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ASSEMBLIES, MASTERS OF

a-sem'-bliz, (ba`ale 'acuppoth, Ecclesiastes 12:11): the American Revised Version, margin "collectors of sentences," thus Qimchi, Grotius and others. This has been variously interpreted. Tyler translates "editors of collections." Klienert renders "protectors of the treasure-chambers," 'acuppoth being considered equivalent to the 'acuppim of 1 Chronicles 26:15, 17 Nehemiah 12:25 (see ASUPPIM). The proverbs are like nails guarding the sacred storehouse, the book closing with this warning against touching the collection (compare Revelation 22:18, 19). Delitzsch translates "like fastened nails which are put together in collections." "As ba`ale berith (Genesis 14:13) signifies `the confederates,' ba`ale shebhu`ah (Nehemiah 6:18) `the sworn,' and the frequently occurring ba`ale ha-`ir `the citizens': so ba`ale 'acuppoth means, the possessors of assemblies and of the assembled themselves, or the possessors of collections and of things collected. Thus ba`ale 'acuppoth will be a designation of the `words of the wise' (as in shalishim, "choice men" = choice proverbs, Proverbs 22:20, in a certain measure personified), as of those which form or constitute collections and which stand together in order and rank" ("Eccl," English translation, 434).

The Jerusalem Talmud takes 'acuppoth as the Sanhedrin. On the whole it is better to interpret the phrase "persons skilled in collections" of wise sayings, grouped in a compact whole (compare Wright, Eccl, 102).

S. F. Hunter

Greek

2962. kurios -- lord, master
... Definition lord, master NASB Word Usage lord (10), Lord (626), Lord of lords (2),
Lord's (12), lords (1), master (38), master's (3), masters (8), masters' (1 ...
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1203. despotes -- lord, master
... 96).]. Word Origin of uncertain origin Definition lord, master NASB Word Usage
Lord (3), Master (3), masters (4). Lord, master. Perhaps ...
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Strong's Hebrew

113. adon -- lord
... from an unused word Definition lord NASB Word Usage husbands (1), Lord (5), lord
(172), lord's (9), lords (2), master (91), master's (24), masters (5), owner (1 ...
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117. addir -- majestic
... Word Origin from adar Definition majestic NASB Word Usage glorious (1), leader
(1), magnificent (1), majestic (4), majestic ones (1), masters (3), mighty (6 ...
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7218. rosh -- head
... first (12), full (2), hair (3), head (256), heads (129), laughingstock* (1), leader
(4), leaders (8), leading man (1), leading men (2), masters (1), released ...
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1167. baal -- owner, lord
... creditor* (1), dominant (1), dreamer* (1), due (1), husband (8), husbands (2), leaders
(6), lords (1), man (3), married* (2), master's (1), masters (1), men (14 ...
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1184. Baale Yehudah -- "Baal of Judah," the center of Baal worship ...
... Baale of Judah. From the plural of ba'al and Yhuwdah; masters of Judah; Baale-Jehudah,
a place in Palestine -- Baale of Judah. see HEBREW ba'al. ...
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Library

The Best of Masters
... The Best of Masters. A Sermon (No.247). Delivered on Sabbath Morning, April 10th,
1859, by the. REV. CH SPURGEON. at the Music Hall, Royal Surrey Gardens. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 5 1859/the best of masters.htm

A Choice of Masters
... THE BOOK OF DEUTERONOMY A CHOICE OF MASTERS. 'Because thou servedst not the
Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/a choice of masters.htm

How Servants and Masters are to be Admonished.
... THE Book of Pastoral Rule, and Selected Epistles, OF GREGORY THE GREAT BISHOP OF
ROME, Chapter V. How servants and masters are to be admonished. ...
/.../leo/writings of leo the great/chapter v how servants and.htm

Thus Far the Masters of Morality and Human Discipline May Go...
... [Way-1-41] Thus far the masters of morality and human discipline may go?
Thus far the masters of morality and human discipline ...
/.../law/the way to divine knowledge/way-1-41 thus far the masters.htm

Servants Become Masters.
... Homily X. Chapter XXV."Servants Become Masters. "But if they were able
to do something, you should not be right in calling them ...
/.../unknown/the clementine homilies/chapter xxv servants become masters.htm

October the Twenty-Third Masters and Servants
... OCTOBER The Twenty-third MASTERS AND SERVANTS. MATTHEW xx.20-28. It is always
our peril that we hunger for place more than for character ...
/.../october the twenty-third masters and.htm

No Man Can Serve Two Masters; and that Because it is Necessary ...
... The Text of the Diatessaron. Section X. No man can serve two masters; and
that because it is necessary that he hate? [1] [Arabic ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/hogg/the diatessaron of tatian/section x no man can.htm

The Two Masters, Self and Truth
... THE TWO MASTERS, SELF AND TRUTH. Upon the battlefield of the human soul
two masters are ever contending for the crown of supremacy ...
//christianbookshelf.org/allen/the way of peace/the two masters self and.htm

Duties of Masters and Servants.
... Chapter X."Duties of masters and servants. Ye masters, do not treat your
servants with haughtiness, but imitate patient Job, who ...
/.../the epistle of ignatius to the antiochians/chapter x duties of masters and.htm

Moreover, that Masters Should be the More Gentle.
... Third Book. 73. Moreover, that masters should be the more gentle. Also
in the same place: "And, ye masters, do the same things to ...
/.../three books of testimonies against the jews/73 moreover that masters should.htm

Thesaurus

Masters (59 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ASSEMBLIES, MASTERS OF. a-sem ... 102). SF Hunter.
Multi-Version Concordance Masters (59 Occurrences). Matthew ...
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Task-masters (6 Occurrences)
Task-masters. Taskmasters, Task-masters. Tasks . Multi-Version
Concordance Task-masters (6 Occurrences). Exodus 1:11 ...
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Service-masters (1 Occurrence)
Service-masters. Serviceable, Service-masters. Services .
Multi-Version Concordance Service-masters (1 Occurrence). ...
/s/service-masters.htm - 6k

Bondmen (117 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Ephesians 6:5 Bondmen, obey masters according to flesh, with fear and
trembling, in simplicity of your heart as to the Christ; (DBY). ...
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Nail (9 Occurrences)
... The words of the wise are compared to "nails fastened by the masters of
assemblies" (Ecclesiastes 12:11, AV). The Revised Version ...
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Despise (64 Occurrences)
... Matthew 6:24 "No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and
love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. ...
/d/despise.htm - 25k

Mammon (4 Occurrences)
... The steward tried to serve two masters, his lord and his lord's creditors,
but the thing could not be done, as the sequel shows. ...
/m/mammon.htm - 10k

Bondservants (39 Occurrences)
... Matthew 6:24 "No man can be the bondservant of two masters; for either he will dislike
one and like the other, or he will attach himself to one and think ...
/b/bondservants.htm - 18k

Obedient (39 Occurrences)
... Ephesians 6:5 Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your
masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ ...
/o/obedient.htm - 18k

Slaves (119 Occurrences)
... Ephesians 6:5 Slaves, be obedient to your earthly masters, with respect and eager
anxiety to please and with simplicity of motive as if you were obeying Christ ...
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Masters (59 Occurrences)

Matthew 6:24
"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can't serve both God and Mammon.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 12:29
Again, how can any one enter the house of a strong man and carry off his goods, unless first of all he masters and secures the strong man: then he will ransack his house.
(WEY)

Matthew 15:27
But she said, "Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 23:10
Neither be called masters, for one is your master, the Christ.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV)

Luke 16:13
No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You aren't able to serve God and mammon."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 19:33
And as they were loosing the colt, its masters said to them, Why loose ye the colt?
(DBY)

Luke 22:25
But He said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles are their masters, and those who exercise authority over them are called Benefactors.
(WEY)

Acts 16:16
It happened, as we were going to prayer, that a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Acts 16:19
But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Acts 27:16
But running under the lee of a certain island called Clauda, we were with difficulty able to make ourselves masters of the boat;
(DBY YLT)

Ephesians 6:5
Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ephesians 6:9
You masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Colossians 3:22
Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Colossians 4:1
Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Timothy 6:1
Let as many as are bondservants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine not be blasphemed.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Timothy 6:2
Those who have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brothers, but rather let them serve them, because those who partake of the benefit are believing and beloved. Teach and exhort these things.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Titus 2:9
Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing in all things; not contradicting;
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Titus 2:10
not robbing their masters, but shewing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the teaching which is of our Saviour God in all things.
(DBY)

James 3:1
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
(KJV)

1 Peter 2:18
Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 1:28
And God gave them his blessing and said to them, Be fertile and have increase, and make the earth full and be masters of it; be rulers over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing moving on the earth.
(BBE)

Genesis 19:2
And he said, My masters, come now into your servant's house and take your rest there for the night, and let your feet be washed; and early in the morning you may go on your way. And they said, Not so, but we will take our night's rest in the street.
(BBE)

Exodus 1:11
Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. They built storage cities for Pharaoh: Pithom and Raamses.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 3:7
Yahweh said, "I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Leviticus 25:46
And they will be your children's heritage after you, to keep as their property; they will be your servants for ever; but you may not be hard masters to your countrymen, the children of Israel.
(BBE)

Judges 9:2
Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the masters of Shechem, Which 'is' good for you -- the ruling over you of seventy men (all the sons of Jerubbaal), or the ruling over you of one man? -- and ye have remembered that I 'am' your bone and your flesh.'
(YLT)

Judges 9:3
And his mother's brethren speak concerning him, in the ears of all the masters of Shechem, all these words, and their heart inclineth after Abimelech, for they said, 'He 'is' our brother;'
(YLT)

Judges 9:6
And all the masters of Shechem are gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and come and cause Abimelech to reign for king at the oak of the camp which 'is' in Shechem;
(YLT)

Judges 9:7
and they declare 'it' to Jotham, and he goeth and standeth on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifteth up his voice, and calleth, and saith to them, 'Hearken unto me, O masters of Shechem, and God doth hearken unto you:
(YLT)

Judges 9:18
and ye have risen against the house of my father to-day, and slay his sons, seventy men, on one stone, and cause Abimelech son of his handmaid to reign over the masters of Shechem, because he 'is' your brother --
(YLT)

Judges 9:20
and if not -- fire cometh out from Abimelech and devoureth the masters of Shechem and the house of Millo, and fire cometh out from the masters of Shechem and from the house of Millo, and devoureth Abimelech.'
(YLT)

Judges 9:23
and God sendeth an evil spirit between Abimelech and the masters of Shechem, and the masters of Shechem deal treacherously with Abimelech,
(YLT)

Judges 9:24
for the coming in of the violence 'to' the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, and of their blood to place 'it' on Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and on the masters of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to slay his brethren.
(YLT)

Judges 9:25
And the masters of Shechem set for him ambushes on the top of the hills, and rob every one who passeth over by them in the way, and it is declared to Abimelech.
(YLT)

Judges 9:26
And Gaal son of Ebed cometh -- also his brethren -- and they pass over into Shechem, and the masters of Shechem trust in him,
(YLT)

Judges 9:39
And Gaal goeth out before the masters of Shechem, and fighteth against Abimelech,
(YLT)

Judges 9:46
And all the masters of the tower of Shechem hear, and go in unto the high place of the house of the god Berith,
(YLT)

Judges 9:47
and it is declared to Abimelech that all the masters of the tower of Shechem have gathered themselves together,
(YLT)

Judges 9:51
and a strong tower hath been in the midst of the city, and thither flee do all the men and the women, and all the masters of the city, and they shut 'it' behind them, and go up on the roof of the tower.
(YLT)

Judges 20:5
and rise against me do the masters of Gibeah -- and they go round the house against me by night -- me they thought to slay, and my concubine they have humbled, and she dieth;
(YLT)

1 Samuel 25:10
Nabal answered David's servants, and said, "Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants who break away from their masters these days.
(WEB BBE RSV NIV)

2 Kings 18:24
How then canst thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
(See JPS)

2 Chronicles 18:16
And he saith, 'I have seen all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd, and Jehovah saith, There are no masters to these, they turn back each to his house in peace.'
(YLT)

Nehemiah 3:5
Next to them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles didn't put their necks to the work of their lord.
(See NAS)

Psalms 123:2
Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.
(KJV BBE DBY WBS YLT)

Proverbs 25:13
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those who send him; for he refreshes the soul of his masters.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ecclesiastes 12:11
The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS)

Isaiah 14:2
And the people will take them with them to their place: and the children of Israel will give them a heritage in the Lord's land as men-servants and women-servants, making them prisoners whose prisoners they were; and they will be rulers over their masters.
(BBE)

Isaiah 19:20
And it will be a sign and a witness to the Lord of armies in the land of Egypt: when they are crying out to the Lord because of their cruel masters, then he will send them a saviour and a strong one to make them free.
(BBE)

Isaiah 26:13
O Lord, our God, other lords than you have had rule over us; but in you only is our salvation, and no other name will we take on our lips.
(See NAS)

Isaiah 51:23
And I will put it into the hand of your cruel masters, and of those whose yoke has been hard on you; who have said to your soul, Down on your face! so that we may go over you: and you have given your backs like the earth, even like the street, for them to go over.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 25:34
Wail, you shepherds, and cry; and wallow in ashes, you principal of the flock; for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are fully come, and you shall fall like a goodly vessel.
(See NAS)

Jeremiah 25:35
The shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.
(See NAS)

Jeremiah 25:36
A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and the wailing of the principal of the flock! for Yahweh lays waste their pasture.
(See NAS)

Jeremiah 27:4
and give them a command to their masters, saying, Thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, You shall tell your masters:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Lamentations 1:5
Her adversaries are become the head, her enemies prosper; for Yahweh has afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her young children are gone into captivity before the adversary.
(See NAS NIV)

Ezekiel 45:8
And this will be his heritage in Israel: and my rulers will no longer be cruel masters to my people; but they will give the land as a heritage to the children of Israel by their tribes.
(BBE)

Amos 4:1
Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
(KJV WBS)

Zephaniah 1:9
In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Subtopics

Masters

Masters: Authority of, Established

Masters: Bad: Amalekite

Masters: Bad: Egyptians

Masters: Bad: Nabal

Masters: Benevolent, Blessed

Masters: Duty of, Toward Servants: Not to Defraud Them

Masters: Duty of, Toward Servants: Not to Keep Back Their Wages

Masters: Duty of, Toward Servants: Not to Rule Over Them With Rigour

Masters: Duty of, Toward Servants: To Act Justly

Masters: Duty of, Toward Servants: To Deal With Them in the Fear of God