Bible Dictionary: Trip

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n. i.) To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip; to move the feet nimbly; -- sometimes followed by it. See It.

2. (n. i.) To make a brief journey or pleasure excursion; as, to trip to Europe.

3. (n. i.) To take a quick step, as when in danger of losing one's balance; hence, to make a false; to catch the foot; to lose footing; to stumble.

4. (n. i.) Fig.: To be guilty of a misstep; to commit an offense against morality, propriety, or rule; to err; to mistake; to fail.

5. (v. t.) To cause to stumble, or take a false step; to cause to lose the footing, by striking the feet from under; to cause to fall; to throw off the balance; to supplant; -- often followed by up; as, to trip up a man in wrestling.

6. (v. t.) Fig.: To overthrow by depriving of support; to put an obstacle in the way of; to obstruct; to cause to fail.

7. (v. t.) To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict.

8. (v. t.) To raise (an anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs free.

9. (v. t.) To pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for lowering it.

10. (v. t.) To release, let fall, or see free, as a weight or compressed spring, as by removing a latch or detent.

11. (n.) A quick, light step; a lively movement of the feet; a skip.

12. (n.) A brief or rapid journey; an excursion or jaunt.

13. (n.) A false step; a stumble; a misstep; a loss of footing or balance. Fig.: An error; a failure; a mistake.

14. (n.) A small piece; a morsel; a bit.

15. (n.) A stroke, or catch, by which a wrestler causes his antagonist to lose footing.

16. (n.) A single board, or tack, in plying, or beating, to windward.

17. (n.) A herd or flock, as of sheep, goats, etc.

18. (n.) A troop of men; a host.

19. (n.) A flock of widgeons.

Greek

1711. emporia -- commerce, business, trade.
... business. Cognate: 1711 -- a business trip for the purpose of (used only in
Mt 22:5; see also Lk 19:13). See 1713 (). Word Origin fem. ...
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4624. skandalizo -- to put a snare (in the way), hence to cause to ...
... to cause to stumble. From skandalon; to entrap, ie Trip up (figuratively, stumble
(transitively) or entice to sin, apostasy or displeasure) -- (make to) offend. ...
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4417. ptaio -- to cause to stumble, to stumble
... offend, cause to stumble. A form of pipto; to trip, ie (figuratively) to err, sin,
fail (of salvation) -- fall, offend, stumble. see GREEK pipto. ...
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4350. proskopto -- to strike against, to stumble
... From pros and kopto; to strike at, ie Surge against (as water); specially, to stub
on, ie Trip up (literally or figuratively) -- beat upon, dash, stumble (at). ...
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2000. episphales -- prone to fall
... dangerous. From a compound of epi and sphallo (to trip); figuratively, insecure --
dangerous. see GREEK epi. (episphalous) -- 1 Occurrence. 1999, 2000. ...
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804. asphales -- certain, secure
... prefix) and sphallo (to trip up) Definition certain, secure NASB Word Usage certain
(1), definite (1), facts (1), safeguard (1), sure (1). certain, safe, sure. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2952. taphaph -- to trip, take small quick steps
... taphaph. 2953 . to trip, take small quick steps. Transliteration: taphaph Phonetic
Spelling: (taw-faf') Short Definition: steps. Word Origin a prim. ...
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1760. dachah -- to push, thrust
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to push, thrust NASB Word Usage away (1), driving
(1), pushed me violently (1), thrust down (2), tottering (1), trip (1). ...
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5063. negeph -- a blow, a striking
... plague, stumbling. From nagaph; a trip (of the foot); figuratively, an infliction
(of disease) -- plague, stumbling. see HEBREW nagaph. 5062, 5063. ...
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Library

Trip through Europe and the Holy Land
... TRIP THROUGH EUROPE AND THE HOLY LAND. ... On the way they stopped at Smyrna and made
a hurried trip to Ephesus, arriving in Constantinople May 20. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/hoskins/clara a swain md/trip through europe and the.htm

My California Trip
... Chapter XVII My California Trip. ... For thirty miles on the trip we went in a carriage,
and then we took a large mountain-wagon drawn by two pair of horses. ...
/.../cole/trials and triumphs of faith/chapter xvii my california trip.htm

A Pleasure Trip.
... Homily XII. Chapter XII."A Pleasure Trip. When Peter had spoken thus,
a certain one amongst us ventured to invite him, in the ...
/.../unknown/the clementine homilies/chapter xii a pleasure trip.htm

From Antioch to the Destruction of Jerusalem.
... (3) The trip through Macedonia and Greece. (4) The return trip through Macedonia
to Jerusalem. ... This trip is notable for several things. ...
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Pastoral and Personal
... The First Trip Eastward.+"When Paul wrote to the church at Philippi (2:24) and to
Philemon at Colossae (22 v.) he evidently expected to be released from his ...
/.../sell/bible studies in the life of paul/study x pastoral and personal.htm

Psalm CXL.
... men. "Who have imagined," saith he, "to trip up my steps." Thus far it may
be understood carnally. ... head. What is, "to trip up my steps"? ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cxl.htm

Farewell
... there, notified only at the last moment by the agent of the company, Mr. Christopher
of Piraeus, who was on board himself going to Italy on a business trip. ...
/.../conversion of a high priest into a christian worker/chapter i farewell.htm

Visiting Relatives in the East
... On this trip we visited also my mother's old home in Carroll County, Ohio, and while
there saw many things, which, although new to us, seemed familiar because ...
/.../cole/trials and triumphs of faith/chapter xviii visiting relatives in.htm

Proving God's Faithfulness (1902-1908)
... Then my husband started off alone on his first trip! ... Before the precious body
was laid away preparations for our first trip were begun. ...
/.../how i know god answers prayer/vi proving gods faithfulness 1902-1908.htm

Arrival
... In an unfortunate event that occurred to me some time ago I lost the names of my
fellow voyagers on that memorable trip on the Germania, yet I can well ...
/.../conversion of a high priest into a christian worker/chapter ii arrival.htm

Thesaurus

Trip (4 Occurrences)
... See It. 2. (ni) To make a brief journey or pleasure excursion; as, to trip to Europe. ...
(n.) A flock of widgeons. Multi-Version Concordance Trip (4 Occurrences). ...
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Stumble (89 Occurrences)
... 1. (vi) To trip in walking or in moving in any way with the legs; to strike the
foot so as to fall, or to endanger a fall; to stagger because of a false step. ...
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Tripolis
...trip'-o-lis (Tripoils, "triple city"): Demetrius the son of Seleucus, having fled
from Rome, collected "a mighty host and fleet," sailed into the haven of ...
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Necks (28 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 3:16 Moreover Yahweh said, "Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and
walk with outstretched necks and flirting eyes, walking to trip as they go ...
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Jingling (1 Occurrence)
... Isaiah 3:16 Moreover Yahweh said, "Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and
walk with outstretched necks and flirting eyes, walking to trip as they go ...
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Wrestle
... See GAMES. Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (vt) To contend, by grappling with, and
striving to trip or throw down, an opponent; as, they wrestled skillfully. ...
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Feel (58 Occurrences)
... 9:33 in agreement with the statement of Scripture, "See, I am placing on Mount Zion
a stone for people to stumble at, and a rock for them to trip over, and yet ...
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Flirting (1 Occurrence)
... Isaiah 3:16 Moreover Yahweh said, "Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and
walk with outstretched necks and flirting eyes, walking to trip as they go ...
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Foot (193 Occurrences)
... 10. (n.) The lower edge of a sail. 11. (vi) To tread to measure or music; to dance;
to trip; to skip. 12. (vi) To walk; -- opposed to ride or fly. 13. ...
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Forum (1 Occurrence)
... i.5) offers a lively picture of the discomforts of the trip, mentioning the importunate
inn-keepers and intolerable drinking water at Appii Forum, the gnats ...
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Bible Concordance

Trip (4 Occurrences)

Romans 9:33 in agreement with the statement of Scripture, "See, I am placing on Mount Zion a stone for people to stumble at, and a rock for them to trip over, and yet he whose faith rests upon it shall never have reason to feel ashamed."
(WEY)

Romans 14:13 Therefore let us no longer judge one another; but, instead of that, you should come to this judgement--that we must not put a stumbling-block in our brother's path, nor anything to trip him up.
(WEY)

Psalms 140:4 Yahweh, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 3:16 Moreover Yahweh said, "Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and flirting eyes, walking to trip as they go, jingling ornaments on their feet;
(WEB NIV)

Subtopics

Trip

Related Terms

Stumble (89 Occurrences)

Tripolis

Necks (28 Occurrences)

Jingling (1 Occurrence)

Wrestle

Feel (58 Occurrences)

Flirting (1 Occurrence)

Foot (193 Occurrences)

Forum (1 Occurrence)