worn out by time and use, Luke 12:33 ; Hebrews 1:11 , "shall wax old," lit., "shall be made old," i.e., worn out; in Hebrews 8:13 (2nd part), RV, "is becoming old" (AV "decayeth"); here and in the 1st part of the verse, the verb may have the meaning "to abrogate;" for the next verb in the verse, see No. 2.

D — 2: γηράσκω
(Strong's #1095 — Verb — gerasko — ghay-ras'-ko )

from geras, "old age" (akin to B, No. 1), "to grow old," is translated "thou shalt be old," in John 21:18 ; "waxeth aged," Hebrews 8:13 , RV (AV, "waxeth old").

Notes: (1) In John 8:57 , echo, "to have," is used with "fifty years" as the object, signifying, "Thou art (not yet fifty years) old," lit., "Thou hast not yet fifty years." (2) In Mark 5:42 , RV, the verb eimi, "to be," with the phrase "of twelve years" is translated "was ... old" (AV, "was of the age of").

Old Wives'

1: γραώδης
(Strong's #1126 — Adjective — graodes — grah-o'-dace )

an adjective, signifying "old-womanish" (from graus, "an old woman"), is said of fables, in 1 Timothy 4:7 .

Oldness

1: παλαιότης
(Strong's #3821 — Noun Feminine — palaiotes — pal-ah-yot'-ace )

from palaios (see A, No. 2, above), occurs in Romans 7:6 , of "the letter," i.e., "the law," with its rules of conduct, mere outward conformity to which has yielded place in the believer's service to a response to the inward operation of the Holy Spirit. The word is contrasted with kainotes, "newness."

Olives, Olive Tree

1: ἐλαία
(Strong's #1636 — Noun Feminine — elaia — el-ah'-yah )

denotes (a) "an olive tree," Romans 11:17, 24 ; Revelation 11:4 (plural); the Mount of Olives was so called from the numerous olive trees there, and indicates the importance attached to such; the Mount is mentioned in the NT in connection only with the Lord's life on earth, Matthew 21:1 ; Matthew 24:3 ; Matthew 26:30 ; Mark 11:1 ; Mark 13:3 ; Mark 14:26 ; Luke 19:37 ; Luke 22:39 ; John 8:1 ; (b) "an olive," James 3:12 , RV (AV, "olive berries").

2: ἐλαιών
(Strong's #1638 — Noun Masculine — elaion — el-ah-yone' )

"an olive grove" or "olive garden," the ending -- on, as in this class of noun, here indicates "a place set with trees of the kind designated by the primitive" (Thayer); hence it is applied to the Mount of Olives, Luke 19:29 ; Luke 21:37 ; Acts 1:12 ("Olivet"): in the first two of these and in Mark 11:1 , some mss. have the form of the noun as in No. 1.

3: καλλιέλαιος
(Strong's #2565 — Noun Feminine — kallielaios — kal-le-el'-ah-yos )

"the garden olive" (from kallos, "beauty," and No. 1), occurs in Romans 11:24 , "a good olive tree."

4: ἀγριέλαιος
(Strong's #65 — Adjective — agrielaios — ag-ree-el'-ah-yos )

an adjective (from agrios, "growing in the fields, wild," and No. 1), denoting "of the wild olive," is used as a noun in Romans 11:17, 24 , "a wild olive tree" (RV, in the latter verse).

Omitted

* For OMITTED (Matthew 23:23 , AV) see LEAVE (undone), No. 1

Omnipotent

* For OMNIPOTENT (Revelation 19:6 ) see ALMIGHTY

On

* For ON see +, p. 9

Once

1: ἅπαξ
(Strong's #530 — Adverb — hapax — hap'-ax )

denotes (a) "once, one time," 2 Corinthians 11:25 ; Hebrews 9:7, 26, 27 ; Hebrews 12:26, 27 ; in the phrase "once and again," lit., "once and twice," Philippians 4:16 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:18 ; (b) "once for all," of what is of perpetual validity, not requiring repetition, Hebrews 6:4 ; Hebrews 9:28 ; Hebrews 10:2 ; 1 Peter 3:18 ; Jude 1:3 , RV, "once for all" (AV, "once"); Jude 1:5 (ditto); in some mss. 1 Peter 3:20 (so the AV).

2: ἐφάπαξ
(Strong's #2178 — Adverb — ephapax — ef-ap'-ax )

a strengthened form of No. 1 (epi, "upon"), signifies (a) "once for all," Romans 6:10 ; Hebrews 7:27 , RV (AV, "once"); Hebrews 9:12 (ditto); 10:10; (b) "at once," 1 Corinthians 15:6 .

3: ποτέ
(Strong's #4218 — particle — pote — pot-eh' )

denotes "once upon a time, formerly, sometime," e.g., Romans 7:9 ; Galatians 1:23, 1 st part, RV, "once" (AV, "in times past"); 2nd part, AV and RV, "once;" Galatians 2:6 , RV marg., "what they once were" (to be preferred to the text, "whatsoever they were"), the reference probably being to the association of the twelve Apostles with the Lord during His ministry on earth; upon this their partisans based their claim for the exclusive authority of these Apostles, which Paul vigorously repudiated; in Ephesians 5:8 , RV, "once" (AV, "sometimes"). See AFORETIME , LAST , LENGTH (at), TIME (past).

Note: In Luke 23:18 , AV, pamplethei, denoting "with the whole multitude" (pas, "all," plethos, "a multitude"), is rendered "all at once," RV, "all together").

One

A — 1: εἷς
(Strong's #1520 — numeral — heis — hice )

the first cardinal numeral, masculine (feminine and neuter nominative forms are mia and hen, respectively), is used to signify (1) (a) "one" in contrast to many, e.g., Matthew 25:15 ; Romans 5:18 , RV, "(through) one (trespass)," i.e., Adam's transgression, in contrast to the "one act of righteousness," i.e., the death of Christ (not as AV, "the offense of one," and "the righteousness of one"); (b) metaphorically, "union" and "concord," e.g., John 10:30 ; John 11:52 ; John 17:11, 21, 22 ; Romans 12:4, 5 ; Philippians 1:27 ; (2) emphatically, (a) a single ("one"), to the exclusion of others, e.g., Matthew 21:24 ; Romans 3:10 ; 1 Corinthians 9:24 ; 1 Timothy 2:5 (twice); (b) "one, alone," e.g., Mark 2:7 , RV (AV, "only"); Mark 10:18 ; Luke 18:19 ; (c) "one and the same," e.g., Romans 3:30 , RV, "God is one," i.e., there is not "one" God for the Jew and one for the Gentile; cp. Galatians 3:20 , which means that in a promise there is no other party; 1 Corinthians 3:8 ; 1 Corinthians 11:5 ; 1 Corinthians 12:11 ; 1 John 5:8 (lit., "and the three are into one," i.e., united in "one" and the same witness); (3) a certain "one," in the same sense as the indefinite pronoun tis (see B, No. 1), e.g., Matthew 8:19 , RV, "a (scribe)," marg., "one (scribe)," AV, "a certain (scribe);" Matthew 19:16 , "one;" in Revelation 8:13 , RV marg., "one (eagle);" heis tis are used together in Luke 22:50 ; John 11:49 ; this occurs frequently in the papyri (Moulton, Prol., p. 96); (4) distributively, with hekastos, "each," i.e., "every one," e.g., Luke 4:40 ; Acts 2:6 , "every man" (lit., "every one"); in the sense of "one ... and one," e.g., John 20:12 ; or "one ..." followed by allos or heteros, "the other," e.g., Matthew 6:24 ; or by a second heis, e.g., Matthew 24:40 , RV, "one;" John 20:12 ; in Romans 12:5 heis is preceded by kata (kath') in the sense of "severally (members) one (of another)," RV (AV, "every one ... one"); cp. Mark 14:19 ; in 1 Thessalonians 5:11 the phrase in the 2nd part, "each other," RV (AV, "one another"), is, lit., "one the one;" (5) as an ordinal number, equivalent to protos, "first," in the phrase "the first day of the week," lit., and idiomatically, "one of sabbaths," signifying "the first day after the sabbath," e.g., Matthew 28:1 ; Mark 16:2 ; Acts 20:7 ; 1 Corinthians 16:2 . Moulton remarks on the tendency for certain cardinal numerals to replace ordinals (Prol., p. 96).

B — 1: τις
(Strong's #5100 — pronoun — tis — tis )

an indefinite pronoun signifying "a certain one, some one, any one, one" (the neuter form ti denotes "a certain thing"), is used (a) like a noun, e.g., Acts 5:25 ; Acts 19:32 ; Acts 21:34 ; 1 Corinthians 3:4 ; or with the meaning "someone," e.g., Acts 8:31 , RV, "some one" (AV, "some man"); Romans 5:7 ; (b) as an adjective; see CERTAIN , Note (3), SOME.

B — 2: ὅς
(Strong's #3739 — pronoun — hos — hos, hay, ho )

as a relative pronoun, signifies "who;" as a demonstrative pronoun, "this," or "the one" in contrast with "the other," or "another," e.g., Romans 14:2 , AV (RV, "one man"); 1 Corinthians 12:8 .

Notes: (1) The RV often substitutes "one" for "man," e.g., Matthew 17:8 (oudeis, "no one"); 1 Corinthians 3:21 (i.e., "no person"); 1 Corinthians 15:35 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:15 ; 2 Timothy 4:16 ; 1 John 2:27 ; 1 John 3:3 . (2) The pronoun houtos is sometimes translated "this one," e.g., Luke 7:8 . (3) In 1 Peter 3:8 , AV, homophron, "likeminded" (RV), is translated "of one mind" (lit., "of the same mind"). (4) In Acts 7:26 , "at one," is, lit., "unto peace" (see PEACE). (5) For "every one" in Acts 5:16 see EVERY , No. 2. (6) In Mark 9:26 nekros, "dead," is translated "one dead." (7) In Acts 2:1 "in one place" translates epi to auto, lit., "to the same," which may mean "for the same (purpose);" in 1 Corinthians 11:20 ; 1 Corinthians 14:23 , the RV translates it "together." (8) In Mark 1:7 , AV, the article ho, "the," is rendered "one" (RV, "he that"). (9) In Mark 7:14 , AV, the plural of pas, "all" (so RV), is translated "every one;" in Matthew 5:28 , AV, pas, with the article, is translated "whosoever" (RV "every one who"). (10) In Acts 1:24 , AV, "whether" is, lit., and as the RV, "the one whom." (11) In 2 Thessalonians 2:7 , the article is rendered "one that," RV (AV, "he who").

See also ACCORD , CONSENT , B, No. 1, END, C, Note (6), EYE (with one), GREAT, HOLY, LITTLE, MIND, NATION, WICKED.

One Another or One ... Another, One ... the Other

* Notes: (1) This translates a number of words and phrases, (a) allelon, a reciprocal pronoun in the genitive plural, signifying "of, or from, one another" (akin to allos, "another"), e.g., Matthew 25:32 ; John 13:22 ; Acts 15:39 ; Acts 19:38 ; 1 Corinthians 7:5 ; Galatians 5:17 ; the accusative allelous denotes "one another," e.g., Acts 7:26 , lit., "why do ye wrong one another?;" 2 Thessalonians 1:3 , RV; in Ephesians 4:32 ; Colossians 3:13 , e.g., RV, "each other;" in 1 Thessalonians 5:15 , "one (toward) another," RV; the dative allelois denotes "one to another," e.g., Luke 7:32 ; (b) different forms of the plural of heautou, "of himself," used as a reciprocal pronoun, e.g., Ephesians 5:19 , RV, "one to another" (AV, and RV marg., "to yourselves"); see also Note (5); (c) allos pros allon, "one to another," Acts 2:12 ; (d) allos ... heteros, 1 Corinthians 12:8 (for the difference between allos and heteros, see ANOTHER); (e) hos men ... hos de (in various forms of the pronoun), lit., "this indeed ... but that," e.g., Luke 23:33 ; Romans 9:21 ; Romans 14:5 ; 1 Corinthians 11:21 ; 2 Corinthians 2:16 ; Philippians 1:16, 17 ; (f) heteros ... heteros, "one ... another," 1 Corinthians 15:40 . (2) In Matthew 24:2 ; Mark 13:2 ; Luke 19:44 ; Luke 21:6 , "one (stone upon) another" is, lit., "stone upon stone." (3) In Hebrews 10:25 , "one another" is necessarily added in English to complete the sense of parakaleo, "to exhort." (4) In 1 Peter 3:8 , AV, "one of another" represents nothing in the original (the RV, "compassionate" sufficiently translates the adjective sumpathes: see COMPASSION , C.). (5) In Mark 9:10 , AV, pros heautous, "among yourselves" (RV), is translated "one with another". (6) In 1 Timothy 5:21 , AV, the accusative case of prosklisis, "partiality," preceded by kata, "according to," is translated "preferring one before another" (RV, "prejudice;" marg., "preference," lit., "according to partiality").

Only

A — 1: μόνος
(Strong's #3441 — Adjective — monos — mon'-os )

"alone, solitary," is translated "only," e.g., in Matthew 4:10 ; Matthew 12:4 ; Matthew 17:8 ; 1 Corinthians 9:6 ; 1 Corinthians 14:36 ; Philippians 4:15 ; Colossians 4:11 ; 2 John 1:1 ; it is used as an attribute of God in John 5:44 ; John 17:3 ; Romans 16:27 ; 1 Timothy 1:17 ; 1 Timothy 6:15, 16 ; Jude 1:4, 25 ; Revelation 15:4 . See ALONE , A.

A — 2: μονογενής
(Strong's #3439 — Adjective — monogenes — mon-og-en-ace )

"only begotten" (No. 1 and genos, "offspring"), has the meaning "only," of human offspring, in Luke 7:12 ; Luke 8:42 ; Luke 9:38 ; the term is one of endearment, as well as of singleness. For Hebrews 11:17 see ONLY BEGOTTEN.

B — 1: μόνος
(Strong's #3441 — Adjective — monon — mon'-os )

the neuter of A, No. 1, "only, exclusively," is translated "only," e.g., in Matthew 5:47 ; Matthew 8:8 ; John 5:18 ; John 11:52 ; John 12:9 ; John 13:9 ; frequently in Acts, Romans and Galatians. See ALONE , B, No. 1.

B — 2: πλήν
(Strong's #4133 — Adverb — plen — plane )

"howbeit, except that," is translated "only that" in the RV of Philippians 1:18 (AV, "notwithstanding"); "only" in Philippians 3:16 (AV, "nevertheless").

Notes: (1) In Mark 2:7 , AV, heis, "one" (so RV), is translated "only;" in James 4:12 , RV, "one only" (AV, "one"). (2) For "only that" in Acts 21:25 , AV, see the RV. (3) The conjunction ei, "if," with the negative me, "not," is translated "but only" in Luke 4:26 , RV (AV, "save"); Luke 4:27 (AV, "saving"); "only" in 1 Corinthians 7:17 (AV, "but"); in some mss. in Acts 21:25 (AV "save only").

Only Begotten

1: μονογενής
(Strong's #3439 — Adjective — monogenes — mon-og-en-ace )

is used five times, all in the writings of the Apostle John, of Christ as the Son of God; it is translated "only begotten" in Hebrews 11:17 of the relationship of Isaac to Abraham.

With reference to Christ, the phrase "the only begotten from the Father," John 1:14 , RV (see also the marg.), indicates that as the Son of God He was the sole representative of the Being and character of the One who sent Him. In the original the definite article is omitted both before "only begotten" and before "Father," and its absence in each case serves to lay stress upon the characteristics referred to in the terms used. The Apostle's object is to demonstrate what sort of glory it was that he and his fellow Apostles had seen. That he is not merely making a comparison with earthly relationships is indicated by para, "from." The glory was that of a unique relationship and the word "begotten" does not imply a beginning of His Sonship. It suggests relationship indeed, but must be distinguished from generation as applied to man.

We can only rightly understand the term "the only begotten" when used of the Son, in the sense of unoriginated relationship. "The begetting is not an event of time, however remote, but a fact irrespective of time. The Christ did not become, but necessarily and eternally is the Son. He, a Person, possesses every attribute of pure Godhood. This necessitates eternity, absolute being; in this respect He is not 'after' the Father" (Moule). The expression also suggests the thought of the deepest affection, as in the case of the OT word yachid, variously rendered, "only one," Genesis 22:2, 12 ; "only son," Jeremiah 6:26 ; Amos 8:10 ; Zechariah 12:10 ; "only beloved," Proverbs 4:3 , and "darling," Psalms 22:20 ; Psalms 35:17 .

In John 1:18 the clause "the only begotten son, which is in the bosom of the Father," expresses both His eternal union with the Father in the Godhead and the ineffable intimacy and love between them, the Son sharing all the Father's counsels and enjoying all His affections. Another reading is monogenes Theos, "God only-begotten." In John 3:16 the statement, "God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son," must not be taken to mean that Christ became the only begotten son by incarnation. The value and the greatness of the gift lay in the Sonship of Him who was given. His Sonship was not the effect of His being given. In John 3:18 the phrase "the name of the only begotten son of God" lays stress upon the full revelation of God's character and will, His love and grace, as conveyed in the name of One who, being in a unique relationship to Him, was provided by Him as the object of faith. In 1 John 4:9 the statement "God hath sent His only begotten son into the world" does not mean that God sent out into the world one who at His birth in Bethlehem had become His Son. Cp. the parallel statement, "God sent forth the Spirit of His Son," Galatians 4:6 , RV, which could not mean that God sent forth One who became His Spirit when He sent Him.

Onset

* For ONSET, Acts 14:5 , RV, see ASSAULT and IMPULSE

Onward

* For ONWARD, 2 John 9 , RV, see GO , No. 10

Open, Opening

A — 1: ἀνοίγω
(Strong's #455 — Verb — anoigo — an-oy'-go )

is used (1) transitively, (a) literally, of "a door or gate," e.g., Acts 5:19 ; graves, Matthew 27:52 ; a sepulchre, Romans 3:13 ; a book, e.g., Luke 4:17 (some mss. have No. 4); Revelation 5:2-5 ; Revelation 10:8 ; the seals of a roll, e.g., Revelation 5:9 ; Revelation 6:1 ; the eyes, Acts 9:40 ; the mouth of a fish, Matthew 17:27 ; "the pit of the abyss," Revelation 9:2 , RV; heaven and the heavens, Matthew 3:16 ; Luke 3:21 ; Acts 10:11 (for Acts 7:56 , see No. 2); Revelation 19:11 ; "the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven," Revelation 15:5 ; by metonymy, for that which contained treasures, Matthew 2:11 ; (b) metaphorically, e.g., Matthew 7:7, 8 ; Matthew 25:11 ; Revelation 3:7 ; Hebraistically, "to open the mouth," of beginning to speak, e.g., Matthew 5:2 ; Matthew 13:35 ; Acts 8:32, 35 ; Acts 10:34 ; Acts 18:14 ; Revelation 13:6 (cp., e.g., Numbers 22:28 ; Job 3:1 ; Isaiah 50:5 ); and of recovering speech, Luke 1:64 ; of the earth "opening," Revelation 12:16 ; of the "opening" of the eyes, Acts 26:18 ; the ears, Mark 7:35 (in the best mss.; some have No. 2); (2) intransitively (perfect tense, Active, in the Greek), (a) literally, of "the heaven," John 1:51 , RV, "opened;" (b) metaphorically, of "speaking freely," 2 Corinthians 6:11 .

A — 2: διανοίγω
(Strong's #1272 — Verb — dianoigo — dee-an-oy'-go )

"to open up completely" (dia, "through," intensive, and No. 1), is used (a) literally, Luke 2:23 ; Acts 7:56 , in the best mss.; (b) metaphorically, of the eyes, Mark 7:34 ; Luke 24:31 ; of the Scriptures, Luke 24:32 ; Acts 17:3 ; of the mind, Luke 24:45 , RV (AV, "understanding"); of the heart, Acts 16:14 .

A — 3: ἄγω
(Strong's #71 — Verb — ago — ag'-o )

"to lead," or "to keep or spend a day," is so used in Acts 19:38 : see KEEP , Note (2).

A — 4: ἀναπτύσσω
(Strong's #380 — Verb — anaptusso — an-ap-toos'-so )

"to unroll" (ana, "back," ptusso, "to roll"), is found in some mss. in Luke 4:17 (of the roll of Isaiah), and translated "He had opened" (AV); see No. 1.

Notes: (1) For Hebrews 4:13 , "laid open," RV (AV, "opened") see LAY , No. 18. (2) In 2 Corinthians 3:18 , AV, anakalupto, "to unveil," is translated "open" (RV, "unveiled," which consistently continues the metaphor of the veil upon the heart of Israel). (3) In Mark 1:10 , AV, schizo, "to rend" or "split," is translated "opened," of the heavens, RV, "rent asunder," AV marg., "cloven, or, rent." (4) For prodelos, in 1Tim.5:24, AV, "open beforehand," see EVIDENT , A, No. 3. (5) For "be opened" See EPHPHATHA. (6) For "open (your hearts)," 2 Corinthians 7:2 , RV, see RECEIVE , No. 18.

B — 1: ἄνοιξις
(Strong's #457 — Noun Feminine — anoixis — an'-oix-is )

"an opening" (akin to A, No. 1), is used in Ephesians 6:19 , metaphorically of the "opening" of the mouth as in A, No. 1 (2), (b).

B — 2: ὀπή
(Strong's #3692 — Noun Feminine — ope — op-ay' )

"an opening, a hole," is used in James 3:11 , of the orifice of a fountain: see CAVE , HOLE , PLACE.

Openly

1: παρρησία
(Strong's #3954 — Noun Feminine — parrhesia — par-rhay-see'-ah )

"freedom of speech, boldness," is used adverbially in the dative case and translated "openly" in Mark 8:32 , of a saying of Christ; in John 7:13 , of a public statement; in John 11:54 , of Christ's public appearance; in John 7:26 ; John 18:20 , of His public testimony; preceded by the preposition en, "in," John 7:4 , lit., "in boldness" (cp. John 7:10 , RV, "publicly"). See BOLD , B.

2: φανερός
(Strong's #5318 — Adjective — phaneros — fan-er-os' )

manifestly, openly: see EVIDENT , B.

Notes: (1) In Galatians 3:1 , "openly set forth" translates the verb prographo, lit., "to write before," as of the OT, Romans 15:4 (cp. Jude 1:4 ), and of a previous letter, Ephesians 3:3 . In Galatians 3:1 , however, "it is probably used in another sense, unexampled in the Scriptures but not uncommon in the language of the day, == 'proclaimed,' 'placarded,' as a magistrate proclaimed the fact that an execution had been carried out, placarding his proclamation in a public place. The Apostle carries on his metaphor of the 'evil eye;' as a preventive of such mischief it was common to post up charms on the walls of houses, a glance at which was supposed to counteract any evil influence to which a person may have been subjected. 'Notwithstanding,' he says, in effect, 'that the fact that Christ had been crucified was placarded before your very eyes in our preaching, you have allowed yourselves to be ... fascinated by the enemies of the Cross of Christ, when you had only to look at Him to escape their malignant influence;' cp. the interesting and instructive parallel in Numbers 21:9 ." * [* From Notes on Galatians, by Hogg and Vine, pp. 106,107] (2) In some mss. in Matthew 6:4, 6, 18 , the phrase en to phanero, lit., "in the manifest," is found (AV, "openly"); see the RV (3) For emphanes, rendered "openly" in Acts 10:40 , AV, see MANIFEST. (4) In Acts 16:37 , AV, the dative case of the adjective demosios, "belonging to the people" (demos, "a people"), "public" (so RV), used adverbially, is translated "openly;" in Acts 18:28 ; Acts 20:20 , "publicly." For the adjective itself, "public," see Acts 5:18 . See PUBLIC.

Operation

* For OPERATION see WORKING

Opportunity

A — 1: καιρός
(Strong's #2540 — Noun Masculine — kairos — kahee-ros' )

primarily, "a due measure," is used of "a fixed and definite period, a time, season," and is translated "opportunity" in Galatians 6:10 ; Hebrews 11:15 . See SEASON , TIME , WHILE.

A — 2: εὐκαιρία
(Strong's #2120 — Noun Feminine — eukairia — yoo-kahee-ree'-ah )

"a fitting time, opportunity" (eu, "well," and No. 1), occurs in Matthew 26:16 ; Luke 22:6 . Cp. eukairos, "seasonable;" see CONVENIENT.

A — 3: τόπος
(Strong's #5117 — Noun Masculine — topos — top'-os )

"to place," is translated "opportunity" in Acts 25:16 , RV (AV, "licence"). See PLACE , ROOM.

B — 1: εὐκαιρέω
(Strong's #2119 — Verb — eukaireo — yoo-kahee-reh'-o )

"to have time or leisure" (akin to A, No. 2), is translated "he shall have opportunity" in 1 Corinthians 16:12 , RV (AV, "convenient time"). See LEISURE.

B — 2: ἀκαιρέομαι
(Strong's #170 — Verb — akaireomai — ak-ahee-reh'-om-ahee )

"to have no opportunity" (a, negative, and kairos, "season"), occurs in Philippians 4:10 .

Oppose

1: ἀντίκειμαι
(Strong's #480 — Verb — antikeimai — an-tik'-i-mahee )

see ADVERSARY , B.

2: ἀντιτάσσω
(Strong's #498 — Verb — antitasso — an-tee-tas'-som-ahee )

is used in the Middle Voice in the sense of setting oneself against (anti, "against," tasso, "to order, set"), "opposing oneself to," Acts 18:6 ; elsewhere rendered by the verb "to resist," Romans 13:2 ; James 4:6 ; James 5:6 ; 1 Peter 5:5 . See RESIST.

3: ἀντιδιατίθημι
(Strong's #475 — Verb — antidiatithemi — an-tee-dee-at-eeth'-em-ahee )

signifies "to place oneself in opposition, oppose" (anti, "against," dia, "through," intensive, tithemi, "to place"), 2 Timothy 2:25 . The AV and RV translate this as a Middle Voice, "them (AV, 'those') that oppose themselves." Field (Notes on the Trans. of the NT) points out that in the only other known instance of the verb it is Passive. The sense is practically the same if it is rendered "those who are opposed."

Oppositions

1: ἀνίημι
(Strong's #447 — Verb — antithesis — an-ee'-ay-mee )

"a contrary position" (anti, "against," tithemi, "to place;" Eng., "antithesis"), occurs in 1 Timothy 6:20 .

Oppress

1: καταδυναστεύω
(Strong's #2616 — Verb — katadunasteuo — kat-ad-oo-nas-tyoo'-o )

"to exercise power over" (kata, "down," dunastes, "a potentate;" dunamai, "to have power"), "to oppress," is used, in the Passive Voice, in Acts 10:38 ; in the Active, in James 2:6 .

2: καταπονέω
(Strong's #2669 — Verb — kataponeo — kat-ap-on-eh'-o )

see DISTRESS , B, No. 4.

Or

* For OR see +, p. 9

Oracle

1: λόγιον
(Strong's #3051 — Noun Neuter — logion — log'-ee-on )

a diminutive of logos, "a word, narrative, statement," denotes "a Divine response or utterance, an oracle;" it is used of (a) the contents of the Mosaic Law, Acts 7:38 ; (b) all the written utterances of God through OT writers, Romans 3:2 ; (c) the substance of Christian doctrine, Hebrews 5:12 ; (d) the utterance of God through Christian teachers, 1 Peter 4:11 .

Notes: Divine "oracles" were given by means of the breastplate of the high priest, in connection with the service of the tabernacle, and the Sept. uses the associated word logeion in Exodus 28:15 , to described the breastplate.

Oration

1: δημηγορέω
(Strong's #1215 — Verb — demegoreo — day-may-gor-eh'-o )

from demos, "the people" and agoreuo, "to speak in the public assembly, to deliver an oration," occurs in Acts 12:21 .

Orator

1: ῥήτωρ
(Strong's #4489 — Noun Masculine — rhetor — hray'-tore )

from an obsolete present tense, rheo, "to say" (cp. Eng., "rhetoric"), denotes "a public speaker, an orator," Acts 24:1 , of Tertullus. Such a person, distinct from the professional lawyer, was hired, as a professional speaker, to make a skillful presentation of a case in court. His training was not legal but rhetorical.

Ordain

1: τίθημι
(Strong's #5087 — Verb — tithemi — tith'-ay-mee )

to put: see APPOINT , No. 3.

2: καθίστημι
(Strong's #2525 — Verb — kathistemi — kath-is'-tay-mee )

from kata, "down," or "over against," and histemi, "to cause to stand, to set," is translated "to ordain" in the AV of Titus 1:5 ; Hebrews 5:1 ; Hebrews 8:3 . See APPOINT , No. 2.

3: τάσσω
(Strong's #5021 — Verb — tasso — tas'-so )

is translated "to ordain," in Acts 13:48 ; Romans 13:1 . See APPOINT. NO. 5

4: διατάσσω
(Strong's #1299 — Verb — diatasso — dee-at-as'-so )

is translated "to ordain" in 1 Corinthians 7:17 ; 1 Corinthians 9:14 ; Galatians 3:19 , the last in the sense of "administered." Cp. diatage, under DISPOSITION. See APPOINT. No. 6.

5: ὁρίζω
(Strong's #3724 — Verb — horizo — hor-id'-zo )

is twice used of Christ as Divinely "ordained" to be the Judge of men, Acts 10:42 ; Acts 17:31 . See DETERMINE , No. 2.

6: κρίνω
(Strong's #2919 — Verb — krino — kree'-no )

"to divide, separate, decide, judge," is translated "ordained" in Acts 16:4 , of the decrees by the Apostles and elders in Jerusalem. See JUDGE.

Notes: (1) In 1 Corinthians 2:7 , AV, proorizo, "to foreordain" (see RV) is translated "ordained." See DETERMINE , No. 3. (2) In Mark 3:14 , AV, poieo, "to make," is translated "ordained" (RV, "appointed"). (3) In Hebrews 9:6 , AV, kataskeuazo, "to prepare" (so RV), is translated "were ... ordained. See PREPARE. (4) In Acts 14:23 , AV, cheirotoneo, "to appoint" (RV), is translated "they had ordained." See APPOINT , No. 11. (5) In Ephesians 2:10 , AV, proetoimazo, "to prepare before," is translated "hath before ordained" (RV, "afore prepared"); see PREPARE. (6) In Jude 1:4 , AV, prographo, lit., "to write before," is translated "were before ... ordained" (RV, "were ... set forth"). See SET (forth). (7) In Acts 1:22 , AV, ginomai, "to become," is translated "be ordained" (RV, "become"). (8) In Romans 7:10 , AV, "ordained" represents no word in the original (see RV).

Order

A — 1: τάξις
(Strong's #5010 — Noun Feminine — taxis — tax'-is )

"an arranging, arrangement, order" (akin to tasso, "to arrange, draw up in order"), is used in Luke 1:8 of the fixed succession of the course of the priests; of due "order," in contrast to confusion, in the gatherings of a local church, 1 Corinthians 14:40 ; of the general condition of such, Colossians 2:5 (some give it a military significance here); of the Divinely appointed character or nature of a priesthood, of Melchizedek, as foreshadowing that of Christ, Hebrews 5:6, 10 ; Hebrews 6:20 ; Hebrews 7:11 (where also the character of the Aaronic priesthood is set in contrast); 7:17 (in some mss., ver. 21).

A — 2: τάγμα
(Strong's #5001 — Noun Neuter — tagma — tag'-mah )

a more concrete form of No. 1, signifying "that which has been arranged in order," was especially a military term, denoting "a company;" it is used metaphorically in 1 Corinthians 15:23 of the various classes of those who have part in the first resurrection.

B — 1: ἀνατάσσομαι
(Strong's #392 — Verb — anatassomai — an-at-as'-som-ahee )

"to arrange in order" (ana, "up," and the Middle Voice of tasso, "to arrange"), is used in Luke 1:1 ; AV, "to set forth in order" (RV, "to draw up"); the probable meaning is to bring together and so arrange details in "order."

B — 2: διατάσσω
(Strong's #1299 — Verb — diatasso — dee-at-as'-so )

"to appoint, arrange, charge, give orders to," is used, in the Middle Voice, in Acts 24:23 , "gave order" (RV); 1 Corinthians 11:34 , "will I set in order;" in the Active Voice, in 1 Corinthians 16:1 , "I gave order" (RV). See COMMAND , No. 1.

B — 3: ἐπιδιορθόω
(Strong's #1930 — Verb — epidiorthoo — ep-ee-dee-or-tho'-o )

"to set in order" (epi, "upon," dia, "through, intensive," and orthos, "straight"), is used in Titus 1:5 , in the sense of setting right again what was defective, a commission to Titus, not to add to what the Apostle himself had done, but to restore what had fallen into disorder since the Apostle had labored in Crete; this is suggested by the epi.

C — 1: καθεξῆς
(Strong's #2517 — Adverb — kathexes — kath-ex-ace' )

is translated "in order" in Luke 1:3 ; Acts 11:4 , RV (AV, "by order"); Acts 18:23 . See AFTERWARD , No. 3.

Note: In 2 Corinthians 11:32 , RV, the phrase "in order to" (as with the AV, "desirous to") represents nothing in the original: the infinitive mood of the verb piazo expresses the purpose, viz., "to take."

Orderly

1: κόσμιος
(Strong's #2887 — Adjective — kosmios — kos'-mee-os )

an adjective signifying "decent, modest, orderly" (akin to kosmos, "order, adornment"), is translated "modest" in 1 Timothy 2:9 ; "orderly" in 1 Timothy 3:2 , RV (AV, "of good behavior"). See MODEST.

Note: For stoicheo, in Acts 21:24 , "thou walkest orderly," see WALK.

Ordinance

A — 1: δικαίωμα
(Strong's #1345 — Noun Neuter — dikaioma — dik-ah'-yo-mah )

see JUSTIFICATION , No. 2.

A — 2: διαταγή
(Strong's #1296 — Noun Feminine — diatage — dee-at-ag-ay' )

is translated "ordinances," in Romans 13:2 . See DISPOSITION.

A — 3: δόγμα
(Strong's #1378 — Noun Neuter — dogma — dog'-mah )

is translated "ordinances" in Ephesians 2:15 ; Colossians 2:14 . See DECREE.

A — 4: κτίσις
(Strong's #2937 — Noun Feminine — ktisis — ktis'-is )

"a creation, creature," is translated "ordinance" in 1 Peter 2:13 . See CREATE , B, No. 1.

Note: In 1 Corinthians 11:2 , AV, paradosis, "a tradition" (marg., and RV, "traditions"), is translated "ordinances." See TRADITION.

B — 1: δογματίζω
(Strong's #1379 — Verb — dogmatizo — dog-mat-id'-zo )

akin to A, No. 3, "to decree," signifies, in the Middle Voice, "to subject oneself to an ordinance," Colossians 2:20 . In the Sept., Esther 3:9 ; in some texts, Daniel 2:13, 15 .

Other

1: ἄλλος
(Strong's #243 — Adjective — allos — al'-los )

indicates numeral distinction of objects of similar character, and is used (a) absolutely, e.g., Matthew 20:3 (plural); (b) attached to a noun, e.g., Matthew 21:36 ; (c) with the article, e.g., Matthew 5:39 ; 1 Corinthians 14:29 (plural, RV); in Matthew 13:5 ; Luke 9:19 ; John 9:9 , e.g., RV, "others" (AV, "some"); in Matthew 25:20 , RV, "other" (AV, "beside them ... more"). See ANOTHER , MORE , B, Note (1), SOME.

2: ἕτερος
(Strong's #2087 — Adjective — heteros — het'-er-os )

indicates either numerical distinction, e.g., Luke 4:43 ; Luke 5:7 ; or generic distinction, different in character, etc., e.g., Luke 9:29 , "(the fashion of His countenance) was altered," lit., "became other;" Luke 23:32 , "two others, (malefactors)," RV, where the plural serves to make the necessary distinction between them and Christ; Acts 2:4 ; Acts 19:39 ("other matters"); 1 Corinthians 14:21 , AV, "other" (RV, "strange"); 2 Corinthians 11:4 (2nd and 3rd parts, RV, "different;" in the 1st clause, allos, "another"). For the distinction between this and No. 1, see under ANOTHER.

3: λοιπός
(Strong's #3062 — Adverb — loipos — loy-poy' )

signifies "remaining, the rest." It is translated "other," or "others," e.g., in Matthew 25:11 : Mark 4:19 ; Luke 18:9 ; Acts 28:9 ; Romans 1:13 ; 1 Corinthians 9:5 ; Ephesians 2:3 ; 1 Thessalonians 4:13 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:6 ; 1 Timothy 5:20 , e.g., the RV renders this word "the rest" (AV, "other" or "others"); in Ephesians 4:17 , some mss. have loipa, neuter plural, AV, "other (Gentiles);" see the RV See REMNANT , REST (the).

4: ἀλλότριος
(Strong's #245 — Adjective — allotrios — al-lot'-ree-os )

"belonging to another, not one's own," is translated "other men's" in 2 Corinthians 10:15 ; 1 Timothy 5:22 ; in Hebrews 9:25 , RV, "not his own" (AV, "of others"). See ALIEN , MAN'S , Note (1), STRANGE , STRANGER.

5: ἀλλήλων
(Strong's #240 — Pronoun, Plural, Reciprocal — allelon — al-lay'-lone )

in Romans 1:12 , used in the dative case, is translated in the RV "(each of us by the) other's" (AV, "mutual"); the accusative is translated "other" in Philippians 2:3 . See MUTUAL and ONE ANOTHER.

6: εἷς
(Strong's #1520 — numeral — heis — hice )

"one," is sometimes translated "other" when expressing the second of a pair, e.g., Matthew 24:40 , AV (RV, "one"), See ONE , A (4).

7: ἐκεῖνος
(Strong's #1565 — pronoun — ekeinos — ek-i'-nos )

signifying "that one," implying remoteness as compared with houtos, "this," is translated "the other," e.g., in Matthew 23:23 ; Luke 11:42 ; Luke 18:14 .

Notes: (1) In Acts 26:22 , AV, ouden ektos, lit., "nothing besides" is translated "none other things" (RV, "nothing but"). (2) The plural of the definite article is translated "others" in Acts 17:32 ; in Jude 1:23 , AV, "others" (RV, "some"). (3) In Luke 24:1 , the plural of tis, "a certain one," is found in some mss., and translated "certain others" in the AV.

Other Side and Other Way

* For OTHER SIDE and OTHER WAY see SIDE and WAY

Otherwise

1: ἄλλος
(Strong's #243 — Adjective — allos — al'-los )

is used, in its neuter form, allo, in Galatians 5:10 , lit., "another thing," with the meaning "otherwise." See OTHER , No. 1.

2: ἄλλως
(Strong's #247 — Adverb — allos — al'-loce )

the adverb corresponding to No. 1, is translated "otherwise" in 1 Timothy 5:25 ; the contrast is not with works that are not good (No. 3 would signify that), but with good works which are not evident.

3: ἑτέρως
(Strong's #2088 — Adverb — heteros — het-er'-oce )

is used in Philippians 3:15 , "otherwise (minded)," i.e., "differently minded." Contrast No. 2, and for the corresponding difference between the adjectives allos and heteros, see ANOTHER.

4: ἐπεί
(Strong's #1893 — Conjunction — epei — ep-i' )

when used of time, means "since" or "when;" used of cause, it means "since, because;" used elliptically it means "otherwise" or "else;" "otherwise" in Romans 11:6 (the 2nd part of the ver. is absent from the most authentic mss.); Romans 11:22 ; in Hebrews 9:17 , AV, "otherwise (it is of no strength at all)," RV, "for (doth it ever avail?)." See ELSE.

Note: The phrase ei, "if," de, "but," mege, "not indeed," i.e., "but if not indeed," is translated "otherwise" in the AV of Matthew 6:1 ; Luke 5:36 (RV, "else," in each place); in 2 Corinthians 11:16 , AV, "if otherwise" (RV, "but if ye do"). See also TEACH.

Ought

* For the pronoun OUGHT (AV) see AUGHT

Our Own

1: ἑαυτοῦ
(Strong's #1438 — Pronoun — heauton — heh-ow-too' )

is sometimes used as a reflexive pronoun of the 1st person plural, signifying "our own selves," translated "our own" in 1 Thessalonians 2:8 , lit., "(the souls) of ourselves."

2: ἴδιος
(Strong's #2398 — Adjective — idios — id'-ee-os )

"one's own," signifies "our own" in Acts 3:12 ; 1 Corinthians 4:12 ; in Acts 2:8 , with hemon, forming a strong possessive, lit., "each in his own language of us."

Our, Ours

* Notes: (1) This usually translates hemon, the genitive of hemeis, "we," lit., "of us," e.g., Matthew 6:9, 11, 12 . It is translated "ours," e.g., in Mark 12:7 ; Luke 20:14 ; 1 Corinthians 1:2 ; 2 Corinthians 1:14 . (2) In 1 John 4:17 , the phrase meta hemon, rendered "our (love)" in the AV, is accurately translated in the RV "(herein is love made perfect) with us," i.e., Divine love in Christ finds its expression in "our" manifestation of it to others. (3) In Luke 17:5 , "increase our faith" is, lit., "add faith to us." (4) In Luke 24:22 , "of our company" is, lit., "from among us." (5) Hemeteros, a possessive pronoun, more emphatic than hemeis, is used in Luke 16:12 , in the best mss. (some have humeteros, "your own"); Acts 2:11 ; Acts 24:6 , in some mss.; Acts 26:5 ; 2 Timothy 4:15 ; Titus 3:14 , "ours;" 1 John 1:3 ; 1 John 2:2 , "ours." (6) In Luke 23:41 , "of our deeds," is, lit., "of what things we practiced." (7) In 1 Corinthians 9:10 , "for our sake," RV (twice), is, lit., "on account of us."

Ourselves

* Notes: (1) This translates (a) autoi, the plural of autos, "self," used emphatically either alone, e.g., John 4:42 ; Romans 8:23 (1st part); 2 Corinthians 1:4 (last part); 1:9, RV, "we ourselves" (1st part); or joined with the plural pronouns, e.g., hemeis, "we," Romans 8:23 (2nd part); (b) the plural hemeis alone, e.g., Titus 3:3 ; in 2 Corinthians 4:7 , RV, ex hemon, is translated "from ourselves" (AV, "of us"); (c) heauton, governed by the preposition apo, "from," e.g., 2 Corinthians 3:5 (1st part), lit., "from ourselves" ("of ourselves," in the text); (d) heautis, the dative case of (c), e.g., Romans 15:1 ; governed by en, "in," 2 Corinthians 1:9 (1st part); by epi, "on" (2nd part). (e) heautous, the accusative case, e.g., Acts 23:14 ; 2 Corinthians 3:1 ; 2 Corinthians 4:2, 5 . (2) In Acts 6:4 , AV, proskartereo, "to continue steadfastly" (RV), is translated "give ourselves continually." (3) In 2 Corinthians 10:12 , AV, enkrino, "to number" (RV), is translated "to make ourselves of the number."

Out, Out of

* Notes: (1) The preposition ek (or ex), which frequently signifies "out of" or "from the midst of," has a variety meanings, among which is "from," as virtually equivalent to apo, "away from," e.g., 2 Corinthians 1:10 , "who delivered us out of so great a death, and will deliver;" since death was not acutally experienced, but was impending, ek here does not signify "out of the midst of." In Acts 12:7 it is used in the statement "his chains fell off from his hands." In Matthew 17:9 it is used of descending from a mountain, not "out of;" "we are not to suppose that they had been in a cave" (Dr. A. T. Robertson, Gram. of the Greek NT). In 1 Thessalonians 1:10 , "even Jesus, which delivereth us from the wrath to come," RV, the question whether ek here means "out of the midst of" or "away from," is to be determined by some statement of Scripture where the subject is specifically mentioned; this is provided, e.g., in 1 Thessalonians 5:9 , the context of which makes clear that believers are to be delivered from (not "out of") the Divine wrath to be executed on the nations at the end of the present age. (2) For the phrase ek mesou, "out of the way," see MIDST , Note (1), (e). (3) In Luke 8:4 , AV, the phrase kata polin is translated" out of every city" (RV, "of every city," to be taken in connection with "they"). (4) Ektos, "outside of," is translated "out of" in 2 Corinthians 12:2 ; in 2 Corinthians 12:3 the best mss. have choris, "apart from," RV (AV, ektos, "out of"). (4) For other prepositions, and adverbs, see + p. 9.

Outer

1: ἐξώτερος
(Strong's #1857 — Adjective — exoteros — ex-o'-ter-os )

the comparative degree of exo, "without," is used of the "outer" darkness, Matthew 8:12 ; Matthew 22:13 ; Matthew 25:30 .

Outgo

1: προέρχομαι
(Strong's #4281 — Verb — proerchomai — pro-er'-khom-ahee )

"to go forward, go in advance, outgo," is used of time in Mark 6:33 , "outwent," of the people who in their eagerness reached a spot earlier than Christ and His disciples. See GO , No. 17.

Outrun

1: προτρέχω
(Strong's #4390 — Verb — protrecho — prot-rekh'-o )

primarily, "to run forward" (pro, "forward" or "before," trecho, "to run"), is used with tachion, "more quickly," in John 20:4 , "outran," RV (AV, "did outrun"), lit., "ran forward more quickly;" in Luke 19:4 , "he ran on before," RV (AV, "ran before"). See RUN. In the Sept., 1 Samuel 8:11 ; in some texts, Job 41:13 , "destruction runneth before him," in the Eng. versions, Job 41:22 .

Outside

1: ἔξωθεν
(Strong's #1855 — Adverb — exothen — ex'-o-then )

an adverb formed from exo, "without," properly signifies "from without," Mark 7:18 (in Mark 7:15 it is used as a preposition); with the article it is equivalent to a noun, "the outside," Matthew 23:25 (for ver. 27, see OUTWARD , No. 2); Luke 11:39 ; in Luke 11:40 , RV, "the outside" (AV, "that which is without"). See OUTWARD , OUTWARDLY , WITHOUT.

2: ἐκτός
(Strong's #1622 — Adverb — ektos — ek-tos' )

is once used with the article, "the outside," Matthew 23:26 . See EXCEPT , No. 1.

Outward, Outwardly

1: ἔξω
(Strong's #1854 — Adverb — exo — ex'-o )

"without," is used metaphorically of the physical frame, "the outward man," 2 Corinthians 4:16 . See WITHOUT.

2: ἔξωθεν
(Strong's #1855 — Adverb — exothen — ex'-o-then )

is translated "outward" in Matthew 23:27 (RV, "outwardly"); it is used with the article, adjectivally, in 1 Peter 3:3 , of "outward" adorning. See OUTSIDE , No. 1.

Notes: (1) The phrase en to phanero, lit., "in the open" ("manifest"), is rendered "outwardly" in Romans 2:28 . (2) For "with outward show," AV, marg., Luke 17:20 , see OBSERVATION. (3) For the AV, of 2 Corinthians 10:7 , "outward appearance," see FACE , No. 1.

Oven

1: κλίβανος
(Strong's #2823 — Noun Masculine — klibanos — klib'-an-os )

is mentioned in Matthew 6:30 ; Luke 12:28 . The form of "oven" commonly in use in the east indicates the kind in use as mentioned in Scripture. A hole is sunk in the ground about 3 feet deep and somewhat less in diameter. The walls are plastered with cement. A fire is kindled inside, the fuel being grass, or dry twigs, which heat the oven rapidly and blacken it with smoke and soot (see Lamentations 5:10 ). When sufficiently heated the surface is wiped, and the dough is molded into broad thin loaves, placed one at a time on the wall of the "oven" to fit its concave inner circle. The baking takes a few seconds. Such ovens are usually outside the house, and often the same "oven" serves for several families (Leviticus 26:26 ). An "oven" of this sort is doubtless referred to in Exodus 8:3 (see Hastings, Bib. Dic.).

Over

1: προΐστημι
(Strong's #4291 — Verb — proistemi — pro-is'-tay-mee )

lit., "to stand before," hence "to lead, to direct, attend to," is translated "rule," with reference to the family, in 1 Timothy 3:4, 5, 12 ; with reference to the church, in Romans 12:8 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:12 , "are over;" 1 Timothy 5:17 , In Titus 3:8, 14 , it signifies "to maintain." See MAINTAIN.

2: πλεονάζω
(Strong's #4121 — Verb — pleonazo — pleh-on-ad'-zo )

used intransitively, signifies "to abound, to superabound;" in 2 Corinthians 8:15 it is used with the negative ou, "had nothing over," lit., "had not more" (pleon, the comparative degree of polus, "much").

Over, Over Against

* For OVER, OVER AGAINST (preposition, conjunction, or participle not dealt with in this resource)

Over-Ripe

1: ξηραίνω
(Strong's #3583 — Verb — xeraino — xay-rah'ee-no )

denotes "to dry up, wither," translated in Revelation 14:15 , "over-ripe," RV (AV, "ripe"), said figuratively of the harvest of the earth, symbolizing the condition of the world, political, especially connected with Israel (Joel 3:9, 14 ), and religious, comprehensive of the whole scene of Christendom (Matthew 13:38 ). See DRY.

Overboard

* For OVERBOARD, Acts 27:18 , RV, see FREIGHT , and, in Acts 27:43 , RV , see CAST , No. 11.

Overcharge

1: βαρέω
(Strong's #916 — Verb — bareo — bar-eh'-o )

or baruno, is rendered "overcharged" in Luke 21:34 . See BURDEN , B, No. 1.

2: ἐπιβαρέω
(Strong's #1912 — Verb — epibareo — ep-ee-bar-eh'-o )

is rendered "overcharge" in 2 Corinthians 2:5 , AV. See BURDEN , B, No. 2, and PRESS.

Overcome

1: νικάω
(Strong's #3528 — Verb — nikao — nik-ah'-o )

is used (a) of God, Romans 3:4 (a law term), RV, "mightest prevail;" (b) of Christ, John 16:33 ; Revelation 3:21 ; Revelation 5:5 ; Revelation 17:14 ; (c) of His followers, Romans 12:21 (2nd part); 1 John 2:13, 14 ; 1 John 4:4 ; 1 John 5:4, 5 ; Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 26 ; Revelation 3:5, 12, 21 ; Revelation 12:11 ; Revelation 15:2 ; Revelation 21:7 ; (d) of faith, 1 John 5:4 ; (e) of evil (Passive Voice), Romans 12:21 ; (f) of predicted human potentates, Revelation 6:2 ; Revelation 11:7 ; Revelation 13:7 .

2: ἡττάομαι
(Strong's #2274 — Verb — hettaomai — hayt-tah'-o )

"to be made inferior, be enslaved," is rendered "is (are) overcome," in 2 Peter 2:19, 20 . See INFERIOR.

3: κατακυριεύω
(Strong's #2634 — Verb — katakurieuo — kat-ak-oo-ree-yoo'-o )

is translated "overcome" in Acts 19:16 ; see MASTER , B.

Overflow, Overflowing

A — 1: ὑπερπερισσεύω
(Strong's #5248 — Verb — huperperisseuo — hoop-er-per-is-syoo'-o )

"to abound more exceedingly," Romans 5:20 , is used in the Middle Voice in 2 Corinthians 7:4 , RV, "I overflow (with joy)," AV, "I am exceeding (joyful)." See ABUNDANCE , B, No. 2.

A — 2: κατακλύζω
(Strong's #2626 — Verb — katakluzo — kat-ak-lood'-zo )

"to inundate, deluge" (kata, "down," kluzo, "to wash" or "dash over," said, e.g., of the sea), is used in the Passive Voice in 2 Peter 3:6 , of the Flood.

B — 1: περισσεία
(Strong's #4050 — Noun Feminine — perisseia — per-is-si'-ah )

is translated "overflowing" in James 1:21 , RV. See ABUNDANCE , A, No. 2.

Overlay

1: περικαλύπτω
(Strong's #4028 — Verb — perikalupto — per-ee-kal-oop'-to )

denotes "to cover around, cover up or over;" it is translated "overlaid" in Hebrews 9:4 . See BLINDFOLD , COVER.

Overlook

1: ὑπερεῖδον
(Strong's #5237 — Verb — hupereidon — hoop-er-i'-do )

"to overlook" (an aorist form), is used in Acts 17:30 , RV (AV, "winked at"), i.e., God bore with them without interposing by way of punishment, though the debasing tendencies of idolatry necessarily developed themselves.

Overmuch

1: περισσότερος
(Strong's #4055 — comparative — perissoteros — per-is-sot'-er-os )

the comparative degree of perissos, "abundant," is translated "overmuch" in 2 Corinthians 2:7 . See ABUNDANCE , C, No. 2.

Notes: (1) In 2 Corinthians 10:14 , RV, the verb huperekteino, "to stretch out over," is translated "we stretch (not ourselves) overmuch" (AV, ... beyond our measure"). See STRETCH. (2) In 2 Corinthians 12:7 (twice), RV, huperairo, in the Middle Voice, "to uplift oneself," is translated "I should (not) be exalted overmuch," AV, "... above measure." See EXALT.

Overseer

* For OVERSEER see BISHOP

Overshadow

1: ἐπισκιάζω
(Strong's #1982 — Verb — episkiazo — ep-ee-skee-ad'-zo )

"to throw a shadow upon" (epi, "over," skia, "a shadow"), "to overshadow," is used (a) of the bright cloud at the Transfiguration, Matthew 17:5 ; Mark 9:7 ; Luke 9:34 ; (b) metaphorically of the power of "the Most High" upon the Virgin Mary, Luke 1:35 ; (c) of the Apostle Peter's shadow upon the sick, Acts 5:15 .

2: κατασκιάζω
(Strong's #2683 — Verb — kataskiazo — kat-as-kee-ad'-zo )

lit., "to shadow down," is used of the "overshadowing" (RV) of the cherubim of glory above the mercy seat, Hebrews 9:5 (AV, "shadowing").

Oversight

1: ἐπισκοπέω
(Strong's #1983 — Verb — episkopeo — ep-ee-skop-eh'-o )

lit., "to look upon" (epi, "upon," skopeo, "to look at, contemplate"), is found in 1 Peter 5:2 (some ancient authorities omit it), "exercising the oversight," RV (AV, "taking ..."); "exercising" is the right rendering; the word does not imply the entrance upon such responsibility, but the fulfillment of it. It is not a matter of assuming a position, but of the discharge of the duties. The word is found elsewhere in Hebrews 12:15 , "looking carefully," RV. See LOOK. Cp. episkope in 1 Timothy 3:1 (see BISHOP , No. 2).

Overtake

1: καταλαμβάνω
(Strong's #2638 — Verb — katalambano — kat-al-am-ban'-o )

"to lay hold of," has the significance of "overtaking," metaphorically, in John 12:35 (RV, "overtake," AV, "come upon") and 1 Thessalonians 5:4 . See APPREHEND , No. 1.

2: προλαμβάνω
(Strong's #4301 — Verb — prolambano — prol-am-ban'-o )

"to anticipate" (pro, "before," lambano, "to take"), is used of the act of Mary, in Mark 14:8 [see COME , Note (2)]; of forestalling the less favored at a social meal, 1 Corinthians 11:21 ; of being "overtaken" in any trespass, Galatians 6:1 , where the meaning is not that of detecting a person in the act, but of his being caught by the trespass, through his being off his guard (see Galatians 5:21 and contrast the premediated practice of evil in Galatians 5:26 ). The modern Greek version is "even if a man, through lack of circumspection, should fall into any sin." See TAKE.

Overthrow

A — 1: καταστροφή
(Strong's #2692 — Noun Feminine — katastrophe — kat-as-trof-ay' )

lit., "a turning down" (kata, "down," strophe, "a turning;" Eng., "catastrophe"), is used (a) literally, 2 Peter 2:6 ; (b) metaphorically, 2 Timothy 2:14 , "subverting," i.e., the "overthrowing" of faith. Cp. kathairesis, "a pulling down," 2 Corinthians 10:4, 8 ; 2 Corinthians 13:10 .

B — 1: καταστρέφω
(Strong's #2690 — Verb — katastrepho — kat-as-tref'-o )

akin to A, lit. and primarily, "to turn down" or "turn over," as, e.g., the soil, denotes to "overturn, overthrow," Matthew 21:12 ; Mark 11:15 ; in Acts 15:16 , Passive Voice, "ruins," lit., "the overthrown (things) of it" (some mss. have kataskapto, "to dig down"). See RUIN.

B — 2: ἀναστρέφω
(Strong's #390 — Verb — anastrepho — an-as-tref'-o )

is found in some mss. in John 2:15 (see No. 3). See ABIDE , No. 8.

B — 3: ἀνατρέπω
(Strong's #396 — Verb — anatrepo — an-at-rep'-o )

lit., "to turn up or over" (ana, "up," trepo, "to turn"), "to upset," is used (a) literally, in the most authentic mss., in John 2:15 (see No. 2); (b) metaphorically, in 2 Timothy 2:18 , "overthrow (the faith of some);" in Titus 1:11 , RV, "overthrow (whole houses)," AV, "subvert ...," i.e., households. Moulton and Milligan (Vocab.) give an apt illustration from a 2nd cent. papyrus, of the complete upsetting of a family by the riotous conduct of a member.

B — 4: καταλύω
(Strong's #2647 — Verb — kataluo — kat-al-oo'-o )

lit., "to loosen down," signifies "to overthrow" in Acts 5:38 , RV, "it will be overthrown" (AV, "it will come to nought"); Romans 14:20 , RV, "overthrow" (AV, "destroy"). See DESTROY.

B — 5: καταστρώννυμι
(Strong's #2693 — Verb — katastronnumi — kat-as-trone'-noo-mee )

primarily, "to strew" or "spread over" (kata, "down," stronnumi, or stronnuo, "to spread"), then, "to overthrow," has this meaning in 1 Corinthians 10:5 , "they were overthrown." In the Sept., Numbers 14:16 ; Job 12:23 .

Owe

A — 1: ὀφείλω
(Strong's #3784 — — opheilo — of-i'-lo, of-i-leh'-o )

"to owe, to be a debtor" (in the Passive Voice, "to be owed, to be due"), is translated by the verb "to owe" in Matthew 18:28 (twice); Luke 7:41 ; Luke 16:5, 7 ; Romans 13:8 ; in 15:27, RV, "they (gentile converts) owe it" (AV, "it is their duty"); Philemon 1:18 . See BEHOVE , DEBT , DUE , DUTY , GUILTY , INDEBTED , MUST , NEED , OUGHT.

A — 2: προσοφείλω
(Strong's #4359 — Verb — prosopheilo — pros-of-i'-lo )

"to owe besides" (pros, "in addition," and No. 1), is used in Philemon 1:19 , "thou owest (to me even thine own self) besides," i.e., "thou owest me already as much as Onesimus' debt, and in addition even thyself" (not "thou owest me much more").

B — 1: ὀφειλέτης
(Strong's #3781 — Noun Masculine — opheiletes — of-i-let'-ace )

"a debtor" (akin to A, No. 1), is translated "which owed" in Matthew 18:24 , lit., "a debtor (of ten thousand talents)." See DEBTOR.

Own

* Notes: (1) Gnesios, primarily, "lawfully begotten," and hence "true, genuine," is translated "own" in the AV of 1 Timothy 1:2 ; Titus 1:4 (RV, "true"). See SINCERITY , TRUE. (2) In Acts 5:4 , "was it not thine own?" is, lit., "did it not remain (meno) to thee?" (3) In Jude 1:6 (1st part), AV, heauton, "of themselves," their own" (RV), is rendered "their;" in the 2nd part, RV, idios, one's own, is translated "their proper" (AV, "their own"). (4) In Galatians 1:14 , RV, sunelikiotes, is rendered "of mine own age" (AV, "my equals;" marg., "equals in years"). (5) For "its own" in 1 Timothy 2:6 , RV, see DUE , A. (6) For association with other words see ACCORD , BUSINESS , COMPANY , CONCEITS , COUNTRY.

Owner

1: κύριος
(Strong's #2962 — Noun Masculine — kurios — koo'-ree-os )

"one having power" (kuros) or "authority, a lord, master," signifies "an owner" in Luke 19:33 . See LORD , MASTER , SIR.

2: ναύκληρος
(Strong's #3490 — Noun Masculine — naukleros — now'-klay-ros )

"a ship owner" (naus, "a ship," kleros, "a lot"), "a shipmaster," occurs in Acts 27:11 , "(the) owner of the ship."

Owneth

* Note: In Acts 21:11 , "that owneth this girdle," is lit., "whose is (esti) this girdle."

Ox

1: βοῦς
(Strong's #1016 — Noun Masculine — bous — booce )

denotes an "ox" or "a cow," Luke 13:15 ; Luke 14:5, 19 ; John 2:14, 15 ; 1 Corinthians 9:9 (twice); 1 Timothy 5:18 .

2: ταῦρος
(Strong's #5022 — Noun Masculine — tauros — tow'-ros )

Latin taurus, is translated "oxen" in Matthew 22:4 ; Acts 14:13 ; "bulls" in Hebrews 9:13 ; Hebrews 10:4 .