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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (imp. & p. p.) of Strain.

2. (a.) Subjected to great or excessive tension; wrenched; weakened; as, strained relations between old friends.

3. (a.) Done or produced with straining or excessive effort; as, his wit was strained.

Greek

603. apokaradokia -- strained expectancy
... strained expectancy. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: apokaradokia
Phonetic Spelling: (ap-ok-ar-ad-ok-ee'-ah) Short Definition: eager expectation ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2470a. chalah -- to be weak or sick
... 1), pretend to be ill (1), pretended to be ill (1), putting him to grief (1), serious
(1), sick (13), sickliness (1), sickly (1), sorry (1), strained (1), weak ...
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8194. shaphah -- perhaps cream
... cheese. From shaphah in the sense of clarifying; a cheese (as strained from the
whey) -- cheese. see HEBREW shaphah. 8193, 8194. shaphah. 8195 . ...
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Library

Whether Plain Water is Necessary for Baptism?
... If, however, from the liquor thus thickened plain water be strained, it can be used
for Baptism: just as water strained from mud, although mud cannot be used ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether plain water is necessary.htm

"Art Thou He?"
... But the narrative has to be greatly strained and dragged out of its obvious
course to make it cover the necessities of such an hypothesis. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/meyer/john the baptist/xi art thou he.htm

The Servant-Lord
... the careful tending of the light amid the darkness and the gusts that threaten to
blow it out, and every ear is to be listening and every eye strained, for the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture e/the servant-lord.htm

Christianity Misunderstood by Believers.
... was obscured, the more the miraculous was introduced into it; and the more the
miraculous was introduced into it, the more the doctrine was strained from its ...
/.../the kingdom of god is within you/chapter iii christianity misunderstood by.htm

Psalm LXXXI.
... For ye belong to the presses, and in you, whom the waters have brought
forth, one thing is strained out, another is thrown away. ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm lxxxi.htm

The Intrepid Pioneer.
... had not been ordained, and could not therefore dispense the sacraments, but the
relations between Wray and Black became somewhat strained, and threatened ...
//christianbookshelf.org/maclean/william black/iv the intrepid pioneer.htm

The Procession of Sorrow
... weeping and lamenting. Say not that the comparison is strained, for in a
moment I will withdraw it and present the contrast. Grant me ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 9 1863/the procession of sorrow.htm

Starting a Newspaper. An Experience of Mr. John Jones.
... Never having strained my credit, it was tight and strong, and I had but to ask
the three months' favour to get it without a sign of reluctance. ...
/.../arthur/words for the wise/starting a newspaper an experience.htm

Its Evidence
... faith alone. By such a method of justification the pride of the creature
is strained, and the grace of God is magnified. Now the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the doctrine of justification/9 its evidence.htm

Faith and Life
... There are others who have strained after holiness of life, but have denied the faith;
these are comparable unto the Pharisees of old, of whom the Master said ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 10 1864/faith and life.htm

Thesaurus

Strained (2 Occurrences)
... & pp) of Strain. 2. (a.) Subjected to great or excessive tension; wrenched; weakened;
as, strained relations between old friends. ...Strained (2 Occurrences). ...
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Strain (5 Occurrences)
... person. 8. (v.) To injure by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force;
as, the gale strained the timbers of the ship. 9. (v ...
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Wrestled (6 Occurrences)
... Genesis 32:25 When he saw that he didn't prevail against him, he touched the hollow
of his thigh, and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was strained, as he wrestled. ...
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Wrenched (3 Occurrences)
... Genesis 32:25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the
hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was strained, as he ...
/w/wrenched.htm - 7k

Intention (10 Occurrences)
... earnestness. 3. (n.) The object toward which the thoughts are directed; end;
aim. 4. (n.) The state of being strained. See Intension. ...
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Intense (13 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or
earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought. ...
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Forced (84 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion;
hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced ...
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Theocracy
... government, such as monarchy, aristocracy, oligarchy, and others of which Josephus
had been speaking, "but, as one might say, using a strained expression, he ...
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Thigh (38 Occurrences)
... Genesis 32:25 When he saw that he didn't prevail against him, he touched the hollow
of his thigh, and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was strained, as he wrestled. ...
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Raw (10 Occurrences)
... 6. (superl.) Not mixed or diluted; as, raw spirits. 7. (superl.) Not tried; not
melted and strained; as, raw tallow. 8. (superl.) Not tanned; as, raw hides. ...
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Bible Concordance

Strained (2 Occurrences)

Genesis 32:25 When he saw that he didn't prevail against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh, and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was strained, as he wrestled.
(WEB JPS ASV)

Jeremiah 12:13 They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns; they have put themselves to pain, and profit nothing: and you shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce anger of Yahweh.
(See NAS)

Subtopics

Strained

Related Terms

Strain (5 Occurrences)

Wrestled (6 Occurrences)

Wrenched (3 Occurrences)

Intention (10 Occurrences)

Intense (13 Occurrences)

Forced (84 Occurrences)

Theocracy

Thigh (38 Occurrences)

Raw (10 Occurrences)