Bible Dictionary: Renew

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To make new again; to restore to freshness, perfection, or vigor; to give new life to; to rejuvenate; to reestablish; to recreate; to rebuild.

2. (v. t.) Specifically, to substitute for (an old obligation or right) a new one of the same nature; to continue in force; to make again; as, to renew a lease, note, or patent.

3. (v. t.) To begin again; to recommence.

4. (v. t.) To repeat; to go over again.

5. (v. t.) To make new spiritually; to regenerate.

6. (v. i.) To become new, or as new; to grow or begin again.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

RENEW

re-nu': The word is used in various senses:

(1) of material things, e.g. Psalm 104:30; here it means to give a new appearance, to refresh, to restore the face of the earth;

(2) in 1 Samuel 11:14, to establish more firmly the kingdom by reinstalling King Saul;

(3) in 2 Chronicles 15:8, to rebuild or repair the broken altar;

(4) in Lamentations 5:21, "renew our days," restore the favors of former days;

(5) in Isaiah 41:1, `let them gather together, or marshal their strongest arguments for answer';

(6) in Psalm 103:5 Isaiah 40:31, it refers to the restoring of spiritual strength;

(7) in the New Testament it invariably refers to spiritual renewal, e.g. Romans 12:2 2 Corinthians 4:16; Ephesians 4:23 Colossians 3:10 Titus 3:5 Hebrews 6:6; all derivatives of kainos, "new."

G. H. Gerberding

Greek

365. ananeoo -- to renew
... to renew. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ananeoo Phonetic Spelling:
(an-an-neh-o'-o) Short Definition: I renew Definition: I renew; mid: I renew myself ...
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340. anakainizo -- to renew
... to renew. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: anakainizo Phonetic Spelling:
(an-ak-ahee-nid'-zo) Short Definition: I renew, restore Definition: I make fresh ...
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1457a. egkanizo -- to renew, inaugurate
... 1457, 1457a. egkanizo. 1457b . to renew, inaugurate. Transliteration: egkanizo
Short Definition: inaugurated. Word Origin from egkainia ...
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1457. egkainizo -- to renew, inaugurate
... to renew, inaugurate. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: egkainizo Phonetic Spelling:
(eng-kahee-nid'-zo) Short Definition: I consecrate, dedicate Definition ...
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341. anakainoo -- to make new
... to make new. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: anakainoo Phonetic Spelling:
(an-ak-ahee-no'-o) Short Definition: I renew, amend, change Definition: I renew ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2318. chadash -- to renew, repair
... 2317, 2318. chadash. 2319 . to renew, repair. Transliteration: chadash Phonetic
Spelling: (khaw-dash') Short Definition: renew. Word Origin a prim. ...
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2498. chalaph -- to pass on or away, pass through
... away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change -- abolish, alter, change, cut off, go
on forward, grow up, be over, pass (away, on, through), renew, sprout, strike ...
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Library

Moreover we Renew the Canon which Orders that Country Agroikikas ...
... The Sixth Ecumenical Council. Canon XXV. Moreover we renew the canon which
orders that country agroikikas parishes and those which are� ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon xxv moreover we renew.htm

I Waiting and Working
... I Waiting and Working. They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.
Neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside Thee, which ...
//christianbookshelf.org/murray/working for god/i waiting and working.htm

The Opinions
... But if you inquire of those thousand years in which the blessed God will renew the
world, of which it is said, And the Lord alone will be exalted in that day ...
//christianbookshelf.org/mede/a key to the apocalypse/the opinions.htm

The Divine Dilemma and Its Solution in the Incarnation ...
... What, then, was God to do? What else could He possibly do, being God, but renew
His Image in mankind, so that through it men might once more come to know Him? ...
/.../athanasius/on the incarnation of the word/chapter 3 the divine dilemma.htm

The Secret of Immortal Youth
... But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up
with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/the secret of immortal youth.htm

Bourdaloue -- the Passion of Christ
... holy passion in a manner altogether mysterious, men, the false imitators, or rather
base corrupters of the works of God, have found means to renew this same ...
/.../various/the worlds great sermons vol 2/bourdaloue the passion of.htm

Submit Yourselves Therefore to God. James 4:7.
... Then you will see them bustling about, and they get engaged, as they call it, in
religion, and renew their efforts and multiply their prayers for a season; and ...
/.../finney/lectures to professing christians/submit yourselves therefore to god.htm

How a Noble Knight who was Devout to St Francis was Assured of his ...
... But Christ his Son, praying for sinners, promised to renew his life and Passion
in the person of a man, namely, in St Francis, a poor mendicant; through whose ...
/.../ugolino/the little flowers of st francis of assisi/chapter lvii how a noble.htm

The Cleansing of the Earth.
... that the two ancient authors, whose words have just been quoted, speak of the seventh
millennium as 'that day'"the day in which God will renew the world, and ...
/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the cleansing of the earth.htm

How, after the Death of Antiochus, Hyrcanus Made an Expedition ...
... Jews. 2. But Hyrcanus the high priest was desirous to renew that league
of friendship they had with the Romans. Accordingly, he ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 9 how after the.htm

Thesaurus

Renew (16 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) Specifically, to substitute for (an old obligation or right) a new one of
the same nature; to continue in force; to make again; as, to renew a lease ...
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Restore (122 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To bring back to its former state; to bring back from a state of ruin,
decay, disease, or the like; to repair; to renew; to recover. ...
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Create (15 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To effect by the agency, and under the laws, of causation; to be the occasion
of; to cause; to produce; to form or fashion; to renew. ...
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Fresh (41 Occurrences)
... 6. (superl) Renewed in vigor, alacrity, or readiness for action; as, fresh for a
combat; hence, tending to renew in vigor; rather strong; cool or brisk; as, a ...
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Renewal (6 Occurrences)

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Gilgal (39 Occurrences)
... ark was no longer in the tabernacle at Shiloh (1 Samuel 10:8; 13:7-9). To this place,
as to a central sanctuary, all Israel gathered to renew their allegiance ...
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Wings (81 Occurrences)
... themselves wings, like an eagle that flieth toward heaven" (Proverbs 23:5). So also
was Isaiah in 40:31, "They that wait for Yahweh shall renew their strength ...
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Repentance (28 Occurrences)
... Hebrews 6:4 For it is impossible to renew again to repentance those once enlightened,
and who have tasted of the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of ...
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Vexation (36 Occurrences)
... (See JPS ASV RSV). Job 10:17 You renew your witnesses against me, and increase your
indignation on me. Changes and warfare are with me. (See RSV). ...
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Kingship (17 Occurrences)
... (See RSV NIV). 1 Samuel 11:14 Then said Samuel to the people: 'Come and let
us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.' (See NIV). ...
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Bible Concordance

Renew (16 Occurrences)

Hebrews 6:4 For it is impossible to renew again to repentance those once enlightened, and who have tasted of the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
(DBY)

Hebrews 6:6 and then fell away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance; seeing they crucify the Son of God for themselves again, and put him to open shame.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS)

1 Samuel 11:14 Then said Samuel to the people, "Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

2 Chronicles 24:4 And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to renew the house of Jehovah.
(DBY YLT)

2 Chronicles 24:12 And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, and they hired masons and carpenters to renew the house of Jehovah, and also such as wrought in iron and bronze, to repair the house of Jehovah.
(DBY YLT)

Job 10:17 You renew your witnesses against me, and increase your indignation on me. Changes and warfare are with me.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Psalms 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Psalms 103:5 who satisfies your desire with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 104:30 You send forth your Spirit: they are created. You renew the face of the ground.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 9:10 Bricks have fallen, and hewn work we build, Sycamores have been cut down, and cedars we renew.'
(YLT)

Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 41:1 "Keep silent before me, islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come near, then let them speak. Let's meet together for judgment.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 61:4 And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
(See JPS YLT NIV)

Lamentations 5:21 Turn us to yourself, Yahweh, and we shall be turned. Renew our days as of old.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Habakkuk 3:2 Yahweh, I have heard of your fame. I stand in awe of your deeds, Yahweh. Renew your work in the midst of the years. In the midst of the years make it known. In wrath, you remember mercy.
(WEB RSV NIV)

Zephaniah 3:17 Yahweh, your God, is in the midst of you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing.
(See RSV)

Subtopics

Renew

Related Terms

Restore (122 Occurrences)

Create (15 Occurrences)

Fresh (41 Occurrences)

Renewal (6 Occurrences)

Gilgal (39 Occurrences)

Wings (81 Occurrences)

Repentance (28 Occurrences)

Vexation (36 Occurrences)

Kingship (17 Occurrences)