Bible Dictionary: Event

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) That which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad.

2. (n.) An affair in hand; business; enterprise.

3. (n.) The consequence of anything; the issue; conclusion; result; that in which an action, operation, or series of operations, terminates.

4. (v. t.) To break forth.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

EVENT

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In Ecclesiastes 2:14; Ecclesiastes 9:2, 3, the translation of miqreh, "what happens," "lot," "fate." The English word bore this sense at the time of the King James Version. The meaning of "result," "outcome" ekbaseis, attaches to it in The Wisdom of Solomon 8:8, "events of seasons," the Revised Version (British and American) "issues."

Greek

4941. Suntuche -- "happy event," Syntyche, a Christian woman at ...
... "happy event," Syntyche ... Word Origin from suntugchano Definition "happy event," Syntyche,
a Christian woman at Philippi NASB Word Usage Syntyche (1). Syntyche. ...
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2024. epichoregia -- a supply
... supply, provision, equipment, support. Cognate: 2024 -- apt, lavish resources,
making an event a . See 2023 (). Word Origin from ...
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5056. telos -- an end, a toll
... of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: telos Phonetic Spelling: (tel'-os) Short
Definition: an end, purpose, tax Definition: (a) an end, (b) event or issue ...
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5059. teras -- a wonder, marvel
... 5059 -- a miraculous , done to elicit; an extraordinary event with its supernatural
left on all witnessing it, ie a from heaven to earth. Word Origin a prim. ...
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1275. diaparatribe -- mutual irritation
... [In some texts, 1275 () is written as words (1223 and 3956 , ). In either event,
the compound conveys "throughout the whole time" which naturally includes .]. ...
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1128. gumnazo -- to exercise naked, to train
... 1131 , "to train, naked or wearing a loin cloth") -- properly, naked or lightly
clad, as with an ancient Greek athlete in a sporting event; (figuratively) to ...
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4145. plousios -- wealthy
... in " which is more likely). In either event, the Bible joins both ideas ("," "
as (and likely ) .]. Word Origin from ploutos Definition ...
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3843. pantos -- altogether, by all means
... Adverb from pas; entirely; specially, at all events, (with negative, following)
in no event -- by all means, altogether, at all, needs, no doubt, in (no) wise ...
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Strong's Hebrew

1091. ballahah -- terror, dreadful event, calamity, destruction
... ballahah. 1092 . terror, dreadful event, calamity, destruction. Transliteration:
ballahah Phonetic Spelling: (bal-law-haw') Short Definition: terrors. ...
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4745. miqreh -- accident, chance, fortune
... happened* (1). something befallen, befall, chance, event, happen. From qarah;
something met with, ie An accident or fortune -- something ...
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1697. dabar -- speech, word
... 2), decree (2), deed (2), deeds (3), defect* (1), desires (1), dispute (5), disputes
(1), doings (1), duty (1), edict (1), eloquent* (1), event (3), events (5 ...
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7122. qara -- to encounter, befall
... befall NASB Word Usage against (16), befall (4), befallen (2), came (1), chance
(1), come (1), down* (1), encounter (2), engage (1), event* (1), happen to come ...
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3588. ki -- that, for, when
... Usage also (1), although (11), although* (1), because (409), because* (18), case
(2), certainly (1), either (1), even (3), even though (3), event* (1), except ...
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2656. chephets -- delight, pleasure
... delight, pleasure NASB Word Usage care (1), delight (8), delightful (2), delights
(1), desirable things (1), desire (10), desired (2), event (1), good pleasure ...
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1961. hayah -- to fall out, come to pass, become, be
... 1), committed (1), consists (1), continue (6), continued (3), correspond (1), decided*
(1), done (4), done* (1), ended* (13), endure (3), event* (1), exhausted ...
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Library

In the Narration of that Event Already Mentioned, and Especially ...
... Book III. Chapter XVIII. In the narration of that event already mentioned,
and especially of the sacrifice offered by� In the ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xviii in the narration.htm

After this Event all the Effects which He had Brought with Him ...
... 53 After this event all the effects which he had brought with him from
Egypt remained� After this event all the effects which ...
/.../53 after this event all.htm

Blair -- the Hour and the Event of all Time
... BLAIR " THE HOUR AND THE EVENT OF ALL TIME. THE HOUR AND THE EVENT OF ALL TIME
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE. ... BLAIR. 1718"1800. THE HOUR AND THE EVENT OF ALL TIME. ...
/.../kleiser/the worlds great sermons volume 3/blair the hour and.htm

"I Will Now Come to an Event which He Always Concealed...
... Dialogues of Sulpitius Severus. Chapter XI. "I will now come to an event
which he always concealed� "I will now come to an event ...
/.../severus/life and writings of sulpitius severus /chapter xi i will now.htm

In the Next Place, as if the Only Event Predicted were This...
... Chapter L. In the next place, as if the only event predicted were this�
In the next place, as if the only event predicted were ...
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Dining with a Pharisee. Sabbath Healing and Three Lessons ...
... (Time: One Year Less One Week.) XC. Dining with a Pharisee. Sabbath Healing and
Three Lessons Suggested by the Event. (Probably Peræa.) ^C Luke 14:1-24. ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xc dining with a pharisee.htm

Conduct of Callistus and Zephyrinus in the Matter of Noetianism ...
... in the Matter of Noetianism; Avowed Opinion of Zephyrinus Concerning Jesus Christ;
Disapproval of Hippolytus; As a Contemporaneous Event, Hippolytus Competent ...
/.../the refutation of all heresies/chapter vi conduct of callistus and.htm

Death of Licinius, and Celebration of the Event.
... Book II. Chapter XVIII."Death of Licinius, and Celebration of the Event.
He then proceeded to deal with this adversary of God ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter xviii death of licinius and.htm

Naught among Things Contingent Can be Said to be Necessarily done ...
... My opinion concerning Necessity and Contingency is "that they can never be applicable
at once to one and the same event." But I speak of the necessity and ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 1/article v naught among things.htm

Of the Practice of Loving Indifference, in Things Belonging to the ...
... Of course I cannot know; but I know well that while awaiting the event from his
good-pleasure, he wills, by his declared will, that I use remedies proper to ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter vi of the practice.htm

Thesaurus

Event (14 Occurrences)
... terminates. 4. (vt) To break forth. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. EVENT. e ... issues.".
Multi-Version Concordance Event (14 Occurrences). Galatians ...
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Era
... 2. (n.) A period of time reckoned from some particular date or epoch; a succession
of years dating from some important event; as, the era of Alexander; the era ...
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Chance (78 Occurrences)
... "Chance" is only another word for our want of knowledge as to the way in which one
event falls in with another (1 Samuel 6:9; Ecclesiastes 9:11). ...
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Occasion (53 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) An important event; an occurrence; an incident.
2. (n.) A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance; convenience. ...
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Incident (5 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A specific happening or event. ... 5. (n.) That
which falls out or takes place; an event; casualty; occurrence. ...
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Expectation (25 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to
happen. ... Expectations are computed for or against the occurrence of the event. ...
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Exaltation (9 Occurrences)
... 1. Its Glorification of Christ: The historic place and validity of this event will
be found under other heads; our concern is with the event as it relates to ...
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Ezekiel (4 Occurrences)
... the American expedition found the archives of a great business house, "Murashu and
Sons." The prophet had been taken into exile in 597 BC This event so deeply ...
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Isaac (127 Occurrences)
... The next memorable event in his life is that connected with the command of God given
to Abraham to offer him up as a sacrifice on a mountain in the land of ...
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Venture (10 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) An undertaking of chance or danger; the risking of something upon an event
which can not be foreseen with certainty; a hazard; a risk; a speculation. ...
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Bible Concordance

Event (14 Occurrences)

Galatians 3:8 And the holy Writings, seeing before the event that God would give the Gentiles righteousness by faith, gave the good news before to Abraham, saying, In you will all the nations have a blessing.
(BBE)

Exodus 1:10 give help! let us act wisely concerning it, lest it multiply, and it hath come to pass, when war happeneth, that it hath been joined, even it, unto those hating us, and hath fought against us, and hath gone out up of the land.'
(See NAS)

Exodus 12:24 And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.
(See NAS)

Deuteronomy 20:5 And let the overseers say to the people, If there is any man who has made for himself a new house and has not gone into it, let him go back to his house, so that in the event of his death in the fight, another may not take his house for himself.
(BBE)

Deuteronomy 20:6 Or if any man has made a vine-garden without taking the first-fruits of it, let him go back to his house, so that in the event of his death in the fight, another may not be the first to make use of the fruit.
(BBE)

Deuteronomy 20:7 Or if any man is newly married and has had no sex relations with his wife, let him go back to his house, so that in the event of his death in the fight, another man may not take her.
(BBE)

1 Kings 5:4 But now Jehovah my God has given me rest on every side: there is neither adversary nor evil event.
(DBY)

1 Kings 13:33 After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again from among all the people priests of the high places; whosoever would, he consecrated him, that he might be one of the priests of the high places.
(See NAS)

1 Kings 13:34 And by this thing there was sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.
(See NAS)

Ecclesiastes 2:14 The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walks in darkness-and yet I perceived that one event happens to them all.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)

Ecclesiastes 3:1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
(See NAS)

Ecclesiastes 3:19 For an event 'is to' the sons of man, and an event 'is to' the beasts, even one event 'is' to them; as the death of this, so 'is' the death of that; and one spirit 'is' to all, and the advantage of man above the beast is nothing, for the whole 'is' vanity.
(YLT)

Ecclesiastes 9:2 All things come alike to all. There is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good, to the clean, to the unclean, to him who sacrifices, and to him who doesn't sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner; he who takes an oath, as he who fears an oath.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)

Ecclesiastes 9:3 This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event to all: yes also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Subtopics

Event

Related Terms

Era

Chance (78 Occurrences)

Occasion (53 Occurrences)

Incident (5 Occurrences)

Expectation (25 Occurrences)

Exaltation (9 Occurrences)

Ezekiel (4 Occurrences)

Isaac (127 Occurrences)

Venture (10 Occurrences)