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6901 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Witch; Witchcraft.8
… with evil spirits, by whose aid she is able to cause all sorts of injury to living beings and to things. The term "witchcraft" means in modern English the arts …
6902 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Witch; Witchcraft.17
… malicious spirits for malicious ends. indeed the magician was a source of good (male and female) as conceived by the Babylonians, especially the ashipu and …
6903 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Woman.49
Sarah, innocent of their death, which had been compassed by the evil spirit Asmodeus, at last had the reward of her faith in the joys of a happy marriage ( Tobit 10:10; 14:13 ).
6904 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. World, Cosmological.15
… spirit," evolving by logical necessity); some are pessimistic (Schopenhauer--the world the result of an irrational act of "will"; hence, necessarily evil), etc.
6905 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Adam.2 (William Smith)
… knew evil only by observation and inference. Or he could “know good and evil,” in Satan’s way, by experiencing the evil and knowing good only by contrast.—Ed.) The …
6906 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Be-elzebul.2 (William Smith)
… the evil spirits; Satan, the prince of the devils. Matthew 10:25; Matthew 12:24; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15-17. The correct reading is without doubt Beelzebul, and not Beelzebub …
6907 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Demoniacs.2 (William Smith)
… are evil spirits, subjects of the evil one, who, in the days of the Lord himself and his apostles especially, were permitted by God to exercise a direct influence …
6908 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Exorcist.2 (William Smith)
… expel evil spirits by conjuration, prayers, and ceremonies. Exorcism was frequently practiced among the Jews. Matthew 12:27; Acts 19:13. David, by playing skillfully …
6909 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Jubilee The year of.5 (William Smith)
… sabbatic spirit of the year by using its leisure for the instruction of their families in the law, and for acts of devotion; and in accordance with this there …
6910 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Law of Moses.2 (William Smith)
… a spirit from above. But it involved also the idea of an antagonistic power of evil, from which man was to be redeemed, existing in each individual, and existing …
6911 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Martha.2 (William Smith)
… , her spirit is “cumbered with much serving,” is “careful and troubled about many things.” Her love, though imperfect in its form, is yet recognized as true, and she …
6912 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Mary Magdalene.2 (William Smith)
… from “evil spirits and infirmities.” Of Mary it is said specially that “seven devils went out of her,” and the number indicates a possession of more than ordinary …
6913 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Satan.2 (William Smith)
… same evil. Besides this direct influence, we learn from Scripture that Satan is the leader of a host of evil spirits or angels who share his evil work, and for …
6914 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Serpent.2 (William Smith)
… the spirit of evil, and is so pictured even on the monuments of Egypt. It has been supposed by many commentators that the serpent, prior to the Fall, moved along …
6915 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Thieves The two.2 (William Smith)
… the spirit.
6916 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Tobit Book of.2 (William Smith)
… and evil spirits is elaborated in a form which belongs to a period considerably posterior to the Babylonian captivity. Asmodeus iii. 8; vi. 14; viii. 3; Raphael …
6917 Thayer’s Greek Lexicon, p. ἄρχων.2
… of evil spirits: ( ὁ ) ἄρχων τῶν δαιμονίων, Matthew 9:34; Matthew 12:24; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15; ὁ ἄρχ. τοῦ κόσμου, the ruler of the irreligious mass of mankind, John 12:31; John …
6918 Thayer’s Greek Lexicon, p. Βεελζεβούλ.2
… of evil spirits: Matthew 10:25; Matthew 12:24, Matthew 12:27; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15, Luke 11:18, Luke 11:19 .
6919 Thayer’s Greek Lexicon, p. δαιμόνιον.4
… , of evil spirits or the messengers and ministers of the devil [Winer's Grammar, 23 (22)]: Luke 4:35; Luke 9:1, Luke 9:42; Luke 10:17; John 10:21; James 2:19; ( Psalms 90:6 ( Psalms …
6920 Thayer’s Greek Lexicon, p. δαιμονιώδης.2
( 1141 ) δαιμονιώδης, -ες, ( δαιμόνιον, which see, and εἶδος ), resembling or proceeding from an evil spirit, demon-like : James 3:15. [Schol. Aristophanes ran. 295; Psalms 90:6 Symm. .]