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Α, α, ἄλφα (q.v.), τό, indecl.,

alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet. As a numeral, αʹ = 1, α͵ = 1000. As a prefix, it appears to have at least two and perhaps three distinct senses:

ἀ- (before a vowel, ἀν-) negative, as in ἄ-γνωστος, ἄ-δικος.

ἀ-, ἁ- copulative, indicating community and fellowship, as in ἁ-πλοῦς, ἀ-κολουθέω, ἀ-δελφός.

An intensive force (LS, s. α), as in ἀ-τενίζω is sometimes assumed (but v. Boisacq, s.v.).

Αὔγουστος

Αὔγουστος, -ου, ὁ

(Lat.), Augustus, the Roman Emperor: (cf. Σεβαστός; and v. MM, s.v.).†

αὔξησις

** αὔξησις, -εως, ἡ (< αὔξω), [in LXX: II Mac 5:16*;]

increase, growth: , .†

αὔξω

αὔξω, v.s. αὐξάνω.

αὔρα

αὔρα,

a breeze: τ. πνεούσῃ (sc. αὔρᾳ), .†

αὔριον

αὔριον adv., [in LXX for מָחָר;]

to-morrow: , , , , , , ; ἡ αὔ. (sc. ἡμέρα, MM, s.v.), , ; ἐπὶ τὴν αὔ., , ; τὸ (WH om.) τῆς αὔ. .†

αὐγάζω

αὐγάζω (< αὐγή), [in LXX: , , (בַּהֶרֶת) (כֵּהֶה)*;]

Trans. (cl.), to irradiate.

Intrans.

(poët.), to see clearly (so perh. ; MM, s.v.);

as in LXX, to shine forth: (cf. δι-, κατ-αυγάζω).†

αὐγή

αὐγή, -ῆς, ἡ, [in LXX: (נְגֹהָה), II Mac 12:9*;]

brightness

Later (as in MGr.; MM, s.v.), daylight, dawn: (Cremer, 118).†

SYN.: φέγγος (v. Thayer, s. φ.; DB, iii, 44a; Tr., Syn., § xlvi).

αὐθάδης

αὐθάδης, -ες (< αὐτός, ἥδομαι), [in LXX: , (עַז), (יָהִיר)*;]

self-pleasing, arrogant: , (Cremer, 654).†

SYN.: φίλαυτος (v. Tr., Syn., § xciii).

αὐθαίρετος

** αὐθαίρετος, -ον (< αὐτός, αἱρέομαι), [in Sm.: , *;]

self-chosen.

of one's own accord: , .†

αὐθεντέω

*† αὐθεντέω, -ῶ (< αὐθέντης, i.e. αὐτο- ἕντης, one who acts on his own authority, in π., an autocrat; cf. Wi 12:6; cf. -ία, III Mac 2:29; -ικος is freq. in vernacular, MM, s.v.),

to govern, exercise authority over: .†

αὐλέω

** αὐλέω, -ῶ (< αὐλός), [in Al.: *;]

to play on a flute, to pipe: mid., , , .†

αὐλή

αὐλή, -ῆς, ἡ, [in LXX chiefly for חָצֵר;]

in Hom., an open courtyard before a house, hence, an enclosure in the open, a sheepfold: , .

the court, courtyard, round which a house is built: , , , , , , ; τ. ναοῦ, .

a dwelling, a palace (so, acc. to Grimm-Th., s.v.): , , , , (but v. MM, s.v.; cf. also DB, ii, 25, 287).†

αὐλίζομαι

αὐλίζομαι (< αὐλή), [in LXX chiefly for לון, לון;]

prop., to lodge in a courtyard.

to lodge in the open.

to pass the night, lodge (LXX; MM, s.v.): , .†

αὐλός

αὐλός, -οῦ, ὁ (< ἄω, to blow), [in LXX chiefly for חָלִיל;]

a pipe: .†

αὐλητής

* αὐλητής, -οῦ, ὁ (< αὐλέω),

a flute-player: , (MM, s.v.).†

αὐξάνω

αὐξάνω (and the earlier form αὔξω, , ; MM, s.v.), [in LXX chiefly for פּרה;]

trans., to make to grow: , , . Pass., to grow, increase, become greater: , , , ; τῇ ἐπιγνώσει τ. θεοῦ, ; εἰς σωτηρίαν, .

In later Gk. (but nowhere in LXX), intrans., to grow, increase: of plants, , ; of infants, ; of a multitude, ; of the increase of the Gospel: ὁ λόγος ηὔξανε, ; of Christ as a leader, ; of Christian character: εἰς Χριοτόν, ; εἰς ναόν, ; ἐν χάριτι, ; τὴν αὔξησιν τ. θεσῦ, (cf. συν, ὑπερ-αυξάνω).†

αὐστηρός

** αὐστηρός, -ά, -όν (< αὔω, to dry up), [in LXX: II Mac 14:30*;]

prop., stringent, harsh to the taste. Metaph., in Inscr., of a rough country; of disposition and manners, strict, severe (as in π., of an inspector; MM, s v): , .†

SYN.: σκληρός (Tr., § xiv).

αὐτάρκεια

* αὐτάρκεια, -ας, ἡ (< αὐτάρκης, q.v.),

sufficiency (MM, s.v.): in subjective sense (v. Milligan, NTD, 57), ;

contentment: .†

αὐτάρκης

αὐτάρκης, -ες (< αὐτός, ἀρκέω), [in LXX: () (חֹק), Si 5:1 11:24 34 (31):28 40:18, IV Mac 9:9*;]

as in cl., in philosophical sense, self-sufficient, independent; subjectively, contented: (in non-lit. π., the word means simply enough, sufficient; MM, s.v.).†

αὐτόματος

αὐτόματος, -ον, and -η, -ον (etym. doubtful; v. Boisacq, Prellwitz, s.v.), [in LXX, , , (סָפִיחַ), , , Wi 17:6*;]

of persons, acting of one's own will.

Of inanimate things and natural agencies, of itself, of its own accord: γῆ, (MM, s.v.); πύλη, .†

αὐτόπτης

* αὐτόπτης, -ου, ὁ,

an eye-witness: .†

αὐτός

αὐτός, -ή, -ό, determinative pron., in late Gk. much more freq. than in cl. (WM, 178 f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399).

Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., v. infr., iii);

self (ipse), expressing opposition, distinction, exclusion, etc., αὐ. ἐκχυθήσεται, ; αὐ. ἐγινώσκεν, ; αὐ. ὑμεῖς, ; καὶ αὐ. ἐγώ, ; αὐ. Ἰησοῦς, ; αὐ. καὶ οἱ μετ’ αὐτοῦ, Matthew 2:25; ὑμεῖς αὐ., ; esp. (as freq in cl.) αὐ. ὁ, , , , , al.; in late Gk., sometimes weakened, ἐν αὐτῇ τ. ὥρᾳ, in that hour, (M, Pr., 91; MM, s.v.);

emphatic, he, she, it (M, Pr., 86; Bl., § 48, 1, 2, 7), , , al.; pointing to some one as master (cl.), , , al.; αὐ., καὶ αὐ. = οὗτος, ὁ δε (Bl., § 48, 1), , , , , al.

In oblique cases (cl.), for the simple pron. of 3rd pers., he, she, it, , , , al.; with ptcp. in gen. absol., , , al. (for irreg. constructions, V. Bl., § 74, 5); pleonastically after the relative (cf. Heb. אֲשֶׁר לֹו; WM, 184 ff.; Bl., § 50, 4; MM, s.v.), , , , al.; in constr. ad sensum, without proper subject expressly indicated, , , , al.; gen. αὐτοῦ = ἐκείνου, , , , .

ὁ, ἡ, τὸ αὐ., the same: , ; τὸ αὐ., ποιεῖν, , , al.; φρονεῖν, , , al.; τὰ αὐ., , , al.; κατὰ τὸ (τὰ) αὐ. (MM, s.v.), , , al.; ἐπὶ τὸ αὐ., together (MM, s.v.), , , al.; ἓν κ. τὸ αὐ., , ; c. dat. (cl.), ; with a noun, λόγος, ; μέτρος, ; πνεῦμα, .

αὐτόφωρος

** αὐτόφωρος, -ον (< αὐτός, φώρ, a thief), [in Sm.: *;]

prop. with ref. to theft, then generally, in the very act: as freq., neut. dat. after ἐπί, (Rec., ἐπαυτοφώρῳ).†

αὐτόχειρ

* αὐτό-χειρ, -ρος, ὁ, ἡ (< αὐτός, χείρ),

with one's own hand: .†

αὐτοκατάκριτος

*† αὐτο-κατά-κριτος, -ον (< αὐτός, κατακρίνω),

self-condemned: (Eccl., Cremer, 377; MM, s.v.).†

αὐτοῦ

αὐτοῦ, adv., prop. neut. gen. of αὐτός, [in LXX for פֹּה, בָּזֶה;]

there: , , WH, mg., , , WH, mg., R, mg., .†

αὐχέω

* αὐχέω, -ῶ, (< αὔχη, boasting),

to boast: c. acc. (MM, s.v.), μεγάλα αὐχεῖ (Rec. μεγαλαυχεῖ, q.v.), .†

αὐχμηρός

* αὐχμηρός, -ά, -όν (< αὐχμός, drought);

dry.

squalid, dismal: (MM, s.v.).†

αἰών

αἰών, -ῶνος, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly for עַד ,עוֹלָם;]

in cl., like Lat. aevum (LS, MM, VGT, s.v.), a space of time, as, a lifetime, generation, period of history, an indefinitely long period; in NT of an indefinitely long period, an age, eternity, usually c. prep. (MM, VGT);

of the past: ἀπ’ αἰ. (cf. Heb. מֵעוֹלָם), ;

of the future: εἰς τ. αἰ. (cf. לְעוֹלָם), forever, ; id., c. neg., never, ; more strongly, εἰς τὸν αἰ. τοῦ αἰ., (LXX); εἰς τοὺς αἰ., ; εἰς τοὺς αἰ. τῶν αἰ. (cf. , עַד־עוֹלְמֵי עַד), , LT; cf. also , , , .

οἱ αἰ., the worlds, the universe, "the sum of the periods of time, including all that is manifested in them": (cf. , where τῶν αἰ. are prob. "the ages or world-periods which when summed up make eternity".

the present age (Heb. הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה): ὁ αἰ., ; ὁ αἰ. οὗτος, ; ὁ νῦν αἰ., ; ὁ ἐνεστὼς αἰ., ; similarly, of the time after Christ's second coming (הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא), ὁ αἰ. ἐκεῖνος, ; ὁ αἰ. μέλλων, ; ὁ αἰ. ὁ ἐρχόμενος, .

SYN.: κόσμος, the ordered universe, the scheme of material things; οἰκουμένη, the inhabited earth; in contrast with both of which αἰ. is the world under aspects of time (cf. Westc. on ; Tr., Syn., §lix; Thayer, s.v., αἰ.; Cremer, 74, 620; MM, VGT).

αἰώνιος

αἰώνιος, -ον (as usual in Attic), also -α, -ον. , ; (< αἰών), [in LXX chiefly for עוֹלָם;]

age-long, eternal,

of that which is without either beginning or end: , ;

of that which is without beginning: , , ;

of that which is without end (MM, VGT, s.v.): σκηναί, οἰκία, ; διαθήκη, ; εὐαγγέλιον, ; παράκλησις, ; λύτρωσις, ; κληρονομία, ; κόλασις, ; κρίμα, ; κρίσις, ; ὄλεθρον, ; πῦρ, ; freq. c. ζωή, q.v.

SYN.: ἀΐδιος, q.v.

Αἰγύπτιος

Αἰγύπτιος, -α, ον,

Egyptian: , , , .†

αἰγιαλός

αἰγιαλός, -οῦ, ὁ (on the derivation, v. Boisacq, s.v.), [in LXX: (חוֹף), Si 24:14*;]

the sea-shore, beach (cf. Field, Notes, 146; DCG, i, 175 f.; MM, VGT, s.v.): , , , , .†

αἰδώς

** αἰδώς (-όος), -οῦς, ἡ, [in LXX: III Mac 1:19 4:5*;]

a sense of shame, modesty: (for exx., v. MM, VGT, s.v.).†

SYN.: αἰσχύνη (v. Thayer, 14; Tr., Syn., §xix; Cremer, 611 f.; CGT on ).

Αἰθίοψ

Αἰθίοψ, -οπος, ὁ (< αἴθω, to burn, ὤψ, face; i.e. swarthy), [in LXX for כּוּשׁ;]

Ethiopian: .†

Αἰλαμίτης

Αἰλαμίτης, v.s. Ἐλαμείτης.

Αἰνέας

Αἰνέας, -οῦ, ὁ,

Æneas: , .†

αἰνέω

αἰνέω, -ῶ (< αἶνος), poët., Ion. and late prose (MM, VGT, s.v.) for cl. ἐπαινέω, [in LXX chiefly for הלל, ידה;]

to praise: c. acc., τ. θεόν, , , , , ; c. dat., τ. Θεῷ (Je 20:13, al. for הִלֵּל לְ; v. Field, Notes, 245), .†

SYN.: ἐξομολογέω, εὐλογέω, εὐχαριστέω, μακαρίζω (v. DCG, i, 211).

Αἰνών

Αἰνών, ἡ, indecl. (cf. Heb. עַיִן, a spring),

Aenon: .†

αἰσθάνομαι

αἰσθάνομαι, [in LXX for בּין, חפז, ידע;]

to perceive: c.acc. rei (Bl., §36, 5; MM, VGT, s.v.), (Cremer, 619 f.).†

αἰσθητήριον

αἰσθητήριον, -ου, τό (< αἰσθάνομαι), [in LXX: (קִיר), IV Mac 2:22*;]

sense, organ of perception: (MM, VGT, s.v.).†

αἰσχύνη

αἰσχύνη, -ης, ἡ (< αἶσχος, shame, disgrace), [in LXX chiefly for בּשֶׁת;]

shame (MM, VGT, s.v.): subjectively, , ; objectively, , ; as something to be ashamed of, ; pl. (Bl., §32, 6), shameful deeds, .†

SYN.: αἰδώς, q.v.

αἰσχύνω

αἰσχύνω (< αἶσχος, shame), [in LXX chiefly for בּוּשׁ;]

to disfigure (Hom.).

to dishonour ().

to make ashamed (Si 13:7). Pass., to be put to shame, be ashamed: ; , , ; c. inf. (M, Pr., 205), (cf. ἐπ- (-ομαι), κατ-αἰσχύνω).†

αἰσχρός

αἰσχρός, -ά, όν (< αἶσχος, shame, disgrace), [in LXX: ff. (רַע, רֹעַ), Jth 12:12, al.;]

base, shameful: , , (MM, VGT, s.v.).†

αἰσχρότης

* αἰσχρότης, -τητος, ἡ (< αἰσχρός),

baseness: .†

αἰσχροκερδής

* αἰσχροκερδής, -ες (< αἰσχρός, κέρδος),

greedy of base gains: , .†

αἰσχροκερδῶς

*† αἰσχροκερδῶς, adv.,

from eagerness for base gain: (here only).†

αἰσχρολογία

* αἰσχρολογία, -ας, ἡ (< αἰσχρός, λέγω),

abusive language, abuse (Lft., ICC, in l.; MM, VGT, s.v.): .†

αἰτέω

αἰτέω, -ῶ, [in LXX chiefly for שׁאל;]

to ask, request: absol., , ; c. acc. pers., , ; c. acc. rei, seq. ἀπό, , ; id. seq. παρά, , ; c. dupl. acc. , , . Mid. (on the distinction bet. mid. and act., v. M, Pr., 160): absol., , , ; c. acc. rei, , , al.; c. acc. pers., , ; c. acc. rei, seq. παρά, ; c. acc. et inf., . c. inf. , (cf. ἀπ-, ἐξ-, ἐπ-, παρ-, προσ-αιτέω).

SYN.: ἐρωτάω, q.v., πυνθάνομαι. On the proper distinction between these words, v. Tr., Syn., § xl, Thayer, s.v. αἰ. In late Gk., however, αἰ. and ἐ. seem to have become practically synonymous (cf. , ; v. Field, Notes, 101 f.; M, Th., I, 4:1; M, Pr., 66n; MM, VGT, s.v.).

αἰτία

αἰτία, -ας, ἡ, [in LXX: (עָוֹן), (עָשַׁק), and freq. in Wi, II, III Mac;]

cause, reason, occasion, case: , , , , , , ; εἰ οὕτως ἐστιν ἡ αἰ. (cf. Lat. si ita res se habet, and v. MM. VGT, s.v.), .

In forensic sense,

accusation: , ;

cause for punishment, crime: , , , , .†

SYN.: ἔλεγχος, a charge, whether moral or judicial, which has been proven, αἰ. is an accusation simply, false or true.

αἰτίωμα

*† αἰτίωμα (Rec. αἰτίαμα, the usual form; v. MM, VGT, s.v.), -τος, τό (< αἰτιάομαι, αἰτία),

a charge, accusation: .†

αἰφνίδιος

** αἰφνίδιος (in , ἐφν- WH; v. M, Pr., 35), -ον (< αἴφνης = ἄφνως, suddenly), [in LXX: Wi 17:15, II Mac 14:17, III Mac 3:24*;]

sudden, unexpected: , .†

αἰχμάλωτος

αἰχμάλωτος, -ον (< αἰχμή, a spear, ἁλίσκομαι, to be taken), [in LXX chiefly for שָׁבָה, גּוֹלָה;]

captive: (LXX).†

αἰχμαλωσία

† αἰχμαλωσία, -ας, ἡ (< αἰχμάλωτος), [in LXX chiefly for שְׁבִי, גּוֹלָה;]

captivity (Diod., al.): ; pl., abstr. for concr., = αἰχμάλωτοι, (LXX).†

αἰχμαλωτίζω

† αἰχμαλωτίζω (< αἰχμάλωτος), [in LXX chiefly for שׁבה;] in late writers = cl. αἰχμάλωτον ποιῶ (ἄγω),

to take or lead captive: seq. εἰς, (cf. To 1:10); metaph., , , .†

αἰχμαλωτεύω

† αἰχμαλωτεύω (< αἰχμάλωτος), [in LXX chiefly for שׁבה;] = αἰχμαλωτίζω, q.v.,

to lead captive: (LXX).†

αἱματεκχυσία

*† αἱματεκχυσία, -ας, ἡ (< αἷμα, ἐκ, χέω),

shedding of blood (Eccl.; Cremer, 71): .†

αἱμορροέω

αἱμορροέω, (< αἷμα, ῥέω), [in LXX: (דָּוֶה)*;]

to lose blood, suffer from a flow of blood (Hipp.): .†

αἱρέω

αἱρέω, [in LXX for אמר hi., בּחר, etc.;]

to take; Mid., -ομαι (M, Pr., 158 f.; MM, VGT, s.v.), to choose: , , . (Cf. ἀν-, ἀφ-, δι-, ἐξ-, καθ-, περι-, προ-αιρέω.)†

αἱρετίζω

αἱρετίζω, [in LXX chiefly for בּחר (v. Cremer, 615);] = αἱρέομαι (Hipp., Inscr.),

to choose: (LXX, ἀντιλήμψομαι).†

αἱρετικός

* αἱρετικός, -ή, όν (< αἱρέομαι),

capable of choosing (Plat.).

causing division, heretical, factious (Cremer, 614): as subst., .†

αἴγειος

αἴγειος (WH, -γιος), -α, -ον (< αἶξ, a goat), [in LXX for עֵז;]

of a goat: (MM, VGT, s.v.).†

Αἴγυπτος

Αἴγυπτος, ου, ἡ,

Egypt: , , , , ; γῆ Αἴ., , , (cf. , al.); ἡ Αἴ., ; fig., of Jerusalem as hostile to God, .†

αἴνεσις

† αἴνεσις, -εως, ἡ (< αἰνέω), [in LXX chiefly for תּוֹדָה, תְּהִלָּה;]

praise (Eccl.): θυσία αἰνέσεως (, זֶבַח תּוֹדָה), .†

αἴνιγμα

αἴνιγμα, -ατος, τό (< αἰνίσσομαι, to speak in riddles; < αἰνός = δεινός, dread, strange), [in LXX for חִידָה, and always exc. (שַׁמָּה);]

a dark saying, riddle: (cf. ).†

αἴρω

αἴρω, [in LXX chiefly for נשׂא, also for לקח, etc.;]

to raise, take up, lift or draw up: , , al.

to bear, carry: , al.

to bear or take away, carry off, remove: , , (v. Lft., Notes, 216), al.; of the taking away sin by Christ, , . (Cf. ἀπ’, ἐξ-, ἐπ-, μετ-, συν-, ὑπερ-αίρω). For exx. from π., v. MM, VGT, s.v.)

αἴσθησις

αἴσθησις, -εως, ἡ (< αἰσθάνομαι), [in LXX chiefly for דַּעַת ;]

perception (MM, VGT, s.v.): .†

SYN.: ἐπίγνωσις, q.v. (cf. Cremer, 620).

αἴτημα

αἴτημα, -ατος, τό (< αἰτέω), [in LXX chiefly for שְׁאֵלָה;]

that which has been asked for, a petition, request: , , .†

SYN.: v.s. δέησις.

αἴτιον

* αἴτιον, -ου, τό, v.s. αἴτιος.

αἴτιος

αἴτιος, -α, ὁ (< αἰτία), [in LXX: (סבב) Da LXX Bel 41, TH Da Bel 42, Su 53, II Mac 4:47 13:4, IV Mac 1:11*;]

causative of, responsible for; as subst., ὁ αἰ., the cause, author: ; τὸ αἰ., the cause, .

blameworthy, culpable; as subst., ὁ αἰ., the culprit, the accused (Lat. reus); τὸ αἰ. (= αἰτία, 3), the crime, , , .†

αἵρεσις

αἵρεσις, -εως, ἡ (< αἱρέω, -ομαι), [in LXX for נְדָבָה,]

capture.

choosing, choice (v. MM, VGT, s.v.).

that which is chosen, hence, opinion; esp. a peculiar opinion, heresy: , , , R, txt.

In late writers (MM, VGT), of a set of persons professing particular principles or opinions, a school, sect, party, faction: , , , , , R, mg. (Cremer, 614).†

αἶνος

αἶνος, ου, ὁ, [in LXX for הלל pi, עֹז;] poët, and Ion.,

= μῦθος, a tale (Horn., al.).

= Att. ἔπαινος, praise (Horn., al.): (LXX), .

In π., a decree (MM, VGT, s.v.).†

αἷμα

αἷμα, ατος, τό, [in LXX for דָּם;]

blood.

In the ordinary sense: , , , , , , , , , .

In special senses:

of generation, origin, kinship (cl.): (v. MM, VGT, s.v.);

as in OT (AR on ), in the phrase σάρξ καὶ αἷ. (αἷ. κ. σ.), to indicate human nature as opp. to God and created spirits: , , , , ;

of things in colour resembling blood: , , -.

of bloodshed, a bloody death (cl.): , , , , , , , , , , ; αἷ. ἐκχέειν (Deiss., LAE, 428; MM, VGT, s.v., αἷ.), , ;

of sacrificial blood, as an expiation: , , , -, ; of the blood of Christ, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , (cf. , ), . (Cremer, 69 f., 612 f.)†

αὑτοῦ

αὑτοῦ, -ῆς, -οῦ,

= ἑαυτοῦ (q.v.), , , al. (MM, s.v.).

ἀήρ

ἀήρ, ἀέρος, ὁ, [in LXX: (= שׁחק), Wi8;]

in Hom., Hes., the lower air which surrounds the earth, as opp. to the purer αἰθήρ of the higher regions; generally, air (MM, VGT, s.v.): , , ; of the air as the realm of demons, ; ἀ. δέρειν, of striving to no purpose, ; εἰς ἀ. λαλεῖν, of speaking without effect, not being understood, .†

ἀόρατος

ἀόρατος, -ον (< ὁράω), [in LXX: (תֹּהוּ), (מִסְתָּר), II Mac 9:5*;]

unseen, invisible: , , , , .†

Ἀαρών

Ἀαρών (Heb. אַהֲרוֹן), indecl. (in FlJ, -ῶνος),

Aaron (, al.): , , , , .†

Ἀβαδδών

Ἀβαδδών (Heb. אֲבַדֹּון, destruction; LXX, ἀπώλεια, only in Wisdom Lit., of the place of the ruined dead: , , , , *), indecl.;

in NT, Abaddon, the angel of the Abyss: .†

ἀβαρής

* ἀβαρής, -ές (< βαρός),

without weight; metaph. (MM, VGT, s.v.) not burdensome: .†

Ἀββά

Ἀββά (T, -ᾶ), indecl. (Aram, אַבָּא, emphatic form of אַב = Heb. אָב, father),

used in the phrase Ἀ. ὁ παήρ, Abba, Father (v. Swete on ): , , .†

Ἀβειληνή

Ἀβειληνή (T, Rec. Ἀβι-), -ῆς, ἡ, (sc. χώρα),

Abilene, a district in the Anti-Lebanon: .†

Ἀβιά

Ἀβιά (Heb. אֲבִיָּה, אֲבִיָּהוּ), ὁ, indecl. (in FlJ, Ἀβίας, -α),

Abia, Abijah.

Son of Rehoboam (): .

A priest of the line of Eleazar (, ): .†

Ἀβιάθαρ

Ἀβιάθαρ, ὁ, indecl. (Heb. אֶבְיָתָר),

Abiathar (): .†

Ἀβιληνή

Ἀβιληνή v.s. Ἀβειληνή.

Ἀβιούδ

Ἀβιούδ, ὁ, indecl. (Heb. אֲבִיָּהוּד),

Abiud, Abihud: .†

Ἀβραάμ

Ἀβραάμ (Heb. אַבְרָהָם), ὁ, indecl. (in FlJ, Ἄβραμος, -ου; MM, VGT, s.v.),

Abraham ( al.): al.

ἀγάπη

† ἀγάπη, -ης, ἡ [in LXX for אַהֲבָה, which is also rendered by ἀγάπησις and φιλία;]

love, goodwill, esteem. Outside of bibl. and eccl. books, there is no clear instance (with Deiss., LAE, 18:4, 70:2, cf. the same writer in Constr. Quar., ii, 4; and with MM, VGT, s.v., cf. Dr. Moulton in Exp. Times, xxvi, 3, 139). In NT, like ἀγαπάω, -ῶ,

Of men's love:

to one another, ;

to God, .

Of divine love;

God's love: to men, ; to Christ, ;

Christ's love to men: .

In pl., love feasts: (DB, iii, 157).

SYN.: φιλία. ἀ., signifying properly (v.s. ἀγαπάω) love which chooses its object, is taken over from LXX, where its connotation is more general, into NT, and there used exclusively to express that spiritual bond of love between God and man and between man and man, in Christ, which is characteristic of Christianity. It is thus distinct from φιλία, friendship ( only), στοργή, natural affection (in NT only in compounds, v.s. ἄστοργος) and ἔρως, sexual love, which is not used in NT, its place being taken by ἐπιθυμία. (Cf. ἀγαπάω; and v. Abbott, Essays, 70f.; DB, vol. i., 555; Cremer, 13, 593; MM, VGT, s.v.).

ἀγέλη

ἀγέλη, -ης, ἡ (< ἄγω), [in LXX chiefly for עֵ֫דֶר;]

a herd: , , , , .†

ἀγών

ἀγών, -ῶνος, ὁ (< ἄγω), [in LXX: (לאה), , Wi 4:2 10:12, II Mac6, IV Mac5*;]

a gathering, esp. for games.

a place of assembly.

a contest, struggle, trial; metaph. (MM, VGT, s.v.),

of the Christian life as a contest and struggle: , , , ;

solicitude, anxiety: .†

ἀγαθός

ἀγαθός, -ή, -όν, [in LXX chiefly for טוֹב;]

in general, good, in physical and in moral sense, used of persons, things, acts, conditions, etc., applied to that which is regarded as "perfect in its kind, so as to produce pleasure and satisfaction, . . . that which, in itself good, is also at once for the good and the advantage of him who comes in contact with it" (Cremer, 3): γῆ, ; δένδρον, ; καρδία, ; δόσις, ; μέρις, ; ἔργον (freq. in Pl.), ; ἐλπίς, ; θησαυρός, ; μνεία, (cf. II Mac 7:20); as subst., τὸ ἀ., that which is morally good, beneficial, acceptable to God, ; ἐργάζεσθαι τὸ ἀ, , ; πράσσειν, , ; διώκειν, ; μιμεῖσθαι, ; κολλᾶσθαι τῷ ἀ., ; ερωτᾶν περὶ τοῦ ἀ., ; διάκονος εἰς τὸ ἀ., ; τὸ ἀ. σου, thy favour, benefit, ; pl., τὰ ἀ., of goods, possessions, ; of spiritual benefits, , , . ἀ. is opp. to πονηρός, , ; κακός, ; φαῦλος, , (cf. MM, VGT, s.v.).

SYN.: καλός, δίκαιος. κ. properly refers to goodliness as manifested in form: ἀ. to inner excellence (cf. the cl. καλὸς κἀγαθός and ἐν καρδίᾳ κ. καὶ ἀ., ). In , where it is contrasted with δ., ἀ. implies a kindliness and attractiveness not necessarily possessed by the δίκαιος, who merely measures up to a high standard of rectitude (cf. ἀγαθωσύνη).

ἀγαθοεργέω

*† ἀγαθοεργέω, -ῶ,

to do good, show kindness: (Cremer, 8).†

ἀγαθοποιέω

ἀγαθο-ποιέω, -ῶ (= cl. ἀγαθὸν ποιεῖν, εὐεργετεῖν), [in LXX: , A, (יטב hi.), To 12:13 B, I Mac 11:33, II Mac 1:2*;]

to do good;

univ.: , , , , ;

for another's benefit: (T, ἀγαθὸν ποιῆσαι), ;

acc. pers., , (Cremer, 8).†

ἀγαθοποιός

**† ἀγαθοποιός, -όν = cl. ἀγαθουργός, [in LXX, of a woman who deals pleasantly in order to corrupt, Si 42:14*;]

doing well, acting rightly (Plut.): (Cremer, 8; MM, VGT, s.v.).†

ἀγαθοποιΐα

*† ἀγαθοποιία, -ας, ἡ (< ἀγαθοποιός),

well-doing: .†

ἀγαθουργέω

*† ἀγαθουργέω, -ῶ, contracted form (rare, v. WH, App., 145) of ἀγαθοερ- (q.v.),

to do good: .†

ἀγαθωσύνη

† ἀγαθωσύνη (on the termination, v.s. ἁγιότης, and cf. WH, App., 152; MM, VGT, s.v.), -ης, ἡ (< ἀγαθός), [in LXX for טוֹבָה, טוֹב, טוּב, only in Heb. bks. ;]

goodness (representing "the kindlier, as δικαιοσύνη, the sterner element in the ideal character," AR, ; on its relation to χρηστότης, v. Tr., Syn., §lxiii): , , .†

ἀγαλλίασις

† ἀγαλλίασις, -εως, ἡ (< ἀγαλλιάω), [in LXX (most freq. in Pss. and often coupled with εὐφροσύνη, as ) chiefly for גִּיל;]

exultation, exuberant joy: , , , ; χαρὰ καὶ ἀ., (Cremer, 592).†

ἀγαλλιάω

† ἀγαλλιάω, -ῶ, Hellenistic form of cl. ἀγάλλω, to glorify, mid. -ομαι, to exult in; [in LXX (most freq. in Pss.) chiefly for גיל, רנן pi.;]

to exult, rejoice greatly: seq. ἐπί, c. dat., ; c. dat. mod., , . Mid., with same sense: , , , , ; seq. ἵνα, ; ἐν, (1 aor. pass. perh. as mid.; but v. Mozley, Psalter, 5), (Cremer, 590).†

ἀγανάκτησις

** ἀγανάκτησις, -εως, ἡ (< ἀγανακτέω), [in LXX: Esther 18:3 א1*;]

indignation: (v. MM, VGT, s.v.).†

ἀγανακτέω

** ἀγανακτέω, -ῶ (< ἄγαν, much, ἄχομαι, to grieve), [in LXX: Wi 5:22, 12:27, Da TH Bel 28, IV Mac 4:21*;]

to be indignant: , , , ; seq. περί, , ; seq. ὅτι, (v. MM, VGT, s.v.).†

ἀγαπάω

ἀγαπάω, -ῶ, [in LXX chiefly for אהב;]

to love, to feel and exhibit esteem and goodwill to a person, to prize and delight in a thing.

Of human affection, to men: τ. πλησίον, ; τ. ἐχθρούς, ; to Christ, ; to God, ; c. acc. rei, , , , , , , , , , , .

Of divine love;

God's love: to men, ; to Christ, ;

Christ's love: to men, ; to God, ; c. cogn. acc., , .

SYN.: φιλέω. From its supposed etymology (Thayer, LS; but v. also Boisacq) ἀ. is commonly understood properly to denote love based on esteem (diligo), as distinct from that expressed by φιλέω (amo), spontaneous natural affection, emotional and unreasoning. If this distinction holds, ἀ. is fitly used in NT of Christian love to God and man, the spiritual affection which follows the direction of the will, and which, therefore, unlike that feeling which is instinctive and unreasoned, can be commanded as a duty. (Cf. ἀγάπη, and v. Tr., Syn. §xii; Cremer, 9, 592; and esp. MM, VGT, s.v.)

ἀγαπητός

ἀγαπητός, -ή, -όν (< ἀγαπάω), [in LXX chiefly for יָתִיד, יָדִיד;]

beloved (v. M, Pr., 221);

by God: of Christ, ; of men, ;

by Christians, of one another: ; freq. as form of address, ; opp. to ἐχθρός, (v. AR, Eph., 229; Cremer, 17; MM, VGT, s.v.).

ἀγγέλλω

ἀγγέλλω (ἄγγελος), [in LXX for נגד hi.;]

to announce, report: (WHR omit), (MM, VGT, s.v.).†

ἀγγαρεύω

* ἀγγαρεύω (from the Persian; cf. Vg. angiare, and the Heb. אִגֶרֶת; on the orthogr., v. Bl., §6, 1; M, Pr., 46),

to impress into public service, employ a courier; hence, to compel to perform a service (prob. common in the vernac.; cf. Deiss., BS, 86f., MM, Exp., iv; VGT, s.v.): , , .†

ἀγγεῖον

ἀγγεῖον, -ου, τό (< ἄγγος), [in LXX chiefly for כְּלִי;]

a vessel (v. MM, VGT, s.v.): .†

ἀγγελία

ἀγγελία, -ας, ἡ (< ἄγγελος), [in LXX chiefly for שְׁמוּעָה;]

a message: , (Cremer, 18; MM, VGT, s.v.).†

ἀγενής

ἀγενής, -ές (< γένος),

unborn (Plat.);

of no family, ignoble, base (opp. to ἀγαθός, Soph., Fr., 105): opp. to εὐγενής, (for exx. from π., v. MM, VGT, s.v.).†

ἀγενεαλόγητος

*† ἀγενεαλόγητος, -ον (< γενεαλογέω),

without genealogy, i.e. without recorded pedigree (cf. ): (Cremer, 152; MM, VGT, s.v.).†

ἀγκάλη

ἀγκάλη, -ης, ἡ (< ἄγκος, a bend), [in LXX for אַצִּיל, חֵיק;]

the bent arm: (cf. ἐναγκαλίζομαι).†

ἀγνόημα

† ἀγνόημα, -τός, τό (< ἀγνοέω), [in LXX: (מִשְׁגֶּה), To 3:3, Jth 5:20, Si 23:2 51:19, I Mac 13:39*;]

a sin of ignorance (so in π.; v. MM, VGT, s.v.): .†

ἀγνοέω

"> ἀγνοέω, -ῶ (> ἁγνίζω), [in LXX for שׁגה, שׁגג, אשׁם, etc.;]

to be ignorant, not to know: absol., , ; c. acc., , , ; ἐν οἷς, ; seq. ὅτι, , ; οὐ θέλω ὑμᾶς ἀγνοεῖν, a Pauline phrase: c. acc., ; seq. ὑπέρ, ; περί, , . ὅτι, , (for similar usage in π., V. MM, VGT, s.v.). Pass.: , , .

not to understand: c. acc., , .†

ἀγνωσία

ἀγνωσία, -ας, ἡ (< γινώσκω), [in LXX: (בְּלִי־דַּעַת), Wi 13:1, III Mac 5:27*;]

ignorance (opp. to γνῶσις): , (v. Hort in l.; MM, VGT, s.v.).†

ἀγορά

ἀγορά, -ας, ἡ (< ἀγείρω, to bring together) [in LXX for עִזָּבוֹן, שׁוּק;]

an assembly (Hom., Xen., al.).

a place of assembly, a public place or forum, a market-place (Hom., Thuc, al.; LXX): , (cf . MM, VGT, s.v., ἀγυιά) (Bl., §46, 7) , (Bl., §46, 7) , (Cremer, 59; MM, VGT, s.v.).†

ἀγοράζω

ἀγοράζω (< ἀγορά), [in LXX chiefly for שׁבר, קנה;]

to frequent the ἀγορά (Hdt., al.).

to buy in the market, purchase (Xen., al.; LXX; in π. very common in deeds of sale, v. MM, VGT, s.v.): absol., , ; c. acc. rei, , , al.; seq. παρά, c. gen. pers., (LXX, Polyb.); ἐκ, ; c. gen. pret., , al.; metaph., , , , .

ἀγοραῖος

* ἀγοραῖος, -ον (< ἀγορά),

frequenting the ἀγορά, a lounger in the ἀγορά (Xen., al.): .

In late writers (Strab., al.), proper to the ἀγορά: ἀγοραῖοι (sc. ἥμεραι) ἀγονται (cf. Lat. conventus agere), court-days are kept, (for exx. of both usages, v. MM, VGT, s.v.).†

Ἀγρίππας

Ἀγρίππας, -α (Bl., §7, 2), ὁ,

Agrippa (II): , , , , , , , , , . (For Agrippa I, v.s. Ἡρῴδης, 3.) †

ἀγρός

ἀγρός, -οῦ, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly for שָׂדֶה];

a field: , al.

the country: , al.; pl., country places, farms: , .

= χωρίον a piece of ground: , , al. (On the occurrence of this word as compared with χώρα, χωρίον v. MM, VGT, s.v.).

ἀγραυλέω

* ἀγραυλέω, -ῶ (< ἀγραυλος, dwelling in the field; < ἀγρός, αὐλή),

to live in the fields: .†

ἀγρεύω

† ἀγρεύω (ἄγρα), [in LXX: , , , (לקח ni., שׁחט, etc.)*;]

to catch or take by hunting or fishing; metaph., .†

ἀγριέλαιος

* ἀγρι-έλαιος, -ον

of the wild olive (Anth.).

As subst., the wild olive: , (CGT, in l.; MM, VGT, s.v.).†

ἀγρυπνέω

ἀγρυπνέω, -ῶ (< ἄγρυπνος, seeking sleep ; < ἀγρεύω, ὕπνος), [in LXX chiefly for שׁקד;]

to be sleepless, wakeful (Theogn., Xen., al.); metaph. (LXX) = cl. ἐγρήγορα, to be watchful, vigilant: , , , .†

SYN.: γρηγορέω, q.v.; νήφω, associated with γ. in , expressing a wariness which results from self-control, a condition of moral, not merely mental alertness (v. M, Th., I, 5:6).

ἀγρυπνία

** ἀγρυπνία, -ας, ἡ (v. supr.), [in LXX: Si9, II Mac 2:26*;]

sleeplessness, watching: . (Plat., Hdt.; for exx. in π., v. MM, VGT, s.v.).†

ἀγράμματος

ἀγράμματος, ὂν (< γράφω),

without learning (γράμματα), un-lettered (in π. freq. in formula used by one who signs for an illiterate; MM, VGT, s.v.): (but cf. Thayer, s.v.).†

ἀγυιά

ἀγυιά, v.s. ἀγορά, [in LXX: III Mac 1:20 4:3*].

ἀγωγή

ἀγωγή, -ῆς, ἡ (< ἄγω), [in LXX: , II Mac 4:16 6:8 11:24, III Mac 4:10*;]

a carrying away.

a leading, guiding; metaph., training; hence, from the expression ἀ. τοῦ βίου, absol., conduct, way of life: (Cremer, 61; MM, VGT, s.v.).†

ἀγωνία

** ἀγωνία, -ας, ἡ (< ἀγών), [in LXX: II Mac 3:14, 16 15:19*;]

a contest, wrestling (Eur., Xen.).

Of the mind, great fear, agony, anguish (Dem., Arist.): (cf . Field, Notes, 77 f. ; Abbott, Essays, 101 f. ; MM, VGT, s.v.).†

ἀγωνίζομαι

ἀγωνίζομαι (< ἀγών), [in LXX: (שׂוּם בָּל), Si 4:28, I, II, IV Mac5*;]

to contend for a prize: ,

to fight, struggle, strive: ; metaph. (MM, VGT, s.v.). , , ; c. inf. (Field, Notes, 66), (Cremer, 609).†

Ἀδάμ

Ἀδάμ, ὁ indecl. (Heb. אָדָם),

Adam: , , , , , . Christ ὁ ἔσχατος Ἀ., .†

ἀδάπανος

* ἀδάπανος, -ον (< δαπάνη),

without expense, free of charge: .†

ἀδήλως

* ἀδήλως (< ἄδηλος),

adv. uncertainly: of direction, .†

ἀδίκημα

ἀδίκημα, -τος, τό (< ἀδικέω), [in LXX for עָוֹן, פֶּשַׁע, etc.;]

a wrong, injury, misdeed (MM, VGT, s.v.): , .†

ἀδίκως

ἀδίκως, adv. (< ἄδικος), [in LXX for שׁקר, עול, etc.;]

unjustly, undeservedly: .†

ἀδόκιμος

ἀ-δόκιμος, -ον, [in LXX: , (סִיג)*;]

of things (prop. of metals: LXX, , ), not standing the test, rejected: γῆ, .

Of persons, rejected after testing, reprobate: , , , , (Cremer, 212).†

ἀδύνατος

ἀ-δύνατος, -ον, [in LXX for אֶבְיוֹן, דַּל, etc.;]

of persons, unable, powerless: ; fig. (MM, VGT, s.v.).

Of things, impossible: , , , , , .†

Ἀδδεί

Ἀδδεί (Rec. Ἀδδί), ὁ,

Addei: .†

ἀδελφή

ἀδελφή, -ῆς, ἡ (< ἀδελφός), [in LXX for אָחוֹת;]

a sister: , al.; metaph. (MM, VGT, s.v.), of a member of the Christian community: , James 21:15, al.

ἀδελφός

ἀδελφός, -οῦ, ὁ (< ἀ- copul., δελφύς, womb),

in cl., a brother, born of the same parent or parents. [In LXX (Hort, Ja., 102 f.), for אָח;]

lit. of a brother (, al.).

Of a neighbour ().

Of a member of the same nation (, ). In NT in each of these senses (1. , al.; 2. ; . ) and also,

of a fellow-Christian: , . This usage finds illustration in π., where ἀ. is used of members of a pagan religious community (M, Th., I, 1:4; MM, VGT, s.v.). The ἀδελφοὶ τ. Κυρίου ( , , , , , , ) may have been sons of Joseph and Mary (Mayor, Ja., Intr. viff.; DB, i, 320 ff.) or of Joseph by a former marriage (Lft., Gal., 252ff.; DCG, i, 232 ff.), but the view of Jerome, which makes ἀ. equivalent to ἀνεψιός, is inconsistent with Greek usage. (Cremer, 66.)

ἀδελφότης

**† ἀδελφότης, -ητος, ἡ (< ἀδελφός), [in LXX: I Mac 12:10, 17, IV Mac5*;]

abstract, brotherhood, brotherly affection (LXX).

Concrete, the brotherhood, the Christian community: (MM, VGT, s.v.).†

ἀδηλότης

*† ἀδηλότης, -ητος, ἡ (< ἄδηλος),

uncertainty: .†

ἀδημονέω

** ἀδημονέω, -ῶ (on the derivation, v. MM, VGT, s.v.), [in Aq.: ; Sm.: (), (), *;]

to be troubled, distressed (MM, l.c.): , , .†

ἀδιάκριτος

ἀ-διά-κριτος, -ον (< διακρίνω), [in LXX: *;]

not to be parted, mixed, undistinguishable (cf. , and v. Lft., Ignat. Eph., §3).

without uncertainty (Hort, in l., but v. MM, VGT, s.v.): .†

ἀδιάλειπτος

*† ἀδιάλειπτος, -ον (< διαλείπω),

unremitting, incessant: , . (For exx., v. MM, VGT, s.v.)†

ἀδιαλείπτως

**† ἀδιαλείπτως (v. supr.), adv., [in LXX: I Mac 12:11, II Mac4, III Mac 6:33*;]

unremittingly, incessantly: , .†

ἀδικέω

ἀδικέω, -ῶ (< ἄδικος), [in LXX for עשׁק, עוה, etc.;]

intrans., to be ἄδικος, do wrong, act wickedly or criminally: , , , , ; to do hurt, .

Trans.

to do some wrong: ὃ ἠδίκησεν, ; to wrong some one, , , , , , , ; pass., , ; mid., (suffer . . . to be wronged; WM, §38, 3; but v. Bl., §54, 5; and cf. ἀποστερέω);

to injure, hurt: , , .†

ἀδικία

ἀδικία, -ας, ἡ (< ἄδικος), [in LXX for עָוֹן, פֶּשַׁע, עָוֶל, etc.;]

injustice: , .

unrighteousness, iniquity: , , , , , ; opp. to ἀλήθεια, , ; to δικαιοσύνη, ; ἀπάτη τῆς ἀ., ; μισθὸς ἀδικίας, , , ; ἐγράται τῆς ἀ., ; μαμωνᾶς τῆς ἀ., ; κόσμος τῆς ἀ., ; οἰκονόμος τῆς ἀ., .

= ἀδίκημα, an unrighteous act: ironically, a favour, ; pl., (Cremer, 261; MM, VGT, s.v.).†

Ἀδμείν

Ἀδμείν (WH, mg., Ἀδάμ), ὁ, indecl.,

Admin.: .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922); TEI edition by the Translatable Exegetical Tools project. Public domain. Text from the CrossWire Bible Society.