Bible Dictionary: Phrase

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression by themselves, or being a portion of a sentence; as, an adverbial phrase.

2. (n.) A short, pithy expression; especially, one which is often employed; a peculiar or idiomatic turn of speech; as, to err is human.

3. (n.) A mode or form of speech; the manner or style in which any one expresses himself; diction; expression.

4. (n.) A short clause or portion of a period.

5. (v. t.) To express in words, or in peculiar words; to call; to style.

6. (v. i.) To use proper or fine phrases.

7. (v. i.) To group notes into phrases; as, he phrases well. See Phrase, n., 4.

Greek

529. apantesis -- a meeting
... apantesis Phonetic Spelling: (ap-an'-tay-sis) Short Definition: the act of meeting,
to meet Definition: the act of meeting, to meet (a phrase seemingly almost ...
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3134. marana tha -- (our) Lord, come!
... the involved). Word Origin transliterated Aramaic phrase Definition (our)
Lord, come! NASB Word Usage Maranatha (1). Maranatha. Of ...
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3801. ho on kai ho en kai ho erchomenos -- to come
... to come Ho erchomenos (ho own kahee) ho ane kahee (ho er-khom'-en-os) a phrase
combining ho with the present participle and imperfect of eimi and the present ...
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2148. Eurokludon -- Euroklydon, northeast wind
... Euroklydon, northeast wind From Euros (the east wind) and kludon; a storm from the
East (or southeast), ie (in modern phrase) a Levanter -- Euroklydon. ...
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4519. sabaoth -- Sabaoth, ie armies
... 4519 ("the Lord of ") only occurs in Ro 9:29 and Js 4:5, and correlates
to the familiar phrase, "the Lord of " in the OT and . Word ...
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4243. presbeuo -- to be the elder, to take precedence
... This term is used in the ancient phrase, "I am to the Emperor, I am an " (Souter) --
ie as someone respected as trustworthy (loyal, knowledgeable), especially ...
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3498. nekros -- dead
... definite article. The phrase, ("from the dead"), the Greek article to give
the sense "from what is of death.". Word Origin a prim. word ...
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Strong's Hebrew

516. al-tashcheth -- "destroy not," a phrase in Psalm titles.
... al-tashcheth. 517 . "destroy not," a phrase in Psalm titles. ... Word Origin from al
and shachath Definition "destroy not," a phrase in Psalm titles. Al-taschith ...
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Library

Meaning of the Phrase --In the Beginning Tertullian Connects it ...
... Chapter XX."Meaning of the Phrase"In the Beginning Tertullian Connects It with the
Wisdom of God, and Elicits from It the Truth that the Creation Was Not ...
/.../tertullian/against hermogenes/chapter xx meaning of the phrasein.htm

Explanation of the Phrase: "For I Delight in the Law of God after ...
... The Conferences of John Cassian. Chapter XI. Explanation of the phrase:
"For I delight in the law of God after the inner man," etc. ...
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He Then Explains the Phrase of S. Peter, "Him God Made Lord and ...
... Book V. Section 2. He then explains the phrase of S. Peter, "Him God made Lord and
Christ." And herein he sets forth the opposing statement of Eunomius, which ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 2 he then explains.htm

No Mere Metaphor in the Phrase Resurrection of the Dead in ...
... Chapter XXI."No Mere Metaphor in the Phrase Resurrection of the Dead In Proportion
to the Importance of Eternal Truths, is the Clearness of Their Scriptural ...
/.../tertullian/on the resurrection of the flesh/chapter xxi no mere metaphor in.htm

Examination of this Point. The Phrase "Old Testament" Used in Two ...
... A work on the proceedings of pelagius, Chapter 14."Examination of This Point. The
Phrase "Old Testament" Used in Two Senses. The Heir of the Old Testament. ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 14 examination of this point.htm

He Explains the Phrase "The Lord Created Me," and the Argument ...
... He explains the phrase "The Lord created Me," and the argument about the origination
of the Son, the deceptive character of Eunomius' reasoning, and the ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 10 he explains the.htm

Against those who Assert that it is not Proper for "With Whom" to ...
... Chapter VII. Against those who assert that it is not proper for "with whom" to be
said of the Son, and that the proper phrase is "through whom.". 16. ...
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He Then Ingeniously Shows that the Generation of the Son is not ...
... Book IX. Section 2. He then ingeniously shows that the generation of the
Son is not according to the phrase of Eunomius. Section ...
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The Sophistical Sense Put by Heretics on the Phrase "Resurrection ...
... Chapter XIX."The Sophistical Sense Put by Heretics on the Phrase "Resurrection
of the Dead," As If It Meant the Moral Change of a New Life. ...
/.../on the resurrection of the flesh/chapter xix the sophistical sense put.htm

How we are to Discern Whether a Phrase is Figurative.
... Book III. Chapter 10."How We are to Discern Whether a Phrase is Figurative.
14. But in addition to the foregoing rule, which guards ...
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Thesaurus

Phrase (2 Occurrences)
... sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression by
themselves, or being a portion of a sentence; as, an adverbial phrase. ...
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Proper (62 Occurrences)
... of Hebrew Names. 1. Various Types: The Hebrew proper name consists of a
single word, a phrase, or a sentence. (1) Where the name ...
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Asaramel
... The phrase "in Asaramel" has been taken as referring to a place, and as
the name of a title of Simon. Ewald and others take it to ...
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Air (74 Occurrences)
... AIR. ar (aer): In the Old Testament "air" is used (with one exception) in the phrase
"fowl" or "fowls (birds) of the air." The Hebrew word is usually rendered ...
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Yoke (79 Occurrences)
... nature of the work to be done, but the use of "iron yokes" (Deuteronomy 28:48 Jeremiah
28:13 f) must have been very rare, if, indeed, the phrase is anything ...
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People (13047 Occurrences)
... min'-g'-ld pe'-pl: (1) "Mixed multitude" occurs in Numbers 11:4 as a translation
of asaphcuph, "collection," "rabble." The same phrase in Exodus 12:38 Nehemiah ...
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Almost (27 Occurrences)
... The phrase occurs first in the Hymn to Hermes, 240, and here it is evidently an
abbreviated expression for the Homeric oligo eni choro (M 423). ...
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Order (809 Occurrences)
... 18:23 (kathexes)). The phrase "in order unto" (Psalm 119:38) expresses
causal sequence and hence, purpose. 3. Classification and ...
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Respect (204 Occurrences)
... re-spekt': The phrase nasa' phanim, means literally, "lift up the face," and, among
other translations, is rendered indifferently "accept" or "respect the ...
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Persons (156 Occurrences)
... re-spekt': The phrase nasa' phanim, means literally, "lift up the face," and, among
other translations, is rendered indifferently "accept" or "respect the ...
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Bible Concordance

Phrase (2 Occurrences)

Hebrews 12:27 This phrase, "Yet once more," signifies the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain.
(WEB RSV)

1 Kings 20:33 Now the men observed diligently, and hurried to take this phrase; and they said, "Your brother Ben Hadad." Then he said, "Go, bring him." Then Ben Hadad came out to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.
(WEB)

Subtopics

Phrase

Related Terms

Proper (62 Occurrences)

Asaramel

Air (74 Occurrences)

Yoke (79 Occurrences)

People (13047 Occurrences)

Almost (27 Occurrences)

Order (809 Occurrences)

Respect (204 Occurrences)

Persons (156 Occurrences)