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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(a.) Eminent above others; prominent among those who are eminent; superior in excellence; surpassing, or taking precedence of, others; rarely, surpassing others in evil, or in bad qualities; as, preeminent in guilt.

Greek

746. arche -- beginning, origin
... properly, from the ( sense), ie " (starting) point"; (figuratively) what comes and
therefore is (foremost), ie has the because ahead of the rest ("preeminent ...
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937. basilikos -- royal
... regal (in relation), ie (literally) belonging to (or befitting) the sovereign (as
land, dress, or a courtier), or (figuratively) preeminent -- king's, nobleman ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3493. yattir -- preeminent, surpassing
... 3492, 3493. yattir. 3494 . preeminent, surpassing. Transliteration: yattir
Phonetic Spelling: (yat-teer') Short Definition: extraordinary. ...
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5329. natsach -- preeminent or enduring
... 5328, 5329. natsach. 5330 . preeminent or enduring. Transliteration: natsach
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-tsakh') Short Definition: oversee. Word Origin a prim. ...
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3499a. yether -- remainder, excess, preeminence
... excess, preeminence NASB Word Usage abundance (2), exceedingly (1), excellent (1),
fully* (1), leave (1), left (3), more* (1), preeminent (2), remainder (5 ...
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Library

The Ministry and Prayer
... His leadership was preeminent, and His praying was preeminent. Had it not
been, His leadership had been neither preeminent nor divine. ...
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Prayer and Obedience (Continued)
... strength to praying. Our Lord Jesus Christ was preeminent in praying, because
He was preeminent in saintliness. An entire dedication ...
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History of Public Speaking
... Demosthenes. Demosthenes stands preeminent among Greek orators. ... John Knox.
John Knox, the Scotch reformer, was a preeminent preacher. ...
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Second Sunday after Easter
... "The passion of Christ," Peter would say, "the suffering of the Lord, is a surpassing,
a preeminent and sublimely ... He would stand preeminent"the Master. ...
/.../luther/epistle sermons vol ii/second sunday after easter.htm

On the Nature of God
... Simplicity is a preeminent mode of the Essence of God, by which he is void of all
composition, and of component parts whether they belong to the senses or to ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 1/disputation 4 on the nature.htm

Spurgeon -- Songs in the Night
... Sincerity, intensity, imagination and humor, he had in preeminent degree, and an
English style that has been described as "a long bright river of silver speech ...
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Potter -- Memorial Discourse on Phillips Brooks
... I shall be content to speak of him as a bishop,"of his divine right, as I profoundly
believe, to a place in the episcopate, and of the preeminent value of ...
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Praying Men at a Premium
... The dispensation of the Holy Spirit is a dispensation of prayer, in a preeminent
sense. Here prayer has an essential and vital relation. ...
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The Gospel of John
... and true it is that he who has occupied the central position in the narratives of
the first three Evangelists, is the same One that is made preeminent by John ...
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The Preacher's Cry --Pray for Us!
... That the true apostolic preacher must have the prayers of others"good people to
give to his ministry its full quota of success, Paul is a preeminent example. ...
/.../bounds/the weapon of prayer/x the preachers crypray for.htm

Thesaurus

Preeminent (2 Occurrences)
... eminent; superior in excellence; surpassing, or taking precedence of, others; rarely,
surpassing others in evil, or in bad qualities; as, preeminent in guilt. ...
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Messiah (9 Occurrences)
... (3) Later Prophets. After Ezekiel's time, during the remaining years of the exile,
the hope of a preeminent king of David's house naturally disappears. ...
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Ethics
... Christianity we are confronted with the motive power of a great Personality entering
into the current of human history, and by His preeminent spiritual force ...
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Nebuchadrezzar (31 Occurrences)
... The prophecies of Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel, and the last chapters of Kings
and Chronicles centered about his life, and he stands preeminent, along with ...
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Only (3813 Occurrences)
... kind; as, an only child. 3. (a.) Hence, figuratively: Alone, by reason
of superiority; preeminent; chief. 4. (a.) In one manner ...
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Love (703 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands
admiration; preeminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderness ...
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Gift (148 Occurrences)
... 4. (vt) Some quality or endowment given to man by God; a preeminent and special
talent or aptitude; power; faculty; as, the gift of wit; a gift for speaking. ...
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Excellent (52 Occurrences)
... Hebrews 1:4; Hebrews 8:6); kratistos, "most excellent," "most noble" (Luke 1:3 Acts
23:26); ta diapheronta, "things that differ," "are preeminent" (Romans 2:18 ...
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Pre-eminent (3 Occurrences)
Pre-eminent. Preeminent, Pre-eminent. Prefect . Multi-Version Concordance ... (See
JPS). Preeminent, Pre-eminent. Prefect . Reference Bible.
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Prince (160 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) The chief of any body of men; one at the head of a class or profession;
one who is preeminent; as, a merchant prince; a prince of players. ...
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Bible Concordance

Preeminent (2 Occurrences)

Genesis 49:3 "Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength; excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.
(See NAS)

Esther 10:3 For Mordecai the Jew was next to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted by the multitude of his brothers, seeking the good of his people, and speaking peace to all his descendants.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Preeminent

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Love (703 Occurrences)

Gift (148 Occurrences)

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Pre-eminent (3 Occurrences)

Prince (160 Occurrences)