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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

2. (a.) Extreme in degree; excessive; immoderate; as: (a) Ardent; fervent; as, intense heat. (b) Keen; biting; as, intense cold. (c) Vehement; earnest; exceedingly strong; as, intense passion or hate. (d) Very severe; violent; as, intense pain or anguish. (e) Deep; strong; brilliant; as, intense color or light.

Greek

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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2372. thumos -- passion
... 2372 (from , ", getting heated up, breathing violently," cf. J. Thayer) -- properly,
#NAME? (intense emotion). ... This anger is directed sin with intense and . ...
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1618. ektenes -- stretched, fig. zealous, earnest
... Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: ektenes Phonetic Spelling: (ek-ten-ace')
Short Definition: intent, constant, strenuous, intense Definition: intent ...
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2741a. kausoo -- to burn with great heat
... 2741, 2741a. kausoo. 2741b . to burn with great heat. Transliteration:
kausoo Short Definition: intense. Word Origin from kausos ...
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1974. epipothia -- longing
... Word Origin from epipotheo Definition longing NASB Word Usage longing (1). great
desire. From epipotheo; intense longing -- great desire. see GREEK epipotheo. ...
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997. boetheo -- to come to the aid of
... 997 (from 995 , "intense exclamation" and , "run") -- properly, to and meet an
distress-call (cry for help); to deliver help, to an need (). ...
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4342. proskartereo -- to attend constantly
... [4342 means "to continue to do something with intense effort, with the possible
implication of despite difficulty -- 'to devote oneself to, to keep on, to ...
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3076. lupeo -- to distress, to grieve
... sadness), ie sorrow (grief). 3076 () is very intense and hence even used
of (see Gen 3:16, ). See 3077 (). Word Origin from lupe ...
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4448. puroo -- to set on fire, ie to burn (pass.)
... Word Origin from pur Definition to set on fire, ie to burn (pass.) NASB Word Usage
burn (1), burning (1), flaming (1), intense concern (1), made to glow (1 ...
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5004. talaiporia -- hard work, hardship, distress
... distress, toil. Cognate: 5004 -- literally, a (miserable) condition; resulting
from ongoing, intense affliction. See 5005 (). Word ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2750. chori -- burning
... fierce, great, heat. From charah; a burning (ie Intense) anger -- fierce, X great,
heat. see HEBREW charah. 2749, 2750. chori. 2751 . Strong's Numbers.
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3854. lahag -- study, devotion (to books)
... study. From an unused root meaning to be eager; intense mental application --
study. 3853, 3854. lahag. 3855 . Strong's Numbers.
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7022. qiqalon -- disgrace
... shameful spewing. From qalown; intense disgrace -- shameful spewing. see HEBREW
qalown. 7021, 7022. qiqalon. 7023 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

The Bethany Height of Faith.
... of the city. And then there was that intense scene of the kingly entry
into the city amid the acclaiming multitudes. They knew of ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/the bethany height of faith.htm

Acts XV
... There never was a national antipathy more intense than that felt by the
Jews to the whole Gentile world. It was the more intense ...
/.../mcgarvey/a commentary on acts of the apostles/acts xv.htm

Ambition in Service.
... "Out into the deep," comes that quiet intense inner voice of Jesus spoken into one's
innermost heart. There are the great deeps in service waiting our coming. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on service/ambition in service.htm

Alone.
... three, then farther yet, quite alone. Intense longing for fellowship mingles
with intense longing to be alone. He would have a warm ...
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Prayer --Fills Man's Poverty with God's Riches
... Supplication is a more intense and more special form of prayer. ... Watchfulness
is to fit us for this intense praying and intense fighting. ...
/.../bounds/the reality of prayer/ii prayerfills mans poverty with.htm

Preface by the Author
... on theological questions. It has been no part of my aim to spare my pupils
or any one else the trouble of intense thought. Had I ...
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Friendship.
... Intense personalities produce intense friendships; noble personalities, noble
friendships, and spiritual personalities, spiritual friendship. ...
/.../judy/questionable amusements and worthy substitutes/viii friendship.htm

Begins Preaching at Beech Grove. Debates with Elder Hiner. Amusing ...
... This created the most intense excitement I ever saw in a meeting-house. ... The
excitement was intense as we passed and repassed our compliments. ...
/.../chapter xv begins preaching at.htm

History of Public Speaking
... The agitated political times and the people's intense desire for learning combined
to favor the development of oratory in ancient Greece. ...
/.../kleiser/successful methods of public speaking/history of public speaking.htm

I Look Upon all the Four Gospels as Thoroughly Genuine...
... Prayerless praying is only a weight, an impediment in the hour of struggle, of intense
conflict, a call to retreat in the moment of battle and victory. ...
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Thesaurus

Intense (13 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or
earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought. ...
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Glow (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vi) To shine with an intense or white heat;
to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandescent. ...
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Intensify (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (vt) To render more intense; as, to intensify heat or cold; to intensify colors;
to intensify a photographic negative; to intensify animosity. ...
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Earnestness (14 Occurrences)
... Luke 22:44 while He--an agony of distress having come upon Him--prayed all the more
with intense earnestness, and His sweat became like clots of blood dropping ...
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Deep (237 Occurrences)
... 6. (superl.) Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy; heartfelt;
as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep horror. ...
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Adoration
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Homage paid to one in high esteem; profound
veneration; intense regard and love; fervent devotion. ...
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Earnestly (78 Occurrences)
... brethren, having been for a short time separated from you in bodily presence, though
not in heart, endeavoured all the more earnestly, with intense longing, to ...
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Intensely (9 Occurrences)

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Thessalonians (6 Occurrences)
... Jason and certain others, who seem to have been men of some property, were compelled
to give bond to preserve the peace, and the intense feeling against Paul ...
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Prayers (99 Occurrences)
... But it is significant; it expresses that intense and all-compelling sense of the
divine which ever dwelt in Him; of which prayer is an expression, and which is ...
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Bible Concordance

Intense (13 Occurrences)

Matthew 2:10 When they saw the star, the sight filled them with intense joy.
(WEY)

Luke 22:44 while He--an agony of distress having come upon Him--prayed all the more with intense earnestness, and His sweat became like clots of blood dropping on the ground.
(WEY)

Acts 26:7 the promise which our twelve tribes, worshipping day and night with intense devotedness, hope to have made good to them. It is on the subject of this hope, Sir, that I am accused by the Jews.
(WEY)

2 Corinthians 11:29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led astray into sin, and I am not aflame with indignation?
(See NAS)

Ephesians 2:4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the intense love which He bestowed on us,
(WEY)

1 Thessalonians 2:17 But we, brethren, having been for a short time separated from you in bodily presence, though not in heart, endeavoured all the more earnestly, with intense longing, to see you face to face.
(WEY NIV)

1 Thessalonians 3:10 while night and day, with intense earnestness, we pray that we may see your faces, and may bring to perfection whatever may be still lacking in your faith?
(WEY)

2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
(See NAS)

2 Peter 3:12 looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, which will cause the burning heavens to be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?
(See NAS)

2 John 1:4 It is an intense joy to me to have found some of your children living true Christian lives, in obedience to the command which we have received from the Father.
(WEY)

3 John 1:3 For it is an intense joy to me when brethren come and bear witness to your fidelity to the truth--that you live in obedience to the truth.
(WEY)

Revelation 16:9 People were scorched with great heat, and people blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues. They didn't repent and give him glory.
(See NIV)

2 Samuel 13:15 Then Amnon hated her with exceeding great hatred; for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. Amnon said to her, "Arise, be gone!"
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Intense

Related Terms

Glow (3 Occurrences)

Intensify (1 Occurrence)

Earnestness (14 Occurrences)

Deep (237 Occurrences)

Adoration

Earnestly (78 Occurrences)

Intensely (9 Occurrences)

Thessalonians (6 Occurrences)

Prayers (99 Occurrences)