Bible Dictionary: Compensation

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The act or principle of compensating.

2. (n.) That which constitutes, or is regarded as, an equivalent; that which makes good the lack or variation of something else; that which compensates for loss or privation; amends; remuneration; recompense.

3. (n.) The extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount; a set-off.

4. (n.) A recompense or reward for some loss or service.

5. (n.) An equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real estate, in which it is customary to provide that errors in description, etc., shall not avoid, but shall be the subject of compensation.

Greek

489. antimisthia -- a reward
... 489 (from 473 , "matching, corresponding" and 3408 , "reward") -- properly,
reward; compensation (which can be pleasant or painful). ...
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3599. odous -- a tooth
... 3599 ("tooth, teeth") is also used metaphorically: a) of the particular level of
compensation or recompense needed in a situation (Mt 5:38); and, b) for how ...
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Topical Bible Verses

Acts 2:38-39
Then Peter said to them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
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Acts 22:16
And now why tarry you? arise, and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
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1 Peter 3:21
The like figure whereunto even baptism does also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
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Romans 8:11
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwells in you.
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Strong's Hebrew

7939. sakar -- hire, wages
... Word Origin from sakar Definition hire, wages NASB Word Usage compensation (1),
fare (1), hire (1), reward (6), rewarded (1), service (1), wage (2), wages (15 ...
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8545. temurah -- exchange, recompense
... exchanging, recompense, restitution. From muwr; barter, compensation --
(ex-)change(-ing), recompense, restitution. see HEBREW muwr. 8544, 8545. ...
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6118. eqeb -- consequence, as a consequence of, because
... From aqab in the sense of aqeb; a heel, ie (figuratively) the last of anything
(used adverbially, for ever); also result, ie Compensation; and so (adverb with ...
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Library

Whether Satisfaction must be Made by Means of Penal Works?
... For satisfaction should make compensation for the offense committed against
God. Now, seemingly, no compensation is given to God ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether satisfaction must be made.htm

Whether Restitution of what Has Been Taken Away is Necessary for ...
... Wherefore when that which has been taken cannot be restored in equivalent, compensation
should be made as far as possible: for instance if one man has deprived ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether restitution of what has.htm

Whether the Definition of Satisfaction Given in the Text is ...
... punishment, is a medicine healing past sins and preserving from future sins: so
that when one man makes satisfaction to another, he offers compensation for the ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the definition of satisfaction.htm

Whether it is Lawful to Ask for any Other Kind of Consideration ...
... law. Therefore it is not unlawful, in lending money to anyone, to demand some
sort of compensation as condition of the loan. Objection ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether it is lawful to 16.htm

Whether Man Can Make Satisfaction to God?
... satisfaction to God. Objection 2: Further, a slave cannot make compensation
for a debt, since all that he has is his master's. But we ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether man can make satisfaction.htm

The Marcionites Charged God with Having Instigated the Hebrews to ...
... What shall be your verdict, you discoverer [2950] of the most good God? That the
Hebrews must admit the fraud, or the Egyptians the compensation? ...
/.../the five books against marcion/chapter xx the marcionites charged god.htm

Whether He that Has Taken a Thing is Always Bound to Restitution?
... though he gain nothing thereby, is bound to compensate the injured person, so too
he that is guilty of theft or robbery, is bound to make compensation for the ...
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In the Second Place, Repentance and Grace are Obscured. ...
... For eternal death is not atoned for by this compensation of works because
it is idle, and does not in the present life taste of death. ...
/.../melanchthon/the apology of the augsburg confession/part 17 in the second.htm

Of Agreement as to Tithe, Composition, Notice, &C.
... or composition between an incumbent and his parishioners, for the acceptance of
land in lieu of tithes, or for a certain pecuniary compensation, will not bind ...
/.../prideaux/directions to church-wardens/2 of agreement as to.htm

Of the Verdict of the Apostles, Assembled in Council, Upon the ...
... The matter has been settled by compensation: we have gained much, in order
that we may render somewhat. But the compensation is ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/on modesty/chapter xii of the verdict of.htm

Thesaurus

Compensation (3 Occurrences)
... for the sale of real estate, in which it is customary to provide that errors in
description, etc., shall not avoid, but shall be the subject of compensation. ...
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Board (47 Occurrences)
... 13. (n.) To enter, as a railway car. 14. (n.) To furnish with regular meals, or
with meals and lodgings, for compensation; to supply with daily meals. 15. ...
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Satisfaction (15 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Settlement of a claim, due, or demand; payment; indemnification; adequate
compensation. 3. (n.) That which satisfies or gratifies; atonement. Int. ...
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Hire (48 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) The price, reward, or compensation paid, or contracted to be paid, for the
temporary use of a thing or a place, for personal service, or for labor ...
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Guilt (180 Occurrences)
... Latin reatus culpae, depending upon a man's knowledge and purpose) and the obligation
to make good through punishment or compensation (Latin reatus poenae ...
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Wages (52 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary. (n.) A compensation given to a hired person for services;
price paid for labor; recompense; hire. See Wage, n., 2. Int. ...
/w/wages.htm - 28k

Recompense (79 Occurrences)
... remunerate; to compensate. 2. (vt) To return an equivalent for; to give
compensation for; to atone for; to pay for. 3. (vt) To give ...
/r/recompense.htm - 30k

Composition (2 Occurrences)
... 11. (n.) The adjustment of a debt, or avoidance of an obligation, by some form of
compensation agreed on between the parties; also, the sum or amount of ...
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Solomon (277 Occurrences)
... in German, and Selim in Arabic; but it has been suggested that the name should be
pronounced shillumah, from the word denoting "compensation," Bath-sheba's ...
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Code (6 Occurrences)
... If a robber is not caught, the persons or corporations responsible for the safety
of the land had to make compensation (section symbol, section symbol 22). ...
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Bible Concordance

Compensation (3 Occurrences)

Exodus 21:34 The owner of the pit shall make compensation, and give money to the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.
(WBS)

Numbers 18:31 You shall eat it in every place, you and your households: for it is your reward in return for your service in the Tent of Meeting.
(See NAS)

Proverbs 6:35 He will not take any payment; and he will not make peace with you though your money offerings are increased.
(See RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Compensation

Related Terms

Board (47 Occurrences)

Satisfaction (15 Occurrences)

Hire (48 Occurrences)

Guilt (180 Occurrences)

Wages (52 Occurrences)

Recompense (79 Occurrences)

Composition (2 Occurrences)

Solomon (277 Occurrences)