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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Assume.

2. (a.) Pretentious; taking much upon one's self; presumptuous.

Greek

498. antitasso -- to range in battle against, to set oneself ...
... Accordingly, 498 () is used in antiquity of resistance, like an army assuming a
specific battle-array position to resist in "full alignment"; to disagree ...
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3011. leitourgos -- a public servant, a minister, a servant
... generally," (). That is, "a servant of the state, assuming public office
to be administered at his own expense" (, 1, 461, fn 5).]. ...
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4964. suschematizo -- to conform to
... 4964 (from 4862 , "identified " and , "having shape") -- properly, assuming a
similar form (expression) by following the same (model, mold). ...
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Strong's Hebrew

8071. simlah -- a wrapper, mantle
... Perhaps by permutation for the feminine of cemel (through the idea of a cover assuming
the shape of the object beneath); a dress, especially a mantle -- apparel ...
/hebrew/8071.htm - 6k

Library

He Does Wrong in Assuming, to Account for the Existence of the ...
... Book I. Section 20. He does wrong in assuming, to account for the existence of
the Only-Begotten, an energy' that produced Christ's Person. ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 20 he does wrong.htm

Letter cxxxvii. To Antipater, on his Assuming the Governorship of ...
... TOU AGIOU BAChILEIOU PERI TOU PNEUMATOCh BIBLION. Letter CXXXVII. To
Antipater, on his assuming the governorship of Cappadocia. ...
/.../basil/basil letters and select works/letter cxxxvii to antipater on.htm

After Assuming that Some Things were Foretold which are Impossible ...
... Chapter XV. After assuming that some things were foretold which are
impossible in themselves� After assuming that some things ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter xv after assuming that.htm

Of the Mode of Union on the Part of the Person Assuming (Eight ...
... OF THE MODE OF UNION ON THE PART OF THE PERSON ASSUMING (EIGHT ARTICLES).
We must now consider the union on the part of the Person ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/of the mode of union 2.htm

Of Porphyry's Epistle to Anebo, in which He Asks for Information ...
... It was a better tone which Porphyry adopted in his letter to Anebo the Egyptian,
in which, assuming the character of an inquirer consulting him, he unmasks and ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 11 of porphyrys epistle to.htm

The Likeness of the Divine Word, Such as it Is, is to be Sought ...
... For our word is so made in some way into an articulate sound of the body, by assuming
that articulate sound by which it may be manifested to men's senses, as ...
/.../augustine/on the holy trinity/chapter 11 the likeness of the.htm

Whether one Person Without Another Can Assume a Created Nature?
... OF THE MODE OF UNION ON THE PART OF THE PERSON ASSUMING (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether
one Person without another can assume a created nature? ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether one person without another.htm

Whether Union is the Same as Assumption?
... But union and assumption seem to follow the action and passion of the thing
uniting and the united, of the thing assuming and the assumed. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether union is the same.htm

Authenticity.
... 5. In the case of Barnabas, the resemblances can be accounted for (a) by accepting
the priority of the Teaching, or (b) by assuming a common (earlier and ...
/.../various/the teaching of the twelve apostles/section 4 authenticity.htm

James iii. 1, 2
... be not many of you teachers]." As the ground of this warning, he refers to the
increased responsibility which one draws upon himself, by assuming to be the ...
/.../neander/the epistle of james practically explained/james iii 1 2.htm

Thesaurus

Assuming (6 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Assuming (6 Occurrences). ... And assuming a stern tone
Jesus said to them, "Be careful to let no one know." (WEY). ...
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Mislead (13 Occurrences)
... NAS). Matthew 24:5 "for many will come assuming my name and saying 'I am the
Christ;' and they will mislead many. (WEY DBY NAS). Matthew ...
/m/mislead.htm - 10k

Assumption (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of assuming, or taking to or upon
one's self; the act of taking up or adopting. 2. (n.) The ...
/a/assumption.htm - 7k

Evolution
... From this beginning it advances to its later stages of growth as an embryo, assuming
successively the typical forms of higher organisms until it attains the ...
/e/evolution.htm - 39k

Qualify (2 Occurrences)
... 7. (vi) To obtain legal power or capacity by taking the oath, or complying with
the forms required, on assuming an office. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Vedan (1 Occurrence)
...Assuming that Vedan is the correct reading, an identification may be conjectured
with Waddan, also called al-`Abwa`, between Mecca and Medina. ...
/v/vedan.htm - 7k

Upsetting (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Conceited; assuming; as, an upsetting fellow.
Multi-Version Concordance Upsetting (3 Occurrences). ...
/u/upsetting.htm - 7k

Jephthah (26 Occurrences)
... the Israelites. His antecedents are obscure. Assuming Gilead to be the
actual name of his father, his mother was a harlot. He was ...
/j/jephthah.htm - 20k

Jotham (26 Occurrences)
... subjects, while threatening all traitors with punishment (brambles carry forest
fires), quite in the manner of an oriental monarch on assuming the throne. ...
/j/jotham.htm - 25k

License (3 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) That deviation from strict fact, form, or rule, in which an artist or writer
indulges, assuming that it will be permitted for the sake of the advantage ...
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Bible Concordance

Assuming (6 Occurrences)

Matthew 9:30 Then their eyes were opened. And assuming a stern tone Jesus said to them, "Be careful to let no one know."
(WEY)

Luke 21:8 "See to it," He replied, "that you are not misled; for many will come assuming my name and professing, 'I am He,' or saying, 'The time is close at hand.' Do not go and follow them.
(WEY)

2 Corinthians 8:12 For, assuming the earnest willingness, the gift is acceptable according to whatever a man has, and not according to what he has not.
(WEY)

2 Corinthians 11:13 For men of this stamp are sham apostles, dishonest workmen, assuming the garb of Apostles of Christ.
(WEY)

Ephesians 3:2 if it is so that you have heard of the administration of that grace of God which was given me toward you;
(See RSV)

Ephesians 4:21 if indeed you heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:
(See RSV)

Subtopics

Assuming

Related Terms

Mislead (13 Occurrences)

Assumption (1 Occurrence)

Evolution

Qualify (2 Occurrences)

Vedan (1 Occurrence)

Upsetting (3 Occurrences)