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3281 Thayer’s Greek Lexicon, p. οἶκος.8
… especially legal) usage, οἶκος denotes one's household establishment, one's entire property, οἰκία, the dwelling itself; and in prose οἶκος is not used in …
3282 Thayer’s Greek Lexicon, p. ὀφείλημα.3
… or legally due, a debt; so for מַשָּׁאָה, Deuteronomy 24:12 (10); ἀφιέναι, 1 Macc. 15:8; ἀποτίνειν, Plato, legg. 4, p. 717 b.; ἀποδιδόναι, Aristotle, eth. Nic. 9, 2, 5 (p. 1165a, 3). κατά …
3283 Thayer’s Greek Lexicon, p. παράκλητος.3
1. "one who pleads another's cause before a judge, a pleader, counsel for defense, legal assistant; an advocate": Demosthenes, p. 341, 11; (Diogenes Laërtius 4, 50, cf. Dio Cassius, 46, 20.
3284 Thayer’s Greek Lexicon, p. τέκνον.15
… , ethical, legal. Cf. b. γ. above; υἱός τοῦ Θεοῦ, at the end; παῖς, at the end and references (especially that to Höhne).]
3285 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Answer.6
… the legal sense of “testify”: “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor” ( Exodus 20:16 ). Or we read in Exodus 23:2 : “Thou shalt not follow a multitude to …
3286 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Be.10
… :2 ). Legal passages use hâyâh in describing God’s relationship to His covenant people, to set forth what is desired and intended (cf. Exodus 12:16 ). When covenants …
3287 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Book.7
… a legal document known as the sêpher of divorce ( Deuteronomy 24:1 ). Here sêpher meant a “certificate” or “legal document.” Some other legal document might also …
3288 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Confess.5
… a legal code— but a confession of the underlying sinfulness that engulfs all mankind and separates us from the holy God. God is even to be praised for His judgments …
3289 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Curse.14
… to legalize a covenant or agreement.” As a noun, ’âlâh refers to the “oath” itself: “Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if …
3290 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Deceit.2
… a legal context: “Put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness” ( Exodus 23:1 ). Used in cultic contexts, the word bears these same overtones but …
3291 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Divide.4
… the legal sense of “sharing” an inheritance in Proverbs 17:2. The word is used three times in reference to “sharing” the spoils of war in 1 Samuel 30:24. This verb …
3292 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Ephod.2
’ Êphôd ( אֵפֹד, Strong’s #646 ), “ephod.” This word, which appears in Assyrian and (perhaps) Ugaritic, occurs 49 times in the biblical Hebrew, 31 times in the legal prescriptions of Exodus—Leviticus and only once in biblical poetry ( Hosea 3:4 ).
3293 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Guiltless, to Be.6
… the legal connotation of “innocence.” First, a person may be declared “innocent,” or “acquitted.” David prayed: “Keep your servant also from willful sins.… Then will …
3294 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Guiltless, to Be.7
… the legal jargon of “acquittal.” In English versions, there is no uniformity of translation: “to be innocent, unpunished, acquitted, cleansed, held innocent” (KJV …
3295 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Idol.7
’Ĕlı̂yl ( אֱלִיל, Strong’s #457 ), “idol; gods; nought; vain.” The 20 occurrences of this noun are primarily in Israel’s legal code and the prophetic writings (especially Isaiah). Cognates of this word appear in Akkadian, Syriac, and Arabic.
3296 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Inherit.7
… the legal claim. The usage of nachălâh in the Pentateuch and Joshua indicates that the word often denotes that “possession” which all of Israel or a tribe or …
3297 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Judge.4
… . The legal rights to the child would be Sarai’s. This would mean that Hagar “did all the work” and received none of the privileges. Consequently she made things …
3298 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Kill.8
… the legal material of the Old Testament. This is not a surprise, as God’s law included regulations on life and provisions for dealing with the murderer. The …
3299 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Loose Conduct.3
… in legal and poetical books of the Bible, except for a single occurrence in Judges. This noun signifies “loose or infamous conduct” and is used most often with …
3300 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Love.4
… but legal love outside marriage. Such an emotion may be a desire to marry and care for the object of that love, as in the case of Shechem’s love for Dinah ( Genesis …