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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (prep.) The specific signification of in is situation or place with respect to surrounding, environment, encompassment, etc. It is used with verbs signifying being, resting, or moving within limits, or within circumstances or conditions of any kind conceived of as limiting, confining, or investing, either wholly or in part. In its different applications, it approaches some of the meanings of, and sometimes is interchangeable with, within, into, on, at, of, and among.

2. (prep.) With reference to space or place; as, he lives in Boston; he traveled in Italy; castles in the air.

3. (prep.) With reference to circumstances or conditions; as, he is in difficulties; she stood in a blaze of light.

4. (prep.) With reference to a whole which includes or comprises the part spoken of; as, the first in his family; the first regiment in the army.

5. (prep.) With reference to physical surrounding, personal states, etc., abstractly denoted; as, I am in doubt; the room is in darkness; to live in fear.

6. (prep.) With reference to character, reach, scope, or influence considered as establishing a limitation; as, to be in one's favor.

7. (prep.) With reference to movement or tendency toward a certain limit or environment; -- sometimes equivalent to into; as, to put seed in the ground; to fall in love; to end in death; to put our trust in God.

8. (prep.) With reference to a limit of time; as, in an hour; it happened in the last century; in all my life.

9. (adv.) Not out; within; inside. In, the preposition, becomes an adverb by omission of its object, leaving it as the representative of an adverbial phrase, the context indicating what the omitted object is; as, he takes in the situation (i. e., he comprehends it in his mind); the Republicans were in (i. e., in office); in at one ear and out at the other (i. e., in or into the head); his side was in (i. e., in the turn at the bat); he came in (i. e., into the house).

10. (adv.) With privilege or possession; -- used to denote a holding, possession, or seizing; as, in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seizing of her husband.

11. (n.) One who is in office; -- the opposite of out.

12. (n.) A reentrant angle; a nook or corner.

13. (v. t.) To enclose; to take in; to harvest.

14. (n.) A suffix.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

A principal thing to notice about this preposition, which in the King James Version represents about 16 Hebrew and as many Greek words and prepositions, is that, in hundreds of cases (especially in the Old Testament, but frequently also in the New Testament) in the Revised Version (British and American) the rendering is changed to more exact forms ("to," "unto," "by," "upon," "at," "with," "among," "for," "throughout," etc.; compare e.g. Genesis 6:16; Genesis 13:8; Genesis 17:7, 9, 12; 18:1 Exodus 8:17 Leviticus 1:9, etc.); while, nearly as often, "in" is substituted for divergent forms of the King James Version (e.g. Genesis 2:14; Genesis 17:11; Genesis 31:54; Genesis 40:7; Genesis 49:17 Exodus 8:14, 24 Leviticus 3:17; Leviticus 4:2, etc.). The chief Greek preposition en, is frequently adhered to as "in" in the Revised Version (British and American) where the King James Version has other forms ("with," "among," etc.; compare "in" for "with" in John's baptism, Matthew 3:11, and parallel; "in the tombs" for "among the tombs," Mark 5:3). In 2 Thessalonians 2:2, "shaken in mind" in the King James Version is more correctly rendered in the Revised Version (British and American) "shaken from (apo) your mind." There are numerous such instructive changes.

James Orr

IN THE LORD

(en Kurio): A favorite Pauline expression, denoting that intimate union and fellowship of the Christian with the Lord Jesus Christ which supplies the basis of all Christian relations and conduct, and the distinctive element in which the Christian life has its specific character. Compare the synonymous Pauline phrases, "in Christ," "in Christ Jesus," and the Johannine expressions, "being in Christ," "abiding in Christ." "In the Lord" denotes: (1) the motive, quality, or character of a Christian duty or virtue, as based on union with Christ, e.g. "Free to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord" (1 Corinthians 7:39), i.e. provided the marriage be consistent with the Christian life. Compare 1 Corinthians 15:58 Philippians 3:1; Philippians 4:1, 2, 4, 10 Ephesians 6:1, 10 Colossians 3:18, etc.; (2) the ground of Christian unity, fellowship, and brotherly salutation, e.g. Romans 16:2, 8, 22 1 Corinthians 16:19; Colossians 4:7; (3) it is often practically synonymous with "Christian" (noun or adjective), "as Christians" or "as a Christian," e.g. "Salute them of the household of Narcissus, that are in the Lord," i.e. that are Christians (Romans 16:11); "I. the prisoner in the Lord," i.e. the Christian prisoner (Ephesians 4:1); compare Romans 16:13 1 Corinthians 9:1, 2; Ephesians 6:21 ("faithful minister in the Lord" = faithful Christian minister); Colossians 4:17 (see Grimm-Thayer, Lex. of New Testament, en, I, 6).

D. Miall Edwards

Greek

4187. polutropos -- in many ways
... in many ways. Part of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: polutropos Phonetic Spelling:
(pol-oot-rop'-oce) Short Definition: in many ways Definition: in many ways. ...
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1715. emprosthen -- before, in front of (in place or time)
... before, in front of (in place or time). Part of Speech: Adverb; Preposition
Transliteration: emprosthen Phonetic Spelling: (em'-pros-then) Short Definition: ...
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1459. egkataleipo -- to leave behind, ie (in a good sense) let ...
... 1458, 1459. egkataleipo. 1460 . to leave behind, ie (in a good sense)
let remain over or (in a bad sense) desert. Part of Speech ...
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5021. tasso -- to draw up in order, arrange
... to draw up in order, arrange. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: tasso Phonetic
Spelling: (tas'-so) Short Definition: I assign, arrange Definition: (a) I ...
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3544. nomikos -- relating to law, learned in the law
... relating to law, learned in the law. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration:
nomikos Phonetic Spelling: (nom-ik-os') Short Definition: about law, one learned ...
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3922. pareiserchomai -- to come in beside
... to come in beside. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: pareiserchomai Phonetic
Spelling: (par-ice-er'-khom-ahee) Short Definition: I enter secretly Definition ...
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1722. en -- in, on, at, by, with
... in, on, at, by, with. Part of Speech: Preposition Transliteration: en Phonetic Spelling:
(en) Short Definition: in, on, among Definition: in, on, among. ...
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1447. Hebraisti -- in Hebrew, in Aramaic
... in Hebrew, in Aramaic. Part of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: Hebraisti Phonetic
Spelling: (heb-rah-is-tee') Short Definition: in the Hebrew or Aramaic dialect ...
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1774. enoikeo -- to dwell in
... to dwell in. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: enoikeo Phonetic Spelling:
(en-oy-keh'-o) Short Definition: I dwell in, am settled in Definition: I dwell in ...
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1799. enopios -- in sight of, before
... in sight of, before. Part of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: enopios Phonetic Spelling:
(en-o'-pee-on) Short Definition: before the face of, in the presence of ...
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Strong's Hebrew

935. bo -- to come in, come, go in, go
... 934, 935. bo. 936 . to come in, come, go in, go. Transliteration: bo Phonetic
Spelling: (bo) Short Definition: come. Word Origin a prim. ...
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693. arab -- to lie in wait
... 692, 693. arab. 694 . to lie in wait. Transliteration: arab Phonetic Spelling:
(aw-rab') Short Definition: ambush. Word Origin a prim. ...
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6342. pachad -- to dread, be in dread or in awe
... pachad. 6343 . to dread, be in dread or in awe. Transliteration: pachad Phonetic
Spelling: (paw-kkad') Short Definition: dread. Word Origin a prim. ...
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6186a. arak -- to arrange or set in order
... 6186, 6186a. arak. 6186b . to arrange or set in order. Transliteration:
arak Short Definition: arrayed. Word Origin a prim. root ...
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5954. alal -- to go or come in
... 5953d, 5954. alal. 5955 . to go or come in. Transliteration: alal Phonetic
Spelling: (al-al') Short Definition: brought. ... bring in, come in, go in. ...
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6186. arak -- to arrange or set in order
... 6185, 6186. arak. 6186a . to arrange or set in order. Transliteration:
arak Phonetic Spelling: (aw-rak') Short Definition: array. ...
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7665. shabar -- to break, break in pieces
... 7664, 7665. shabar. 7666 . to break, break in pieces. Transliteration: shabar
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-bar') Short Definition: broken. Word Origin a prim. ...
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876. Beer -- "well," a place in the desert, also one in Palestine
... 875, 876. Beer. 877 . "well," a place in the desert, also one in Palestine.
Transliteration: Beer Phonetic Spelling: (be-ayr') Short Definition: Beer. ...
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1657. Goshen -- a district in Egypt, also a city in S. Judah
... 1656, 1657. Goshen. 1658 . a district in Egypt, also a city in S. Judah.
Transliteration: Goshen Phonetic Spelling: (go'-shen) Short Definition: Goshen. ...
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2655. chaphets -- delighting in, having pleasure in
... 2654b, 2655. chaphets. 2656 . delighting in, having pleasure in. Transliteration:
chaphets Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-fates') Short Definition: delight. ...
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Library

Of the Manner in Which the Persecutors Died
Of the Manner in Which the Persecutors Died. <. Of the Manner in Which
the Persecutors Died Lactantius. translated by the rev. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/lactantius/of the manner in which the persecutors died/

The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul
The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul. <. The Rise and Progress of
Religion in the Soul Philip Doddridge. Table of Contents. Title Page. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/doddridge/the rise and progress of religion in the soul/

On Christian Doctrine In Four Books.
On Christian Doctrine In Four Books. . On Christian Doctrine In
Four Books. St. Augustine. Translated by Rev. Professor ...
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On Christian Doctrine, in Four Books
On Christian Doctrine, in Four Books. <. On Christian Doctrine, in
Four Books Saint Augustine. Table of Contents. Title Page. ...
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writings in connection with the Manichæan controversy
writings in connection with the Manichæan controversy. <. writings in
connection with the Manichæan controversy St. Augustine. Rev. ...
/.../augustine/writings in connection with the manichaean controversy /

Mornings in the College Chapel
Mornings in the College Chapel. <. Mornings in the College Chapel Francis
Greenwood Peabody. Produced by Al Haines Table of Contents. Title Page. ...
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The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA
The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA. <. The Hymnal of
the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA Various. Table of Contents. ...
/.../various/the hymnal of the protestant episcopal church in the usa/

writings in connection with the donatist controversy.
writings in connection with the donatist controversy. . writings in
connection with the donatist controversy. St. Augustine. Rev. ...
/.../augustine/writings in connection with the donatist controversy /

The Life of Jesus Christ in Its Historical Connexion
The Life of Jesus Christ in Its Historical Connexion. <. The Life of Jesus
Christ in Its Historical Connexion Augustus Neander. Table of Contents. ...
/.../neander/the life of jesus christ in its historical connexion/

The Instructions of Commodianus in favour of Christian Discipline
The Instructions of Commodianus in favour of Christian Discipline. <. The
Instructions of Commodianus in favour of Christian Discipline Commodianus. ...
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Thesaurus

In (142459 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (prep.) The specific signification of in is situation
or place with respect to surrounding, environment, encompassment, etc. ...
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In-gathering (3 Occurrences)
In-gathering. Ingathering, In-gathering. Ingatherings . Multi-Version
Concordance In-gathering (3 Occurrences). Exodus ...
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In-law (2 Occurrences)
In-law. Inland, In-law. Inlet . Multi-Version Concordance In-law
(2 Occurrences). 1 Samuel 18:21 Saul said, I will give ...
/i/in-law.htm - 7k

Getting-in (1 Occurrence)
Getting-in. Getting, Getting-in. Geuel . Multi-Version Concordance
Getting-in (1 Occurrence). Isaiah 24:13 For it will ...
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In-wards (1 Occurrence)
In-wards. Inwards, In-wards. In-workings . Multi-Version Concordance
In-wards (1 Occurrence). Exodus 12:9 Ye shall eat ...
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In-workings (1 Occurrence)
In-workings. In-wards, In-workings. Inwrought . Multi-Version
Concordance In-workings (1 Occurrence). 1 Corinthians ...
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Mother-in (1 Occurrence)
Mother-in. Mother, Mother-in. Motherinlaw . Multi-Version Concordance
Mother-in (1 Occurrence). Matthew 8:14 After this ...
/m/mother-in.htm - 6k

Walled-in (1 Occurrence)
Walled-in. Walled, Walled-in. Wallet . Multi-Version Concordance
Walled-in (1 Occurrence). Song of Songs 4:12 A garden ...
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In-gathered (1 Occurrence)
In-gathered. Infuriated, In-gathered. Ingathering . Multi-Version
Concordance In-gathered (1 Occurrence). James 5:4 ...
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Na'in (1 Occurrence)
Na'in. Nain, Na'in. Naioth . Multi-Version Concordance Na'in (1
Occurrence). Luke 7:11 It happened soon afterwards, that ...
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Bible Concordance

In (142459 Occurrences)

In occurs 142459 times in 12 translations.

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