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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) The natural height of an animal or human.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

STATURE

stat'-ur (madh, middah, "measure" (Numbers 13:32, etc.), qomah, "standing up" (1 Samuel 16:7, etc.); helikia, "greatness"): This last word means "height of the body," "stature," in Luke 2:52; Luke 19:3 Ephesians 4:13, but it can mean "length of life" equally well and has this force in John 9:21, 23 Hebrews 11:11. And this meaning, not "stature" (as in the King James Version), is fixed for Matthew 6:27 parallel Luke 12:25, for to add some 18 inches (see CUBIT) to one's "stature" would be a grotesque feat, while it is the smallness of the act that is emphasized. Hence, the translation "able to extend his long path of life by a single cubit" (the Revised Version (British and American) "measure of life"). Compare also "great of stature" Baruch 3:26 (eumegethes).

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Greek

2244. helikia -- maturity, ie age
... maturity, ie age. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: helikia Phonetic
Spelling: (hay-lik-ee'-ah) Short Definition: age, stature Definition: age ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4067. madon -- stature
... 4066, 4067. madon. 4068 . stature. Transliteration: madon Phonetic Spelling:
(maw-dohn') Short Definition: stature. Word Origin see middah. stature ...
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4060a. middah -- measure, measurement, stature, size, a garment
... 4060, 4060a. middah. 4060b . measure, measurement, stature, size, a garment.
Transliteration: middah Short Definition: measurements. Word Origin fem. ...
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4060. middah -- measure, measurement, stature, size, a garment
... 4059, 4060. middah. 4060a . measure, measurement, stature, size, a garment.
Transliteration: middah Phonetic Spelling: (mid-daw') Short Definition: garment ...
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7419. ramuth -- height, lofty stature
... 7418, 7419. ramuth. 7420 . height, lofty stature. Transliteration: ramuth
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-mooth') Short Definition: refuse. ...
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6967. qomah -- height
... Word Origin from qum Definition height NASB Word Usage height (26), height of his
stature (1), high (9), length (1), stature (5), tall (2), very high (1). ...
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4055. mad -- a measure, cloth garment
... garment NASB Word Usage armor (2), attire* (1), carpets (1), cloak (1), clothes
(1), garment (1), garments (1), measure (1), measured (1), robe (1), stature (1 ...
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1432. gadel -- becoming great, growing up
... Word Origin from gadal Definition becoming great, growing up NASB Word Usage greater
(1), grow richer (1), growing* (1), lustful* (1), stature (1). great, grew. ...
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Library

This Thy Stature is Like to a Palmtree, and Thy Breasts to ...
... CHAPTER VII. 7. This thy stature is like to a palmtree, and thy breasts
to clusters of grapes. Thy stature, that is, thy whole soul ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/guyon/song of songs of solomon/7 this thy stature is.htm

January 14. "Unto the Measure of the Stature of the Fulness of ...
... JANUARY 14. "Unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ" (Eph. ... 13).
"Unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ" (Ephesians 4:13). ...
/.../simpson/days of heaven upon earth /january 14 unto the measure.htm

Whether all Will Rise Again of the Same Stature?
... OF THE QUALITY OF THOSE WHO RISE AGAIN (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether all will rise again
of the same stature? ... Therefore all will rise again of the same stature. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether all will rise again 3.htm

Of the Long Life and Greater Stature of the Antediluvians.
... Book XV. Chapter 9."Of the Long Life and Greater Stature of the Antediluvians.
Wherefore no one who considerately weighs facts ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 9 of the long life.htm

Chapter xv.
... "Which of you, by taking thought, [389] can add one cubit unto his stature?
[390] And why take ye thought for raiment?" That is ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/augustine/our lords sermon on the mount/chapter xv 2.htm

Whether the Body of Man was Given an Apt Disposition?
... the brutes. But plants are erect in stature, while brutes are prone in
stature. Therefore man should not be of erect stature. On ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the body of man.htm

The Little Ones and their Angels.
... of such a kind, that furnish the reason why one is great, or little, or of middle
height; and it is of our free-will either by advancing in stature to increase ...
/.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of matthew/26 the little ones and.htm

iv.
... But it belongs to humanity to increase in stature and in wisdom, and, I might add,
in grace, intelligence keeping pace with the measure of the body, and ...
//christianbookshelf.org/schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/iv.htm

Growing up into Christ
... In like manner those who are just converted to Christ are, "as new-born babes,"
to "grow up" to the stature of men and women in Christ Jesus.1 Peter 2:2 ...
//christianbookshelf.org/white/steps to christ/chapter 8 growing up into.htm

Against the Calumnies with which Unbelievers Throw Ridicule Upon ...
... And as the Lord says, "Verily I say unto you, not a hair of your head shall perish,"
[1628] shall all bodies have an equal stature and strength, or shall there ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 12 against the calumnies with.htm

Thesaurus

Stature (22 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) The natural height of an animal or human.
Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. STATURE. stat'-ur (madh ...
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Foliage (14 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 17:6 It grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches
turned toward him, and its roots were under him: so it became a vine, and ...
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Boughs (29 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 17:6 And it springeth up, and becometh a spreading vine, humble of stature,
To turn its thin shoots toward itself, And its roots are under it, And it ...
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Towered (4 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 19:11 It had strong rods for the scepters of those who bore rule, and their
stature was exalted among the thick boughs, and they were seen in their ...
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Giant (8 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A man of extraordinary bulk and stature. 2. (n.)
A person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual. ...
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Amidst (13 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 31:3 Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, with fair branches and a shadowing
shroud, and of a high stature: and his top was amidst the thick boughs. ...
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Shoots (32 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 17:6 And it springeth up, and becometh a spreading vine, humble of stature,
To turn its thin shoots toward itself, And its roots are under it, And it ...
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Haughty (35 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 10:33 Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror:
and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be ...
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Giants (18 Occurrences)
... a root signifying "wonder," and hence "monsters" or "prodigies." In Numbers 13:33
this name is given to a Canaanitish tribe, a race of large stature, "the sons ...
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Zacchaeus (3 Occurrences)
... a considerable quantity of balsam, was undoubtedly an important post, and would
account for Zacchaeus being a rich man." Being short of stature, he hastened on ...
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Bible Concordance

Stature (22 Occurrences)

Matthew 6:27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
(KJV WBS)

Luke 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 12:25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
(KJV DBY WBS)

Luke 19:3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.
(KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Ephesians 4:13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Numbers 13:32 They brought up an evil report of the land which they had spied out to the children of Israel, saying, "The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that eats up its inhabitants; and all the people who we saw in it are men of great stature.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

1 Samuel 2:26 A man of God came to Eli, and said to him, "Thus says Yahweh,'Did I reveal myself to the house of your father, when they were in Egypt in bondage to Pharaoh's house?
(See NAS RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 16:7 But Yahweh said to Samuel, "Don't look on his face, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for Yahweh sees not as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

1 Samuel 28:20 And Saul hasteth and falleth -- the fulness of his stature -- to the earth, and feareth greatly because of the words of Samuel; also power was not in him, for he had not eaten bread all the day, and all the night.
(YLT)

2 Samuel 21:20 There was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

1 Chronicles 11:23 He killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

1 Chronicles 20:6 There was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were twenty-four, six on each hand, and six on each foot; and he also was born to the giant.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Song of Songs 7:7 This, your stature, is like a palm tree, your breasts like its fruit.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Isaiah 10:33 Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Isaiah 45:14 Thus says Yahweh: "The labor of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over to you, and they shall be yours. They will go after you. They shall come over in chains; and they will bow down to you. They will make supplication to you:'Surely God is in you; and there is none else. There is no other god.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Ezekiel 13:18 and say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Woe to the women who sew pillows on all elbows, and make kerchiefs for the head of persons of every stature to hunt souls! Will you hunt the souls of my people, and save souls alive for yourselves?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Ezekiel 17:6 It grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and its roots were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Ezekiel 19:11 It had strong rods for the scepters of those who bore rule, and their stature was exalted among the thick boughs, and they were seen in their height with the multitude of their branches.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Ezekiel 31:3 Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with beautiful branches, and with a forest-like shade, and of high stature; and its top was among the thick boughs.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Ezekiel 31:5 Therefore its stature was exalted above all the trees of the field; and its boughs were multiplied, and its branches became long by reason of many waters, when it shot them forth.
(WEB JPS ASV YLT)

Ezekiel 31:10 Therefore thus said the Lord Yahweh: Because you are exalted in stature, and he has set his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;
(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS)

Ezekiel 31:14 to the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves in their stature, neither set their top among the thick boughs, nor that their mighty ones stand up on their height, even all who drink water: for they are all delivered to death, to the lower parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with those who go down to the pit.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS)

Subtopics

Stature

Related Terms

Foliage (14 Occurrences)

Boughs (29 Occurrences)

Towered (4 Occurrences)

Giant (8 Occurrences)

Amidst (13 Occurrences)

Shoots (32 Occurrences)

Haughty (35 Occurrences)

Giants (18 Occurrences)

Zacchaeus (3 Occurrences)