Bible Dictionary: Goal

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The mark set to bound a race, and to or around which the contestants run, or from which they start to return to it again; the place at which a race or a journey is to end.

2. (n.) The final purpose or aim; the end to which a design tends, or which a person aims to reach or attain.

3. (n.) A base, station, or bound used in various games; in football, a line between two posts across which the ball must pass in order to score; also, the act of kicking the ball over the line between the goal posts.

Greek

4649. skopos -- a watchman, a mark (on which to fix the eye)
... a mark (on which to fix the eye). Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration:
skopos Phonetic Spelling: (skop-os') Short Definition: a goal Definition: a ...
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5056. telos -- an end, a toll
... word Definition an end, a toll NASB Word Usage continually* (1), custom (2), customs
(1), end (24), ends (2), finished (1), fulfillment (1), goal (1), outcome ...
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393. anatello -- to cause to rise, to rise
... 393 (from 303 , ", completing a " and , "set out a goal") -- properly,
a necessary ; (figuratively) to a goal (reach its ). Word ...
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5046. teleios -- having reached its end, ie complete, by ext. ...
... Cognate: 5046 (an adjective, derived from 5056 , "consummated goal") -- (consummated)
from going through the necessary stages to reach the -, ie into a ...
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603. apokaradokia -- strained expectancy
... This intense expectation fosters to see Jesus -- portrayed as an Olympic
runner straining forward to the end-goal with "" (Ro 8:19)! ...
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3640. oligopistos -- little faith
... Him. In contrast, the goal of life is to receive (obey) the Lord's gift
of faith in each scene of life (Ro 14:23; Heb 11:6). [3640 ...
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5610. hora -- a time or period, an hour
... 5610 -- properly, an ; (figuratively) a "season"; time or opportunity to reach a
goal (fulfill a purpose); a time-period; a limited period to accomplish the ...
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2240. heko -- to have come, be present
... am present, have arrived. 2240 (a primitive verb) -- properly, to reach
the (goal). Word Origin a prim. verb Definition to have ...
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3852. paraggelia -- an instruction, a command
... See 3853 (). 1 Tim 1:5: "But the goal of our (3852 ) is love from a pure
heart and a good conscience and a sincere (4102 )" (). ...
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5143. trecho -- to run
... an athlete with (see 1 Cor 9:24). 5143 ) ("running ") conveys desire to
get to the goal . 5143 () was used of "runners in a race ...
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Strong's Hebrew

1604. goal -- a loathing
... 1603, 1604. goal. 1605 . a loathing. Transliteration: goal Phonetic Spelling:
(go'-al) Short Definition: abhorred. ... 1603, 1604. goal. 1605 . Strong's Numbers
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7093. qets -- end
... from qatsats Definition end NASB Word Usage after (3), after* (1), course* (1),
end (52), endless* (1), farthest (2), farthest border (1), goal (1), highest ...
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5331. netsach -- eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity
... Or netsach {nay'-tsakh}; from natsach; properly, a goal, ie The bright object at
a distance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively ...
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Library

The Goal of Progress
... EPHESIANS THE GOAL OF PROGRESS. ... All which He is and has is to be poured into His
servants, and when all this is communicated to them the goal will be reached. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/the goal of progress.htm

The Glory of the Goal, --Face to Face
... The Glory Of The Goal,"Face to Face. "With You Always.". Have you ever seen
Christ? No, I don ... sweet experience. The Final Goal. This ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on following the christ/the glory of the goalface.htm

The Sun Has Reached his Western Goal,
... MORNING The sun has reached his western goal,. tr., John Brownlie 8.8.8.8. I. The
sun has reached his western goal,. And night winds hush the world to rest; ...
/.../brownlie/hymns of the apostolic church/the sun has reached his.htm

The Sun Has Reached his Western Goal,
... EVENING II The sun has reached his western goal,. 8,8,8,8. The sun has reached
his western goal,. And night-winds hush the world to rest; ...
/.../brownlie/hymns of the russian church/ii the sun has reached.htm

Of the Question of Abbot Moses, who Asked what was the Goal and ...
... I. First Conference of Abbot Moses. Chapter II. Of the question of Abbot Moses,
who asked what was the goal and what the end of the monk. ...
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Of Abbot Moses' Question on the Aforesaid Statement.
... But what should be our (immediate) goal or mark, by constantly sticking close
to which we can gain our end, you ought first to know. ...
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Evil, Then Consists Essentially in the Choice of what is Lower in ...
... For just as if a charioteer [111] , having mounted his chariot on the race-course,
were to pay no attention to the goal, toward which he should be driving, but ...
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Love and Peace.
... 1. THE GOAL. The context of the prayer is noteworthy. The Apostle had been asking
for their prayers, more particularly for deliverance from evil men. ...
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Concerning Things Performed Over those Fallen Asleep.
... to the unfailing promises of the Godhead (inasmuch as they have observed their proof,
in the resurrection proclaimed by it), come to the goal of death, with ...
/.../dionysius/ecclesiastical hierarchy/caput vii i concerning things.htm

Going Forth
... The ultimate goal was clear, and the first step towards it was plain, but how that
first step was related to the goal was not plain, and all the steps between ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/going forth.htm

Thesaurus

Goal (7 Occurrences)
... in football, a line between two posts across which the ball must pass in order to
score; also, the act of kicking the ball over the line between the goal posts ...
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Mark (182 Occurrences)
... according to its various Hebrew and Greek originals, a sign, "a target" an object
of assault, a brand or stigma cut or burnt in the flesh, a goal or end in view ...
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Providence (3 Occurrences)
... means etymologically "to foresee." The corresponding Greek word, pronoia, means
"forethought." Forethought and foresight imply a future end, a goal and a ...
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Thessalonians (6 Occurrences)
... Paul's amazing power to idealize his converts and see them in the light of their
good intentions and of the general goal and trend of their minds is quite ...
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Unfeigned (5 Occurrences)
... 1 Timothy 1:5 but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a
good conscience and unfeigned faith; (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT). ...
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Upward (74 Occurrences)
... Upward (74 Occurrences). Philippians 3:14 I press on toward the goal for the prize
of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. (See NAS RSV). ...
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Overreach (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To reach too far; to defeat oneself by
setting a goal too high. 2. (vt) To deceive, or get the ...
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Go'ah (1 Occurrence)
Go'ah. Goah, Go'ah. Goal . Multi-Version Concordance Go'ah (1 Occurrence).
Jeremiah ... Goah. (See RSV). Goah, Go'ah. Goal . Reference Bible.
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Whereas (55 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). 1 Timothy 1:5 but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure
heart and a good conscience and unfeigned faith; (See RSV). ...
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Where (5276 Occurrences)
... 4. (adv.) To what or which place; hence, to what goal, result, or issue; whither; --
used interrogatively and relatively; as, where are you going? ...
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Bible Concordance

Goal (7 Occurrences)

Luke 13:32 He said to them, "Go and tell that fox,'Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I complete my mission.
(See NAS NIV)

1 Corinthians 9:26 That is how I run, not being in any doubt as to my goal. I am a boxer who does not inflict blows on the air,
(WEY)

Galatians 3:3 Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now completed in the flesh?
(See NIV)

Philippians 3:14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
(WEB WEY ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)

1 Timothy 1:5 but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and unfeigned faith;
(WEB NAS NIV)

1 Peter 1:9 receiving the result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
(See NIV)

Habakkuk 2:3 For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won't prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won't delay.
(See NAS)

Subtopics

Goal

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Mark (182 Occurrences)

Providence (3 Occurrences)

Thessalonians (6 Occurrences)

Unfeigned (5 Occurrences)

Upward (74 Occurrences)

Overreach (1 Occurrence)

Go'ah (1 Occurrence)

Whereas (55 Occurrences)

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