Bible Dictionary: Vigilant

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(a.) Attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary.

Greek

1127. gregoreo -- to be awake, to watch
... awake, to watch. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: gregoreo Phonetic Spelling:
(gray-gor-yoo'-o) Short Definition: I am awake, am vigilant, watch Definition ...
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3525. nepho -- to be sober, to abstain from wine
... be sober, to abstain from wine. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: nepho Phonetic
Spelling: (nay'-fo) Short Definition: I am calm, vigilant, sober Definition ...
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69. agrupneo -- to be sleepless, wakeful
... 69 (from 1 , "not" and 5258 , "sleep") -- properly, no sleeping; (figuratively)
staying vigilant (alert, attentive), ie without any unnecessary "time off.". ...
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3524. nephalios -- sober
... nephalios Phonetic Spelling: (nay-fal'-eh-os) Short Definition: sober, temperate
Definition: sober, not intoxicated (with wine), temperate, vigilant. ...
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Library

Demonstration x. --Of Pastors.
... his flock. He used to watch in the night-time to guard it and was vigilant;
and he used to toil in the daytime to feed it. As Jacob ...
/.../aphrahat/aphrahat select demonstrations/demonstration x of pastors.htm

1 Timothy iii. 4-Jan
... A Bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good
behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker ...
/.../homily x 1 timothy iii.htm

Motives to the Oversight of the Flock
... perish. You have a subtle enemy, and therefore you must be wise. You have
a vigilant enemy, and therefore you must be vigilant. You ...
//christianbookshelf.org/baxter/the reformed pastor/section 3 motives to.htm

Titus ii. 5-Feb
... For this reason he exhorts old men concerning these matters, "to be vigilant."
[1486] For there are many things which at this period make men otherwise than ...
/.../homily iv titus ii 5-feb.htm

Whether the Saints in Heaven Pray for Us?
... Vigilant.6), the error of Vigilantius consisted in saying that "while we live, we
can pray one for another; but that after we are dead, none of our prayers for ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the saints in heaven.htm

The Christian is to Walk Circumspectly.
... 15. To walk circumspectly is to walk cautiously; to look where one is stepping;
to be vigilant, watchful, diligent, attentive. Be ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/orr/how to live a holy life/the christian is to walk.htm

Desire to Please.
... inevitably come in contact with young men whom perhaps you do not know; then you
should guard the senses, the mind and the heart with vigilant care; without ...
/.../sainte-foi/serious hours of a young lady/chapter xvi desire to please.htm

The Charge of the Pilgrim Priests
... all through the march do you stick by these precious things. Whoever sleeps,
do you watch. Whoever is careless, be you vigilant. ...
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The Author to the Reader.
... knowing that my very apology in this case, will need an apology; only I shall say
this, that considering how the snare, which the vigilant and active enemy of ...
/.../brown/christ the way the truth and the life/the author to the reader.htm

Enmity Between Man and Satan
... ignore his very existence. While men are ignorant of his devices, this vigilant
foe is upon their track every moment. He is intruding ...
/.../white/the great controversy/chapter 30 enmity between man.htm

Thesaurus

Vigilant (4 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Vigilant (4 Occurrences). 1 Corinthians 16:13 Be vigilant;
stand fast in the faith; quit yourselves like men; be strong. (DBY). ...
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Vigilance (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (n.) Watchfulness in respect of danger; care; caution; circumspection. 2. (n.)
The quality or state of being vigilant; forbearance of sleep; wakefulness. ...
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Watch (203 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or
constantly observant attention; close observation; guard; preservative or ...
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Vigor (11 Occurrences)

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Opponent (13 Occurrences)
... 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring
lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up, (YLT). ...
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Jealous (43 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Zealous; solicitous; vigilant; anxiously watchful.
2. (a.) Apprehensive; anxious; suspiciously watchful. ...
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Walketh (62 Occurrences)
... (KJV ASV WBS). 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil,
as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: (KJV ASV WBS). ...
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Wakeful (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful;
vigilant. Multi-Version Concordance Wakeful (3 Occurrences). ...
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Ward (27 Occurrences)
... 16. (n.) To fend off; to repel; to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches;
-- usually followed by off. 17. (vi) To be vigilant; to keep guard. 18. ...
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Watchful (17 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe
closely; observant; cautious; -- with of before the thing to be regulated ...
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Bible Concordance

Vigilant (4 Occurrences)

1 Corinthians 16:13 Be vigilant; stand fast in the faith; quit yourselves like men; be strong.
(DBY)

1 Timothy 3:2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
(KJV WBS YLT)

1 Timothy 3:11 Women -- in like manner grave, not false accusers, vigilant, faithful in all things.
(YLT)

1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Subtopics

Vigilant

Related Terms

Vigilance (1 Occurrence)

Watch (203 Occurrences)

Vigor (11 Occurrences)

Opponent (13 Occurrences)

Jealous (43 Occurrences)

Walketh (62 Occurrences)

Wakeful (3 Occurrences)