Bible Dictionary: Privilege

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A benefit, advantage, or right not enjoyed by others or by all; special enjoyment of a good, or exemption from an evil or burden; a prerogative; advantage; franchise.

2. (n.) See etc.

3. (v. t.) To grant some particular right or exemption to; to invest with a peculiar right or immunity; to authorize; as, to privilege representatives from arrest.

4. (v. t.) To bring or put into a condition of privilege or exemption from evil or danger; to exempt; to deliver.

Greek

1849. exousia -- power to act, authority
... 1849 (from 1537 , "out from," which intensifies 1510 , ", as a right or privilege")
-- authority, power; ("authorization"), operating in a . ...
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4442. pur -- fire
... Indeed the brings the privilege of being which happens by experiencing . Our lives
can become true to Him as we obey this imparted faith from God by His power. ...
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2715. katexousiazo -- to exercise authority over
... exercise authority. From kata and exousiazo; to have (wield) full privilege over --
exercise authority. see GREEK kata. see GREEK exousiazo. ...
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2820. kleroo -- to assign by lot
... assign or obtain an inheritance. From kleros; to allot, ie (figuratively) to assign
(a privilege) -- obtain an inheritance. see GREEK kleros. ...
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3804. pathema -- that which befalls one, ie a suffering, a passion
... Cognate: 3804 (from 3958 , "the capacity to feel strong emotion, like suffering") --
properly, the capacity and privilege of experiencing strong feeling ...
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4415. prototokia -- the rights of the first-born
... birthright. From prototokos; primogeniture (as a privilege) -- birthright. see GREEK
prototokos. (prototokia) -- 1 Occurrence. 4414, 4415. prototokia. 4416 > ...
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5193. hualinos -- of glass, glassy
... This projects (reflects) the glory He invested in them as ("") . In this way, --
believers have the incredible privilege of (reflecting) it! ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4941. mishpat -- judgment
... including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly,
justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary ...
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Library

Privilege and Obligation
... ROMANS PRIVILEGE AND OBLIGATION. ... Let us look, then, at these two points, the universal
privilege and the universal obligation of the Christian life. ...
/.../romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/privilege and obligation.htm

The Saints' Privilege and Profit;
... THE SAINTS' PRIVILEGE AND PROFIT; OR, THE THRONE OF GRACE. ADVERTISEMENT
BY THE EDITOR. ... GEO. OFFOR. THE SAINTS' PRIVILEGE AND PROFIT. ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/the saints privilege and profit.htm

The Indwelling of the Spirit, the Common Privilege of all ...
... The Indwelling of the Spirit, the Common Privilege of All Believers. ... Secondly,
That this Spirit is the common privilege of all believers. ...
/.../selected sermons of george whitefield/the indwelling of the spirit.htm

A Believer's Privilege at Death
... 7. Death and the last day 2. A Believer's Privilege At Death. 'For to me
to live is Christ, and to die is gain.' Philippians 1: Hope ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/watson/a body of divinity/2 a believers privilege at.htm

Covenanting a Privilege of Believers.
... CHAPTER X. COVENANTING A PRIVILEGE OF BELIEVERS. ... First. Believers Covenanting are
a people near to God. To be near to God, is to have special privilege. ...
/.../cunningham/the ordinance of covenanting/chapter x covenanting a privilege.htm

The Great Privilege of those that are Born of God
... First Series Sermon 19 The Great Privilege of those that are Born of God.
"Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin." 1 John 3:9. ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 19 the great privilege.htm

The Blessed Privilege of Seeing God Explained
... 17. The blessed privilege of seeing God explained. ... Is there such a blessed privilege
after this life? Then let me persuade all who hear me this day: ...
/.../the beatitudes an exposition of matthew 51-12/17 the blessed privilege of.htm

Privilege and Experience
... II. PRIVILEGE AND EXPERIENCE. "And he said unto him ... the restoration of the
privilege. I. THE HIGH PRIVILEGE OF THE CHILDREN OF GOD. ...
/.../murray/the deeper christian life/ii privilege and experience.htm

Prayer --A Privilege, Princely, Sacred
... I. PRAYER"A PRIVILEGE, PRINCELY, SACRED. I am the creature ... same means. Prayer
is a privilege, a sacred, princely privilege. Prayer is ...
/.../bounds/the reality of prayer/i prayera privilege princely sacred.htm

The Privilege of Prayer
... Chapter 11 The Privilege of Prayer. ... His humanity made prayer a necessity and a
privilege. He found comfort and joy in communion with His Father. ...
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Thesaurus

Privilege (9 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To grant some particular right or exemption to; to invest with a peculiar
right or immunity; to authorize; as, to privilege representatives from arrest ...
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Liberty (32 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) A privilege conferred by a superior power; permission granted; leave; as,
liberty given to a child to play, or to a witness to leave a court, and the ...
/l/liberty.htm - 20k

Rehoboam (42 Occurrences)
... Nevertheless, the people claimed a constitutional privilege, based perhaps on the
transaction of Samuel in the election of Saul (1 Samuel 10:25), to be a party ...
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Lapse (9 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) The termination of a right or privilege through neglect to exercise it within
the limited time, or through failure of some contingency; hence, the ...
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Grace (277 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) The exercise of love, kindness, mercy, favor;
disposition to benefit or serve another; favor bestowed or privilege conferred. ...
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Faculty (1 Occurrence)
... 4. (n.) Privilege or permission, granted by favor or indulgence, to do a
particular thing; authority; license; dispensation. 5. (n ...
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Toll (8 Occurrences)
... 8. (n.) A tax paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege
of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a ...
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Election (6 Occurrences)
... The Scripture speaks (1) of the election of individuals to office or to honour and
privilege, eg, Abraham, Jacob, Saul, David, Solomon, were all chosen by God ...
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Desolation (131 Occurrences)
... Jason promised the king large sums of money for the transfer of the office of high
priest from his brother to himself and the privilege of erecting a gymnasium ...
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Salvation (386 Occurrences)
... for granted, but that the opposite opinion was by no means dormant, even at a late
period, is shown by Matthew 3:9. The idea of a special privilege of Israel ...
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Bible Concordance

Privilege (9 Occurrences)

John 1:12 But all who have received Him, to them--that is, to those who trust in His name--He has given the privilege of becoming children of God;
(WEY)

Romans 3:1 What special privilege, then, has a Jew? Or what benefit is to be derived from circumcision?
(WEY)

Romans 3:2 The privilege is great from every point of view. First of all, because the Jews were entrusted with God's truth.
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 8:9 but see, lest this privilege of yours may become a stumbling-block to the infirm,
(YLT)

2 Corinthians 8:4 begging us with much entreaty to receive this grace and the fellowship in the service to the saints.
(See NIV)

Philippians 1:29 For you have had the privilege granted you on behalf of Christ--not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer on His behalf;
(WEY)

Revelation 2:7 "'Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches. To him who overcomes I will give the privilege of eating the fruit of the Tree of Life, which is in the Paradise of God.'
(WEY)

Revelation 3:21 "'To him who overcomes I will give the privilege of sitting down with Me on My throne, as I also have overcome and have sat down with My Father on His throne.
(WEY)

Revelation 21:6 He also said, "They have now been fulfilled. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To those who are thirsty I will give the privilege of drinking from the well of the Water of Life without payment.
(WEY)

Subtopics

Entitlement

Privilege

Related Terms

Liberty (32 Occurrences)

Rehoboam (42 Occurrences)

Lapse (9 Occurrences)

Grace (277 Occurrences)

Faculty (1 Occurrence)

Toll (8 Occurrences)

Election (6 Occurrences)

Desolation (131 Occurrences)