Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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Wag — Wist

Wag

1: κινέω
(Strong's #2795 — Verb — kineo — kin-eh'-o )

"to move," is used of those who mocked the Lord at His crucifixion, nodding their heads in the direction of the Cross as if sneering at this supposed ending of His career, Matthew 27:39 ; Mark 15:29 . Cp. 2 Kings 19:21 ; Job 16:4 ; Psalms 22:7 ; Psalms 109:25 ; Isaiah 37:22 . See MOVE , No. 1.

Wages

1: ὀψώνιον
(Strong's #3800 — Noun Neuter — opsonion — op-so'-nee-on )

for which see CHARGE , A, No. 5, denotes (a) "soldiers' pay," Luke 3:14 ; 1 Corinthians 9:7 ("charges"); (b) in general, "hire, wages of any sort," used metaphorically, Romans 6:23 , of sin; 2 Corinthians 11:8 , of material support which Paul received from some of the churches which he had established and to which he ministered in spiritual things; their support partly maintained him at Corinth, where he forebore to receive such assistance (2 Corinthians 11:9, 10 ).

2: μισθός
(Strong's #3408 — Noun Masculine — misthos — mis-thos' )

"hire," is rendered "wages" in John 4:36 ; in 2 Peter 2:15 , AV (RV, "hire"). See HIRE , A.

Wail, Wailing

* Notes: (1) For alalazo, rendered "to wail" in Mark 5:38 , see CLANGING. (2) For kopto, rendered "to wail" in Revelation 1:7 , AV (RV, "shall mourn") and Revelation 18:9 , RV, "wail" (AV, "lament"), see BEWAIL. (3) For pentheo, rendered "to wail" in Revelation 18:15, 19 , AV, see MOURN. (4) For klauthmos, rendered "wailing" in Matthew 13:42, 50 , AV, see WEEP. (5) In Matthew 11:17 ; Luke 7:32 , AV, threneo, "to wail" (RV), is rendered "to mourn." See BEWAIL , Note (1), MOURN.

Wait

1: ἐκδέχομαι
(Strong's #1551 — Verb — ekdechomai — ek-dekh'-om-ahee )

for which see EXPECT , No. 1, is rendered "to wait" in John 5:3 , AV; Acts 17:16 ; 1 Corinthians 11:33 , RV.

2: ἀπεκδέχομαι
(Strong's #553 — Verb — apekdechomai — ap-ek-dekh'-om-ahee )

"to await or expect eagerly," is rendered "to wait for" in Romans 8:19, 23, 25 ; 1 Corinthians 1:7 ; Galatians 5:5 ; Philippians 3:20 , RV (AV, "look for"); Hebrews 9:28 , RV (AV, "look for"), here "them that wait" represents believers in general, not a section of them; 1 Peter 3:20 (in the best texts; some have No. 1). See LOOK (for), Note (1).

3: προσδέχομαι
(Strong's #4327 — Verb — prosdechomai — pros-dekh'-om-ahee )

"to look for" with a view to favorable reception, is rendered "to wait for" in Mark 15:43 ; Luke 2:25 ; Luke 12:36 ; Luke 23:51 . See LOOK (for), No. 2.

4: προσδοκάω
(Strong's #4328 — Verb — prosdokao — pros-dok-ah'-o )

"to await," is rendered "to wait for" in Luke 1:21 ; Luke 8:40 ; Acts 10:24 ; in Acts 27:33 , RV "ye wait" (AV, "have tarried"). See LOOK (for), No. 1.

5: ἀναμένω
(Strong's #362 — Verb — anameno — an-am-en'-o )

"to wait for" (ana, "up," used intensively, and meno, "to abide"), is used in 1 Thessalonians 1:10 , of "waiting" for the Son of God from heaven; the word carries with it the suggestion of "waiting" with patience and confident expectancy.

6: περιμένω
(Strong's #4037 — Verb — perimeno — per-ee-men'-o )

"to await an event," is used in Acts 1:4 , of "waiting" for the Holy Spirit, "the promise of the Father." In the Sept., Genesis 49:18 .

7: προσκαρτερέω
(Strong's #4342 — Verb — proskartereo — pros-kar-ter-eh'-o )

to continue steadfastly, is rendered "to wait on," in Mark 3:9 ; Acts 10:7 . See CONTINUE , No. 9 (in the Sept., Numbers 13:21 ).

8: πάρδαλις
(Strong's #3917 — Noun Feminine — paredreuo — par'-dal-is )

"to sit constantly beside" (para, "beside," hedra, "a seat"), is used in the best texts in 1 Corinthians 9:13 , RV, "wait upon (AV, "at") (the altar)." In the Sept., Proverbs 1:21 ; Proverbs 8:3 .

Notes: (1) In 2 Thessalonians 3:5 , AV, hupomone, "patience" (so RV), is rendered "patient waiting" (marg., "patience"). See PATIENCE. (2) For "lie in wait" in Ephesians 4:14 , AV, see WILES. (3) For "lying in wait," Acts 20:19 , AV, and "laid wait," Acts 20:3 ; Acts 23:30 , see PLOT.

Wake

1: γρηγορέω
(Strong's #1127 — Verb — gregoreo — gray-gor-yoo'-o )

translated "wake" in 1 Thessalonians 5:10 , is rendered "watch" in the RV marg., as in the text in 1 Thessalonians 5:6 , and the RV in the twenty-one other places in which it occurs in the NT (save 1 Peter 5:8 , "be watchful"). It is not used in the metaphorical sense of "to be alive;" here it is set in contrast with katheudo, "to sleep," which is never used by the Apostle with the meaning "to be dead" (it has this meaning only in the case of Jairus' daughter). Accordingly the meaning here is that of vigilance and expectancy as contrasted with laxity and indifference. All believers will live together with Christ from the time of the Rapture described in ch. 4; for all have spiritual life now, though their spiritual condition and attainment vary considerably. Those who are lax and fail to be watchful will suffer loss (1 Corinthians 3:15 ; 1 Corinthians 9:27 ; 2 Corinthians 5:10 , e.g.), but the Apostle is not here dealing with that aspect of the subject. What he does make clear is that the Rapture of believers at the second coming of Christ will depend solely on the death of Christ for them, and not upon their spiritual condition. The Rapture is not a matter of reward, but of salvation. See WATCH.

Walk

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

is used (a) physically, in the Synoptic Gospels (except Mark 7:5 ); always in the Acts except in Acts 21:21 ; never in the Pauline Epistles, nor in those of John; (b) figuratively, "signifying the whole round of the activities of the individual life, whether of the unregenerate, Ephesians 4:17 , or of the believer, 1 Corinthians 7:17 ; Colossians 2:6 . It is applied to the observance of religious ordinances, Acts 21:21 ; Hebrews 13:9 , marg., as well as to moral conduct. The Christian is to walk in newness of life, Romans 6:4 , after the spirit, Romans 8:4 , in honesty, Romans 13:13 , by faith, 2 Corinthians 5:7 , in good works, Ephesians 2:10 , in love, Ephesians 5:2 , in wisdom, Colossians 4:5 , in truth, 2 John 1:4 , after the commandments of the Lord, 2 John 1:6 . And, negatively, not after the flesh, Romans 8:4 ; not after the manner of men, 1 Corinthians 3:3 ; not in craftiness, 2 Corinthians 4:2 ; not by sight, 2 Thessalonians 5:7 ; not in the vanity of the mind, Ephesians 4:17 ; not disorderly, 2 Thessalonians 3:6 ." * [* From Notes on Thessalonians, by Hogg and Vine, p. 67.] See GO , Note (2) (r).

2: πορεύομαι
(Strong's #4198 — Verb — poreuo — por-yoo'-om-ahee )

for which see DEPART , No. 8, and GO, No. 1, is used in the Middle Voice and rendered "to walk" in Luke 1:6 , of the general activities of life; so in Luke 13:33 , AV, "walk" (RV, "go on My way"); Acts 9:31 ; Acts 14:16 ; 1 Peter 4:3 ; 2 Peter 2:10 ; Jude, 1:16,18.

3: ἐμπεριπατέω
(Strong's #1704 — Verb — emperipateo — em-per-ee-pat-eh'-o )

"to walk about in, or among" (en, "in," and No. 1), is used in 2 Corinthians 6:16 , of the activities of God in the lives of believers.

4: στοιχέω
(Strong's #4748 — Verb — stoicheo — stoy-kheh'-o )

from stoichos, "a row," signifies "to walk in line," and is used metaphorically of "walking" in relation to others (No. 1 is used more especially of the individual walk); in Acts 21:24 , it is translated "walkest orderly;" in Romans 4:12 , "walk (in ... steps);" in Galatians 5:25 it is used of walking "by the Spirit," RV, in an exhortation to keep step with one another in submission of heart to the Holy Spirit, and therefore of keeping step with Christ, the great means of unity and harmony in a church (contrast No. 1 in Galatians 5:16 ; ver. 25 begins a new section which extends to 6:10); in Galatians 6:16 it is used of walking by the rule expressed in Galatians 6:14, 15 ; in Philippians 3:16 the reference is to the course pursued by the believer who makes "the prize of the high calling" the object of his ambition. In the Sept., Ecclesiastes 11:6 .

5: διέρχομαι
(Strong's #1330 — Verb — dierchomai — dee-er'-khom-ahee )

"to go through" (dia), is rendered "to walk through" in the AV of Matthew 12:43 ; Luke 11:24 (RV, "passeth through"). See COME , No. 5, PASS, No. 2.

6: ὀρθοποδέω
(Strong's #3716 — Verb — orthopodeo — or-thop-od-eh'-o )

"to walk in a straight path" (orthos, "straight," pous, "a foot"), is used metaphorically in Galatians 2:14 , signifying a "course of conduct" by which one leaves a straight track for others to follow ("walked ... uprightly").

Note: In Mark 1:16 , AV, parago, "to pass along" (RV, "passing along"), is translated "walked."

Wall

1: τεῖχος
(Strong's #5038 — Noun Neuter — teichos — ti'-khos )

"a wall," especially one around a town, is used (a) literally, Acts 9:25 ; 2 Corinthians 11:33 ; Hebrews 11:30 ; (b) figuratively, of the "wall" of the heavenly city, Revelation 21:12, 14, 15, 17-19 .

2: τοῖχος
(Strong's #5109 — Noun Masculine — toichos — toy'-khos )

"a wall," especially of a house, is used figuratively in Acts 23:3 , "(thou whited) wall."

3: μεσότοιχον
(Strong's #3320 — Noun Neuter — mesotoichon — mes-ot'-oy-khon )

"a partition wall" (mesos, "middle," and No. 2), occurs in Ephesians 2:14 , figuratively of the separation of Gentile from Jew in their unregenerate state, a partition demolished by the Cross for both on acceptance of the Gospel. Cp. PARTITION.

Wallet

1: πήρα
(Strong's #4082 — Noun Feminine — pera — pay'-rah )

"a traveler's leather bag or pouch for holding provisions," is translated "wallet" in the RV (AV, "scrip"), Matthew 10:10 ; Mark 6:8 ; Luke 9:3 ; Luke 10:4 ; Luke 22:35, 36 . Deissmann (Light from the Ancient East) regards it as an alms-bag.

Wallow

A — 1: κυλίω
(Strong's #2947 — Verb — kulio — koo-lee-o'-o )

in the Active Voice denotes "to roll, roll along;" in the Middle Voice in Mark 9:20 , rendered "wallowed."

B — 1: κυλισμός
(Strong's #2946 — Noun Neuter — kulismos — koo'-lis-mah )

"a rolling, wallowing," akin to A (some texts have kulisma), is used in 2 Peter 2:22 , of the proverbial sow that had been washed.

Wander

A — 1: πλανάω
(Strong's #4105 — Verb — planao — plan-ah'-o )

for which see DECEIT , C, No. 6, is translated "to wander" in Hebrews 11:38 , Passive Voice, lit., "were made to wander."

Note: In the AV of 1 Timothy 5:13 ; Hebrews 11:37 , perierchomai, "to go about or around," is translated "to wander about." See GO , No. 29.

B — 1: πλανήτης
(Strong's #4107 — Noun Masculine — planetes — plan-ay'-tace )

"a wanderer" (Eng., "planet"), is used metaphorically in Jude 1:13 , of the evil teachers there mentioned as "wandering (stars)." In the Sept., Hosea 9:17 .

Want

A — 1: ὑστέρησις
(Strong's #5304 — Noun Feminine — husteresis — hoos-ter'-ay-sis )

akin to B, No. 1 (below), occurs in Mark 12:14 ; Philippians 4:11 .

A — 2: ὕστερον
(Strong's #5305 — Noun Neuter — husterema — hoos'-ter-on )

denotes (more concretely than No. 1) (a) "that which is lacking" (see LACK); (b) "need, proverty, want," rendered "want" in Luke 21:4 (AV, "penury"); 2 Corinthians 8:14 (twice); 9:12; 11:9 (2nd occurence), RV , "want" (AV, "that which was lacking").

A — 3: χρεία
(Strong's #5532 — Noun Feminine — chreia — khri'-ah )

is rendered "want" in Philippians 2:25 , AV (RV, "need"). See BUSINESS.

B — 1: ὑστερέω
(Strong's #5302 — Verb — hustereo — hoos-ter-eh'-o )

signifies "to be in want," Luke 15:14 ; 2 Corinthians 11:9 (1st occurrence); Philippians 4:12 , RV (AV "to suffer need"); in John 2:3 , AV, "wanted" (RV, "failed"). See BEHIND , B, No. 1.

B — 2: λείπω
(Strong's #3007 — Verb — leipo — li'-po )

"to leave," is rendered "to be wanting" in Titus 1:5 ; Titus 3:13 , and in the AV in James 1:4 . See LACK , C, No. 3.

Wantonness, Wanton, Wantonly

A — 1: ἀσέλγεια
(Strong's #766 — Noun Feminine — aselgeia — as-elg'-i-a )

"lasciviousness, licentiousness," is rendered "wantonness" in 2 Peter 2:18 , AV; see LASCIVIOUSNESS.

A — 2: στρῆνος
(Strong's #4764 — Noun Neuter — strenos — stray'-nos )

"insolent luxury," is rendered "wantonness" in Revelation 18:3 , RV (marg., "luxury;" AV, "delicacies," not a sufficiently strong rendering).

B — 1: στρηνιάω
(Strong's #4763 — Verb — streniao — stray-nee-ah'-o )

akin to A, No. 2, "to run riot," is rendered "waxed wanton" in Revelation 18:7 , RV, and "lived wantonly" in Revelation 18:8 . See DELICATELY , Note (1). The root of the verb is seen in the Latin strenuus.

B — 2: καταστρηνιάω
(Strong's #2691 — Verb — katastreniao — kat-as-tray-nee-ah'-o )

an intensive form of No. 1, "to wax wanton against," occurs in 1 Timothy 5:11 .

War

A — 1: πολεμέω
(Strong's #4170 — Verb — polemeo — pol-em-eh'-o )

(Eng., "polemics"), "to fight, to make war," is used (a) literally, Revelation 12:7 (twice), RV; 13:4; 17:14; 19:11; (b) metaphorically, Revelation 2:16 , RV; (c) hyperbolically, James 4:2 . See FIGHT , B, Note (1).

A — 2: στρατεύομαι
(Strong's #4754 — Verb — strateuo — strat-yoo'-om-ahee )

used in the Middle Voice, "to make war" (from stratos, "an encamped army"), is translated "to war" in 2 Corinthians 10:3 ; metaphorically, of spiritual "conflict," 1 Timothy 1:18 ; 2 Timothy 2:3 , AV; James 4:1 ; 1 Peter 2:11 . See SOLDIER , B.

A — 3: ἀντιστρατεύομαι
(Strong's #497 — Verb — antistrateuomai — an-tee-strat-yoo'-om-ahee )

not found in the Active Voice antistrateuo, "to make war against" (anti), occurs in Romans 7:23 .

Note: For "men of war," Luke 23:11 , AV, see SOLDIER , No. 2.

B — 1: πόλεμος
(Strong's #4171 — Noun Masculine — polemos — pol'-em-os )

"war" (akin to A, No. 1), is so translated in the RV, for AV, "battle," 1 Corinthians 14:8 ; Revelation 9:7, 9 ; Revelation 16:14 ; Revelation 20:8 ; for AV, "fight," Hebrews 11:34 ; AV and RV in James 4:1 , hyperbolically of private "quarrels;" elsewhere, literally, e.g., Matthew 24:6 ; Revelation 11:7 . See BATTLE.

Ward

1: φυλακή
(Strong's #5438 — Noun Feminine — phulake — foo-lak-ay' )

"a guard," is used of the place where persons are kept under guard (akin to phulax, "a keeper"), and translated "ward" in Acts 12:10 . See CAGE , HOLD (Noun), IMPRISONMENT, PRISON , WATCH.

2: τήρησις
(Strong's #5084 — Noun Feminine — teresis — tay'-ray-sis )

primarily denotes "a watching" (tereo, "to watch"); hence "imprisonment, ward," Acts 4:3 (AV, "hold"); 5:18, RV, "(public) ward" [AV, "(common) prison"]. See HOLD (Noun), KEEPING , B, PRISON.

Note: For "were kept in ward," Galatians 3:23 , see GUARD , B, No. 3, KEEP, No. 6.

Ware of

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

denotes "to guard, watch;" in 2 Timothy 4:15 , "of (whom) be thou ware" (Middle Voice): see BEWARE , No. 3.

Note: For sunoida, translated "were ware" in Acts 14:6 , AV (RV, "became aware of it"), see KNOW , A, No. 6.

Warfare

1: στρατιά
(Strong's #4756 — Noun Feminine — strateia[-tia] — strat-ee'-ah )

primarily "a host or army," came to denote "a warfare," and is used of spritual "conflict" in 2 Corinthians 10:4 ; 1 Timothy 1:18 .

Note: For the verb "to go a warfare," 1 Corinthians 9:7 , AV, see SOLDIER , B, No. 1.

Warm

1: θερμαίνω
(Strong's #2328 — Verb — thermaino — ther-mah'ee-no )

"to warm, heat" (Eng. "thermal," etc.), when used in the Middle Voice, signifies "to warm oneself," Mark 14:54, 67 ; John 18:18 (twice),25; James 2:16 .

Warn

1: νουθετέω
(Strong's #3560 — Verb — noutheteo — noo-thet-eh'-o )

"to put in mind, warn," is translated "to warn" in the AV, in the passages mentioned under ADMONISH, B, No. 1 (which see); the RV always translates this word by the verb "to admonish."

2: ὑποδείκνυμι
(Strong's #5263 — Verb — hupodeiknumi — hoop-od-ike'-noo-mee )

primarily, "to show secretly" (hupo, "under," deiknumi, "to show"), hence, generally, "to teach, make known," is translated "to warn" in Matthew 3:7 ; Luke 3:7 ; Luke 12:5 , RV (AV, "forewarn"). See FOREWARN , Note, SHEW.

3: χρηματίζω
(Strong's #5537 — Verb — chrematizo — khray-mat-id'-zo )

for which see ADMONISH , B, No. 3, is translated "to warn" in Matthew 2:12, 22 ; Acts 10:22 ; Hebrews 8:5 , RV (AV, "admonished"); 11:7; 12:25, RV (AV, "spake").

Was, Wast, Were, Wert

* Note: When not part of another verb, or phrase, these translate eimi, "to be," e.g., Matthew 1:18 , or the following: (a) ginomai, "to become," e.g., Matthew 8:26 ; (b) huparcho, "to exist," especially when referring to an already existing condition, e.g., Luke 8:41 ; Acts 5:4 (2nd part); 16:3; 27:12; Romans 4:19 , AV, "when he was" (RV, "he being"); (c) echo, "to have," e.g., Acts 12:15 ; (d) apecho, "to be away, to be distant," e.g., Luke 7:6 ; Luke 24:13 ; (e) mello, "to be about to," e.g., Luke 19:4 ; Acts 21:27, 37 , AV (RV, "was about to"); (f) sumbaino, "to come to pass, happen," e.g., Acts 21:35 ; (g) in Galatians 4:28 , the preposition kata, "according to," is rendered "was," in the phrase "as Isaac was," lit., "like Isaac;" as Isaac's birth came by Divine interposition, so does the spiritual birth of every believer.

Wash

1: νίπτω
(Strong's #3538 — Verb — nipto — nip'-to )

is chiefly used of "washing part of the body," John 13:5, 6, 8 (twice, figuratively in 2nd clause),12,14 (twice); in 1 Timothy 5:10 , including the figurative sense; in the Middle Voice, to wash oneself, Matthew 6:17 ; Matthew 15:2 ; Mark 7:3 ; John 9:7, 11, 15 ; John 13:10 . For the corresponding noun see BASON.

2: ἀπονίπτω
(Strong's #633 — Verb — apanipto — ap-on-ip'-to )

"to wash off," is used in the Middle Voice, in Matthew 27:24 .

3: λούω
(Strong's #3068 — Verb — louo — loo'-o )

signifies "to bathe, to wash the body," (a) Active Voice, Acts 9:37 ; Acts 16:33 ; (b) Passive Voice, John 13:10 , RV, "bathed" (AV, "washed"); Hebrews 10:22 , lit., "having been washed as to the body," metaphorical of the effect of the Word of God upon the activities to the believer; (c) Middle Voice, 2 Peter 2:22 . Some inferior mss. have it instead of luo, "to loose," in Revelation 1:5 (see RV).

4: ἀπολούω
(Strong's #628 — Verb — apolouo — ap-ol-oo'-o )

"to wash off or away," is used in the Middle Voice, metaphorically, "to wash oneself," in Acts 22:16 , where the command to Saul of Tarsus to "wash away" his sins indicates that by his public confession, he would testify to the removal of his sins, and to the complete change from his past life; this "washing away" was not in itself the actual remission of his sins, which had taken place at his conversion; the Middle Voice implies his own particular interest in the act (as with the preceding verb "baptize," lit., "baptize thyself," i.e., "get thyself baptized"); the aorist tenses mark the decisiveness of the acts; in 1 Corinthians 6:11 , lit., "ye washed yourselves clean;" here the Middle Voice (rendered in the Passive in AV and RV, which do not distinguish between this and the next two Passives; see RV marg.) again indicates that the converts at Corinth, by their obedience to the faith, voluntarily gave testimony to the complete spiritual change Divinely wrought in them. In the Sept., Job 9:30 .

5: πλύνω
(Strong's #4150 — Verb — pluno — ploo'-no, ploo'-o )

is used of "washing inanimate objects," e.g., "nets," Luke 5:2 (some texts have apopluno); of "garments," figuratively, Revelation 7:14 ; Revelation 22:14 (in the best texts; the AV translates those which have the verb poieo, "to do," followed by tas entolas autou, "His commandments").

6: ῥαντίζω
(Strong's #4472 — Verb — rhantizo — hran-tid'-zo )

"to sprinkle," is used in the Middle Voice in Mark 7:4 , in some ancient texts, of the acts of the Pharisees in their assiduous attention to the cleansing of themselves after coming from the market place (some texts have baptizo here). See SPRINKLE.

7: βρέχω
(Strong's #1026 — Verb — brecho — brekh'-o )

"to wet," is translated "to wash" in Luke 7:38, 44 , AV; the RV, "to wet" and "hath wetted," gives the correct rendering. See RAIN , B.

8: βαπτίζω
(Strong's #907 — — baptizo — bap-tid'-zo )

is rendered "washed" in Luke 11:38 . See BAPTIZE.

Note: With regard to Nos. 1,3, 5, the Sept. of Leviticus 15:11 contains all three with their distinguishing characteristics, No. 1 being used of the hands, No. 3 of the whole body, No. 5 of the garments.

Washing

1: βαπτισμός
(Strong's #909 — Noun Masculine — baptismos — bap-tis-mos' )

denotes "the act of washing, ablution," with special reference to purification, Mark 7:4 (in some texts, ver. 8); Hebrews 6:2 , "baptisms;" Hebrews 9:10 , "washings. See BAPTISM.

2: λουτρόν
(Strong's #3067 — Noun Neuter — loutron — loo-tron' )

"a bath, a laver" (akin to louo, see above), is used metaphorically of the Word of God, as the instrument of spiritual cleansing, Ephesians 5:26 ; in Titus 3:5 , of "the washing of regeneration" (see REGENERATION). In the Sept., Song of Song of Solomon 4:2 ; Song of Solomon 6:6 .

Waste

A — 1: ἀπώλεια
(Strong's #684 — Noun Feminine — apoleia — ap-o'-li-a )

"destruction," is translated "waste" in Matthew 26:8 ; Mark 14:4 . See DESTRUCTION , B, II, No. 1.

B — 1: διασκορπίζω
(Strong's #1287 — Verb — diaskorpizo — dee-as-kor-pid'-zo )

"to scatter abroad," is used metaphorically of "squandering property," Luke 15:13 ; Luke 16:1 . See DISPERSE , SCATTER.

B — 2: πορθέω
(Strong's #4199 — Verb — portheo — por-theh'-o )

"to ravage," is rendered "wasted" in Galatians 1:13 , AV; see DESTROY , Note, HAVOC.

B — 3: λυμαίνω
(Strong's #3075 — Verb — lumaino — loo-mah'ee-nom-ahee )

"to outrage, maltreat," is used in the Middle Voice in Acts 8:3 , of Saul's treatment of the church, RV, "laid waste" (AV, "made havoc of").

Watch, Watchers, Watchful, Watchings

A — 1: φυλακή
(Strong's #5438 — Noun Feminine — phulake — foo-lak-ay' )

is used (a) with the meaning "a watch," actively, "a guarding," Luke 2:8 , lit., "(keeping, phulasso) watches;" (b) of "the time during which guard was kept by night, a watch of the night," Matthew 14:25 ; Matthew 24:43 ; Mark 6:48 ; Luke 12:38 . See CAGE , HOLD , IMPRISONMENT, PRISON.

Note: Among the Jews the night was divided into three "watches" (see, e.g., Exodus 14:24 ; Judges 7:19 ), and this continued on through Roman times. The Romans divided the night into four "watches;" this was recognized among the Jews (see Mark 13:35 ).

A — 2: κουστωδία
(Strong's #2892 — Noun Feminine — koustodia — koos-to-dee'-ah )

from Lat., custodia (cp. Eng., "custody"), is rendered "watch" in Matthew 27:65, 66 ; Matthew 28:11 , AV: see GUARD.

A — 3: ἀγρυπνία
(Strong's #70 — Noun Feminine — agrupnia — ag-roop-nee'-ah )

"sleeplessness" (akin to B, No. 4), is rendered "watchings" in 2 Corinthians 6:5 ; 2 Corinthians 11:27 .

B — 1: γρηγορέω
(Strong's #1127 — Verb — gregoreo — gray-gor-yoo'-o )

"to watch," is used (a) of "keeping awake," e.g., Matthew 24:43 ; Matthew 26:38, 40, 41 ; (b) of "spiritual alertness," e.g., Acts 20:31 ; 1 Corinthians 16:13 ; Colossians 4:2 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:6, 10 (for which see WAKE); 1 Peter 5:8 , RV , "be watchful" (AV, "be vigilant"); Revelation 3:2, 3 ; Revelation 16:15 .

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

"to keep," is rendered "to watch," of those who kept guard at the Cross, Matthew 27:36, 54 ; Matthew 28:4 , RV, "watchers" (AV, "keepers"), lit., "the watching ones." See HOLD , No. 8, KEEP, OBSERVE, PRESERVE, RESERVE.

B — 3: παρατηρέω
(Strong's #3906 — Verb — paratereo — par-at-ay-reh'-o )

"to observe," especially with sinister intent (para, "near," and No. 2), is rendered "to watch" in Mark 3:2 ; Luke 6:7 ; Luke 14:1 ; Luke 20:20 ; Acts 9:24 . See OBSERVE.

B — 4: ἀγρυπνέω
(Strong's #69 — Verb — agrupneo — ag-roop-neh'-o )

"to be sleepless" (from agreuo, "to chase," and hupnos, "sleep"), is used metaphorically, "to be watchful," in Mark 13:33 ; Luke 21:36 ; Ephesians 6:18 ; Hebrews 13:17 . The word expresses not mere wakefulness, but the "watchfulness" of those who are intent upon a thing.

B — 5: νήφω
(Strong's #3525 — Verb — nepho — nay'-fo )

"to abstain from wine," is used metaphorically of moral "alertness," and translated "to watch," in the AV of 2 Timothy 4:5 . See SOBER.

Water Watering, Waterless

A — 1: ὕδωρ
(Strong's #5204 — Noun Neuter — hudor — )

whence Eng. prefix, "hydro-," is used (a) of the natural element, frequently in the Gospels; in the plural especially in the Apocalypse; elsewhere, e.g., Hebrews 9:19 ; James 3:12 ; in 1 John 5:6 , that Christ "came by water and blood," may refer either (1) to the elements that flowed from His side on the Cross after His Death, or, in view of the order of the words and the prepositions here used, (2) to His baptism in Jordan and His Death on the Cross. As to (1), the "water" would symbolize the moral and practical cleansing effected by the removal of defilement by our taking heed to the Word of God in heart, life and habit; cp. Leviticus 14 , as to the cleansing of the leper. As to (2), Jesus the Son of God came on His mission by, or through, "water" and blood, namely, at His baptism, when He publicly entered upon His mission and was declared to be the Son of God by the witness of the Father, and at the Cross, when He publicly closed His witness; the Apostle's statement thus counteracts the doctrine of the Gnostics that the Divine Logos united Himself with the Man Jesus at His baptism, and left him at Gethsemane. On the contrary, He who was baptized and He who was crucified was the Son of God throughout in His combined Deity and humanity.

The word "water" is used symbolically in John 3:5 , either (1) of the Word of God, as in 1 Peter 1:23 (cp. the symbolic use in Ephesians 5:26 ), or, in view of the preposition ek, "out of," (2) of the truth conveyed by baptism, this being the expression, not the medium, the symbol, not the cause, of the believer's identification with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection. So the New Birth is, in one sense, the setting aside of all that the believer was according to the flesh, for it is evident that there must be an entirely new beginning. Some regard the kai, "and," in John 3:5 , as epexegetic, == "even," in which case the "water" would be emblematic of the Spirit, as in John 7:38 (cp. John 4:10, 14 ), but not in 1 John 5:8 , where the Spirit and the "water" are distinguished. "The water of life," Revelation 21:6 ; Revelation 22:1, 17 , is emblematic of the maintenance of spiritual life in perpetuity. In Revelation 17:1 the "waters" are symbolic of nations, peoples, etc.

Note: For potamos, rendered "waters" in 2 Corinthians 11:26 , see RIVER.

B — 1: ποτίζω
(Strong's #4222 — Verb — potizo — pot-id'-zo )

"to give to drink," is used (a) naturally in Luke 13:15 , "watering," with reference to animals; (b) figuratively, with reference to spiritual ministry to converts, 1 Corinthians 3:6-8 . See DRINK , B, No. 3.

Notes: (1) For hudropoteo, "to drink water," 1 Timothy 5:23 , see DRINK , B, No. 5. (2) For the adjective anudros, "waterless" (RV), "without water," see DRY , No 2.

Waterpot

1: ὑδρία
(Strong's #5201 — Noun Feminine — hudria — hoo-dree-ah' )

occurs in John 2:6, 7 ; John 4:28 .

Wave

1: κῦμα
(Strong's #2949 — Noun Neuter — kuma — koo'-mah )

from kuo, "to be pregnant, to swell," is used (a) literally in the plural, Matthew 8:24 ; Matthew 14:24 ; Mark 4:37 (Acts 27:41 , in some mss.); (b) figuratively, Jude 1:13 .

2: σάλος
(Strong's #4535 — Noun Masculine — salos — sal'-os )

denotes "a tossing," especially the rolling swell of the sea, Luke 21:25 , AV, "waves" (RV, "billows").

3: κλύδων
(Strong's #2830 — Noun Masculine — kludon — kloo'-dohn )

"a billow," is translated "wave" in James 1:6 , AV (RV, "surge"); in Luke 8:24 it is translated "raging (of the water)." See RAGE , B.

Waver, Wavering

A — 1: ἀκλινής
(Strong's #186 — Adjective — aklines — ak-lee-nace' )

"without bending" (a, negative, klino, "to bend"), occurs in Hebrews 10:23 , AV, "without wavering," RV, "that it waver not."

B — 1: διακρίνω
(Strong's #1252 — Verb — diakrino — dee-ak-ree'-no )

is rendered "to waver" in Romans 4:20 , RV (AV, "staggered"); in James 1:6 (twice). See DOUBT , No. 3.

Wax

1: προκόπτω
(Strong's #4298 — Verb — prokopto — prok-op'-to )

for which see ADVANCE , is rendered "to wax" in 2 Timothy 3:13 .

2: γίνομαι
(Strong's #1096 — Verb — ginomai — ghin'-om-ahee )

"to become," is translated "waxed" in Luke 13:19 , AV (RV, "became"); in Hebrews 11:34 , AV and RV, "waxed:" see COME , No. 12, etc.

Note: This verb forms part of the translation of certain tenses of other verbs; see, e.g., BOLD, A, No. 2, COLD, C, CONFIDENT, B, No. 1, CORRUPT, A, No. 2, STRONG, B, No. 2, WANTON, B, Nos. 1 and 2, WEARY, No. 2, WROTH, No. 1.

Way

1: ὁδός
(Strong's #3598 — Noun Feminine — hodos — hod-os' )

denotes (a) "a natural path, road, way," frequent in the Synoptic Gospels; elsewhere, e.g., Acts 8:26 ; 1 Thessalonians 3:11 ; James 2:25 ; Revelation 16:12 ; (b) "a traveler's way" (see JOURNEY); (c) metaphorically, of "a course of conduct," or "way of thinking," e.g., of righteousness, Matthew 21:32 ; 2 Peter 2:21 ; of God, Matthew 22:16 , and parallels, i.e., the "way" instructed and approved by God; so Acts 18:26 ; Hebrews 3:10 , "My ways" (cp. Revelation 15:3 ); of the Lord, Acts 18:25 ; "that leadeth to destruction," Matthew 7:13 ; "... unto life," Matthew 7:14 ; of peace, Luke 1:79 ; Romans 3:17 ; of Paul's "ways" in Christ, 1 Corinthians 1:17 (plural); "more excellent" (of love), 1 Corinthians 12:31 ; of truth, 2 Peter 2:2 ; of the right "way," 2 Peter 2:15 ; of Balaam (id); of Cain, Jude 1:11 ; of a "way" consisting in what is from God, e.g., of life, Acts 2:28 (plural); of salvation, Acts 16:17 ; personified, of Christ as the means of access to the Father, John 14:6 ; of the course followed and characterized by the followers of Christ, Acts 9:2 ; Acts 19:9, 23 ; Acts 24:22 . See HIGHWAY.

Note: In Luke 5:19 ; Luke 19:4 the noun is not expressed in the original, but is understood.

2: πάροδος
(Strong's #3938 — Noun Feminine — parodos — par'-od-os )

"a passing or passage," is used with en, "in," 1 Corinthians 16:7 , "by the way" (lit, "in passing").

3: τρόπος
(Strong's #5158 — Noun Masculine — tropos — trop'-os )

"a turning, a manner," is translated "way" in Romans 3:2 , "(every) way;" Philippians 1:18 , "(in every) way." See CONVERSATION , MANNER , MEANS.

Notes: (1) In James 1:11 , AV, poreia, "a journey, a going,"). (2) In Hebrews 12:17 , topos, "a place," is rendered in AV marg., "way (to change his mind)." (3) For the AV rendering of makran "a good (or great) way off," Matthew 8:30 ; Luke 15:20 , see FAR , B, No. 1. (4) In Luke 14:32 , porro is rendered "a great way off." (5) In Hebrews 5:2 , AV, planao, Middle Voice, "to wander," is rendered "(them) that are out of the way," RV, "(the) erring." (6) In Colossians 2:14 ; 2 Thessalonians 2:7 , ek mesou, is translated "out of the way;" see MIDST , Note (1) (e). (7) For "two ways" in Mark 11:4 , AV see STREET. (8) In John 10:1 , the adverb allachothen, "from some other place" (from allos, "another"), is translated "some other way." (9) In 2 Peter 3:1 , the AV translates en "by way of" ("by," RV). (10) In Galatians 2:5 , the renderings "by," AV, "in the way of," RV, serve to express the dative case of hupotage, subjection. (11) For propempo, "to bring on one's way," Acts 15:3 ; Acts 21:5 , and the AV of 2 Corinthians 1:16 (RV, "to be set forward on my journey"), see BRING , No. 25. (12) Aperchomai, "to go away," is rendered "to go one's way," e.g., Matthew 13:25 ; Matthew 20:4 ; Mark 11:4 ; Mark 12:12 ; Luke 19:32 ; John 11:46 ; Acts 9:17 ; James 1:24 : see GO , No. 14. (13) In Luke 8:14 , AV, poreuomai, "to go on one's way" (RV), is rendered "go forth;" in Luke 13:33 , AV, "walk" (RV, "go on my way"); in Matthew 24:1 , AV, it is rendered "departed" (RV, "was going on his way"): see DEPART , No. 8. (14) In Acts 24:3 , pante is rendered "in all ways" (AV, "always"). (15) In Romans 3:12 , AV, ekklino, "to turn aside" (RV), is rendered "are gone out of the way." (16) See also ESCAPE , B, LASCIVIOUS.

We

* Note: When this is not part of the translation of a verb or phrase, it stands for some case of hemeis, the plural of ego, "I;" this separate use of the pronoun is always emphatic. For "we ourselves," see OURSELVES.

Weak, Weakened, Weaker, Weakness

A — 1: ἀσθενής
(Strong's #772 — Adjective — asthenes — as-then-ace' )

lit., "strengthless" (see IMPOTENT), is translated "weak," (a) of physical "weakness," Matthew 26:41 ; Mark 14:38 ; 1 Corinthians 1:27 ; 1 Corinthians 4:10 ; 1 Corinthians 11:30 (a judgment upon spiritual laxity in a church); 2 Corinthians 10:10 ; 1 Peter 3:7 (comparative degree); (b) in the spiritual sense, said of the rudiments of Jewish religion, in their inability to justify anyone, Galatians 4:9 ; of the Law, Hebrews 7:18 ; in Romans 5:6 , RV , "weak" (AV, "without strength"), of the inability of man to accomplish his salvation; (c) morally or ethically, 1 Corinthians 8:7, 10 ; 1 Corinthians 9:22 ; (d) rhetorically, of God's actions according to the human estimate, 1 Corinthians 1:25 , "weakness," lit., "the weak things of God." See FEEBLE , SICK.

A — 2: ἀδύνατος
(Strong's #102 — Adjective — adunatos — ad-oo'-nat-os )

lit., "not powerful," is translated "weak" in Romans 15:1 , of the infirmities of those whose scruples arise through lack of faith (see Romans 14:22, 23 ), in the same sense as No. 1 (c); the change in the adjective (cp. Romans 14:1 ) is due to the contrast with dunatoi, the "strong," who have not been specifically mentioned as such in ch. 14. See IMPOSSIBLE.

B — 1: ἀσθενέω
(Strong's #770 — Verb — astheneo — as-then-eh'-o )

"to lack strength," is used in much the same way as A, No. 1, and translated "being ... weak" in Romans 4:19 , AV (RV, "being weakened"); 8:3; 14:1,2 (in some texts, 1 Corinthians 8:9 ); 2 Corinthians 11:21, 29 (twice); 12:10; 13:3,4,9. See DISEASED , IMPOTENT , SICK.

C — 1: ἀσθένεια
(Strong's #769 — Noun Feminine — astheneia — as-then'-i-ah )

for which see INFIRMITY , is rendered "weakness," of the body, 1 Corinthians 2:3 ; 1 Corinthians 15:43 ; 2 Corinthians 11:30 , RV; 12:5 (plural, RV),9,10, RV; Hebrews 11:34 ; in 2 Corinthians 13:4 , "He was crucified through weakness" is said in respect of the physical sufferings to which Christ voluntarily submitted in giving Himself up to the death of the Cross.

Wealth

1: εὐπορία
(Strong's #2142 — Noun Feminine — euporia — yoo-por-ee'-ah )

primarily "facility" (eu, "well," poros, "a passage"), hence "plenty, wealth," occurs in Acts 19:25 . Cp. euporeo, "to be well provided for, to prosper," Acts 11:29 .

Note: In 1 Corinthians 10:24 , the AV, "wealth," RV, "good," is, lit., "the (thing) of the other."

Weapons

1: ὅπλον
(Strong's #3696 — Noun Neuter — hoplon — hop'-lon )

always in the plur., is translated "weapons" in John 18:3 ; 2 Corinthians 10:4 , the latter metaphorically of those used in spiritual warfare. See ARMOR , INSTRUMENTS.

Wear, Wearing

A — 1: φορέω
(Strong's #5409 — Verb — phoreo — for-eh'-o )

a frequentative form of phero, "to bear," and denoting "repeated or habitual action," is chiefly used of clothing, weapons, etc., of soft raiment, Matthew 11:8 ; fine clothing, James 2:3 ; the crown of thorns, John 19:5 . See BEAR , No. 7.

A — 2: ἐνδιδύσκω
(Strong's #1737 — Verb — endidusko — en-did-oos'-ko )

"to put on," is used in the Active Voice in Mark 15:17 (in good mss.; some have No. 3); in Luke 8:27 (Middle Voice), in some texts; the best have No. 3. For Luke 16:19 , see CLOTHE , No. 3.

A — 3: ἐνδύω
(Strong's #1746 — Verb — enduo — en-doo'-o )

is rendered "to wear" in Luke 8:27 (Middle Voice; see No. 2). See CLOTHE , No. 2, PUT, No. 26.

A — 4: κλίνω
(Strong's #2827 — Verb — klino — klee'-no )

"to bend, decline," is used of a day, "wearing" away, Luke 9:12 (in Luke 24:29 , "is far spent"). See BOW , No. 4, FLIGHT, B, LAY, No. 6, SPEND.

A — 5: ὑπωπιάζω
(Strong's #5299 — Verb — hupopiazo — hoop-o-pee-ad'-zo )

is translated "wear (me) out" in Luke 18:5 , RV (AV, "weary"). For this and the somewhat different application in 1 Corinthians 9:27 , see BUFFET , No. 2.

B — 1: περίθεσις
(Strong's #4025 — Noun Feminine — perithesis — per-ith'-es-is )

"a putting around or on" (peri, "around," tithemi, "to put"), is used in 1 Peter 3:3 of "wearing" jewels of gold (RV).

Weariness

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

Weary

1: κοπιάω
(Strong's #2872 — Verb — kopiao — kop-ee-ah'-o )

"to grow weary, be beaten out" (kopos, "a beating, toil"), is used of the Lord in John 4:6 (used in His own word "labor" in Matthew 11:28 ), in Revelation 2:3 , RV. See LABOR , TOIL.

2: κάμνω
(Strong's #2577 — Verb — kamno — kam'-no )

"to be weary," is rendered "to wax weary" in Hebrews 12:3 , RV. See FAINT , No. 3, SICK.

3: ἐκκακέω
(Strong's #1573 — Verb — ekkakeo | enkakeo — ek-kak-eh'-o )

for which see FAINT , No. 2, is rendered "to be weary" in Galatians 6:9 ; 2 Thessalonians 3:13 .

Note: For hupopiazo, rendered "to weary" in Luke 18:5 , AV, see WEAR , A, No. 5.

Weather

1: εὐδία
(Strong's #2105 — Noun Feminine — eudia — yoo-dee'-ah )

akin to eudios, "calm," denotes "fair weather," Matthew 16:2 .

2: χειμών
(Strong's #5494 — Noun Masculine — cheimon — khi-mone' )

"winter," also "a winter storm," is translated "foul weather" in Matthew 16:3 . See TEMPEST , WINTER.

Wedding

* For WEDDING see MARRIAGE

Week

1: σάββατον
(Strong's #4521 — Noun Neuter — sabbaton — sab'-bat-on )

is used (a) in the plural in the phrase "the first day of the week," Matthew 28:1 ; Mark 16:2, 9 ; Luke 24:1 ; John 20:1, 19 ; Acts 20:7 ; 1 Corinthians 16:2 . For this idiomatic use of the word see ONE , A, (5); (b) in the singular, Luke 18:12 , "twice in the week," lit., "twice of the sabbath," i.e., "twice in the days after the sabbath." See SABBATH.

Weep, Weeping

A — 1: κλαίω
(Strong's #2799 — Verb — klaio — klah'-yo )

is used of "any loud expression of grief," especially in mourning for the dead, Matthew 2:18 ; Mark 5:38, 39 ; Mark 16:10 ; Luke 7:13 ; Luke 8:52 (twice); John 11:31, 33 (twice); 20:11 (twice),13,15; Acts 9:39 ; otherwise, e.g., in exhortations, Luke 23:28 ; Romans 12:15 ; James 4:9 ; James 5:1 ; negatively, "weep not," Luke 7:13 ; Luke 8:52 ; Luke 23:28 ; Revelation 5:5 (cp. Acts 21:13 ); in Revelation 18:9 , RV, "shall weep" (AV, "bewail") See BEWAIL.

A — 2: δακρύω
(Strong's #1145 — Verb — dakruo — dak-roo'-o )

"to shed tears" (dakruon, "a tear"), is used only of the Lord Jesus, John 11:35 .

Note: Other synonymous verbs are threneo, "to mourn," of formal lamentation: see BEWAIL , Note (1); alalazo, "to wail;" stenazo, "to groan" (oduromai, "to lament audibly," is not used in NT; see the noun odurmos, "mourning").

B — 1: κλαυθμός
(Strong's #2805 — Noun Masculine — klauthmos — klowth-mos' )

akin to A, No. 1, denotes "weeping, crying," Matthew 2:18 ; Matthew 8:12 ; Matthew 13:42, 50 , RV (AV, "wailing"); 22:13; 24:51; 25:30; Luke 13:28 ; Acts 20:37 .

Weigh, Weight, Weighty, Weightier

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

"to weigh down," is so rendered in 2 Corinthians 1:8 , RV; see BURDEN , B, No. 1.

A — 2: ἵστημι
(Strong's #2476 — Verb — histemi — his'-tay-mee )

"to cause to stand," is used in Matthew 26:15 , RV, "they weighed (unto)" (of pieces of silver), AV, metaphorically, "covenanted (with)."

B — 1: βάρος
(Strong's #922 — — baros — bar'-os )

akin to A, is rendered "weight" in 2 Corinthians 4:17 . See BURDEN , A, No. 1.

B — 2: ὄγκος
(Strong's #3591 — Noun Masculine — onkos — ong'-kos )

denotes "a bulk or mass;" hence, metaphorically, "an encumbrance, weight," Hebrews 12:1 .

C — 1: βαρύς
(Strong's #926 — Adjective — barus — bar-ooce' )

"heavy" (akin to A and B, No. 1), is rendered "weighty" in 2 Corinthians 10:10 , of Paul's letters. The comparative degree is used in the neuter plural in Matthew 23:23 , "(the) weightier matters (of the Law)." See GRIEVOUS , HEAVY.

Welcome

1: ἀποδέχομαι
(Strong's #588 — Verb — apodechomai — ap-od-ekh'-om-ahee )

"to receive gladly," is rendered "to welcome" in the RV of Luke 8:40 ; Luke 9:11 . See RECEIVE.

2: ὑπολαμβάνω
(Strong's #5274 — Verb — hupolambano — hoop-ol-am-ban'-o )

"to take up, to entertain," is rendered "to welcome" in 3 John 1:8 , RV, of a hearty "welcome" to servants of God. See RECEIVE.

Well

1: καλῶς
(Strong's #2573 — Adverb — kalos — kal-oce' )

"finely" (akin to kalos, "good, fair"), is usually translated "well," indicating what is done rightly; in the Epistles it is most frequent in 1Tim. (1 Timothy 3:4, 12, 13 ; 1 Timothy 5:17 ); twice it is used as an exclamation of approval, Mark 12:32 ; Romans 11:20 ; the comparative degree kallion, "very well," occurs in Acts 25:10 . See GOOD , C, No. 1.

Note: The neuter form of the adjective kalos, with the article and the present participle of poieo, "to do," is translated "well-doing" in Galatians 6:9 .

2: εὖ
(Strong's #2095 — Adverb — eu — yoo )

primarily the neuter of an old word, eus, "noble, good," is used (a) with verbs, e.g., Mark 14:7 , "do (poieo) ... good;" Acts 15:29 (prasso); Ephesians 6:3 (ginomai, "to be"); (b) in replies, "good," "well done," Matthew 25:21, 23 ; in Luke 19:17 , eu ge (in the best texts). The word is the opposite of kakos, "evilly." See GOOD , C, No. 2.

Notes: (1) In 2 Timothy 1:18 , beltion, the neuter form of what is used as the comparative degree of agathos, "good," is used adverbially and translated "very well." (2) For John 2:10 , "have well drunk" (RV, "freely"), see DRINK , B, No. 2. (3) Hos, "as," with kai, "also (and)," is rendered "as well as" in Acts 10:47 (kathos in some mss.); 1 Corinthians 9:5 . (4) In Hebrews 4:2 kathaper, "even as," with kai, is translated "as well as:" see EVEN , No. 8.

Well Pleased

A — 1: εὐδοκία
(Strong's #2107 — Noun Feminine — eudokia — yoo-dok-ee'-ah )

"good pleasure," occurs in the genitive case in Luke 2:14 , lit., "(men) of good pleasure" (so RV marg.), RV, "(men) in whom He is well pleased" (the genitive is objective); the AV, "good will (toward men)," follows the inferior texts which have the nominative. See DESIRE , PLEASURE , SEEM , WELL-PLEASING , WILL.

B — 1: εὐδοκέω
(Strong's #2106 — Verb — eudokeo — yoo-dok-eh'-o )

"to be well pleased:" see PLEASE , A, No. 3, WILLING, B, No. 3.

Well, Well-Doing

A — 1: ἀγαθοποιέω
(Strong's #15 — Verb — agathopoieo — ag-ath-op-oy-eh'-o )

"to do good" (agathos, "good," poieo, "to do"), is used (a) of such activity in general, 1 Peter 2:15 , "well-doing;" 1 Peter 2:20 , "do well;" 1 Peter 3:6, 17 ; 3 John 1:11 , "doeth good;" (b) of "acting for another's benefit," Mark 3:4 ; Luke 6:9, 33, 35 .

A — 2: καλοποιέω
(Strong's #2569 — Verb — kalopoieo — kal-op-oy-eh'-o )

"to do well, excellently, act honorably" (kalos, "good," poieo, "to do"), occurs in 2 Thessalonians 3:13 . The two parts of the word occur separately in Romans 7:21 ; 2 Corinthians 13:7 ; Galatians 6:9 ; James 4:17 .

Notes: (1) The distinction between Nos. 1 and 2 follows that between agathos and kalos (see GOOD). (2) In John 11:12 , AV, sozo (Passive Voice, "to be saved"), is rendered "he shall do well" (RV, "he will recover").

B — 1: ἀγαθοποιΐα
(Strong's #16 — Noun Feminine — agathopoiia — ag-ath-op-oy-ee'-ah )

"well-doing" (akin to A, No. 1), occurs in 1 Peter 4:19 .

C — 1: ἀγαθοποιός
(Strong's #17 — Adjective — agathopoios — ag-ath-op-oy-os' )

"doing good, beneficent," is translated "them that do well" in 1 Peter 2:14 , lit., "well-doing (ones)."

Well-Beloved

* For WELL-BELOVED see BELOVED

Well-Nigh

* Note: This forms part of the translation of sumpleroo, "to fulfill," in Luke 9:51 , "were well-nigh" come (see COME , No. 36), and pleroo, "to fulfill," in Acts 7:23 , "was well-nigh ...," lit., "a time (of forty years) was fulfilled (to him)" (see FULFILL , A, No. 1).

Well-Pleasing

A — 1: εὐάρεστος
(Strong's #2101 — Adjective — euarestos — yoo-ar'-es-tos )

is used in Romans 12:1, 2 , translated "acceptable" (RV marg., "well-pleasing"); in the following the RV has "well-pleasing," Romans 14:18 ; 2 Corinthians 5:9 ; Ephesians 5:10 ; in Philippians 4:18 ; Colossians 3:20 (RV and AV); in Titus 2:9 , RV, "well-pleasing" (AV, "please ... well"); in Hebrews 13:21 , RV and AV. See ACCEPTABLE.

B — 1: εὐαρεστέω
(Strong's #2100 — Verb — euaresteo — yoo-ar-es-teh'-o )

akin to A, is rendered "to be well-pleasing" in Hebrews 11:5, 6 , RV (AV, "please"); in Hebrews 13:16 , "is well pleased."

C — 1: εὐδοκία
(Strong's #2107 — Noun Feminine — eudokia — yoo-dok-ee'-ah )

lit., "good pleasure," is rendered "well-pleasing" in Matthew 11:26 ; Luke 10:21 . See DESIRE , PLEASURE , SEEM , WELL PLEASED , WILL.

Went

* For WENT see GO

West

1: δυσμή
(Strong's #1424 — Noun Feminine — dusme — doos-may' )

"the quarter of the sun-setting" (dusis, "a sinking, setting;" duno, "to sink"), hence, "the west," occurs in Matthew 8:11 ; Matthew 24:27 ; Luke 12:54 (some regard this as the sunset); 13:29; Revelation 21:13 .

Wet

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

Whale

1: κῆτος
(Strong's #2785 — Noun Neuter — ketos — kay'-tos )

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

What

* Notes: (1) Most frequently this is a translation of some form of the relative pronoun hos or the interrogative tis. (2) Other words are (a) hoios, "of what kind," e.g., 2 Corinthians 10:11 , RV (AV, "such as"); 1 Thessalonians 1:5 , "what manner of men;" 2 Timothy 3:11 (twice), lit., "what sorts of things," "what sorts of persecutions;" (b) poios, "what sort of," e.g., Matthew 21:23, 24, 27 ; Matthew 24:42, 43 ; Luke 5:19 ; Luke 6:32-34 ; Luke 20:2, 8 ; Luke 24:19 ; John 12:33 , "what manner of;" so in John 18:32 ; John 21:19 ; Romans 3:27 ; 1 Corinthians 15:35 ; in James 4:14 , "what;" 1 Peter 2:20 ; Revelation 3:3 (ditto); 1 Peter 1:11 , "what manner of;" (c) hopoios, "what sort of," 1 Corinthians 3:13 ; "what manner of," 1 Thessalonians 1:9 ; (d) hosos, "how great," Mark 6:30 (twice), RV, "whatsoever;" Acts 15:12 ; Romans 3:19 , "what things soever;" Jude 1:10 (1st part), "whatsoever things," RV; (2nd part) "what;" (e) posos, "how great, how much," 2 Corinthians 7:11 , "what (earnest care)," RV (posos here stands for the repeated words in the Eng. versions, the adjective not being repeated in the original); (f) hostis, "what (things)," Philippians 3:7 ; (g) in Matthew 26:40 , houtos, "thus, so," is used as an exclamatory expression, translated "What" (in a word immediately addressed by the Lord to Peter), lit., "So;" (h) for potapos, rendered "what" in Mark 13:1 (2nd part), AV, see MANNER; (i) in 1 Corinthians 6:16, 19 , AV, the particle e, "or" (RV), is rendered "What?;" in 1 Corinthians 14:36 , AV and RV, "what?" (j) in 1 Corinthians 11:22 , gar, "in truth, indeed," has its exclamatory use "What?" (3) In John 5:19 "but what" translates a phrase, lit., "if not anything." (4) In Matthew 8:33 "what" is, lit., "the things" (neuter plural of the article).

Whatsoever

* Note: For this see Notes on words under WHAT. Frequently by the addition of the particle an, or the conjunction ean, "if," the phrase has the more general idea of "whatsoever," e.g., with hos, Matthew 10:11 ; with hosos, Matthew 17:12 ; with hostis, neuter form, Luke 10:35 .

Wheat

* For WHEAT see CORN

Wheel

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

When

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

Wherefore

* Note: This represents (1) some phrases introduced by the preposition dia, "on account of," dia touto, "on account of this," e.g., Matthew 12:31 ; Romans 5:12 ; Ephesians 1:15 ; 3 John 1:10 ; dia hen (the accusative feminine of hos, "who"), "on account of which" (aitia, "a cause," being understood), e.g., Acts 10:21 (with aitia, expressed, Titus 1:13 ; Hebrews 2:11 ); dia ti "on account of what?" (sometimes as one word, diati), e.g., Luke 19:23 ; Romans 9:32 ; 2 Corinthians 11:11 ; Revelation 17:7 ; (2) dio = dia ho (the neuter of the relative pronoun hos), "on account of which (thing)," e.g., Matthew 27:8 ; Acts 15:19 ; Acts 20:31 ; Acts 24:26 ; Acts 25:26 ; Acts 27:25, 34 ; Romans 1:24 ; Romans 15:7 ; 1 Corinthians 12:3 ; 2 Corinthians 2:8 ; 2 Corinthians 5:9 ; 2 Corinthians 6:17 ; Ephesians 2:11 ; Ephesians 3:13 ; Ephesians 4:8, 25 ; Ephesians 5:14 ; Philippians 2:9 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:11 ; Philemon 1:8 ; Hebrews 3:7, 10 ; Hebrews 10:5 ; Hebrews 11:16 ; Hebrews 12:12, 28 ; Hebrews 13:12 ; James 1:21 ; James 4:6 ; 1 Peter 1:13 ; 2 Peter 1:10, 12 ; 2 Peter 3:14 ; (3) dioper, "for which very reason" (a strengthened form of the preceding), 1 Corinthians 8:13 ; 1 Corinthians 10:14 (14:13 in some mss.); (4) hothen (which denotes "whence," when used of direction or source, e.g., Matthew 12:44 ), used of cause and denoting "wherefore" in Hebrews 2:17 ; Hebrews 3:1 ; Hebrews 7:25 ; Hebrews 8:3 ; (5) ti, "what, why," John 9:27 ; Acts 22:30 ; Galatians 3:19 , AV (RV, "what"); (6) heneka with tinos (the genitive case of ti), "because of what," Acts 19:32 ; (7) charin with hou, the genitive case, neuter of hos, "for the sake of what," Luke 7:47 ; (8) eis, "unto," with ti, "what," Matthew 14:31 ; with ho, "which" (the accusative neuter of hos), 2 Thessalonians 1:11 , AV (RV, "to which end"); (9) ara, "so," 2 Corinthians 7:12 , AV (RV, "so"); with ge, "at least," Matthew 7:20 , AV (RV, "therefore"); (10) hina, "in order that," with ti, "what," Matthew 9:4 ; (11) toigaroun, "therefore," rendered "wherefore" in Hebrews 12:1 , AV; (12) in Matthew 26:50 , epi, "unto," with ho, as in No. (8) above, AV, "wherefore (art thou come)?" RV, "(do that) for which (thou art come);" (13) oun, a particle expressing sequence or consequence, e.g., Matthew 24:26 ; Acts 6:3 ; (14) hoste, "so that," "wherefore," e.g., Romans 7:12, 13 ; 1 Corinthians 10:12 ; 1 Corinthians 11:27, 33 ; 1 Corinthians 14:22, 39 ; 2 Corinthians 5:16 ; Galatians 3:24 ; Galatians 4:7 ; Philippians 4:1 ; 1 Thessalonians 4:18 ; 1 Peter 4:19 .

Wheteher

* For WHETEHER see +, p. 9

Which

* Notes: (1) This is the translation of (a) the article with nouns, adjectives, numerals, participles, etc., e.g., "that which," etc.; (b) the relative pronoun hos, "who," in one of its forms (a frequent use); (c) hostis, "whoever," differing from hos by referring to a subject in general, as one of a class, e.g., Romans 2:15 ; Galatians 4:24 (twice); 5:19; Revelation 2:24 ; Revelation 20:4 ; (d) the interrogative pronoun tis, "who? which?," e.g., Matthew 6:27 ; John 8:46 ; (e) hoios, "of what kind," e.g., Philippians 1:30 ; (f) poios, the interrogative of (e), e.g., John 10:32 ; (g) hosos, "whatsoever," etc.; plural, how many, translated "which" in Acts 9:39 . (2) In Acts 8:26 , AV, haute (the feminine of houtos, "this"), "the same" (RV), is translated "which." (3) In the triple title of God in Revelation 1:4, 8 ; Revelation 4:8 , "which" is the translation, firstly, of the article with the present participle of eimi, to be, lit., "the (One) being," secondly, of the article with the imperfect tense of eimi (impossible of lit., translation, the title not being subject to grammatical change), thirdly, of the article with the present participle of erchomai, to come, lit., "the coming (One);" in Revelation 11:17 ; Revelation 16:5 the wording of the AV and RV differs; in Revelation 11:17 the AV follows the inferior mss. by adding "and art to come" (RV omits); in Revelation 16:5 , the AV, "and shalt be," represents kai ("and") followed by the article and the future participle of eimi, "to be," lit., "and the (One) about to be;" the RV substitutes the superior reading "Thou Holy One," lit., "the holy (One):" see HOLY , B, No. 2. (4) In Philippians 2:21 , AV, "the things of Jesus Christ" (RV, is rendered "the things which are Jesus Christ's."

While, Whiles, Whilst

* Notes: (1) See LITTLE , B, No. 1. (2) In Matthew 13:21 , proskairos estin, lit., "is for a season," is rendered "dureth (RV, endureth) for a while." (3) Chronos, "time," is rendered "while" in Luke 18:4 ; John 7:33 ; John 12:35 (1st part); 1 Corinthians 16:7 ; kairos, "a season," "a while," Luke 8:13 ; in Acts 19:22 , RV, "while" (AV, "season"); for the different meanings of these words see SEASON. (4) In Acts 18:18 , AV, "a good while," is, lit., "sufficient days," RV, "many days." (5) In Acts 28:6 , AV, epi polu, lit., "upon much," is rendered "a great while" (RV, "long"). (6) For Mark 1:35 see DAY , B. (7) In Mark 15:44 palai, "long ago," is rendered "any while." (8) In Acts 27:33 ; Hebrews 3:13 achri (or achris) followed by hou, the genitive case of the relative pronoun hos, lit., "until which," is rendered "while;" cp. en ho, in Mark 2:19 ; Luke 5:34 ; John 5:7 ; en to, in Luke 1:21 , RV, "while;" in Hebrews 3:15 , "while it is said," is, lit., "in the being said" (en, with the article and the pres. infin., Passive of lego); so, e.g., in Matthew 13:25 (9) In Hebrews 10:33 , AV., "whilst ye were made," partly translating the present participle of theatrizomai, "to become a gazing-stock," RV, "being made;" in the 2nd part, ginomai, "to become," is translated "whilst ye became," AV (RV, "becoming"). (10) The conjunction heos, "until," etc., has the meaning "while" in Matthew 14:22 ; Mark 6:45 ; Mark 14:32 ; in some texts, John 9:4 ; John 12:35, 36 ; with hotou, "whatever" (an oblique case, neuter, of hostis, "whoever"), "whiles," Matthew 5:25 . (11) In Acts 20:11 hikanos, "sufficient," is rendered "a long while." (12) Hos, as, "while" in Luke 24:32 (twice); John 12:35, 36 ; Acts 1:10 ; Acts 10:17 . (13) Hotan, "when," is rendered "while" in 1 Corinthians 3:4 , AV (RV, "when"). (14) Hote, "when," is rendered "while" in John 17:12 ; Hebrews 9:17 . (15) In John 4:31 metaxu, "between," used with en to, "in the," is rendered "meanwhile;" in Romans 2:15 metaxu is itself rendered "the mean while" (RV, "between"). (16) In Acts 18:18 , RV, hikanos is rendered "many" (AV, "good"). (17) In 1 Peter 1:6 , RV, oligon, "a little," is rendered "for a little while" (AV, "for a season").

Whisperer, Whispering

1: ψιθυριστής
(Strong's #5588 — Noun Masculine — psithuristes — psith-oo-ris-tace' )

"a whisperer," occurs in an evil sense in Romans 1:29 .

2: ψιθυρισμός
(Strong's #5587 — Masculine Neuter — psithurismos — psith-oo-ris-mos' )

"a whispering," is used of "secret slander" in 2 Corinthians 12:20 . In the Sept., Ecclesiastes 10:11 , of "a murmured enchantment."

Note: Synonymous with No. 1 is katalalos, "a backbiter" (Romans 1:30 ), the distinction being that this denotes one guilty of open calumny, psithuristes, one who does it clandestinely.

Whit

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

White

A — 1: λευκός
(Strong's #3022 — Adjective — leukos — lyoo-kos' )

is used of (a) clothing (sometimes in the sense of "bright"), Matthew 17:2 ; Matthew 28:3 ; Mark 9:3 ; Mark 16:5 ; Luke 9:29 ; John 20:12 ; Acts 1:10 ; symbolically, Revelation 3:4, 5, 18 ; Revelation 4:4 ; Revelation 6:11 ; Revelation 7:9, 13 ; Revelation 19:14 (2nd part); (b) hair, Matthew 5:36 ; Christ's head and hair (in a vision; cp. Daniel 7:9 ), Revelation 1:14 (twice); ripened grain, John 4:35 ; a stone, Revelation 2:17 , an expression of the Lord's special delight in the overcomer, the new name on it being indicative of a secret communication of love and joy; a horse (in a vision), Revelation 6:2 ; Revelation 19:11, 14 (1st part); a cloud, Revelation 14:14 ; the throne of God, Revelation 20:11 .

Note: Lampros, "bright, clear," is rendered "white" in Revelation 15:6 , AV, of "white (linen)" (RV, "bright," following those mss. which have lithon "stone"); in Revelation 19:8 (RV, "bright"). See BRIGHT , CLEAR , GOODLY , Note, GORGEOUS.

B — 1: λευκαίνω
(Strong's #3021 — Verb — leukaino — lyoo-kah'ee-no )

"to whiten, make white" (akin to A), is used in Mark 9:3 ; figuratively in Revelation 7:14 .

B — 2: κονιάω
(Strong's #2867 — Verb — koniao — kon-ee-ah'-o )

from konia, "dust, lime," denotes "to whiten, whitewash," of tombs, Matthew 23:27 ; figuratively of a hypocrite, Acts 23:3 . In the Sept., Deuteronomy 27:2, 4 ; Proverbs 21:9 .

Whither, Whithersoever

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

Who, Whom, Whose

* Notes: These are usually the translations of forms of the relative pronoun hos, or of the interrogative pronoun tis; otherwise of hostis, "whoever," usually of a more general subject than hos, e.g., Mark 15:7 ; Luke 23:19 ; Galatians 2:4 ; hosos, "as many as," Hebrews 2:15 ; in Acts 13:7 , AV, houtos, "this (man)," is translated "who," RV, "the same."

Whole, Wholly, Wholesome

A — 1: ὅλος
(Strong's #3650 — Adjective — holos — hol'-os )

for which see ALL , A, No. 3, and ALTOGETHER, signifies "whole," (a) with a noun, e.g., Matthew 5:29, 30 ; Mark 8:36 ; Mark 15:1, 16, 33 ; Luke 11:36 (1st part), though holon may here be used adverbially with photeinon, "wholly light" [as in the 2nd part, RV, "wholly (full of light)"]; John 11:50 ; 1 Corinthians 12:17 (1st part); 1 John 2:2 ; 1 John 5:19 ; (b) absolutely, as a noun, e.g., Matthew 13:33 ; 1 Corinthians 12:17 (2nd part).

A — 2: πᾶς
(Strong's #3956 — Adjective — pas — pas )

for which see ALL , A, No. 1, is sometimes translated "the whole" when used with the article, e.g., Matthew 8:32, 34 ; Romans 8:22 .

A — 3: ἅπας
(Strong's #537 — Adjective — hapas — hap'-as )

for which see ALL , A, No. 2, is rendered "the whole," e.g., in Luke 19:37 ; Luke 23:1 .

A — 4: ὁλόκληρος
(Strong's #3648 — Adjective — holokleros — hol-ok'-lay-ros )

from No. 1 and kleros, "a lot," is rendered "whole" in 1 Thessalonians 5:23 : see ENTIRE.

A — 5: ὑγιής
(Strong's #5199 — Adjective — hugies — hoog-ee-ace' )

(cp. Eng., "hygiene") is used especially in the Gospels of making sick folk "whole," Matthew 12:13 ; Matthew 15:31 ; Mark 3:5 ; Mark 5:34 ; Luke 6:10 ; John 5:4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 15 ; John 7:23 ; also Acts 4:10 ; of "sound (speech)," Titus 2:8 . See SOUND.

A — 6: ὁλοτελής
(Strong's #3651 — Adjective — holoteles — hol-ot-el-ace' )

"wholly," 1 Thessalonians 5:23 , is lit., "whole-complete" (A, No. 1, and telos, "an end"), i.e., "through and through;" the Apostle's desire is that the sanctification of the believer may extend to every part of his being. The word is similar in meaning to No. 4; holokleros draws attention to the person as a "whole," holoteles, to the several parts which constitute him.

Note: In 1 Timothy 4:15 , the sentence freely rendered "give thyself wholly to them" is, lit., "be in these (things)."

B — 1: ὑγιαίνω
(Strong's #5198 — Verb — hugiaino — hoog-ee-ah'ee-no )

"to be in good health," akin to A, No. 5, is rendered "they that are whole" in Luke 5:31 ; "whole" in Luke 7:10 (present participle); "wholesome" in 1 Timothy 6:3 , AV (RV, "sound;" marg., "healthful"). See HEALTH , SOUND.

B — 2: σῴζω
(Strong's #4982 — Verb — sozo — sode'-zo )

"to save," is sometimes rendered "to make whole," and, in the Passive Voice, "to be made whole," or "to be whole," e.g., Matthew 9:21, 22 (twice), and parallel passages; Acts 4:9 . See HEAL , SAVE.

B — 3: ἰάομαι
(Strong's #2390 — Verb — iaomai — ee-ah'-om-ahee )

"to heal," is rendered "to make whole," Matthew 15:28 ; Acts 9:34 , AV (RV, "health"). See HEAL.

B — 4: ἰσχύω
(Strong's #2480 — Verb — ischuo — is-khoo'-o )

"to be strong," is rendered "they that are whole" in Matthew 9:12 ; Mark 2:17 . See ABLE , B, No. 4.

B — 5: διασῴζω
(Strong's #1295 — Verb — diasozo — dee-as-odze'-o )

"to save thoroughly" (dia), is used in the Passive Voice and rendered "were made whole" in Matthew 14:36 , RV (AV, "were made perfectly whole"). See ESCAPE , HEAL , SAVE.

Whore, Whoremonger

* For WHORE, WHOREMONGER see FORNICATION, HARLOT

Whoso, Whosoever

* Note: The same pronouns as those under WHO are used for the above, often with the addition of the particle an and a change of construction when a generalization is expressed. Some texts in Mark 15:6 have hosper, a strengthened form of hos, AV, "whomsoever." For sentences introduced by the conjunction ei or ean, "if," see +, p. 9.

Why

* For WHY see +, p. 9

Wicked

1: πονηρός
(Strong's #4190 — Adjective — poneros — pon-ay-ros' )

for which see BAD , No. 2, EVIL, A and B, No. 2, is translated "wicked" in the AV and RV in Matthew 13:49 ; Matthew 18:32 ; Matthew 25:26 ; Luke 19:22 ; Acts 18:14 ; 1 Corinthians 5:13 ; in the following the RV substitutes "evil" for AV, "wicked:" Matthew 12:45 (twice); 13:19; 16:4; Luke 11:26 ; Colossians 1:21 ; 2 Thessalonians 3:2 ; and in the following, where Satan is mentioned as "the (or that) evil one:" Matthew 13:38 ; Ephesians 6:16 ; 1 John 2:13, 14 ; 1 John 3:12 (1st part); 5:18; in John 5:19 for AV, "wickedness;" he is so called also in AV and RV in John 17:15 ; 2 Thessalonians 3:3 ; AV only in Luke 11:4 ; in 3 John 1:10 , AV, the word is translated "malicious," RV, "wicked."

2: ἄθεσμος
(Strong's #113 — Adjective — athesmos — ath'-es-mos )

"lawless" (a, negative, thesmos, "law, custom"), "wicked," occurs in 2 Peter 2:7 ; 2 Peter 3:17 . An instance of the use of the word is found in the papyri, where a father breaks off his daughter's engagement because he learnt that her fiance was giving himself over to lawless deeds (Moulton and Milligan, Vocab.).

Notes: (1) In Matthew 21:41 , AV, kakos (for which see BAD , No. 1, EVIL, A, No. 1), is translated "wicked" (RV, "miserable"). (2) In Acts 2:23 ; 2 Thessalonians 2:8 , AV, anomos, "lawless" (RV), is translated "wicked."

Wickedness

1: πονηρία
(Strong's #4189 — Noun Feminine — poneria — pon-ay-ree'-ah )

akin to poneros (see above, No. 1), is always rendered "wickedness" save in Acts 3:26 : see INIQUITY , No. 4.

2: κακία
(Strong's #2549 — Noun Feminine — kakia — kak-ee'-ah )

"evil," is rendered "wickedness" in Acts 8:22 ; RV in James 1:21 , AV, "naughtiness." See EVIL , B, No. 1, MALICE.

Notes: (1) For the AV of 1 John 5:19 see WICKED , No. 1. (2) In Acts 25:5 , AV, the word atopos (RV, "amiss") is incorrectly rendered "wickedness."

Wide

* For WIDE see BROAD

Widow

:
( — — — )

Matthew 28:13 (in some texts); Mark 12:40, 42, 43 ; Luke 2:37 ; Luke 4:25, 26 , lit., "a woman a widow;" Luke 7:12 ; Luke 18:3, 5 ; Luke 20:47 ; Luke 21:2, 3 ; Acts 6:1 ; Acts 9:39, 41 ; 1 Timothy 5:3 (twice),4,5,11,16 (twice); James 1:27 ; 1 Timothy 5:9 refers to elderly "widows" (not an ecclesiastical "order"), recognized, for relief or maintenance by the church (cp. 1 Timothy 5:3, 16 ), as those who had fulfilled the conditions mentioned; where relief could be ministered by those who had relatives that were "widows" (a likely circumstance in large families), the church was not to be responsible; there is an intimation of the tendency to shelve individual responsibility at the expense of church funds. In Revelation 18:7 , it is used figuratively of a city forsaken.

Wife's Mother

1: πενθερά
(Strong's #3994 — Noun Feminine — penthera — pen-ther-ah' )

denotes "a mother-in-law," Matthew 8:14 ; Matthew 10:35 ; Mark 1:30 ; Luke 4:38 ; Luke 12:53 (twice).

Wife, Wives

1: γυνή
(Strong's #1135 — Noun Feminine — gune — goo-nay' )

denotes (1) "a woman, married or unmarried" (see WOMAN); (2) "a wife," e.g., Matthew 1:20 ; 1 Corinthians 7:3, 4 ; in 1 Timothy 3:11 , RV, "woman," the reference may be to the "wives" of deacons, as the AV takes it.

2: γυναικεῖος
(Strong's #1134 — Adjective — gunaikeios — goo-nahee-ki'-os )

an adjective denoting "womanly, female," is used as a noun in 1 Peter 3:7 , AV, "wife," RV, "woman."

Note: In John 19:25 the article stands idiomatically for "the wife (of);" in Matthew 1:6 , the article is rendered "her that had been the wife (of)."

Wild

1: ἄγριος
(Strong's #66 — Adjective — agrios — ag'-ree-os )

denotes (a) "of or in fields" (agros, "a field"), hence, "not domestic," said of honey, Matthew 3:4 ; Mark 1:6 ; (b) "savage, fierce," Jude 1:13 , RV, metaphorically, "wild (waves)," AV, "raging." It is used in the papyri of a malignant wound.

Note: In Revelation 6:8 the RV renders therion (plural) "wild beasts" (AV, "beasts").

Wilderness

1: ἐρημία
(Strong's #2047 — Noun Feminine — eremia — er-ay-mee'-ah )

"an uninhabited place," is translated "wilderness" in the AV of Matthew 15:33 ; Mark 8:4 (RV, "a desert place"); RV and AV, "wilderness" in 2 Corinthians 11:26 . See DESERT , A. (In the Sept., Isaiah 60:20 ; Ezekiel 35:4, 9 .

2: ἔρημος
(Strong's #2048 — — eremos — er'-ay-mos )

an adjective signifying "desolate, deserted, lonely," is used as a noun, and rendered "wilderness" 32 times in the AV; in Matthew 24:26 ; John 6:31 , RV, "wilderness" (AV, "desert"). For the RV, "deserts" in Luke 5:16 ; Luke 8:29 see DESERT , B.

Wiles

1: μεθοδεία
(Strong's #3180 — Noun Feminine — methodia[-eia] — meth-od-i'-ah )

denotes "craft, deceit" (meta, "after," hodos, "a way"). "a cunning device, a wile," and is translated "wiles (of error)" in Ephesians 4:14 , RV [AV paraphrases it, "they lie in wait (to deceive)"], lit., "(with a view to) the craft (singular) of deceit;" in Ephesians 6:11 , "the wiles (plural) (of the Devil.)"

Wilfully, Willfully

A — 1: ἑκουσίως
(Strong's #1596 — Adverb — hekousios — hek-oo-see'-oce )

denotes "voluntarily, willingly," Hebrews 10:26 , (of sinning) "willfully;" in 1 Peter 5:2 , "willingly" (of exercising oversight over the flock of God).

B — 1: θέλω
(Strong's #2309 — Verb — thelo — )

"to will," used in the present participle in 2 Peter 3:5 , is rendered "willfully (forget)" in the RV, AV, "willingly (are ignorant of)," lit., "this escapes them (i.e., their notice) willing (i.e. of their own will)." See WILL , C, No. 1, WILLING, B, No. 1.

Will, Would

A — 1: θέλημα
(Strong's #2307 — Noun Neuter — thelema — thel'-ay-mah )

signifies (a) objectively, "that which is willed, of the will of God," e.g., Matthew 18:14 ; Mark 3:35 , the fulfilling being a sign of spiritual relationship to the Lord; John 4:34 ; John 5:30 ; John 6:39, 40 ; Acts 13:22 , plural, "my desires;" Romans 2:18 ; Romans 12:2 , lit., "the will of God, the good and perfect and acceptable;" here the repeated article is probably resumptive, the adjectives describing the will, as in the Eng. versions; Galatians 1:4 ; Ephesians 1:9 ; Ephesians 5:17 , "of the Lord;" Colossians 1:9 ; Colossians 4:12 ; 1 Thessalonians 4:3 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:18 , where it means "the gracious design," rather than "the determined resolve;" 2 Timothy 2:26 , which should read "which have been taken captive by him" [(autou), i.e., by the Devil; the RV, "by the Lord's servant" is an interpretation; it does not correspond to the Greek] unto His (ekeinou) will" (i.e., "God's will;" the different pronoun refers back to the subject of the sentence, viz., God); Hebrews 10:10 ; Revelation 4:11 , RV, "because of Thy will;" of human will, e.g., 1 Corinthians 7:37 ; (b) subjectively, the "will" being spoken of as the emotion of being desirous, rather than as the thing "willed;" of the "will" of God, e.g., Romans 1:10 ; 1 Corinthians 1:1 ; 2 Corinthians 1:1 ; 2 Corinthians 8:5 ; Ephesians 1:1, 5, 11 ; Colossians 1:1 ; 2 Timothy 1:1 ; Hebrews 10:7, 9, 36 ; 1 John 2:17 ; 1 John 5:14 ; of human "will," e.g., John 1:13 ; Ephesians 2:3 , "the desires of the flesh;" 1 Peter 4:3 (in some texts); 2 Peter 1:21 . See DESIRE , A, No. 5, PLEASURE, Note (1).

A — 2: θέλησις
(Strong's #2308 — Noun Feminine — thelesis — thel'-ay-sis )

denotes "a willing, a wishing" [similar to No. 1 (b)], Hebrews 2:4 .

A — 3: βούλημα
(Strong's #1013 — Noun Neuter — boulema — boo'-lay-mah )

"a deliberate design, that which is purposed," Romans 9:19 ; 1 Peter 4:3 (in the best texts). See PURPOSE , A, No. 1.

A — 4: εὐδοκία
(Strong's #2107 — Noun Feminine — eudokia — yoo-dok-ee'-ah )

(eu, "well," dokeo, "to think") is rendered "good will" in Luke 2:14 , AV (see WELL PLEASED); Philippians 1:15 : see DESIRE , PLEASURE , SEEM , WELL-PLEASING.

A — 5: εὔνοια
(Strong's #2133 — Noun Feminine — eunoia — yoo'-noy-ah )

"good will" (eu, "well," nous, "the mind"), occurs in Ephesians 6:7 (in some texts, 1 Corinthians 7:3 ).

Notes: (1) In Acts 13:36 , AV, boule, "counsel" (RV), is translated "will." (2) In Revelation 17:17 , AV, gnome, "an opinion," RV, "mind," is translated "will." (3) For "will-worship," Colossians 2:23 , see WORSHIP , B, No. 2.

B — 1: ἑκών
(Strong's #1635 — Adjective — hekon — hek-own' )

"of free will, willingly," occurs in Romans 8:20 , RV, "of its own will" (AV, "willingly"); 1 Corinthians 9:17 , RV, "of my own will" (AV, "willingly"). In the Sept., Exodus 21:13 ; Job 36:19 .

B — 2: ἄκων
(Strong's #210 — Adjective — akon — ak'-ohn )

a, negative, and No. 1, "unwillingly," occurs in 1 Corinthians 9:17 , RV, "not of mine own will" (AV, "against my will"). In the Sept., Job 14:17 .

* When "will" is not part of the translation of the future tense of verbs, it represents one of the following:

C — 1: θέλω
(Strong's #2309 — Verb — thelo — )

for the force of which see DESIRE , B, No. 6, usually expresses "desire" or "design;" it is most frequently translated by "will" or "would;" see especially Romans 7:15, 16, 18-21 . In 1 Timothy 2:4 , RV, "willeth" signifies the gracious "desire" of God for all men to be saved; not all are "willing" to accept His condition, depriving themselves either by the self-established criterion of their perverted reason, or because of their self-indulgent preference for sin. In John 6:21 , the AV renders the verb "willingly" (RV, "they were willing"); in 2 Peter 3:5 , AV, the present participle is translated "willingly" (RV, "willfully").

The following are RV renderings for the AV, "will:" Matthew 16:24, 25 , "would;" "wouldest," Matthew 19:21 ; Matthew 20:21 ; "would," Matthew 20:26, 27 ; Mark 8:34, 35 ; Mark 10:43, 44 ; "would fain," Luke 13:31 ; "would," John 6:67 ; "willeth," John 7:17 ; in John 8:44 , "it is your will (to do);" "wouldest," Romans 13:3 ; "would," 1 Corinthians 14:35 ; 1 Peter 3:10 .

C — 2: βούλομαι
(Strong's #1014 — Verb — boulomai — boo'-lom-ahee )

for the force of which see DESIRE , B, No. 7, usually expresses the deliberate exercise of volition more strongly than No. 1, and is rendered as follows in the RV, where the AV has "will:" Matthew 11:27 ; Luke 10:22 , "willeth;" James 4:4 , "would;" in James 3:4 , RV, "willeth" (AV, "listeth"). In James 1:18 the perfect participle is translated "of His own will," lit. "having willed."

C — 3: μέλλω
(Strong's #3195 — Verb — mello — mel'-lo )

"to be about to," is translated "will" in Matthew 2:13 ; John 7:35 (twice); "wilt," John 14:22 ; "will," Acts 17:31 ; "wouldest," Acts 23:20 ; "will," Acts 27:10 ; Revelation 3:16 . See ABOUT , B.

Willing

A — 1: πρόθυμος
(Strong's #4289 — Adjective — prothumos — proth'-oo-mos )

is rendered "willing" in Matthew 26:41 ; Mark 14:38 , RV. See READY , No. 2.

A — 2: ἑκούσιος
(Strong's #1595 — Adjective — hekousios — hek-oo'-see-on )

"willing," is used with kata in Philemon 1:14 , lit., "according to willing," RV, "of free will" (AV, "willingly").

B — 1: θέλω
(Strong's #2309 — Verb — thelo — )

is rendered "ye were willing" in John 5:35 . See WILL , C, No. 1.

B — 2: βούλομαι
(Strong's #1014 — Verb — boulomai — boo'-lom-ahee )

is rendered "(if) Thou be willing" in Luke 22:42 ; in 2 Peter 3:9 , AV (RV, "wishing"). See WILL , C, No. 2.

B — 3: εὐδοκέω
(Strong's #2106 — Verb — eudokeo — yoo-dok-eh'-o )

"to be well pleased, to think it good," is rendered "we are willing" in 2 Corinthians 5:8 ; in 1 Thessalonians 2:8 , AV, "we were willing" (RV, "we were well pleased"). See PLEASE , PLEASURE.

Notes: (1) In 2 Corinthians 8:3 , AV, authairetos, "of one's own accord" (RV), is rendered "willing of themselves;" in 2 Corinthians 8:17 , "of his own accord." See ACCORD. (2) For "willing to communicate," 1 Timothy 6:18 , see COMMUNICATE , C.

Willing Mind

* For WILLING MIND see READINESS

Willingly

* Notes: (1) For hekon see WILL , B, No. 1. (2) For hekousios, see WILLFULLY. (3) For Philemon 1:14 see WILLING , A, No. 2. (4) For 2 Peter 3:5 see WILL , C, No. 1.

Win

* For WIN see POSSESS , A, No. 2

Wind

1: ἄνεμος
(Strong's #417 — Noun Masculine — anemos — an'-em-os )

besides its literal meaning, is used metaphorically in Ephesians 4:14 , of variable teaching. In Matthew 24:31 ; Mark 13:27 the four "winds" stand for the four cardinal points of the compass; so in Revelation 7:1 , "the four winds of the earth" (cp. Jeremiah 49:36 ; Daniel 7:2 ); the contexts indicate that these are connected with the execution of Divine judgments. Deissmann (Bible Studies) and Moulton and Milligan (Vocab.) illustrate the phrase from the papyri.

2: πνοή
(Strong's #4157 — Noun Feminine — pnoe — pno-ay' )

"a blowing, blast" (akin to pneo, "to blow"), is used of the rushing "wind" at Pentecost, Acts 2:2 . See BREATH.

3: πνεῦμα
(Strong's #4151 — Noun Neuter — pneuma — pnyoo'-mah )

is translated "wind" in John 3:8 (RV, marg., "the Spirit breatheth," the probable meaning); in Hebrews 1:7 the RV has "winds" for AV, "spirits." See SPIRIT.

Notes: (1) For pneo, "to blow" ("wind" in Acts 27:40 ), see BLOW , No. 1. (2) For anemizo, James 1:6 , "driven by the wind," see DRIVE , No. 8.

Window

a diminutive of thura, "a door," occurs in Acts 20:9 ; 2 Corinthians 11:33 .

Wine

1: οἶνος
(Strong's #3631 — Noun Masculine — oinos — oy'-nos )

is the general word for "wine." The mention of the bursting of the wineskins, Matthew 9:17 ; Mark 2:22 ; Luke 5:37 , implies fermentation. See also Ephesians 5:18 (cp. John 2:10 ; 1 Timothy 3:8 ; Titus 2:3 ). In Matthew 27:34 , the RV has "wine" (AV, "vinegar," translating the inferior reading oxos).

The drinking of "wine" could be a stumbling block and the Apostle enjoins abstinence in this respect, as in others, so as to avoid giving an occasion of stumbling to a brother, Romans 14:21 . Contrast 1 Timothy 5:23 , which has an entirely different connection. The word is used metaphorically (a) of the evils ministered to the nations by religious Babylon, Revelation 14:8 ; Revelation 17:2 ; Revelation 18:3 ; (b) of the contents of the cup of Divine wrath upon the nations and Babylon, Revelation 14:10 ; Revelation 16:19 ; Revelation 19:15 .

2: γλεῦκος
(Strong's #1098 — Noun Neuter — gleukos — glyoo'-kos )

denotes sweet "new wine," or must, Acts 2:13 , where the accusation shows that it was intoxicant and must have been undergoing fermentation some time. In the Sept., Job 32:19 .

Note: In instituting the Lord's Supper He speaks of the contents of the cup as the "fruit of the vine." So Mark 14:25 .

Winebibber

1: οἰνοπότης
(Strong's #3630 — Noun Masculine — oinopotes — oy-nop-ot'-ace )

"a wine drinker" (oinos, and potes, "a drinker"), is used in Matthew 11:19 ; Luke 7:34 . In the Sept., Proverbs 23:20 .

Winebibbings

* For WINEBIBBINGS see EXCESS, Note (2)

Winepress, Wine-Vat

1: ληνός
(Strong's #3025 — Noun Feminine — lenos — lay-nos' )

denotes "a through or vat," used especially for the treading of grapes, Matthew 21:33 . Not infrequently they were dug out in the soil or excavated in a rock, as in the rock vats in Palestine today. In Revelation 14:19, 20 (twice); 19:15 (where oinos is added, lit., "the winepress of the wine") the word is used metaphorically with reference to the execution of Divine judgment upon the gathered foes of the Jews at the close of this age preliminary to the establishment of the Millennial kingdom.

2: ὑπολήνιον
(Strong's #5276 — Noun Neuter — hupolenion — hoop-ol-ah'-nee-on )

was "a vessel" or "trough" beneath the press itself (hupo, "beneath," and No. 1), for receiving the juice, Mark 12:1 , RV, "a pit for the winepress." In the Sept., Isaiah 16:10 ; Joel 3:13 ; Haggai 2:16 ; Zechariah 14:10 .

Wineskins

* For WINESKINS see SKIN

Wing

1: πτέρυξ
(Strong's #4420 — Noun Feminine — pterux — pter'-oox )

is used of birds, Matthew 23:37 ; Luke 13:34 ; symbolically in Revelation 12:14 , RV, "the two wings of the great eagle" (AV, "two wings of a great eagle"), suggesting the definiteness of the action, the "wings" indicating rapidity and protection, an allusion, perhaps, to Exodus 19:4 ; Deuteronomy 32:11, 12 ; of the "living creatures" in a vision, Revelation 4:8 ; Revelation 9:9 . Cp. pterugion, "a pinnacle."

Wink at

* For WINK AT see OVERLOOK

Winter

A — 1: χειμών
(Strong's #5494 — Noun Masculine — cheimon — khi-mone' )

denotes "winter," in Matthew 24:20 ; Mark 13:18 ; John 10:22 ; 2 Timothy 4:21 . See TEMPEST.

B — 1: παραχειμάζω
(Strong's #3914 — Verb — paracheimazo — par-akh-i-mad'-zo )

denotes "to winter at a place" (para, at, and A), Acts 27:12 (2nd part); 28:11; 1 Corinthians 16:6 : Titus 3:12 .

Notes: In Acts 27:12 (1st part) paracheimasia, "a wintering," is rendered "(to) winter in."

Wipe

1: ἀπομάσσω
(Strong's #631 — Verb — apomasso — ap-om-as'-som-ahee )

"to wipe off, wipe clean" (apo, "from," masso, "to touch, handle"), is used in the Middle Voice, of "wiping" dust from the feet, Luke 10:11 .

2: ἐκμάσσω
(Strong's #1591 — Verb — ekmaso — ek-mas'-so )

"to wipe out" (ek), "wipe dry," is used of "wiping" tears from Christ's feet, Luke 7:38, 44 ; John 11:2 ; John 12:3 ; of Christ's "wiping" the disciples' feet, John 13:5 .

3: ἐξαλείφω
(Strong's #1813 — Verb — exaleipho — ex-al-i'-fo )

"to wipe out or away" (ek, or ex, "out," aleipho, "to anoint"), is used metaphorically of "wiping" away tears from the eyes, Revelation 7:17 ; Revelation 21:4 . See BLOT OUT.

Wisdom

1: σοφία
(Strong's #4678 — Noun Feminine — sophia — sof-ee'-ah )

is used with reference to (a) God, Romans 11:33 ; 1 Corinthians 1:21, 24 ; 1 Corinthians 2:7 ; Ephesians 3:10 ; Revelation 7:12 ; (b) Christ, Matthew 13:54 ; Mark 6:2 ; Luke 2:40, 52 ; 1 Corinthians 1:30 ; Colossians 2:3 ; Revelation 5:12 ; (c) "wisdom" personified, Matthew 11:19 ; Luke 7:35 ; Luke 11:49 ; (d) human "wisdom" (1) in spiritual things, Luke 21:15 ; Acts 6:3, 10 ; Acts 7:10 ; 1 Corinthians 2:6 (1st part); 12:8; Ephesians 1:8, 17 ; Colossians 1:9 , RV, "(spiritual) wisdom," Colossians 1:28 ; Colossians 3:16 ; Colossians 4:5 ; James 1:5 ; James 3:13, 17 ; 2 Peter 3:15 ; Revelation 13:18 ; Revelation 17:9 ; (2) in the natural sphere, Matthew 12:42 ; Luke 11:31 ; Acts 7:22 ; 1 Corinthians 1:17, 19-21 (twice),22; 2:1,4-6 (2nd part),13; 3:19; 2 Corinthians 1:12 ; Colossians 2:23 ; (3) in its most debased form, James 3:15 , "earthly, sensual, devilish" (marg., "demoniacal").

2: φρόνησις
(Strong's #5428 — Noun Feminine — phronesis — fron'-ay-sis )

"understanding, prudence," i.e., a right use of phren, "the mind," is translated "wisom" in Luke 1:17 . See PRUDENCE.

Note: "While sophia is the insight into the true nature of things, phronesis is the ability to discern modes of action with a view to their results; while sophia is theoretical, phronesis is practical" (Lightfoot). Sunesis, "understanding, intelligence," is the critical faculty; this and phronesis are particular applications of sophia.

Wise

1: οὐ μή
(Strong's #3364 — particle — ou me — oo may )

a double negative, expressing an emphatic negation, "by no means," is rendered "in no wise" in Matthew 10:42 ; Luke 18:17 ; John 6:37 ; Acts 13:41 ; Revelation 21:27 .

2: πάντως
(Strong's #3843 — Adverb — pantos — pan'-toce )

"altogether, by all means," is used with the negative ou ("not") in Romans 3:9 , stating a complete denial, rendered "No, in no wise." See ALL , B, 3, ALTOGETHER , B, 1.

3: παντελής
(Strong's #3838 — Adjective — panteles — pan-tel-ace' )

the neuter of panteles, is used with the negative me, and with eis to, "unto the," in Luke 13:11 , and translated "in no wise," lit., "not to the uttermost:" see UTTERMOST , No. 1.

Wise, Wiser, Wisely

A — 1: σοφός
(Strong's #4680 — Adjective — sophos — sof-os' )

is used of (a) God, Romans 16:27 ; in 1 Timothy 1:17 ; Jude 1:25 sophos is absent, in the best mss. (see the RV), the comparative degree, sophoteros, occurs in 1 Corinthians 1:25 , where "foolishness" is simply in the human estimate; (b) spiritual teachers in Israel, Matthew 23:34 ; (c) believers endowed with spiritual and practical wisdom, Romans 16:19 ; 1 Corinthians 3:10 ; 1 Corinthians 6:5 ; Ephesians 5:15 ; James 3:13 ; (d) Jewish teachers in the time of Christ, Matthew 11:25 ; Luke 10:21 ; (e) the naturally learned, Romans 1:14, 22 ; 1 Corinthians 1:19, 20, 26, 27 : 1 Corinthians 3:18-20 .

A — 2: φρόνιμος
(Strong's #5429 — Adjective — phronimos — fron'-ee-mos )

"prudent, sensible, practically wise," Matthew 7:24 ; Matthew 10:16 ; Matthew 24:45 ; Matthew 25:2, 4, 8, 9 ; Luke 12:42 ; Luke 16:8 (comparative degree, phronimoteros); 1 Corinthians 10:15 ; in an evil sense, "wise (in your own conceits)," lit., "wise (in yourselves)," i.e., "judged by the standard of your self-complacency," Romans 11:25 ; Romans 12:16 ; ironically, 1 Corinthians 4:10 ; 2 Corinthians 11:19 .

B — 1: μάγος
(Strong's #3097 — Noun Masculine — magos — mag'-os )

denotes "a Magian," one of a sacred caste, originally Median, who apparently conformed to the Persian religion while retaining their old beliefs; it is used in the plural, Matthew 2:1, 7, 16 (twice), "wise men." See also SORCERER.

C — 1: σοφίζω
(Strong's #4679 — Verb — sophizo — sof-id'-zo )

is rendered "to make wise" in 2 Timothy 3:15 see DEVISED.

C — 2: συνίημι
(Strong's #4920 — Verb — suniemi | sunio — soon-ee'-ay-mee )

"to perceive, understand," is used negatively in 2 Corinthians 10:12 , AV, "are not wise" (RV, "are without understanding"). See UNDERSTAND.

D — 1: φρονίμως
(Strong's #5430 — Adverb — phronimos — fron-im'-oce )

"wisely" (akin to A, No. 2), occurs in Luke 16:8 .

Wish

1: εὔχομαι
(Strong's #2172 — Verb — euchomai — yoo'-khom-ahee )

is rendered "to wish" in Acts 27:29 (RV marg., "prayed"); so Romans 9:3 ; in 2 Corinthians 13:9 ; 3 John 1:2 , RV, "pray:" see PRAY.

2: βούλομαι
(Strong's #1014 — Verb — boulomai — boo'-lom-ahee )

in Mark 15:15 , RV, is translated "wishing" (AV, "willing"); so 2 Peter 3:9 ; in Acts 25:22 , RV, could wish" (AV, "would"). See WILL , C, No. 2.

3: θέλω
(Strong's #2309 — Verb — thelo — )

in 1 Corinthians 16:7 , RV, is translated "wish" (AV, "will"); Galatians 4:20 , "I could wish" (AV, "I desire"). See WILL , C, No. 1.

Wist

1: ὡς
(Strong's #5613 — Adverb — oida — hoce )

"to know," in the pluperfect tense (with imperfect meaning) is rendered "wist" (the past tense of the verb "to wit:" cp. WOT) in Mark 9:6 ; Mark 14:40 ; Luke 2:49 ; John 5:13 ; Acts 12:9 ; Acts 23:5 . See KNOW , No. 2.