Bible Dictionary: Waver

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. i.) To play or move to and fro; to move one way and the other; hence, to totter; to reel; to swing; to flutter.

2. (v. i.) To be unsettled in opinion; to vacillate; to be undetermined; to fluctuate; as, to water in judgment.

3. (n.) A sapling left standing in a fallen wood.

Greek

1365b. distazo -- to duplicate, waver, doubt
... 1365a, 1365b. distazo. 1366 . to duplicate, waver, doubt. Transliteration:
distazo Short Definition: doubt. Word Origin from dis ...
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1365. distazo -- twenty thousand
... twenty thousand. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: distazo Phonetic Spelling:
(dis-tad'-zo) Short Definition: I waver, doubt Definition: I waver, doubt ...
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1252. diakrino -- to distinguish, to judge
... ree'-no) Short Definition: I distinguish, discern, doubt, hesitate Definition: I
separate, distinguish, discern one thing from another; I doubt, hesitate, waver ...
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4531. saleuo -- to agitate, shake, by ext. to cast down
... From salos; to waver, ie Agitate, rock, topple or (by implication) destroy;
figuratively, to disturb, incite -- move, shake (together), which can(-not) be ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5128. nua -- to quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter
... nua. 5129 . to quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter. Transliteration: nua Phonetic
Spelling: (noo'-ah) Short Definition: wander. Word Origin a prim. ...
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5110. nud -- to move to and fro, wander, flutter, show grief
... 1), grieve (1), grieving (1), mourn (4), shake (2), shaken (1), sympathize (1),
sympathy (1), totters (1), wander (2), wandered (1), wanderer (2), waver (1). ...
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3782. kashal -- to stumble, stagger, totter
... A primitive root; to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the
ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall -- bereave (from ...
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4131. mot -- to totter, shake, slip
... A primitive root; to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fall -- be carried,
cast, be out of course, be fallen in decay, X exceedingly, fall(-ing down), be ...
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4571. maad -- to slip, slide, totter, shake
... make to shake, slide, slip. A primitive root; to waver -- make to shake,
slide, slip. 4570, 4571. maad. 4572 . Strong's Numbers.
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6328. puq -- to reel, totter
... root Definition to reel, totter NASB Word Usage totter (2). stumble, move. A primitive
root; to waver -- stumble, move. 6327b, 6328. puq. 6329 . ...
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Library

In Order that no one through Observing the Outward Part Should ...
... The Book Concerning the Mysteries. Chapter IX. In order that no one through
observing the outward part should waver in faith� ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter ix in order that.htm

A Word to the Wavering Ones
... You would suppose that even the most ignorant child of God would know without telling
that this sort of experience is all wrong, and that to waver in one's ...
//christianbookshelf.org/smith/the god of all comfort/chapter 12 a word to.htm

From the Twenty-First and Twenty-Second Chapters.
... I say, in respect of the square city, he shows forth the united multitude
of the saints, in whom the faith could by no means waver. ...
/.../from the twenty-first and twenty-second.htm

Of Prayer
... to love and pray. They should not waver now to this and now to that, but
rather abide in rest and endless peace. Full mickle it ...
//christianbookshelf.org/rolle/the fire of love/chapter vii of prayer.htm

He Refutes the Opinion of the Manichæans as to Two Kinds of Minds ...
... Supposing, then, one of us should deliberate, and through the conflict of his two
wills should waver whether he should go to the theatre or to our church ...
/.../the confessions and letters of st/chapter x he refutes the opinion.htm

The First Christian Martyr
... had been the face of an angel." Many who beheld this light trembled and veiled their
faces, but the stubborn unbelief and prejudice of the rulers did not waver ...
/.../white/the acts of the apostles/lesson 10 the first christian.htm

Anschar, Apostle of the North.
... such a call. Yea, with all my strength, I desire to go thither, and no man
will make me waver in this purpose.". The most distinguished ...
/.../neander/light in the dark places/anschar apostle of the north.htm

Religion and Amusement.
... Private Christians waver between the results of independent thought and of early
education, undecided whether to approve or condemn; while extremists take ...
/.../vincent/amusement a force in christian training/religion and amusement.htm

Treatise i. On the Unity of the Church.
... He must of necessity waver and wander, and, caught away by a spirit of error, like
dust which is shaken by the wind, be blown about; and he will make no ...
/.../cyprian/the treatises of cyprian/treatise i on the unity.htm

Progress of Calvinism
... Later on he began to waver about his career in life, and without abandoning entirely
his hopes of becoming an ecclesiastic he turned his attention to law in ...
/.../chapter iii progress of calvinism.htm

Thesaurus

Waver (8 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Waver (8 Occurrences). ... for what didst thou waver?' (YLT).
Matthew 28:17 and having seen him, they bowed to him, but some did waver. ...
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Stagger (20 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) To begin to doubt and waver in purposes; to become less confident or
determined; to hesitate. 4. (vt) To cause to reel or totter. ...
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Unbelief (16 Occurrences)
... Romans 4:20 Yet, looking to the promise of God, he didn't waver through unbelief,
but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God, (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS ...
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Laid (552 Occurrences)
... Matthew 14:31 And immediately Jesus, having stretched forth the hand, laid hold
of him, and saith to him, 'Little faith! for what didst thou waver?' (YLT). ...
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Wave-offerings (1 Occurrence)
Wave-offerings. Wave-offering, Wave-offerings. Waver . Multi-Version Concordance ...
(See JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT). Wave-offering, Wave-offerings. Waver . ...
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Wave (65 Occurrences)
... undulate. 3. (vi) To be moved to and fro as a signal. 4. (vi) To fluctuate;
to waver; to be in an unsettled state; to vacillate. 5 ...
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Wavered (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Waver. Multi-Version Concordance
Wavered (2 Occurrences). Romans 4:20 yet, looking unto ...
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Fugitive (12 Occurrences)
... fu'-ji-tiv (paliT, from palaT, "to escape"; na`, from nua`, "to waver"; nophel,
from naphal, "to fall"; bariach, beriach and mibhrach, from barach, "to flee ...
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Totter (9 Occurrences)
... 2. (vi) To shake; to reel; to lean; to waver. Multi-Version Concordance Totter
(9 Occurrences). Psalms 46:6 The nations raged. The kingdoms were moved. ...
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Regarding (33 Occurrences)
... Romans 4:20 Yet, looking to the promise of God, he didn't waver through unbelief,
but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God, (See NIV). ...
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Bible Concordance

Waver (8 Occurrences)

Matthew 14:31 And immediately Jesus, having stretched forth the hand, laid hold of him, and saith to him, 'Little faith! for what didst thou waver?'
(YLT)

Matthew 28:17 and having seen him, they bowed to him, but some did waver.
(YLT)

Luke 12:29 "Therefore, do not be asking what you are to eat nor what you are to drink; and do not waver between hope and fear.
(WEY)

Romans 4:20 Yet, looking to the promise of God, he didn't waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God,
(WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Hebrews 10:23 let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering; for he who promised is faithful.
(Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

1 Kings 18:21 Elijah came near to all the people, and said, "How long will you waver between the two sides? If Yahweh is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him." The people answered him not a word.
(WEB NIV)

Jeremiah 4:1 If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith Jehovah, if thou wilt return unto me, and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight; then shalt thou not be removed;
(See JPS NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 31:22 How long will you go here and there, you backsliding daughter? for Yahweh has created a new thing in the earth: a woman shall encompass a man.
(See RSV)

Subtopics

Waver

Related Terms

Stagger (20 Occurrences)

Unbelief (16 Occurrences)

Laid (552 Occurrences)

Wave-offerings (1 Occurrence)

Wave (65 Occurrences)

Wavered (2 Occurrences)

Fugitive (12 Occurrences)

Totter (9 Occurrences)

Regarding (33 Occurrences)