Bible Dictionary: Tackle

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block.

2. (n.) Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons.

3. (n.) The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used.

4. (n.) To supply with tackle.

5. (n.) To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon.

6. (n.) To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game.

7. (n.) To begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.

Greek

4631. skeue -- equipment
... equipment. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: skeue Phonetic Spelling:
(skyoo-ay') Short Definition: tackle, fittings Definition: tackle, fittings ...
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4632. skeuos -- a vessel, implement, pl. goods
... Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: skeuos Phonetic Spelling:
(skyoo'-os) Short Definition: a vessel to contain liquid, utensil, tackle Definition: ...
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996. boetheia -- help
... 996 () is also used of the help provided by ropes (tackle, etc.).]. Word Origin
from boetheo Definition help NASB Word Usage help (1), supporting cables (1). ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2256a. chebel -- cord, territory, band
... 2), line (4), lines (2), measurement (1), measuring line (1), noose (1), portion
(3), portions (2), region (5), rope (1), ropes (7), seacoast* (2), tackle (1). ...
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Library

The Races --A Letter
... All the way from the Champs Elysees the huge piece of fool's tackle had lumbered
and creaked hither across the sea to Martinique, and was now making the round ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/at last/chapter xv the racesa letter.htm

Paul's Shipwreck
... throw out the ship's cargo. On the third day, with their own hands, they
threw overboard the ship's tackle. For many days neither ...
//christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/pauls shipwreck.htm

Appearance at Sea of Galilee.
... and watch boat after boat push off, the women wishing their husbands and sons
good-speed, the men cheerily responding and busily getting their tackle in trim ...
/.../the expositors bible the gospel of st john vol ii/xxiv appearance at sea of.htm

A Catholic Household
... In spite of his fishing tackle, he carried me in his arms while I looked down in
the beautiful jewelled drops, almost sorry that I could not be drenched by them ...
/.../martin/the story of a soul/chapter ii a catholic household.htm

a Catholic Household
... In spite of his fishing tackle, he carried me in his arms while I looked down in
the beautiful jewelled drops, almost sorry that I could not be drenched by them ...
//christianbookshelf.org/therese/story of a soul/chapter ii - a catholic.htm

First Forgiveness, Then Healing
... Ay, break it up, and let me down." These four men, belonging to a fishing town,
were adepts in the use of ropes, and they soon had their tackle ready, and they ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 41 1895/first forgiveness then healing.htm

The Advance of Xerxes into Greece.
... reach of the swell. Others strengthened the anchoring tackle, or added new
anchors to those already down. Others raised their anchors ...
//christianbookshelf.org/abbott/xerxes/chapter viii the advance of.htm

Dialogue ii. --The Unconfounded.
... mast? Eran."There is no question about these things: everything demands
its own treatment, be it plant or limb or gear or tackle. ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/dialogue ii the unconfounded.htm

The Warfare of Christian Service
... If your own heart says, 'Stop a little while and try something other and easier
before you tackle that task,' be sure of the Captain's voice, and then ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the warfare of christian service.htm

Stones Rolled Away
... You begin to learn the piano, and after you have played about a year you think you
know all about it; and you tackle the most difficult pieces, dash away at ...
/.../stones rolled away and other addresses to young men/i stones rolled away.htm

Thesaurus

Tackle (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated;
gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically ...
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Purchase (25 Occurrences)
... 15. (vt) Any mechanical hold, or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of
heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle, capstan, and the like; also, the ...
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Jeer (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A gear; a tackle. 2. (n.) An assemblage or
combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship. ...
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Whip (7 Occurrences)
... 18. (n.) The length of the arm reckoned from the shaft. 19. (n.) A small tackle
with a single rope, used to hoist light bodies. 20. (n.) The long pennant. ...
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Fishhook (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A hook for catching fish. 2. (n.) A hook with
a pendant, to the end of which the fish-tackle is hooked. Int. ...
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Fishing (4 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) A fishery. 4. (n.) Pertaining to fishing; used in fishery; engaged in
fishing; as, fishing boat; fishing tackle; fishing village. Int. ...
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Fleet (7 Occurrences)
... 5. (vt) To hasten over; to cause to pass away lightly, or in mirth and joy.
6. (vt) To draw apart the blocks of; -- said of a tackle. ...
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Tachmonite (1 Occurrence)

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Tackling (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tackle. 2. (n.) Furniture
of the masts and yards of a vessel, as cordage, sails, etc. ...
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Bible Concordance

Tackle (1 Occurrence)

Acts 27:19 On the third day, they threw out the ship's tackle with their own hands.
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Subtopics

Tackle

Related Terms

Purchase (25 Occurrences)

Jeer (2 Occurrences)

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