Bible Dictionary: Needless

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Having no need.

2. (a.) Not wanted; unnecessary; not requiste; as, needless labor; needless expenses.

3. (a.) Without sufficient cause; groundless; causeless.

Greek

2263. eremos -- quiet
... 2263 (an adjective) -- properly, undisturbed (placid); (figuratively) ; free from
disturbance; tranquil; without needless commotion or disturbances (used only ...
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2272. hesuchios -- tranquil
... 2272 ("calmly quiet") describes being "" by not misusing (or overusing) words that
would stir up needless friction (destructive commotion). Word Origin a prol. ...
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2051. erizo -- to wrangle, strive
... wrangle, strive. Cognate: 2051 -- to contend; to confront (engage) in heated
debate that results in discord (needless strife). This ...
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635. apoplanao -- to cause to go astray
... 635 () to the cause, ie the of the straying (wandering) and then connects
the needless pains arising it (note the prefix, ). Word ...
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Library

And Now, Academicus, You May See How Needless it is to Ask Me...
... [Way-2-39] And now, Academicus, you may see how needless it is to ask
me� And now, Academicus, you may see how needless it is ...
/.../law/the way to divine knowledge/way-2-39 and now academicus you.htm

The Threefold Kind of Man Feigned by These Heretics: Good Works ...
... Against Heresies: Book I Chapter VI."The threefold kind of man feigned by these
heretics: good works needless for them, though necessary to others: their ...
/.../irenaeus/against heresies/chapter vi the threefold kind of.htm

The Pelagians Still Strive after a Hiding-Place, by Introducing ...
... Book III. Chapter 26 [X.]"The Pelagians Still Strive After a Hiding-Place, by
Introducing the Needless Question of the Origin of the Soul. ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 26 x the pelagians still.htm

The Daily Walk with Others (I. ).
... He was always taking trouble, and always saving trouble. He was always finding out
how a little thought for others can save them much needless labour. ...
/.../moule/to my younger brethren/chapter iv the daily walk.htm

Of Patience under Bereavement.
... Since, then, there is certainty as to the resurrection of the dead, grief
for death is needless, and impatience of grief is needless. ...
/.../tertullian/of patience/chapter ix of patience under bereavement.htm

The Prophecy of the Perilous Times.
... Note now the several lines in this picture. Lengthy comment is needless. "This
know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. ...
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All My Prefaces to the Books of the Old Testament, Some Specimens ...
... 25. All my prefaces to the books of the Old Testament, some specimens of which I
subjoin, are witnesses for me on this point; and it is needless to state the ...
/.../25 all my prefaces to.htm

A Memorial
... in the Community; and consequently for such as abstain from all manner of levity,
loss of time, notable and known defects, vain talk, needless familiarity, and ...
/.../baker/holy wisdom or directions for the prayer of contemplation/a memorial.htm

How Queen Ethelthryth Always Preserved Her virginity, and Her Body ...
... of a surety that I deservedly bear the weight of my trouble on my neck, for I remember
that, when I was a young maiden, I bore on it the needless weight of ...
/.../bede/bedes ecclesiastical history of england/chap xix how queen ethelthryth.htm

The Purification of the virgin and the Presentation in the Temple
... The mystery of the Incarnation would have been needless and fruitless, had His humanity
not been subject to all its right and ordinary conditions. ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter vii the purification of.htm

Thesaurus

Needless (3 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Having no need. 2. (a.) Not wanted; unnecessary; not requiste; as,
needless labor; needless expenses. ...Needless (3 Occurrences). ...
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Yoke (79 Occurrences)
... moTah (Isaiah 58:6, etc.; in Nab 1:13 moT), which the Revised Version (British and
American) in Jeremiah 27; 28 translates "bar" (a most needless and obscuring ...
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Needlessly (1 Occurrence)

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Needle's (3 Occurrences)

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Unworthly
... In 11:29, the Revised Version (British and American), on convincing textual evidence,
has omitted the word, which is a needless gloss (compare the Revised ...
/u/unworthly.htm - 6k

Listened (120 Occurrences)
... Matthew 6:7 "And when praying, do not use needless repetitions as the Gentiles do,
for they expect to be listened to because of their multitude of words. (WEY). ...
/l/listened.htm - 36k

Waste (668 Occurrences)
... 10. (n.) The act of wasting, or the state of being wasted; a squandering; needless
destruction; useless consumption or expenditure; devastation; loss without ...
/w/waste.htm - 37k

Terah (12 Occurrences)
... inspiration that would preserve him from such a purely formal error, the contradiction
is of no significance and attempts at "reconciliation" are needless. ...
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Expect (20 Occurrences)
... Matthew 6:7 "And when praying, do not use needless repetitions as the Gentiles do,
for they expect to be listened to because of their multitude of words. (WEY). ...
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Michal (18 Occurrences)
... City. In David's conduct on that occasion she saw nothing but a needless
humiliation of the royal dignity (1 Chronicles 15:29). ...
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Bible Concordance

Needless (3 Occurrences)

Matthew 6:7 "And when praying, do not use needless repetitions as the Gentiles do, for they expect to be listened to because of their multitude of words.
(WEY)

1 Samuel 25:31 that this shall be no grief to you, nor offense of heart to my lord, either that you have shed blood without cause, or that my lord has avenged himself. When Yahweh has dealt well with my lord, then remember your handmaid."
(See NIV)

Proverbs 23:29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
(WEB NIV)

Subtopics

Needless

Related Terms

Yoke (79 Occurrences)

Needlessly (1 Occurrence)

Needle's (3 Occurrences)

Unworthly

Listened (120 Occurrences)

Waste (668 Occurrences)

Terah (12 Occurrences)

Expect (20 Occurrences)