Bible Dictionary: Spin

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or machinery; as, to spin wool, cotton, or flax; to spin goat's hair; to produce by drawing out and twisting a fibrous material.

2. (v. t.) To draw out tediously; to form by a slow process, or by degrees; to extend to a great length; -- with out; as, to spin out large volumes on a subject.

3. (v. t.) To protract; to spend by delays; as, to spin out the day in idleness.

4. (v. t.) To cause to turn round rapidly; to whirl; to twirl; as, to spin a top.

5. (v. t.) To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, or the like) from threads produced by the extrusion of a viscid, transparent liquid, which hardens on coming into contact with the air; -- said of the spider, the silkworm, etc.

6. (v. t.) To shape, as malleable sheet metal, into a hollow form, by bending or buckling it by pressing against it with a smooth hand tool or roller while the metal revolves, as in a lathe.

7. (v. i.) To practice spinning; to work at drawing and twisting threads; to make yarn or thread from fiber; as, the woman knows how to spin; a machine or jenny spins with great exactness.

8. (v. i.) To move round rapidly; to whirl; to revolve, as a top or a spindle, about its axis.

9. (v. i.) To stream or issue in a thread or a small current or jet; as, blood spins from a vein.

10. (v. i.) To move swiftly; as, to spin along the road in a carriage, on a bicycle, etc.

11. (n.) The act of spinning; as, the spin of a top; a spin a bicycle.

12. (n.) Velocity of rotation about some specified axis.

Greek

3514. netho -- to spin
... 3513, 3514. netho. 3515 . to spin. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: netho
Phonetic Spelling: (nay'-tho) Short Definition: I spin Definition: I spin. ...
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1909. epi -- on, upon
... 1909 ("upon") naturally looks to the response (effect) that goes with the
envisioned , ie its apt result ("spin-offs," effects). ...
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1926. epidechomai -- to accept as true, to receive besides
... 9,10). This envisions all the "nasty spin-offs" that went with Diotrephes
to "aptly welcome" people into his local church. [1926 ...
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1437. ean -- if
... 1437 (a conjunction, derived from 1487 , "if" and 302 , a particle showing a statement
is ) -- , referring to a extending to its "spin-off" -- ie that happen ...
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1925. epideiknumi -- to show, to prove
... 1925 (from 1909 , ", fitting" and 1166 , "to show") -- properly, show , ie
demonstrating something in terms of its natural "spin-offs" (effects). ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2901. tavah -- to spin
... tavah. 2902 . to spin. Transliteration: tavah Phonetic Spelling: (taw-vaw') Short
Definition: spun. ... root Definition to spin NASB Word Usage spun (2). spin. ...
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1523. gil -- to rejoice
... Or (by permutation) guwl {gool}; a primitive root; properly, to spin round (under
the influence of any violent emotion), ie Usually rejoice, or (as cringing ...
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Library

Anxious About Earth, or Earnest About the Kingdom
... Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto
you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.28. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture e/anxious about earth or earnest.htm

The Preaching of Nature.
... He never neglects to clothe the ground with grass, or to nourish the lilies,
which neither toil nor spin. Yet we who both toil and ...
/.../the life of duty a years plain sermons v 2/sermon l the preaching of.htm

Matt. vi. 28, 29
... Homily XXII. Matt. VI. 28, 29. Matt. VI.28, 29. "Consider the lilies of the
field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin. ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on the gospel of saint matthew/homily xxii matt vi 28.htm

Flimsy Garments
... He has been pouring out swift, indignant denunciation on the evil-doers in Israel;
and, says he, 'they hatch cockatrice's eggs and spin spiders' webs,' pointing ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/flimsy garments.htm

An Old Subscription List
... Such sentences as these occur over and over again"'And every man with whom was found'
so-and-so 'brought it'; 'And all the women did spin with their hands ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/an old subscription list.htm

The Life of Faith.
... you by the divine action. Thus you will spin your silk in secret, doing what
you can neither see nor feel. You will condemn in yourself ...
/.../de caussade/abandonment to divine providence/section v the life of faith.htm

Providence
... And why be anxious about clothing? 'Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow;
they toil not, neither do they spin; and yet Solomon in all his glory was ...
/.../kingsley/sermons for the times/sermon xiii providence.htm

Anxious Care
... The 'fowls of the air,' the lilies of the field,' 'they toil not, neither do they
spin'; and then, with what an eye for the beauty of God's universe,"'Solomon ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/anxious care.htm

Growth
... The lilies grow, He says, of themselves; they toil not, neither do they spin. ...
The lily may grow; the man must fret and toil and spin. ...
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To the Right Hon. Henry Pelham, First Lord Commissioner of the ...
... Defy the dangers of the field and flood,. Or, spider-like, spin out our
precious all,. Our more than vitals spin (if no regard. To ...
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Thesaurus

Spin (4 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or machinery; as,
to spin wool, cotton, or flax; to spin goat's hair; to produce by drawing out ...
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Spindle (2 Occurrences)
... slender. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SPINDLE. spin'-d'-l. See SPINNING.
Multi-Version Concordance Spindle (2 Occurrences). 2 ...
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Labor (181 Occurrences)
... Matthew 6:28 and about clothing why are ye anxious? consider well the lilies of
the field; how do they grow? they do not labour, nor do they spin; (See NIV). ...
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Labour (119 Occurrences)
... consider well the lilies of the field; how do they grow? they do not labour,
nor do they spin; (YLT). ... They neither labour nor spin. ...
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Lilies (15 Occurrences)
... Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don't toil, neither
do they spin, (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Grow (139 Occurrences)
... Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don't toil, neither
do they spin, (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Toil (66 Occurrences)
... clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don't toil,
neither do they spin, (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV). Luke ...
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Consider (178 Occurrences)
... clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don't toil,
neither do they spin, (WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT RSV). Matthew ...
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Spider (3 Occurrences)
... The abdomen is large and not segmented, with two or three pairs of spinnerets near
the end, by means of which they spin threads of silk to form cocoons, or ...
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Spinning
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spin. 2. (a. & n.) from
Spin. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SPINNING. spin'-ing ...
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Bible Concordance

Spin (4 Occurrences)

Matthew 6:28 Why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don't toil, neither do they spin,
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 12:27 Consider the lilies, how they grow. They don't toil, neither do they spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 35:25 And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen.
(KJV JPS ASV)

Isaiah 59:5 They hatch basilisks' eggs, and weave the spider's web; he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Spin

Related Terms

Spindle (2 Occurrences)

Labor (181 Occurrences)

Labour (119 Occurrences)

Lilies (15 Occurrences)

Grow (139 Occurrences)

Toil (66 Occurrences)

Consider (178 Occurrences)

Spider (3 Occurrences)

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