{"query": "Easton: Greek", "count": 20, "results": [{"id": "card_n_89a43780807f", "title": "Easton: Greek", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Found only in the New Testament, where a distinction is observed between “Greek” and “Grecian” (q.v.). The former is (1) a Greek by race (Acts 16:1-3; 18:17; Rom. 1:14), or (2) a Gentile as opposed to"}, {"id": "card_c_m_5da72931e1b9", "title": "Easton: Fairs shares a section with Easton: Greek", "shelf": "connections", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Easton: Fairs shares a section with Easton: Greek."}, {"id": "card_c_m_d68770b99401", "title": "Easton: Greek shares a section with Easton: Gold", "shelf": "connections", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Easton: Greek shares a section with Easton: Gold."}, {"id": "card_n_3cfe5051d3f2", "title": "Easton: Stoics", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "A sect of Greek philosophers at Athens, so called from the Greek word stoa i.e., a “porch” or “portico,” where they have been called “the Pharisees of Greek paganism.” The founder of the Stoics was Ze"}, {"id": "card_n_6700c8576903", "title": "Easton: Hymn", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Occurs only Eph. 5:19 and Col. 3:16. The verb to “sing an hymn” occurs Matt. 26:30 and Mark 14:26. The same Greek word is rendered to “sing praises” Acts 16:25 (R.V., “sing hymns”) and Heb. 2:12. The "}, {"id": "card_n_860dacfc4990", "title": "Easton: Measure", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Several words are so rendered in the Authorized Version. (1.) Those which are indefinite. (a) Hok, Isa. 5:14, elsewhere “statute.” (b) Mad, Job 11:9; Jer. 13:25, elsewhere “garment.” (c) Middah, the w"}, {"id": "card_n_c25ea3bc4630", "title": "Easton: Minister", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "One who serves, as distinguished from the master. (1.) Heb. meshereth, applied to an attendant on one of superior rank, as to Joshua, the servant of Moses (Ex. 33:11), and to the servant of Elisha (2 "}, {"id": "card_n_c4daf1711ed6", "title": "Easton: Genesis", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The five books of Moses were collectively called the Pentateuch, a word of Greek origin meaning “the five-fold book.” The Jews called them the Torah, i.e., “the law.” It is probable that the division "}, {"id": "card_n_2133c346ee9b", "title": "Easton: Love", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "This word seems to require explanation only in the case of its use by our Lord in his interview with “Simon, the son of Jonas,” after his resurrection (John 21:16, 17). When our Lord says, “Lovest tho"}, {"id": "card_n_aa64616387f0", "title": "Easton: Gentiles", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(Heb., usually in plural, goyim), meaning in general all nations except the Jews. In course of time, as the Jews began more and more to pride themselves on their peculiar privileges, it acquired unple"}, {"id": "card_n_a6dd2565ceb7", "title": "Easton: Barbarian", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "A Greek word used in the New Testament (Rom. 1:14) to denote one of another nation. In Col. 3:11, the word more definitely designates those nations of the Roman empire that did not speak Greek. In 1 C"}, {"id": "card_n_bcbf8b344ab3", "title": "Easton: Dram", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The Authorized Version understood the word ‘adarkonim (1 Chr. 29:7; Ezra 8:27), and the similar word darkomnim (Ezra 2:69; Neh. 7:70), as equivalent to the Greek silver coin the drachma. But the Revis"}, {"id": "card_n_24440b81a9ae", "title": "Easton: Advocate", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(Gr. parakletos), one who pleads another’s cause, who helps another by defending or comforting him. It is a name given by Christ three times to the Holy Ghost (John 14:16; 15:26; 16:7, where the Greek"}, {"id": "card_n_00343224ea02", "title": "Easton: Slave", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Jer. 2:14 (A.V.), but not there found in the original. In Rev. 18:13 the word “slaves” is the rendering of a Greek word meaning “bodies.” The Hebrew and Greek words for slave are usually rendered simp"}, {"id": "card_c_070f05aa6eb8", "title": "Easton: Greek ↔ Easton: Fairs", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Both belong to dictionary · easton_concept_e_h — a structural sibling link restored from 1.0's nesting (re-verified same section live). Connects the map so no card is left orphaned."}, {"id": "card_n_46b0184d7dd3", "title": "Easton: Stater", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Greek word rendered “piece of money” (Matt. 17:27, A.V.; and “shekel” in R.V.). It was equal to two didrachmas (“tribute money,” 17:24), or four drachmas, and to about 2s. 6d. of our money. (See SHEKE"}, {"id": "card_n_a67b94794cd8", "title": "Easton: Pieces", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(1) of silver. In Ps. 68:30 denotes “fragments,” and not properly money. In 1 Sam. 2:36 (Heb. agorah), properly a “small sum” as wages, weighed rather than coined. Josh. 24:32 (Heb. kesitah, q.v.), su"}, {"id": "card_n_c96a43ccb3b1", "title": "Easton: Jonas", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(1.) Greek form of Jonah (Matt. 12:39, 40, 41, etc.). (2.) The father of the apostles Peter (John 21:15-17) and Andrew; but the reading should be (also in 1:42), as in the Revised Version, “John,” ins"}, {"id": "card_n_50d049c966c5", "title": "Easton: Elephant", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Not found in Scripture except indirectly in the original Greek word (elephantinos) translated “of ivory” in Rev. 18:12, and in the Hebrew word (shenhabim, meaning “elephant’s tooth”) rendered “ivory” "}, {"id": "card_n_9d4e7f29ce89", "title": "Easton: Orphans", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(Lam. 5:3), i.e., desolate and without protectors. The word occurs only here. In John 14:18 the word there rendered “comfortless” (R.V., “desolate;” marg., “orphans”) properly means “orphans.” The sam"}]}