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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or constituting a species; possessing the peculiar property or properties Of a thing which constitute its species, and distinguish it from other things; as, the specific form Of an animal or a plant; the specific qualities Of a drug; the specific distinction between virtue and vice.

2. (a.) Specifying; definite, or making definite; limited; precise; discriminating; as, a specific statement.

3. (a.) Exerting a peculiar influence over any part of the body; preventing or curing disease by a peculiar adaptation, and not on general principles; as, quinine is a specific medicine in cases of malaria.

4. (n.) A specific remedy. See Specific, a., 3.

5. (a.) Anything having peculiar adaptation to the purpose to which it is applied.

Greek

498. antitasso -- to range in battle against, to set oneself ...
... [498 (), a very old military term, was used for placing a soldier in a specific
platoon (with a specific function) -- ie in a definite order to attack or resist ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/498.htm - 8k

5610. hora -- a time or period, an hour
... a "season"; time or opportunity to reach a goal (fulfill a purpose); a time-period;
a limited period to accomplish the Lord's specific purpose, ie "the hour ...
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2816. kleronomeo -- to inherit
... Cognate: 2816 (from 2818 , "a specific allotment of inheritance, apportioned by
casting lots") -- properly, to assign inheritance (inherit) by . ...
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2602. katabole -- a laying down
... 2602 (from 2596 , "exactly according to," down from the most general to the most
specific detail, "following all the way along," and 906 , "to cast ...
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2613. katadikazo -- to pass sentence upon
... 2613 (from 2596 , "according to, down," which intensifies , "to act as judge") --
properly, judge , ie condemn in an (personal) manner that is highly specific. ...
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444. anthropos -- a man, human, mankind
... Accordingly, the Bible uses 444 () of a specific man, woman, or class (type, group)
of people -- ie (inclusive of every man, woman and child; see also 1 Cor 11 ...
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2607. kataginosko -- to blame
... properly, to find as and on the basis of direct, ; condemn by having a first-hand
awareness of the facts; to charge as guilty with specific (pointed) facts. ...
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1189. deomai -- to want, entreat
... in want," see also 1162 , "felt-need") -- properly, to because of lack -- hence,
to ; to have deep personal need causing one to (make earnest, specific request ...
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1997. episunagoge -- a gathering together, an assembly
... Cognate: 1997 -- a (apt) "grouping together" that fulfills (builds ) the specific
of the gathering together (note the , ""). See 1996 (). ...
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1785. entole -- an injunction, order, command
... the () of a . [1785 (a feminine noun) highlights the of a specific order
(charge), ie its "in-context objective."]. Word Origin from ...
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Strong's Hebrew

545. omnah -- bringing up, nourishment
... brought up. Feminine of 'omen (in the specific sense of training); tutelage -- brought
up. see HEBREW 'omen. 544, 545. omnah. 546 . Strong's Numbers.
/hebrew/545.htm - 6k

7673. shabath -- to cease, desist, rest
... A primitive root; to repose, ie Desist from exertion; used in many implied relations
(causative, figurative or specific) -- (cause to, let, make to) cease ...
/hebrew/7673.htm - 5k

4725. maqom -- a standing place, place
... mek-o-mah'}; or mqomah {mek-o-mah'}; from quwm; properly, a standing, ie A spot;
but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a ...
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Library

Whether Concupiscence is a Specific Passion?
... OF CONCUPISCENCE (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether concupiscence is a specific passion? ... Therefore
concupiscence is not a specific passion of the concupiscible faculty. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether concupiscence is a specific.htm

Whether Charity is a Specific virtue
... Article Four Whether Charity is a Specific Virtue. Whether Charity is a Specific
Virtue ... 1. It seems that charity is not a specific virtue. ...
/.../aquinas/nature and grace/article four whether charity is.htm

Of the Specific Powers of the Soul (Four Articles)
... OF THE SPECIFIC POWERS OF THE SOUL (FOUR ARTICLES). We next treat of the
powers of the soul specifically. The theologian, however ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/of the specific powers of.htm

Specific Points. The Novelty of Marcion's God Fatal to his ...
... Book I. Wherein is described the god of Marcion. Chapter VIII."Specific Points.
The Novelty of Marcion's God Fatal to His Pretensions ...
/.../the five books against marcion/chapter viii specific points the novelty.htm

The Account of the Creation in Genesis a General One, Corroborated ...
... Account of the Creation in Genesis a General One, Corroborated, However, by Many
Other Passages of the Old Testament, Which Give Account of Specific Creations. ...
/.../tertullian/against hermogenes/chapter xxxii the account of the.htm

But, if it Does not Weary You, Let the Point Out as Briefly as ...
... But, if it does not weary you, let the point out as briefly as possible, specific
references to prophecy in the Gospels, that those who are being instructed in ...
/.../20 but if it does.htm

Whether Unformed Faith is a Gift of God
... I:answer: lack of form is a kind of privation. A privation sometimes belongs
to the specific nature of a thing. At other times it ...
/.../aquinas/nature and grace/article two whether unformed faith.htm

Whether any Habit is from Nature?
... First in respect of the specific nature, as the faculty of laughing is natural
to man, and it is natural to fire to have an upward tendency. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether any habit is from.htm

Whether the Species Derived from the End is Contained under the ...
... taken from the object. Objection 2: Further, the last difference always
constitutes the most specific species. But the difference ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the species derived from.htm

How it was Brought About that the Greeks Speak of Three Hypostases ...
... But when it is asked what three, we reply three men, calling them in the plural
by a specific name; but if we were to say three animals, then by a generic name ...
/.../augustine/on the holy trinity/chapter 4 how it was brought.htm

Thesaurus

Specific (2 Occurrences)
... species; possessing the peculiar property or properties Of a thing which constitute
its species, and distinguish it from other things; as, the specific form Of ...
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Demonology
... The vaguely conceived spirits of the earlier conception are advanced to the position
of deities with names, fixed characters and specific functions, organized ...
/d/demonology.htm - 24k

Demoniac (7 Occurrences)
... The vaguely conceived spirits of the earlier conception are advanced to the position
of deities with names, fixed characters and specific functions, organized ...
/d/demoniac.htm - 26k

Demon (26 Occurrences)
... The vaguely conceived spirits of the earlier conception are advanced to the position
of deities with names, fixed characters and specific functions, organized ...
/d/demon.htm - 32k

Paraclete
... Of course the objection to this translation is that it is too indefinite. The specific
Christian conception is lost in the comprehensiveness of the term. ...
/p/paraclete.htm - 17k

Offices (14 Occurrences)
... CHRIST, OFFICES OF. of'-is-is. General Titles of our Lord I. CHRIST'S MEDIATION
EXPRESSED IN THE SPECIFIC OFFICES Historical Review of the Theory II. ...
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Leopard (6 Occurrences)
... Like other animals of wide range, it has local varieties, but these shade into each
other imperceptibly, and the one specific name, Felis pardus, includes all. ...
/l/leopard.htm - 13k

Games (2 Occurrences)
... THE GAMES OF GREECE AND ROME 1. Historical Introduction 2. General References 3.
Specific References to Greek Athletics 4. References to the Theater and the ...
/g/games.htm - 40k

In (142459 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (prep.) The specific signification of in is situation
or place with respect to surrounding, environment, encompassment, etc. ...
/i/in.htm - 13k

Excommunication
... But this latter, like Matthew 16:19, seems to refer to the general enunciations
of principles and policies rather than to specific ecclesiastical enactments. ...
/e/excommunication.htm - 15k

Bible Concordance

Specific (2 Occurrences)

Ephesians 3:6 that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of his promise in Christ Jesus through the Good News,
(See NAS)

Numbers 4:32 and the pillars of the court around it, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name you shall appoint the instruments of the duty of their burden.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Specific

Related Terms

Demonology

Demoniac (7 Occurrences)

Demon (26 Occurrences)

Paraclete

Offices (14 Occurrences)

Leopard (6 Occurrences)

Games (2 Occurrences)

In (142459 Occurrences)

Excommunication