Bible Dictionary: Reliance

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) Dependence; confidence; trust; repose of mind upon what is deemed sufficient support or authority.

2. (n.) Anything on which to rely; dependence; ground of trust; as, the boat was a poor reliance.

Greek

4006. pepoithesis -- confidence
... Noun, Feminine Transliteration: pepoithesis Phonetic Spelling: (pep-oy'-thay-sis)
Short Definition: confidence, trust Definition: confidence, trust, reliance. ...
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5013. tapeinoo -- to make low, fig. to humble
... With the believer, 5013 ("show humility, true lowliness") happens by being fully
dependent on the Lord -- dismissing reliance upon (-government) and . ...
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5012. tapeinophrosune -- lowliness of mind, humility
... For the believer, 5012 ("humility") means living in , ie with no reliance on (the
flesh). [5012 () is atypically used of humility in Col 2:18,23.]. humility ...
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4102. pistis -- faith, faithfulness
... From peitho; persuasion, ie Credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the
truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ ...
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Library

Reliance for the Future.
... THE SEASONS, ANNUAL OCCASIONS, ETC. 901. " Reliance for the Future. 901. 8s. & 7s.
M. Estlin. Reliance for the Future. 1 Gracious Source of every blessing! ...
/.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/901 reliance for the.htm

Reliance on God.
... RELIGIOUS EXULTATION. 637. " Reliance on God. 637. SM Moravian. Reliance
on God. 1 Give to the winds thy fears; Hope and be ...
/.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/637 reliance on god.htm

SM Moravian. Reliance.
... 254. SM Moravian. Reliance. 1 Commit thou all thy griefs And ways into His hands,
To His sure trust and tender care, Who earth and heaven commands; ...
/.../book of hymns for public and private devotion/254 s m moravian reliance.htm

LM Collett. Reliance.
... VI. THE CHRISTIAN CHARACTER. 261. LM Collett. Reliance. 1 Through all the various
shifting scene Of life's mistaken ill or good, Thy hand, O God! ...
/.../book of hymns for public and private devotion/261 l m collett reliance.htm

February the Twenty-Ninth Invincible Reliance
... FEBRUARY The Twenty-ninth INVINCIBLE RELIANCE. HEBREWS xi.17-22. ... The critical need
unveils His grace. Faith goes out on this invincible reliance. ...
/.../february the twenty-ninth invincible reliance.htm

Letter xiii. --Reliance on God Alone.
... FIFTH BOOK: FRESH TRIALS, SUFFERINGS AND PRIVATIONS. Letter XIII."Reliance
on God Alone. To the same Sister. I acknowledge that ...
/.../abandonment to divine providence/letter xiii reliance on god alone.htm

The Inhabitant of the Rock
... here. Now the literal meaning of the expression here rendered 'to trust'
is to lean upon anything. As we say, trust is reliance. As ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/the inhabitant of the rock.htm

'The Breastplate of Righteousness'
... He that hath faith thereby has the righteousness which is through faith in Christ,
for in his faith he has the one formative principle of reliance on God ...
/.../the breastplate of righteousness.htm

The Fear which Terminates in the Second Death.
... It may be of several kinds; particularly"that to which precludes trust in God, and
reliance on his grace in Christ"that which operates to explain away the ...
/.../lee/sermons on various important subjects/sermon xx the fear which.htm

Hobab
... I wish to bring out is this, that the living heart and root of true Christianity
is neither more nor less than the absolute and utter reliance upon nothing ...
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Thesaurus

Reliance (6 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Anything on which to rely; dependence; ground of trust; as, the boat was
a poor reliance. Multi-Version Concordance Reliance (6 Occurrences). ...
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Trust (201 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Assured resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship,
or other sound principle, of another person; confidence; reliance; reliance...
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Confidence (103 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith
in; trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now commonly by in. ...
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Faith (769 Occurrences)
... testimony has always associated with it a deep sense of sin, a distinct view of
Christ, a consenting will, and a loving heart, together with a reliance on, a ...
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Reliable (8 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of
dependence or reliance; trustworthy. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Relied (10 Occurrences)

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Strength (517 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) One who, or that which, is regarded as embodying or affording force, strength,
or firmness; that on which confidence or reliance is based; support ...
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Numbering (35 Occurrences)
... It indicated a reliance on his part on an arm of flesh, an estimating of his power
not by the divine favour but by the material resources of his kingdom. ...
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On (40792 Occurrences)
... 7. (prep.) Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in; as, to depend
on a person for assistance; to rely on; hence, indicating the ground or support ...
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Gracious (106 Occurrences)
... For the reason for our boasting is this--the testimony of our own conscience that
it was in holiness and with pure motives before God, and in reliance not on ...
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Bible Concordance

Reliance (6 Occurrences)

Acts 14:3 Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
(See NAS)

2 Corinthians 1:12 For the reason for our boasting is this--the testimony of our own conscience that it was in holiness and with pure motives before God, and in reliance not on worldly wisdom but on the gracious help of God, that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and above all in our relations with you.
(WEY)

Colossians 1:29 To this end, like an earnest wrestler, I exert all my strength in reliance upon the power of Him who is mightily at work within me.
(WEY)

Job 8:14 Whose confidence shall be cut off, and his reliance is a spider's web.
(DBY)

Proverbs 25:19 Putting one's faith in a false man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a shaking foot.
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 29:16 It shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, bringing iniquity to memory, when they turn to look after them: and they shall know that I am the Lord Yahweh."'"
(See RSV)

Subtopics

Reliance

Related Terms

Trust (201 Occurrences)

Confidence (103 Occurrences)

Faith (769 Occurrences)

Reliable (8 Occurrences)

Relied (10 Occurrences)

Strength (517 Occurrences)

Numbering (35 Occurrences)

On (40792 Occurrences)

Gracious (106 Occurrences)