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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Short in duration.

2. (a.) Concise; terse; succinct.

3. (a.) Rife; common; prevalent.

4. (adv.) Briefly.

5. (adv.) Soon; quickly.

6. (n.) A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words.

7. (n.) An epitome.

8. (n.) An abridgment or concise statement of a client's case, made out for the instruction of counsel in a trial at law. This word is applied also to a statement of the heads or points of a law argument.

9. (n.) A writ; a breve. See Breve, n., 2.

10. (n.) A writ issuing from the chancery, directed to any judge ordinary, commanding and authorizing that judge to call a jury to inquire into the case, and upon their verdict to pronounce sentence.

11. (n.) A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.

12. (v. t.) To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings.

Greek

3641. oligos -- few, little, small
... few, little, small. Part of Speech: Adjective; Adverb Transliteration: oligos Phonetic
Spelling: (ol-ee'-gos) Short Definition: small, brief, few, soon ...
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166. aionios -- agelong, eternal
... and therefore: practically eternal, unending; partaking of the character of that
which lasts for an age, as contrasted with that which is brief and fleeting. ...
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5034. tachos -- speed
... speed. From the same as tachus; a brief space (of time), ie (with en prefixed) in
haste -- + quickly, + shortly, + speedily. see GREEK tachus. see GREEK en. ...
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4935. suntomos -- briefly
... briefly. Word Origin adverb from suntomos (cut short); from suntemno Definition
briefly NASB Word Usage brief (1). briefly. Adverb ...
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Strong's Hebrew

8160. shaah -- a brief time, moment
... 8159, 8160. shaah. 8161 . a brief time, moment. Transliteration: shaah
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-aw') Short Definition: immediately. ...
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6996b. qaton -- small, insignificant
... Word Origin from qaton Definition small, insignificant NASB Word Usage all* (2),
brief (1), lesser (1), little (6), minor (2), small (22), smallest one (1 ...
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4592. meat -- a little, fewness, a few
... Word Origin from maat Definition a little, fewness, a few NASB Word Usage almost
(2), brief (1), close (1), diminish (1), easily (1), enough (3), few (20 ...
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3902. Lachmi -- a brother of Goliath
... Lahmi. From lechem; foodful; Lachmi, an Israelite; or rather probably a brief form
(or perhaps erroneous transcription) for Beyth hal-Lachmiy -- Lahmi. ...
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Library

A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse
A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse. <. A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse
Sylvester Bliss. Table of Contents. Title Page. PREFACE. ...
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A Brief Prayer for the Morning.
... THE PRACTICE OF PIETY. A brief Prayer for the Morning. O merciful Father,
for Jesus Christ's sake, I beseech thee forgive me all ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bayly/the practice of piety/a brief prayer for the.htm

Brief Memoir of Thomas Watson
... Brief Memoir Of Thomas Watson. Compiled by CH Spurgeon Thomas Watson's
Body of Practical Divinity is one of the most precious of ...
/.../watson/a body of divinity/brief memoir of thomas watson.htm

A Brief Examination of the Construction of Our Bodies from a ...
... III."Philosophical Works. XXX. A brief examination of the construction
of our bodies from a medical point of view. 1. Now the ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/xxx a brief examination of.htm

A Brief Recapitulation of all the Previous Books.
... Book XV. Chapter 3."A Brief Recapitulation of All the Previous Books. 4.
But since the necessities of our discussion and argument ...
/.../augustine/on the holy trinity/chapter 3 a brief recapitulation of.htm

A Brief Notice of the Destruction of the Tyrants.
... The Life of the blessed emperor constantine, by eusebius pamphilus. Book I. Chapter
XXIII."A Brief Notice of the Destruction of the Tyrants. ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter xxiii a brief notice of.htm

A Brief Reference to the Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke their ...
... Chapter XXVI."A Brief Reference to the Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke
Their Agreement with St. John, in Respect to the Distinct ...
/.../tertullian/against praxeas/chapter xxvi a brief reference to.htm

Peaceable Principles and True: Or, a Brief Answer to Mr. D'Anver's ...
... PEACEABLE PRINCIPLES AND TRUE: OR, A BRIEF ANSWER TO MR. D'ANVER'S AND MR.
PAUL'S BOOKS AGAINST MY CONFESSION OF FAITH, AND DIFFERENCES ...
/.../the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/peaceable principles and true or.htm

Brief Directions How to Read the Holy Scriptures once Every Year ...
... THE PRACTICE OF PIETY. BRIEF DIRECTIONS HOW TO READ THE HOLY SCRIPTURES
ONCE EVERY YEAR OVER, WITH EASE, PROFIT, AND REVERENCE. ...
/.../bayly/the practice of piety/brief directions how to read.htm

Brief Statement of the Reformed Faith, 1902.
... cSYMBOLA EVANGELICA. PARS QUARTA: RECENT CONFESSIONAL DECLARATIONS AND TERMS OF
CORPORATE CHURCH UNION. Brief Statement of the Reformed Faith, 1902. Art. ...
/.../brief statement of the reformed.htm

Thesaurus

Brief (7 Occurrences)
... 12. (vt) To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief
pleadings. Multi-Version Concordance Brief (7 Occurrences). ...
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Glide (2 Occurrences)
... Also (by Bell and others), the vanish (or brief final element) or the brief initial
element, in a class of diphthongal vowels, or the brief final or initial ...
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Transient (3 Occurrences)
... sight or perception and then disappearing; of short duration; not permanent; not
lasting or durable; not stationary; passing; fleeting; brief; transitory; as ...
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Ten (234 Occurrences)
... ANALYSIS OF THE DECALOGUE WITH BRIEF EXEGETICAL NOTES 1. How Numbered 2.
How Grouped 3. Original Form 4. Brief Exegetical Notes IV. ...
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Note (129 Occurrences)
... 7. (n.) A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation
on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative ...
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Commandments (181 Occurrences)
... ANALYSIS OF THE DECALOGUE WITH BRIEF EXEGETICAL NOTES 1. How Numbered 2.
How Grouped 3. Original Form 4. Brief Exegetical Notes IV. ...
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Trip (4 Occurrences)
... See It. 2. (ni) To make a brief journey or pleasure excursion; as, to trip to Europe. ...
12. (n.) A brief or rapid journey; an excursion or jaunt. 13. ...
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Memorandum (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) A brief or informal note in writing of some transaction, or an outline of
an intended instrument; an instrument drawn up in a brief and compendious form ...
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Bull (114 Occurrences)
... Incarnationis, ie, from the day of the Incarnation. See Apostolical brief,
under Brief. 11. (n.) A grotesque blunder in language; an ...
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Short (128 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (superl.) Not long; having brief length or linear
extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight. ...
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Bible Concordance

Brief (7 Occurrences)

Acts 24:4 But--not to detain you too long--I beg you in your forbearance to listen to a brief statement from us.
(WEY DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 26:28 Agrippa answered, "In brief, you are doing your best to persuade me to become a Christian."
(WEY)

Romans 9:28 for the Lord will hold a reckoning upon the earth, making it efficacious and brief."
(WEY)

Ephesians 3:3 and that by a revelation the truth hitherto kept secret was made known to me as I have already briefly explained it to you.
(Root in WEY DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Ezra 9:8 Now for a little moment grace has been shown from Yahweh our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Job 20:5 that the triumphing of the wicked is short, the joy of the godless but for a moment?
(See NIV)

Isaiah 54:7 For a short time I gave you up; but with great mercies I will take you back again.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Brief

Select Readings: The Brevity of Life

Related Terms

Glide (2 Occurrences)

Transient (3 Occurrences)

Ten (234 Occurrences)

Note (129 Occurrences)

Commandments (181 Occurrences)

Trip (4 Occurrences)