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36941 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Beget, Bear, Born.9
"to give birth to, to bring forth" (from kueo, "to be pregnant"), is used metaphorically of spiritual birth by means of the Word of God, James 1:18, and of death as the offspring of sin ( James 1:15; so in the best texts). See BRING, A, No. 30.
36942 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Belief, Believe, Believers.9
Note: In 1 Corinthians 9:5 the word translated "believer" (RV), is adelphe, "a sister," so 1 Corinthians 7:15; Romans 16:1; James 2:15, used, in the spiritual sense, of one connected by the tie of the Christian faith.
36943 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Bishop.4
… mature spiritual experience and understanding of those so described; the term "bishop," or "overseer," indicates the character of the work undertaken. According …
36944 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Blind, Blindness.9
akin to A. No. 2, primarily means "a covering with a callus," a "hardening," Romans 11:25; Ephesians 4:18, RV, for AV, "blindness;" Mark 3:5, RV, for AV, "hardness." It is metaphorical of a dulled spiritual perception. See HARDNESS.
36945 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Body, Bodily.5
… , "the spiritual nature," e.g., 1 Corinthians 5:3, and from psuche, "the soul," e.g., 1 Thessalonians 5:23. "Soma, ’body,’ and pneuma, ’spirit,’ may be separated; pneuma and psuche …
36946 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Bread.5
… holy, spiritual condition," 1 Corinthians 5:7, and of "sincerity and truth" ( 1 Corinthians 5:8 ). With the article it signifies the feast of unleavened bread, Matthew …
36947 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Buffet.5
… himself spiritually fit (RV marg., "bruise"); so RV marg. in Luke 18:5, of the persistent widow, text, "wear out" (AV, "weary"). See KEEP, WEAR, WEARY.
36948 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Build, Builder, Building.9
"to build together" (sun, "with"), is used in Ephesians 2:22, metaphorically, of the church, as a spiritual dwelling-place for God.
36949 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Build, Builder, Building.13
… a spiritual building, 1 Corinthians 3:9, or the whole church, the body of Christ, Ephesians 2:21. It expresses the strengthening effect of teaching, 1 Corinthians …
36950 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Burden, Burdened, Burdensome.3
… ), or spiritual, Galatians 6:2; Revelation 2:24, or religious, Acts 15:28. In one place it metaphorically describes the future state of believers as "an eternal weight …
36951 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Burden, Burdened, Burdensome.12
epi, "upon" (intensive), "to burden heavily," is said of material RV, "burden," AV, "be chargeable to;" of the effect of spiritual admonition and discipline, 2 Corinthians 2:5, RV, "press heavily," AV, "overcharge." See CHARGEABLE, PRESS.
36952 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Burn, Burning.3
… ; of spiritual light, Luke 12:35; John 5:35. See LIGHT.
36953 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Carnal, Carnally.3
… of spiritual warfare, "of the flesh" (AV, "carnal"), 2 Corinthians 10:4; or with the idea of unspirituality, of human wisdom, "fleshly," 2 Corinthians 1:12; (b) "pertaining …
36954 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Carnal, Carnally.5
… anti-spiritual in respect of the particular point with which the Apostle was there dealing. In 1 Corinthians 3:3, 4, they are charged with being sarkikos. See …
36955 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Child, Children, Childbearing, Childish, Childless.3
… ; (h) spiritual relationship, 2 Timothy 2:1; Philemon 1:10. See DAUGHTER, SON.
36956 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Child, Children, Childbearing, Childish, Childless.5
… against spiritual dangers; Paul, because of the deadly errors of Judaism assailing the Galatian churches. Cp. his use of teknon in Galatians 4:28 .
36957 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Child, Children, Childbearing, Childish, Childless.11
… in spiritual understanding, 1 Corinthians 14:20, and in affectionate and familiar address by the Lord to His disciples, almost like the Eng., "lads," John 21:5; by …
36958 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. CircuMcIsion, Uncircumcision, Circumcise.6
… and spiritually of believers with reference to the act, Colossians 2:11; Romans 2:29; to the condition, Philippians 3:3 .
36959 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. CircuMcIsion, Uncircumcision, Circumcise.14
to circumcise," is used (a) lit., e.g., Luke 1:59; Luke 2:21; of receiving circumcision, Galatians 5:2, 3; Galatians 6:13, RV; (b) metaphorically, of spiritual circumcision, Colossians 2:11 .
36960 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Citizen, Citizenship.5
sun, "with," and No. 1, denotes "a fellow-citizen," i.e., possessing the same "citizenship," Ephesians 2:19, used metaphorically in a spiritual sense.