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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The condition or quality of being equal; agreement in quantity or degree as compared; likeness in bulk, value, rank, properties, etc.; as, the equality of two bodies in length or thickness; an equality of rights.

2. (n.) Sameness in state or continued course; evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of temper or constitution.

3. (n.) Evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of surface.

4. (n.) Exact agreement between two expressions or magnitudes with respect to quantity; -- denoted by the symbol =; thus, a = x signifies that a contains the same number and kind of units of measure that x does.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

EQUALITY

e-kwol'-i-ti (isotes):

In 2 Corinthians 8:14, literally,. "out of equality," i.e. "in equal proportion" or "that there may be equality." In Philippians 2:6, it occurs in a paraphrase of Greek to einai isa theo, "the being on an equality with God." In this much-discussed passage, isa, according to a not unusual Attic idiom, is construed adverbially (see Meyer on passage), meaning, therefore, not `the being equal' (the King James Version), which would require ison, but "the having equal prerogatives and privileges." The personal equality is one thing; the equality of attributes is another, and it is the latter which is here expressed (Lightfoot). The "being on an equality" and the "having equal prerogatives" are both deductions from the possession of "the form of God." The thought is that if He who had "the form of God" had under all circumstances exercised His Divine attributes, He would have been employing only what belonged to Him, and would in no way have derogated from what belongs only to God. We regard this as referring to the incarnate Son in His historical manifestation.

H. E. Jacobs

Greek

2471. isotes -- equality
... equality. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: isotes Phonetic Spelling:
(ee-sot'-ace) Short Definition: equality Definition: equality; equality of ...
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2470. isos -- equal
... Word Origin a prim. word Definition equal NASB Word Usage consistent (2), equal
(3), equality (1), same (2). agree, as much, equal, like. ...
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Library

Whether There is Equality in God?
... OF EQUALITY AND LIKENESS AMONG THE DIVINE PERSONS (SIX ARTICLES) Whether
there is equality in God? Objection 1: It would seem that ...
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Of Equality and Likeness among the Divine Persons (Six Articles)
... OF EQUALITY AND LIKENESS AMONG THE DIVINE PERSONS (SIX ARTICLES). We ... inquiry.
(1) Whether there is equality among the divine persons? ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/of equality and likeness among.htm

Of Equality among the virtues (Six Articles)
... OF EQUALITY AMONG THE VIRTUES (SIX ARTICLES). We must now consider equality among
the virtues: under which head there are six points of inquiry: ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/of equality among the virtues.htm

CMH Martineau. Christian Equality.
... V. CHRISTIANITY AND THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. 182. CMH Martineau. Christian
Equality. 1 All men are equal in their birth, Heirs of ...
/.../various/book of hymns for public and private devotion/182 c m h martineau.htm

Equality Before God.
... EQUALITY BEFORE GOD. Swer âne vorhte, herre Got. Lord God, if one without
due fear. Repeat Thy ten commandments here,. And break them ...
/.../winkworth/christian singers of germany/equality before god.htm

In the Trinity it is not Possible to Admit any Disparity: but ...
... CHAPTER II In the Trinity it is not possible to admit any disparity: but
equality in every way to be predicated. In the Trinity ...
/.../some letters of saint bernard abbot of clairvaux/chapter ii in the trinity.htm

Concerning "Great," "Small," "Same," "Different," "Like," "Unlike ...
... THE DIVINE NAMES CHAPTER IX Concerning "Great," "Small," "Same," "Different,"
"Like," "Unlike," "Standing," "Motion," "Equality.". ...
/.../rolt/dionysius the areopagite/chapter ix concerning great small.htm

Being Wholly Without Sin Does not Put Man on an Equality with God.
... A Treatise on nature and grace, against pelagius; Chapter 37 [XXXIII.]"Being
Wholly Without Sin Does Not Put Man on an Equality with God. ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 37 xxxiii being wholly without.htm

Concerning Great, Small, Same, Different, Similar, Dissimilar ...
... DIONYSIUS THE AREOPAGITE, ON DIVINE NAMES. CAPUT IX. Concerning great, small, same,
different, similar, dissimilar, standing, movement, equality. SECTION I. ...
/.../dionysius/dionysis on divine names/caput ix concerning great small.htm

Whether Satisfaction is an Act of Justice?
... Further, no virtue save justice establishes equality between external things.
But this is done by satisfaction which establishes ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether satisfaction is an act.htm

Thesaurus

Equality (3 Occurrences)
... The condition or quality of being equal; agreement in quantity or degree as compared;
likeness in bulk, value, rank, properties, etc.; as, the equality of two ...
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Robbery (18 Occurrences)
... (Philippians 2:6, 7), are better rendered in the Revised Version, "counted it not
a prize to be on an equality," etc., ie, "did not look upon equality with God ...
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Equal (70 Occurrences)
... 9. (n.) State of being equal; equality. 10. ... 12. (vt) To make equal or equal to; to
equalize; hence, to compare or regard as equals; to put on equality. Int. ...
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Robber (14 Occurrences)
... American Standard Revised Version read "a thing to be grasped," the American Standard
Revised Version rewording "counted not the being on an equality with God ...
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Prize (13 Occurrences)
... (2) harpagmos, in the English Revised Version of Philippians 2:6, "counted it not
a prize to be on an equality with God." The termination -uos, -mos, would ...
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Woman (4043 Occurrences)
... IN OLD TESTAMENT TIMES 1. Prominence of Women 2. Social Equality 3. Marriage Laws
4. Inheritance 5. Domestic Duties 6. Dress and Ornaments 7. Religious ...
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Person (807 Occurrences)
... all know, in His intrinsic nature He was nothing other than God, yet He did not,
as we all know right well, look greedily on His condition of equality with God ...
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Family (438 Occurrences)
... fam'-i-li (mishpachah, bayith; patria): 1. The Foundation 2. Monogamy, the Ideal
Relation 3. Equality of the Sexes 4. Polygamy 5. The Commandments and the ...
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Tie (18 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) An equality in numbers, as of votes, scores, etc., which prevents either
party from being victorious; equality in any contest, as a race. ...
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Plenty (43 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 8:14 but for equality. Your abundance at this present time
supplies their lack, that their abundance also may become ...
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Bible Concordance

Equality (3 Occurrences)

2 Corinthians 8:13 For this is not that others may be eased and you distressed,
(See NAS NIV)

2 Corinthians 8:14 but for equality. Your abundance at this present time supplies their lack, that their abundance also may become a supply for your lack; that there may be equality.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Philippians 2:6 who, existing in the form of God, didn't consider equality with God a thing to be grasped,
(WEB WEY ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Equality

Related Terms

Robbery (18 Occurrences)

Equal (70 Occurrences)

Robber (14 Occurrences)

Prize (13 Occurrences)

Woman (4043 Occurrences)

Person (807 Occurrences)

Family (438 Occurrences)

Tie (18 Occurrences)