Bible Dictionary: Strict

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature.

2. (a.) Tense; not relaxed; as, a strict fiber.

3. (a.) Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice; as, to keep strict watch; to pay strict attention.

4. (a.) Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous; as, very strict in observing the Sabbath.

5. (a.) Rigidly; interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted; as, to understand words in a strict sense.

6. (a.) Upright, or straight and narrow; -- said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.

Greek

840. austeros -- harsh, severe
... harsh, severe. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: austeros Phonetic Spelling:
(ow-stay-ros') Short Definition: grim, severe, strict, exacting Definition ...
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196. akribestatos -- exact, precise.
... Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: akribestatos Phonetic Spelling:
(ak-ree-bes'-ta-tos) Short Definition: most exact, strict Definition: most exact ...
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3811. paideuo -- to train children, to chasten, correct
... 3811 (from 3816 , "a child under development with strict training") -- properly,
to up a child (3816 ), so they and realize their (). ...
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4748. stoicheo -- to be in rows, fig. to walk by rule
... walk by. 4748 (from , "a , , or ") -- properly, walk , in strict accordance
to a particular pace ("stride");, "keep in step.". Word ...
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3852. paraggelia -- an instruction, a command
... Word Origin from paraggello Definition an instruction, a command NASB Word Usage
command (2), commandments (1), instruction (1), strict orders (1). ...
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2058. hermeneia -- interpretation
... interpretation, explanation. 2058 -- an , giving the of a message rather than
a strict ; an , rather than a "word-for-word" rendering. Word ...
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3807. paidagogos -- a trainer of boys, ie a tutor
... 3807 (from 3816 , "a child under development by strict instruction") -- properly,
a , authorized to train (bring) up a child by administering discipline ...
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2048. eremos -- solitary, desolate
... The shows Himself strong in the "limiting" (difficult) scenes of life. [2048 ()
in the strict sense expresses a (not merely "sparse vegetation"). ...
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4183. polus -- much, many
... numerous (1), most (8), most people's (1), much (50), often (1), plentiful (2),
quite (2), several (1), some (1), something greater (2), strict (1), terrible (1 ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2742b. charuts -- strict decision
... charuts. 2742c . strict decision. Transliteration: charuts Short Definition: decision. ...
part. of charats Definition strict decision NASB Word Usage decision (2) ...
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Library

He was a Strict and Severe Applier of all Things to Himself
... THE FOURTH CENTURY 55 He was a strict and severe applier of all things to
himself. He was a strict and severe applier of all things ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/traherne/centuries of meditations/55 he was a strict.htm

Of those who Introduced the Plan that the Holy Lessons Should be ...
... Of those who introduced the plan that the holy Lessons should be read in the Coenobia
while the brethren are eating, and of the strict silence which is kept ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xvii of those who.htm

Sermon on the Mount Continued Its Woes in Strict Agreement with ...
... Jesus is the Christ of the Creator. Chapter XV."Sermon on the Mount Continued
Its Woes in Strict Agreement with the Creator's Disposition. ...
/.../tertullian/the five books against marcion/chapter xv sermon on the mount.htm

The Gratuity of Actual Grace
... {GREEK SMALL LETTER BETA}) Ethics and theology clearly distinguish two kinds of
merit: (1) condign merit,(408) which is merit in the strict sense (meritum ...
/.../pohle/grace actual and habitual/section 2 the gratuity of.htm

The Objects of Merit
... The expression "vere mereri" shows that all three of these objects can be merited
in the true and strict sense of the term (de condigno). ...
/.../pohle/grace actual and habitual/section 3 the objects of.htm

The Fruits of Justification, or the Merit of Good Works
... Ethics and theology distinguish two kinds of merit: (1) condign merit or merit in
the strict sense of the term (meritum adaequatum sive de condigno), and (2 ...
/.../pohle/grace actual and habitual/chapter iii the fruits of.htm

Foundation of Moral Obligation.
... 1. In the most strict and proper sense, moral obligation extends to moral actions
only. 2. Strictly speaking, involuntary states of mind are not moral actions. ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture iv foundation of moral.htm

Chapter xxii.
... For the expression used, "whatsoever ye would," ought to be understood as
used not in a customary and random, but in a strict sense. ...
/.../augustine/our lords sermon on the mount/chapter xxii 2.htm

Of the Example of the Holy Fathers
... eternal. O how strict and retired a life was that of the holy fathers who
dwelt in the desert! ... God! what strict fasts did they endure! ...
/.../kempis/imitation of christ/chapter xviii of the example.htm

On the Comparison of the Law and the Gospel
... For, in the exercise of benevolence to his innocent creature, God delivered the
law without regard to Christ, yet of strict justice requiring obedience, with ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 1/disputation 13 on the comparison.htm

Thesaurus

Strict (7 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace;
a strict ligature. 2. (a.) Tense; not relaxed; as, a strict fiber. ...
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Baptismal (1 Occurrence)
... William Samuel Bishop LUTHERAN DOCTRINE 1. Definition of Terms: Regeneration is
here taken in its strict meaning to denote that internal spiritual change, not ...
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Regeneration (2 Occurrences)
... William Samuel Bishop LUTHERAN DOCTRINE 1. Definition of Terms: Regeneration is
here taken in its strict meaning to denote that internal spiritual change, not ...
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Loose (219 Occurrences)
... 6. (superl.) Not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to some standard
of right. ... 15. (v.) To relax; to loosen; to make less strict. 16. ...
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Injunctions (5 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Injunctions (5 Occurrences). Matthew 12:16 But He gave
them strict injunctions not to blaze abroad His doings, (WEY). ...
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Moderately (1 Occurrence)
... It is thus more truly just than strict justice would have been; no Latin word exactly
and adequately renders it; clementia sets forth one side of it, aequitas ...
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Blue (51 Occurrences)
... 5. (superl.) Severe or over strict in morals; gloom; as, blue and sour religionists;
suiting one who is over strict in morals; inculcating an impracticable ...
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Close (186 Occurrences)
... 29. (vt) Parsimonious; stingy. 30. (vt) Adhering strictly to a standard
or original; exact; strict; as, a close translation. 31. ...
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Strictly (19 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (adv.) In a strict manner; closely; precisely.
Multi-Version Concordance Strictly (19 Occurrences). Matthew ...
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Strait (14 Occurrences)
... 4. (superl.) Close; intimate; near; familiar. 5. (superl.) Strict; scrupulous;
rigorous. 6. (superl.) Difficult; distressful; straited. ...
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Bible Concordance

Strict (7 Occurrences)

Matthew 12:16 But He gave them strict injunctions not to blaze abroad His doings,
(WEY DBY)

Mark 5:43 He strictly ordered them that no one should know this, and commanded that something should be given to her to eat.
(Root in WEB WEY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 5:28 saying, "Didn't we strictly command you not to teach in this name? Behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood on us."
(Root in WEB WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 22:3 "I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are this day.
(WEB ASV NAS RSV)

1 Corinthians 9:25 and every one who is striving, is in all things temperate; these, indeed, then, that a corruptible crown they may receive, but we an incorruptible;
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 14:28 Then answered one of the people and said, Thy father strictly adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth food this day; and the people are faint.
(Root in DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Daniel 3:22 Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
(See RSV)

Subtopics

Strict

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Baptismal (1 Occurrence)

Regeneration (2 Occurrences)

Loose (219 Occurrences)

Injunctions (5 Occurrences)

Moderately (1 Occurrence)

Blue (51 Occurrences)

Close (186 Occurrences)

Strictly (19 Occurrences)

Strait (14 Occurrences)