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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Capable of being noted; noticeable; plan; evident.

2. (a.) Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished; as, a notable event, person.

3. (a.) Well-known; notorious.

4. (n.) A person, or thing, of distinction.

5. (n.) One of a number of persons, before the revolution of 1789, chiefly of the higher orders, appointed by the king to constitute a representative body.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

NOTABLE

no'-ta-b'-l (chazuth; gnostos): "Notable" is the translation of chazuth, "conspicuous" (chazah, "to see"), e.g. Daniel 8:5, "a notable horn," i.e. "conspicuous," the King James Version margin "a horn of sight"; Daniel 8:8, "notable (horns)"; of gnostos, "known" "knowledge" (Acts 4:16); of episemos, "noted," "notable" (Matthew 27:16; in Romans 16:7 "of note" of epiphanes, "very manifest," "illustrious" (compare "Antiochus Epiphanes"); Acts 2:20, "that great and notable day," quoted from Joel 2:31; Septuagint for yare', "to be feared," the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) "terrible" (compare Malachi 4:5); "notable" occurs also in 2 Maccabees 3:26 (ekprepes); 2 Maccabees 14:33, the Revised Version (British and American) "for all to see"; 2 Maccabees 6:28 (gennaios), "a notable example," the Revised Version (British and American) "noble"; notably, only in 2 Maccabees 14:31 (gennaios), "notably prevented," the Revised Version (British and American) "bravely," margin "nobly."

W. L. Walker

Greek

1978. episemos -- bearing a mark, notable
... bearing a mark, notable. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: episemos Phonetic
Spelling: (ep-is'-ay-mos) Short Definition: notable, conspicuous Definition ...
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2016. epiphanes -- notable
... notable. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: epiphanes Phonetic Spelling:
(ep-if-an-ace') Short Definition: manifest, glorious, illustrious Definition ...
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1110. gnostos -- known
... well known. From ginosko; well-known -- acquaintance, (which may be) known, notable.
see GREEK ginosko. (gnosta) -- 1 Occurrence. (gnostoi) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2380. chazuth -- vision, conspicuousness
... Word Origin from chazah Definition vision, conspicuousness NASB Word Usage conspicuous
(2), pact (1), vision (2). agreement, notable one, vision. ...
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3685. Kesil -- a heavenly constellation
... constellation, Orion. The same as kciyl; any notable constellation; specifically
Orion (as if a burly one) -- constellation, Orion. see HEBREW kciyl. ...
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441. alluwph -- tame
... alph; familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock (as being tame; applied,
although masculine, to a cow); and so, a chieftain (as notable, like neat ...
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Library

This Twelfth Book Gives a Notable Interpretation of the Words Of
... Book XII. Section 1. This twelfth book gives a notable interpretation of the words
of. the Lord to Mary, "Touch Me not, for I am not yet ascended to My Father." ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 1 this twelfth book.htm

He Then Gives a Notable Explanation of the Saying of the Lord to ...
... Book VI. Section 3. He then gives a notable explanation of the saying of the
Lord to Philip. Section 3. He then gives a notable explanation ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 3 he then gives.htm

He had one Maxim of Notable Concernment
... THE FOURTH CENTURY 40 He had one maxim of notable concernment. He had one
maxim of notable concernment, and that was, That God, having ...
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Paragraphs from Notable Speeches
... PARAGRAPHS FROM NOTABLE SPEECHES. Let me here pause once more to ask whether
the book in its genuine state, as far as we have advanced ...
/.../paragraphs from notable speeches.htm

Saving Faith
... belongs only to the root. This loving woman was also right notable for her
repentance. Mark ye well those tears. Those were no tears ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 20 1874/saving faith.htm

The Literature
... It is the purpose of this volume to select a number of the most notable treatises,
having in mind their representative character as well as their intrinsic ...
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The Saint's Heritage and Watchword
... THIS IS THE FIFTH of November, a day very notable in English history. The
events which transpired on it ought never to be forgotten. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 50 1904/the saints heritage and watchword.htm

Prayer and Fervency
... Heaven must be made to feel the force of this crying unto God. Paul was a notable
example of the man who possessed a fervent spirit of prayer. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/bounds/the necessity of prayer/v prayer and fervency.htm

Mercy, Omnipotence, and Justice
... But did you ever notice, when you read the history of our Master, Jesus Christ,
that you never could say he was notable for any one virtue at all? ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 3 1857/mercy omnipotence and justice.htm

The Unbeliever's Unhappy Condition
... Indeed, this third chapter of the gospel according to the evangelist John is notable
among clear and plain Scriptures"notable for being yet clearer and ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 17 1871/the unbelievers unhappy condition.htm

Thesaurus

Notable (7 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished; as,
a notable event, person. 3. (a.) Well-known; notorious. ...NOTABLE. ...
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Conspicuous (11 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Obvious to the mental eye; easily recognized; clearly defined; notable;
prominent; eminent; distinguished; as, a conspicuous excellence, or fault. ...
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Outstanding (7 Occurrences)
... Because indeed a notable miracle has been done through them, as can be plainly seen
by all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we can't deny it. (See NIV). ...
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Friendship (13 Occurrences)
... poetic expositions of the idea of friendship. Notable among these are the
Old Testament examples. Abraham, because of the intimacy of ...
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Friend (139 Occurrences)
... poetic expositions of the idea of friendship. Notable among these are the
Old Testament examples. Abraham, because of the intimacy of ...
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Prominent (13 Occurrences)
... considering, behold, a male goat came from the west over the surface of the whole
earth, and didn't touch the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between ...
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Barabbas (10 Occurrences)
... Matthew calls him "a notable (ie notorious) prisoner" (Matthew 27:16). ... Matthew
27:16 They had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. ...
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Army (401 Occurrences)
... The first notable approach to national unity was seen in the army which Barak assembled
to meet the host of Jabin, king of Hazor, under the command of Sisera ...
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Geology
... East of Caesarea in Asia Minor. A notable area of Paleozoic occurs Southeast
of the Dead Sea. This is also adjacent to Crystalline ...
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He-goat (23 Occurrences)
... I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west over the face of the whole
earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between ...
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Bible Concordance

Notable (7 Occurrences)

Matthew 27:16 They had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS)

Acts 2:20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come:
(KJV ASV WBS)

Acts 4:16 saying, "What shall we do to these men? Because indeed a notable miracle has been done through them, as can be plainly seen by all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we can't deny it.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT RSV)

Romans 16:7 Greet Andronicus and Junias, my relatives and my fellow prisoners, who are notable among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.
(WEB)

Daniel 8:5 As I was considering, behold, a male goat came from the west over the surface of the whole earth, and didn't touch the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS)

Daniel 8:8 The male goat magnified himself exceedingly: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and instead of it there came up four notable horns toward the four winds of the sky.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS)

Amos 6:1 Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those who are secure on the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come!
(WEB JPS ASV RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Notable

Related Terms

Conspicuous (11 Occurrences)

Outstanding (7 Occurrences)

Friendship (13 Occurrences)

Friend (139 Occurrences)

Prominent (13 Occurrences)

Barabbas (10 Occurrences)

Army (401 Occurrences)

Geology

He-goat (23 Occurrences)