Take <1,,2983,lambano>
"to take, lay hold of," besides its literal sense, e.g., Matt. 5:40; 26:26,27, is used metaphorically, of fear, in "taking" hold of people, Luke 7:16, RV (AV, "came ... on"); of sin in "finding (occasion)," RV (AV, "taking"), Rom. 7:8,11, where sin is viewed as the corrupt source of action, an inward element using the commandment to produce evil effects; of the power of temptation, 1 Cor. 10:13; of "taking" an example, Jas. 5:10; of "taking" peace from the earth, Rev. 6:4; of Christ in "taking" the form of a servant, Phil. 2:7; of "taking" rightful power (by the Lord, hereafter), Rev. 11:17. See ACCEPT, No. 4.

<2,,353,analambano>
signifies (a) "to take up" (ana), e.g., Acts 1:2,11,22 (RV, "received"); (b) "to take to oneself," Acts 7:43; or "to one's company," Acts 20:13,14; 23:31; 2 Tim. 4:11; of "taking up spiritual armor," Eph. 6:13,16. See RECEIVE.

<3,,618,apolambano>
besides its common meaning, "to receive," denotes "to take apart or aside," Mark 7:33, Middle Voice. It is frequent in the papyri, and, in the sense of separation or drawing aside, is illustrated in a message of sorrow, concerning the non-arrival of one who with others had been "shut up" as recluses in a temple (Moulton and Milligan, Vocab.). See RECEIVE.

<4,,1949,epilambano>
in the Middle Voice, "to lay hold of, take hold of," is used literally, e.g., Mark 8:23; Luke 9:47; 14:4; metaphorically, e.g., Heb. 8:9, "(I) took them (by the hand):" for other instances in each respect see HOLD, No. 7.

<5,,2638,katalambano>
"to lay hold of," is rendered "to take," in Mark 9:18; John 8:3,4. See APPREHEND.

<6,,3335,metalambano>
"to get, or have, a share of," is rendered "to take (food)" in Acts 2:46, RV (AV, "did eat," see EAT, Note); 27:33, i.e., "to share it together." See HAVE, PARTAKE, RECEIVE.

<7,,3880,paralambano>
besides its meaning "to receive," denotes "to take to (or with) oneself," of "taking" a wife, e.g., Matt. 1:20,24; of "taking" a person or persons with one, e.g., Matt. 2:13,14,20,21; 4:5,8; of demons, Matt. 12:45; of Christ and His disciples, Matt. 17:1; 20:17; Mark 9:2; 10:32; 14:33; of witnesses, Matt. 18:16; of the removal of persons from the earth in judgment, when "the Son of Man is revealed," Matt. 24:40,41; Luke 17:34,35 (cp. the means of the removal of corruption, in v. Luke 17:37); of the "taking" of Christ by the soldiers for scourging, Matt. 27:27, RV, and to crucifixion, John 19:16; see also Acts 15:39; 16:33; 21:24,26,32; 23:18. See RECEIVE.

<8,,4838,sumparalambano>
sun, "with," and No. 7, denotes "to take along with oneself," as a companion, Acts 12:25; 15:37,38; Gal. 2:1.

<9,,4355,proslambano>
"to take to oneself" (pros), is used of food, Acts 27:33-36; of persons, of Peter's act toward Christ, Matt. 16:22; Mark 8:32; for evil purposes, Acts 17:5; for good purposes, Acts 18:26. See RECEIVE.

<10,,4301,prolambano>
is rendered "to take before" in 1 Cor. 11:21. See COME, Note (2) at end, OVERTAKE.

<11,,4815,sullambano>
"to seize, take," is rendered "to take" in Matt. 26:55; Mark 14:48, AV (RV, "seize"); Luke 5:9; Acts 1:16; in Acts 12:3; 23:27, AV (RV, "seize"). See CATCH, CONCEIVE, HELP.

<12,,142,airo>
"to lift, carry, take up or away," occurs very frequently with its literal meanings. In John 1:29 it is used of Christ as "the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world," not the sins, but sin, that which has existed from the time of the Fall, and in regard to which God has had judicial dealings with the world; through the expiatory sacrifice of Christ the sin of the world will be replaced by everlasting righteousness; cp. the plural, "sins," in 1 John 3:5. Righteous judgment was "taken away" from Christ at human tribunals, and His life, while voluntarily given by Himself (John 10:17,18), was "taken (from the earth)," Acts 8:33 (quoted from the Sept. of Isa. 53:8). In John 15:2 it is used in the Lord's statement, "Every branch in Me that beareth not fruit, He taketh it away." This does not contemplate members of the "body" of Christ, but those who (just as a graft which being inserted, does not "abide" or "strike") are merely professed followers, giving only the appearance of being joined to the parent stem.

The Law described in Col. 2:14 as "the bond written in ordinances that was against us," Christ "took" out of the way at His Cross. In 1 Cor. 5:2, airo is used in the best texts (some have No. 14), of the Divine judgment which would have been exercised in "taking away" from the church the incestuous delinquent, had they mourned before God. See AWAY, BEAR, No. 9, etc.

<13,,522,apairo>
"to lift off" (apo, "from," and No. 12), is used, in the Passive Voice, of Christ, metaphorically as the Bridegroom of His followers, Matt. 9:15; Mark 2:20; Luke 5:35.

<14,,1808,exairo>
"to take away," is used of "putting away" a person in church discipline, 1 Cor. 5:13; for this verb as a variant reading in ver. 2, see No. 12.

<15,,1869,epairo>
"to lift, raise," is used in the Passive Voice and rendered "He was taken up" in Acts 1:9. See EXALT, HOIST, LIFT.

<16,,337,anaireo>
"to take up" (ana, "up," and haireo, "to take"), is used of Pharaoh's daughter in "taking up" the infant Moses, Acts 7:21; of God's act in "taking away" the typical animal sacrifices under the Law, Heb. 10:9. See DEATH, C, No. 2, KILL, SLAY.

<17,,851,aphaireo>
"to take away" (apo), is used with this meaning in Luke 1:25; 10:42; 16:3; Rom. 11:27, of the "removal" of the sins of Israel; Heb. 10:4, of the impossibility of the "removal" of sins by offerings under the Law; in Rev. 22:19 (twice). See CUT, No. 8.

<18,,2507,kathaireo>
"to take down" (kata), besides its meaning of "putting down by force," was the technical term for the "removal" of the body after crucifixion, Mark 15:36,46; Luke 23:53; Acts 13:29. See CAST, No. 14.

<19,,4014,periaireo>
"to take away that which surrounds" (peri, "around"), is used (a) literally, of "casting off" anchors, Acts 27:40, RV (AV, "having taken up"); Acts 28:13 in some texts, for perierchomai, "to make a circuit;" (b) metaphorically, of "taking away" the veil off the hearts of Israel, 2 Cor. 3:16; of hope of rescue, Acts 27:20; of sins (negatively), Heb. 10:11.

<20,,1209,dechomai>
"to receive," is rendered "take (thy bond, RV, AV, bill)" in Luke 16:6,7; "take (the helmet of salvation)," Eph. 6:17, suggesting a heartiness in the "taking." See ACCEPT, No. 1, RECEIVE.

<21,,4327,prosdechomai>
"to receive favorably," is rendered "took" in Heb. 10:34. See ACCEPT, No. 3.

<22,,2902,krateo>
"to take hold of, get possession of," is translated "to take" in Matt. 9:25; 22:6; 26:4; Mark 1:31; 5:41; 9:27; 14:1,44,46,49; Luke 8:54; Acts 24:6. See HOLD, No. 6.

<23,,1405,drassomai>
"to grasp with the hand, take hold of," is used metaphorically in 1 Cor. 3:19, "taketh (the wise in their craftiness)."

<24,,1325,didomi>
"to give," found in the best texts in Mark 3:6, is rendered "took (counsel);" some have poieo, "to make."

<25,,2722,katecho>
"to hold," is rendered "to take (the lowest place)" in Luke 14:9. See HOLD.

<26,,4084,piazo>
"to lay or take hold of forcefully," is always rendered "to take" in the RV. See APPREHEND, No. 2.

<27,,3911,paraphero>
"to bear away" (para, "aside," phero, "to bear"), "remove," is rendered "take away" in Mark 14:36, AV, RV, "remove," as in Luke 22:42. See REMOVE.

<28,,2192,echo>
"to have, to hold," is used in Matt. 21:46 in the sense of regarding a person as something, "they took (Him) for (a prophet)." See HAVE.

<29,,4863,sunago>
"to bring together," is used of "taking" a person into one's house receiving hospitality, "took ... in," Matt. 25:35,38,43; so in Acts 11:26, RV, "were gathered together," AV, "assembled;" perhaps the meaning is "they were entertained." See ASSEMBLE, BESTOW, GATHER.

<30,,1562,ekduo>
"to take off a garment from a person," is so rendered with reference to the soldiers' treatment of Christ, Matt. 27:31; Mark 15:20. See STRIP.

<31,,1544,ekballo>
has the meaning "to bring or take out" in Luke 10:35, "took out (two pence)," a word perhaps chosen to express the wholeheartedness of the act (lit., "to throw out"). See CAST, No. 5.

<32,,941,bastazo>
"to bear, lift," is used of "taking up" stones, John 10:31. As to Matt. 3:11, Moulton and Milligan supply evidences from the vernacular that the word signified "to take off" (the sandals), which confirms Mark's word luo, "to unloose" (John 1:7). See BEAR, No. 1.

<33,,2021,epicheireo>
"to take in hand" (epi, "upon," cheir, "the hand"), "to attempt, take upon oneself," is rendered "have taken in hand," Luke 1:1; "took upon (them)," Acts 19:13. See GO, No. 30.

<34,,1096,ginomai>
"to become, to come to be," is rendered "he be taken" in 2 Thess. 2:7, lit., "(until) he, or it, become" (for a treatment of the whole passage see Notes on Thess. by Hogg and Vine).

Notes: (1) For sunairo in Matt. 18:23, see RECKON. (2) Some texts have apago, "to take away," in Acts 24:7. (3) In John 6:24, AV, embaino, "to enter," is rendered "took (shipping)," RV, "got into (the boats)." (4) In 2 Thess. 1:8, AV, didomi, "to give" (RV "rendering"), is translated "taking." (5) In Rom. 3:5, AV, epiphero, "to bring against," is rendered "taketh (vengeance)," RV, "visiteth (with wrath)." (6) In Luke 4:5, AV, anago, "to lead up" (RV, "led"), is rendered "took up." (7) In Acts 10:26, AV, egeiro, "to raise" (RV), is rendered "took ... up." (8) For "taking up" baggage, Acts 21:15, see BAGGAGE. (9) For "taken from" in 1 Thess. 2:17, AV, see BEREAVED, No. 1. (10) Sunecho is translated "taken with" in Matt. 4:24; Luke 4:38; 8:37. See HOLDEN. (11) In 2 Pet. 2:12 "to be taken" translates the phrase eis halosin, lit., "for capture" (halosis, "a taking"). (12) In 1 Pet. 2:20, hupomeno, "to endure," is rendered "ye take ... patiently." (13) In Matt. 11:12; John 6:15; Acts 23:10 harpazo (see CATCH) is rendered "take ... by force." (14) For apotassomai, "to take leave of," see LEAVE, (c) No. 1. (15) For apaspazomai, rendered "to take leave of" in Acts 21:6, AV, see LEAVE, (c) No. 2. (16) In Acts 21:6 some mss. have epibaino, AV, "we took ship" (RV, embaino, "we went on board"): cp. Note (3), above. (17) For "untaken" in 2 Cor. 3:14 see UNLIFTED. (18) In 1 Tim. 5:9, AV, katalego is rendered "to take into the number" (RV, "be enrolled"). (19) For "take ... to record" see TESTIFY. See also CARE, HEED, JOURNEY, THOUGHT (to take).

Talent <A-1,Noun,5007,talanton>
originally "a balance," then, "a talent in weight," was hence "a sum of money" in gold or silver equivalent to a "talent." The Jewish "talent" contained 3,000 shekels of the sanctuary, e.g., Ex. 30:13 (about 114 lbs.). In NT times the "talent" was not a weight of silver, but the Roman-Attic "talent," comprising 6,000 denarii or drachmas, and equal to about f240. It is mentioned in Matthew only, Matt. 18:24; 25:15,16,20 (twice in the best texts),22 (thrice),24,25,28 (twice). In Matt. 18:24 the vastness of the sum, 10,000 talents (f2,400,000), indicates the impossibility of man's clearing himself, by his own efforts, of the guilt which lies upon him before God.

Note: That the "talent" denoted "something weighed" has provided the meaning of the Eng. word as "a gift or ability," especially under the influence of the parable of the talents (Matt. 25:14-30).

<B-1,Adjective,5006,talantiaios>
denotes "of a talent's weight," Rev. 16:21.

Tales * For TALES see TALK

Talitha <1,,5008,taleitha | talitha> an Aramaic feminine meaning "maiden," Mark 5:41, has been variously transliterated in the NT Greek mss. Koumi or Koum (Heb. and Aram., qum, "arise"), which follows, is interpreted by, "I say unto thee, arise." Koum is the better attested word; so in the Talmud, where this imperative occurs "seven times in one page" (Edersheim, Life and Times of Jesus, i, p. 631).

Talk (Noun and Verb) <A-1,Noun,3056,logos>
"a word," is translated "talk" in Matt. 22:15; Mark 12:13. See ACCOUNT, B.

<A-2,Noun,3026,leros>
denotes "foolish talk, nonsense," Luke 24:11, RV, "idle talk" (AV, "idle tales").

<B-1,Verb,2980,laleo>
"to speak, say," is always translated "to speak" in the RV, where the AV renders it by "to talk," Matt. 12:46; Mark 6:50; Luke 24:32; John 4:27 (twice); 9:37; 14:30; Acts 26:31; Rev. 4:1; 17:1; 21:9,15. The RV rendering is preferable; the idea of "chat" or "chatter" is entirely foreign to the NT, and should never be regarded as the meaning in 1 Cor. 14:34,35. See COMMUNE, Note, SAY, No. 1, Note, and No. 2, SPEAK.

<B-2,Verb,4814,sullaleo>
"to speak with" (sun), is translated "to talk with," Matt. 17:3; Mark 9:4; Luke 9:30. See CONFER, No. 2.

<B-3,Verb,3656,homileo>
"to be in company with, consort with" (homilos, "a throng;" homilia, "a company"), hence, "to converse with," is rendered "to talk with," Acts 20:11. See COMMUNE, No. 2.

<B-4,Verb,4926,sunomileo>
"to converse, talk with," occurs in Acts 10:27.

Talkers (vain) <1,,3151,mataiologos>
an adjective denoting "talking idly" (mataios, "vain, idle," lego, "to speak"), is used as a noun (plural) in Titus 1:10.

Talking (vain, foolish) <1,,3150,mataiologia>
a noun corresponding to the above, is used in 1 Tim. 1:6, RV, "vain talking" (AV, "vain jangling").

<2,,3473,morologia>
from moros, "foolish, dull, stupid," and lego, is used in Eph. 5:4; it denotes more than mere idle "talk." Trench describes it as "that 'talk of fools' which is foolishness and sin together" (Syn. xxxiv).

Tame <1,,1150,damazo>
"to subdue, tame," is used (a) naturally in Mark 5:4; Jas. 3:7 (twice); (b) metaphorically, of the tongue, in Jas. 3:8. In the Sept., Dan. 2:40.

Tanner <1,,1038,burseus>
"a tanner" (from bursa, "a hide"), occurs in Acts 9:43; 10:6,32.

Tare (Verb) * For TARE (Verb) see TEAR

Tares <1,,2215,zizanion>
is a kind of darnel, the commonest of the four species, being the bearded, growing in the grain fields, as tall as wheat and barley, and resembling wheat in appearance. It was credited among the Jews with being degenerate wheat. The rabbis called it "bastard." The seeds are poisonous to man and herbivorous animals, producing sleepiness, nausea, convulsions and even death (they are harmless to poultry). The plants can be separated out, but the custom, as in the parable, is to leave the cleaning out till near the time of harvest, Matt. 13:25-27,29,30,36,38,40. The Lord describes the tares as "the sons of the evil one;" false teachings are indissociable from their propagandists. For the Lord's reference to the Kingdom see KINGDOM.

Tarry <1,,3306,meno>
"to abide," is translated by the verb "to abide," in the RV, for AV, "to tarry," in Matt. 26:38; Mark 14:34; Luke 24:29; John 4:40; Acts 9:43; 18:20; the RV retains the verb "to tarry" in John 21:22,23; in Acts 20:5, AV, "tarried" (RV, "were waiting"). Some mss. have it in Acts 20:15 (AV, "tarried"). See ABIDE.

<2,,1961,epimeno>
to abide, continue, a strengthened form of No. 1, is translated "to tarry" in Acts 10:48; 21:4,10; 28:12,14; 1 Cor. 16:7,8; Gal. 1:18, RV (AV, "abode"). See ABIDE, No. 2.

<3,,5278,hupomeno>
"to endure," is rendered "tarried behind" in Luke 2:43. See ENDURE, No. 2.

<4,,4357,prosmeno>
"to abide still, continue," is translated "tarried" in Acts 18:18, suggesting patience and steadfastness in remaining after the circumstances which preceded; in 1 Tim. 1:3, RV, "to tarry" (AV, "to abide still"). See ABIDE, No. 6.

<5,,1304,diatribo>
for which see ABIDE, No. 7, is invariably rendered "to tarry," in the RV; AV, twice, John 3:22; Acts 25:6; "continued" in John 11:54; Acts 15:35; "abode," Acts 12:19; 14:3,28; 20:6; "abiding," Acts 16:12; "had been," Acts 25:14.

<6,,5549,chronizo>
"to spend or while away time;" "to tarry," Matt. 25:5; Luke 1:21; Heb. 10:37. See DELAY, No. 2.

<7,,1019,braduno>
"to be slow" (bradus, "slow"), is rendered "I tarry long," 1 Tim. 3:15; "is ... slack," 2 Pet. 3:9.

<8,,2523,kathizo>
"to make to sit down," or, intransitively, "to sit down," is translated "tarry ye" in Luke 24:49. See SIT.

<9,,3195,mello>
"to be about to," is rendered "(why) tarriest thou?" in Acts 22:16. See ABOUT, B.

<10,,1551,ekdechomai>
"to expect, await" (ek, "from," dechomai, "to receive"), is translated "tarry" in 1 Cor. 11:33, AV (RV, "wait"). See EXPECT, LOOK, WAIT.

Notes: (1) In Acts 27:33, AV, prosdokao, "to wait, look for," is translated "have tarried" (RV, "wait"). (2) In Acts 15:33, poieo, "to make or do," is used with chronos, "time," AV, "they had tarried a space," RV, "they had spent sometime."

Taste <1,,1089,geuo>
"to make to taste," is used in the Middle Voice, signifying "to taste" (a) naturally, Matt. 27:34; Luke 14:24; John 2:9; Col. 2:21; (b) metaphorically, of Christ's "tasting" death, implying His personal experience in voluntarily undergoing death, Heb. 2:9; of believers (negatively) as to "tasting" of death, Matt. 16:28; Mark 9:1; Luke 9:27; John 8:52; of "tasting" the heavenly gift (different from receiving it), Heb. 6:4; "the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come," Heb. 6:5; "that the Lord is gracious," 1 Pet. 2:3. See EAT.

Tattler <1,,5397,phluaros>
"babbling, garrulous" (from phluo, "to babble:" cp. phluareo, "to prate against"), is translated "tattlers" in 1 Tim. 5:13.

Taught (Adjective) <1,,1318,didaktos>
primarily "what can be taught," then, "taught," is used (a) of persons, John 6:45; (b) of things, 1 Cor. 2:13 (twice), "(not in words which man's wisdom) teacheth, (but which the Spirit) teacheth," lit., "(not in words) taught (of man's wisdom, but) taught (of the Spirit)."

<2,,2312,theodidaktos>
"God-taught" (Theos, "God," and No. 1), occurs in 1 Thess. 4:9, lit., "God-taught (persons);" while the missionaries had "taught" the converts to love one another, God had Himself been their Teacher. Cp. John 6:45 (see No. 1).

Taxed, Taxing * For TAXED, TAXING see ENROLL, ENROLMENT

Teach <A-1,Verb,1321,didasko>
is used (a) absolutely, "to give instruction," e.g., Matt. 4:23; 9:35; Rom. 12:7; 1 Cor. 4:17; 1 Tim. 2:12; 4:11; (b) transitively, with an object, whether persons, e.g., Matt. 5:2; 7:29, and frequently in the Gospels and Acts, or things "taught," e.g., Matt. 15:9; 22:16; Acts 15:35; 18:11; both persons and things, e.g., John 14:26; Rev. 2:14,20.

<A-2,Verb,2727,katecheo>
for which see INFORM, No. 2, INSTRUCT, No. 1, is rendered "to teach" in 1 Cor. 14:19, AV (RV, "instruct"); Gal. 6:6 (twice).

<A-3,Verb,2085,heterodidaskaleo>
"to teach a different doctrine" (heteros, "different," to be distinguished from allos, "another of the same kind:" see ANOTHER), is used in 1 Tim. 1:3; 6:3, RV, AV, "teach (no) other doctrine" and "teach otherwise," of what is contrary to the faith.

Notes: (1) For matheteuo, "to teach," in the AV of Matt. 28:19; Acts 14:21, see DISCIPLE, B. (2) In Acts 16:21, AV, katangello, "to declare, preach," is rendered "teach" (RV, "set forth"). (3) For "teacheth" in 1 Cor. 2:13, see TAUGHT, No. 1 (b).

<B-1,Adjective,1317,didaktikos>
"skilled in teaching" (akin to No. 1 above: Eng., "didactic"), is translated "apt to teach" in 1 Tim. 3:2; 2 Tim. 2:24.

Teacher, false Teachers <1,,1320,didaskalos>
is rendered "teacher" or "teachers" in Matt. 23:8, by Christ, of Himself; in John 3:2 of Christ; of Nicodemus in Israel, John 3:10, RV; of "teachers" of the truth in the churches, Acts 13:1; 1 Cor. 12:28,29; Eph. 4:11; Heb. 5:12; Jas. 3:1, RV; by Paul of his work among the churches, 1 Tim. 2:7; 2 Tim. 1:11; of "teachers," wrongfully chosen by those who have "itching ears," 2 Tim. 4:3. See MASTER, RABBI.

<2,,2567,kalodidaskalos>
"a false teacher," occurs in the plural in 2 Pet. 2:1.

<3,,5572,pseudodidaskalos>
"a false teacher," occurs in the plural in 2 Pet. 2:1.

Teaching (Noun) * For TEACHING (Noun) see DOCTRINE, Nos. 1 and 2

Tear, Torn <1,,4682,sparasso>
denotes "to tear, rend, convulse," Mark 1:26; 9:20 (in some mss.),26, RV, "having ... torn" (AV, "rent"); Luke 9:39. In the Sept., 2 Sam. 22:8, of the foundations of heaven; Jer. 4:18, of the heart.

<2,,4952,susparasso>
"to tear violently" (sun, "with," intensive), "convulse completely," a strengthened form of No. 1, is used in Mark 9:20, in the best texts (some have No. 1); Luke 9:42.

<3,,1288,diaspao>
"to break or tear asunder," is translated "should be torn in pieces" in Acts 23:10, RV (AV, "... pulled ..."). See REND, No. 5.

<4,,4486,rhegnumi>
"to break," is rendered "teareth" in Mark 9:18, AV (RV, "dasheth ... down"). See HINDER, No. 1.

Tears <1,,1144,dakruon | dakru> akin to dakruo, "to weep,"is used in plural, Mark 9:24; Luke 7:38,44 (with the sense of washing therewith the Lord's feet); Acts 20:19,31; 2 Cor. 2:4; 2 Tim. 1:4; Heb. 5:7; 12:17; Rev. 7:17; 21:4.

Tedious (to be) <1,,1465,enkopto>
"to hinder," is rendered "to be tedious" in Acts 24:4, of detaining a person unnecessarily. See HINDER, No. 1.

Teeth * For TEETH see TOOTH

Tell <1,,3004,lego>
and the 2nd aorist form eipon, used to supply this tense in lego, are frequently translated "to tell," e.g., Matt. 2:13, RV, "I tell," AV, "I bring (thee) word;" Matt. 10:27. See SAY, No. 1.

<2,,2980,laleo>
for which see SAY, No. 2, is usually rendered "to speak," in the RV (for AV, "to tell"), e.g., Matt. 26:13; Luke 1:45; 2:17,18,20; Acts 11:14; 27:25; but RV and AV, "to tell" in John 8:40; Acts 9:6; 22:10.

<3,,1583,eklaleo>
"to speak out" (ek), is translated "tell" in Acts 23:22.

<4,,3004,eiro>
for which see SAY, No. 4, is rendered "to tell" in Matt. 21:24; Mark 11:29; John 14:29; Rev. 17:7.

<5,,518,apangello>
"to announce, declare, report" (usually as a messenger), is frequently rendered "to tell," e.g., Matt. 8:33; 14:12. See BRING, No. 36.

<6,,312,anangello>
"to bring back word, announce," is sometimes rendered "to tell," e.g., John 5:15; 2 Cor. 7:7. See DECLARE, No. 1.

<7,,1334,diegeomai>
for which see DECLARE, No. 6, is rendered "to tell," in the AV and RV, in Mark 9:9; Heb. 11:32.

<8,,1834,exegeomai>
for which see DECLARE, No. 8, is translated "told" in Luke 24:35, AV (RV, "rehearsed").

<9,,1285,diasapheo>
"to make clear" (dia, "throughout," saphes, "clear"), explain fully, is translated "told" in Matt. 18:31. See EXPLAIN.

<10,,3377,menuo>
is rendered "told" in Acts 23:30, AV: see show, No. 7.

<11,,4280,proeiro>
(prolego) "to tell before," is so rendered in Matt. 24:25: see FORETELL, FOREWARN.

Note: In the following, oida, "to know," is translated "tell" in the AV (RV, "know"), Matt. 21:27; Mark 11:33; Luke 20:7; John 3:8; 8:14; 16:18; 2 Cor. 12:2.

Temper together <1,,4786,sunkerannumi>
"to mix or blend together," is used in 1 Cor. 12:24, of the combining of the members of the human body into an organic structure, as illustrative of the members of a local church (see 1 Cor. 12:27, where there is no definite article in the original). See MIXED (with).

Temperance, Temperate <A-1,Noun,1466,enkrateia>
from kratos, "strength," occurs in Acts 24:25; Gal. 5:23; 2 Pet. 1:6 (twice), in all of which it is rendered "temperance;" the RV marg., "self-control" is the preferable rendering, as "temperance" is now limited to one form of self-control; the various powers bestowed by God upon man are capable of abuse; the right use demands the controlling power of the will under the operation of the Spirit of God; in Acts 24:25 the word follows "righteousness," which represents God's claims, self-control being man's response thereto; in 2 Pet. 1:6, it follows "knowledge," suggesting that what is learned requires to be put into practice.

<B-1,Adjective,1468,enkrates>
akin to A, denotes "exercising self-control," rendered "temperate" in Titus 1:8.

<B-2,Adjective,3524,nephalios>
for which see SOBER, is translated "temperate" in 1 Tim. 3:2, RV (AV, "vigilant"); in 1 Tim. 3:11; Titus 2:2, RV (AV, "sober").

Note: In Titus 2:2, AV, sophron, "sober," is rendered "temperate" (RV, "soberminded").

<C-1,Verb,1467,enkrateuomai>
akin to A and B, No. 1, rendered "is temperate" in 1 Cor. 9:25, is used figuratively of the rigid self-control practiced by athletes with a view to gaining the prize. See CONTINENCY.

Tempest <1,,2366,thuella>
"a hurricane, cyclone, whirlwind" (akin to thuo, "to slay," and thumos, "wrath"), is used in Heb. 12:18. In the Sept., Ex. 10:22; Deut. 4:11; 5:22.

<2,,4578,seismos>
"a shaking" (Eng., "seismic," etc.), is used of a "tempest" in Matt. 8:24. See EARTHQUAKE.

<3,,5494,cheimon>
"winter, a winter storm," hence, in general, "a tempest," is so rendered in Acts 27:20. See WEATHER, WINTER.

<4,,2978,lailaps>
"a tempest," 2 Pet. 2:17, AV: see STORM.

Note: For "tossed with a tempest," Acts 27:18, AV, see LABOR, B, No. 2.

Tempestuous <1,,5189,tuphonikos>
from tuphon, "a hurricane, typhoon," is translated "tempestuous" in Acts 27:14.

Temple <1,,2411,hieron>
the neuter of the adjective hieros, "sacred," is used as a noun denoting "a sacred place, a temple," that of Artemis (Diana), Acts 19:27; that in Jerusalem, Mark 11:11, signifying the entire building with its precincts, or some part thereof, as distinct from the naos, "the inner sanctuary" (see No. 2); apart from the Gospels and Acts, it is mentioned only in 1 Cor. 9:13. Christ taught in one of the courts, to which all the people had access. Hieron is never used figuratively. The Temple mentioned in the Gospels and Acts was begun by Herod in 20 B.C., and destroyed by the Romans in A.D. 70.

<2,,3485,naos>
"a shrine or sanctuary," was used (a) among the heathen, to denote the shrine containing the idol, Acts 17:24; 19:24 (in the latter, miniatures); (b) among the Jews, the sanctuary in the "Temple," into which only the priests could lawfully enter, e.g., Luke 1:9,21,22; Christ, as being of the tribe of Judah, and thus not being a priest while upon the earth (Heb. 7:13,14; 8:4), did not enter the naos; for 2 Thess. 2:4 see Note (below); (c) by Christ metaphorically, of His own physical body, John 2:19,21; (d) in apostolic teaching, metaphorically, (1) of the Church, the mystical Body of Christ, Eph. 2:21; (2) of a local church, 1 Cor. 3:16,17; 2 Cor. 6:16; (3) of the present body of the individual believer, 1 Cor. 6:19; (4) of the "Temple" seen in visions in the Apocalypse, Rev. 3:12; 7:15; 11:19; 14:15,17; 15:5,6,8; 16:1,17; (5) of the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb, as the "Temple" of the new and heavenly Jerusalem, Rev. 21:22. See SANCTUARY and HOLY, B (b), par. 4.

Notes: (1) The "temple" mentioned in 2 Thess. 2:4 (naos), as the seat of the Man of Sin, has been regarded in different ways. The weight of Scripture evidence is in favor of the view that it refers to a literal "temple" in Jerusalem, to be reconstructed in the future (cp. Dan. 11:31; 12:11, with Matt. 24:15). For a fuller examination of the passage, see Notes on Thessalonians, by Hogg and Vine, pp. 250-252. (2) For oikos, rendered "temple," Luke 11:51, AV, see HOUSE, No. 1.

Temple Keeper <1,,3511,neokoros>
Acts 19:35, RV, and AV marg., "temple keeper" (AV, "worshiper"), is used in profane Greek of "one who has charge of a temple." Coin inscriptions show that it was an honorary title given to certain cities, especially in Asia Minor, where the cult of some god or of a deified human potentate had been established, here to Ephesus in respect of the goddess Artemis. Apparently the imperial cult also existed at Ephesus. Josephus applies the word to Jews as worshipers, but this is not the meaning in Acts 19.

Temporal <1,,4340,proskairos>
"for a season" (pros, "for," kairos, "a season"), is rendered "temporal" in 2 Cor. 4:18. See SEASON, WHILE.

Tempt <A-1,Verb,3985,peirazo>
signifies (1) "to try, attempt, assay" (see TRY); (2) "to test, try, prove," in a good sense, said of Christ and of believers, Heb. 2:18, where the context shows that the temptation was the cause of suffering to Him, and only suffering, not a drawing away to sin, so that believers have the sympathy of Christ as their High Priest in the suffering which sin occasions to those who are in the enjoyment of communion with God; so in the similar passage in Heb. 4:15; in all the temptations which Christ endured, there was nothing within Him that answered to sin. There was no sinful infirmity in Him. While He was truly man, and His Divine nature was not in any way inconsistent with His Manhood, there was nothing in Him such as is produced in us by the sinful nature which belongs to us; in Heb. 11:37, of the testing of OT saints; in 1 Cor. 10:13, where the meaning has a wide scope, the verb is used of "testing" as permitted by God, and of the believer as one who should be in the realization of his own helplessness and his dependence upon God (see PROVE, TRY); in a bad sense, "to tempt" (a) of attempts to ensnare Christ in His speech, e.g., Matt. 16:1; 19:3; 22:18,35, and parallel passages; John 8:6; (b) of temptations to sin, e.g., Gal. 6:1, where one who would restore an erring brother is not to act as his judge, but as being one with him in liability to sin, with the possibility of finding himself in similar circumstances, Jas. 1:13,14 (see note below); of temptations mentioned as coming from the Devil, Matt. 4:1; and parallel passages; 1 Cor. 7:5; 1 Thess. 3:5 (see TEMPTER); (c) of trying or challenging God, Acts 15:10; 1 Cor. 10:9 (2nd part); Heb. 3:9; the Holy Spirit, Acts 5:9: cp. No. 2.

Note: "James 1:13-15 seems to contradict other statements of Scripture in two respects, saying (a) that 'God cannot be tempted with evil,' and (b) that 'He Himself tempteth no man.' But God tempted, or tried, Abraham, Heb. 11:17, and the Israelites tempted, or tried, God, 1 Cor. 10:9. James 1:14, however, makes it plain that, whereas in these cases the temptation or trial, came from without, James refers to temptation, or trial, arising within, from uncontrolled appetites and from evil passions, cp. Mark 7:20-23. But though such temptation does not proceed from God, yet does God regard His people while they endure it, and by it tests and approves them." * [* From Notes on Thessalonians, by Hogg and Vine, p. 97.]

<A-2,Verb,1598,ekpeirazo>
an intensive form of the foregoing, is used in much the same way as No. 1 (2) (c), in Christ's quotation from Deut. 6:16, in reply to the Devil, Matt. 4:7; Luke 4:12; so in 1 Cor. 10:9, RV, "the Lord" (AV, "Christ"); of the lawyer who "tempted" Christ, Luke 10:25. In the Sept., Deut. 6:16; 8:2,16; Ps. 78:18. Cp. dokimazo (see PROVE).

<B-1,Adjective,551,apeirastos>
"untempted, untried" (a, negative, and A, No. 1), occurs in Jas. 1:13, with eimi, "to be," "cannot be tempted," "untemptable" (Mayor).

Temptation <1,,3986,peirasmos>
akin to A, above, is used of (1) "trials" with a beneficial purpose and effect, (a) of "trials" or "temptations," Divinely permitted or sent, Luke 22:28; Acts 20:19; Jas. 1:2; 1 Pet. 1:6; 4:12, RV, "to prove," AV, "to try;" 2 Pet. 2:9 (singular); Rev. 3:10, RV, "trial" (AV, "temptation"); in Jas. 1:12, "temptation" apparently has meanings (1) and (2) combined (see below), and is used in the widest sense; (b) with a good or neutral significance, Gal. 4:14, of Paul's physical infirmity, "a temptation" to the Galatian converts, of such a kind as to arouse feelings of natural repugnance; (c) of "trials" of a varied character, Matt. 6:13; Luke 11:4, where believers are commanded to pray not to be led into such by forces beyond their own control; Matt. 26:41; Mark 14:38; Luke 22:40,46, where they are commanded to watch and pray against entering into "temptations" by their own carelessness or disobedience; in all such cases God provides "the way of escape," 1 Cor. 10:13 (where peirasmos occurs twice). (2) Of "trial" definitely designed to lead to wrong doing, "temptation," Luke 4:13; 8:13; 1 Tim. 6:9; (3) of "trying" or challenging God, by men, Heb. 3:8.

Tempter * Note: The present participle of peirazo, "to tempt," preceded by the article, lit., "the (one) tempting," is used as a noun, describing the Devil in this character, Matt. 4:3; 1 Thess. 3:5.

Ten <1,,1176,deka>
whence the Eng. prefix "deca," is regarded by some as the measure of human responsibility, e.g., Luke 19:13,17; Rev. 2:10; it is used in a figurative setting in Rev. 12:3; 13:1; 17:3,7,12,16.

Notes: (1) In Acts 23:23, hebdomekonta, "seventy," is translated "threescore and ten." (2) For "ten thousand" see THOUSAND.

Tend * For TEND, John 21:16; 1 Pet. 5:2, RV, see FEED, No. 2

Tender <1,,527,hapalos>
"soft, tender," is used of the branch of a tree, Matt. 24:32; Mark 13:28.

Note: For Luke 1:78, "tender mercy;" Phil. 1:8; 2:1 "tender mercies," see BOWELS.

Tender-hearted * For TENDER-HEARTED see PITIFUL, No. 2

Tenth <1,,1182,dekatos>
an adjective from deka, "ten," occurs in John 1:39; Rev. 11:13; 21:20.

<2,,1181,dekate>
grammatically the feminine form of No. 1, with meris, "a part," understood, is used as a noun, translated "a tenth part" in Heb. 7:2, "a tenth," Heb. 7:4; "tithes" in Heb. 7:8,9.

Tents * For TENTS see TABERNACLE, No. 1

Tent-makers <1,,4635,skenopoios>
an adjective, denoting "appointed beforehand" (pro, "before," tithemi, "to put, appoint:" see APPOINT No. 3, Note), is used as a noun, prothesmia (grammatically feminine, with hemera, "a day," understood), as in Greek law, "a day appointed before," Gal. 4:2, RV, "the term appointed," i.e., "a stipulated date" (AV, "the time appointed").

Terrestrial <1,,1919,epigeios>
"on earth, earthly" (epi, "on," ge, "the earth"), is rendered "terrestrial" in 1 Cor. 15:40 (twice), in contrast to epouranios, "heavenly." See EARTHLY, No. 2.

Terrible * For TERRIBLE, Heb. 12:21, see FEARFUL, B, No. 1

Terrify <A-1,Verb,4422,ptoeo>
"to terrify," is used in the Passive Voice, Luke 21:9; 24:37.

<A-2,Verb,1629,ekphobeo>
"to frighten away" (ek, "out," phobos, "fear"), occurs in 2 Cor. 10:9.

<A-3,Verb,4426,pturo>
"to scare," Phil. 1:28: see AFFRIGHTED, B, NO. 1.

<B-1,Adjective,1719,emphobos>
"terrified," is so rendered in the RV of Acts 24:25. See TREMBLE.

Terror <1,,5401,phobos>
"fear," is rendered "terror" in Rom. 13:3; in 2 Cor. 5:11; 1 Pet. 3:14, AV (RV, "fear"). See FEAR, No. 1.

<2,,5400,phobetron>
"that which causes fright, a terror," is translated "terrors" in Luke 21:11, RV (AV, "fearful sights"). See FEAR, A, Note. For ptoesis, See AMAZEMENT.

Testament * For TESTAMENT see COVENANT

Testator <1,,1303,diatithemi>
"to arrange, dispose," is used only in the Middle Voice in the NT; in Heb. 9:16,17, the present participle with the article, lit., "the (one) making a testament (or covenant)," virtually a noun, "the testator" (the covenanting one); it is used of "making a covenant" in Heb. 8:10; 10:16; Acts 3:25. In "covenant-making," the sacrifice of a victim was customary (Gen. 15:10; Jer. 34:18,19). He who "made a covenant" did so at the cost of a life. While the terminology in Heb. 9:16,17 has the appearance of being appropriate to the circumstances of making a will, there is excellent reason for adhering to the meaning "covenant-making." The rendering "the death of the testator" would make Christ a Testator, which He was not. He did not die simply that the terms of a testamentary disposition might be fulfilled for the heirs. Here He who is "the Mediator of a new covenant" (Heb. 9:15) is Himself the Victim whose death was necessary. The idea of "making a will" destroys the argument of Heb. 9:18. In spite of various advocacies of the idea of a will, the weight of evidence is confirmatory of what Hatch, in Essays in Biblical Greek, p. 48, says: "There can be little doubt that the word (diatheke) must be invariably taken in this sense of 'covenant' in the NT, and especially in a book so impregnated with the language of the Sept. as the Epistle to the Hebrews" (see also Westcott, and W. F. Moulton). We may render somewhat literally thus: "For where a covenant (is), a death (is) necessary to be brought in of the one covenanting; for a covenant over dead ones (victims) is sure, since never has it force when the one covenanting lives' [Christ being especially in view]. The writer is speaking from a Jewish point of view, not from that of the Greeks. "To adduce the fact that in the case of wills the death of the testator is the condition of validity, is, of course, no proof at all that a death is necessary to make a covenant valid. ... To support his argument, proving the necessity of Christ's death, the writer adduces the general law that he who makes a covenant does so at the expense of life" (Marcus Dods). See APPOINT, MAKE.

Testify <1,,3140,martureo>
for which see WITNESS, is frequently rendered "to bear witness, to witness," in the RV, where AV renders it "to testify," John 2:25; 3:11,32; 5:39; 15:26; 21:24; 1 Cor. 15:15; Heb. 7:17; 11:4; 1 John 4:14; 5:9; 3 John 1:3. In the following, however, the RV, like the AV, has the rendering "to testify," John 4:39,44; 7:7; 13:21; Acts 26:5; Rev. 22:16,18,20.

<2,,1957,epimartureo>
"to bear witness to" (a strengthened form of No. 1), is rendered "testifying" in 1 Pet. 5:12.

<3,,3143,marturomai>
primarily, "to summon as witness," then, "to bear witness" (sometimes with the suggestion of solemn protestation), is rendered "to testify" in Acts 20:26, RV (AV, "I take ... to record"); Gal. 5:3; Eph. 4:17; 1 Thess. 2:11, in the best texts (some have No. 1), RV, "testifying" (AV, "charged").

<4,,1263,diamarturomai>
"to testify or protest solemnly," an intensive form of No. 3, is translated "to testify" in Luke 16:28; Acts 2:40; 8:25; 10:42; 18:5; 20:21,23,24; 23:11; 28:23; 1 Thess. 4:6; Heb. 2:6; "to charge" in 1 Tim. 5:21; 2 Tim. 2:14; 4:1.

<5,,4303,promarturomai>
"to testify beforehand," occurs in 1 Pet. 1:11, where the pronoun "it" should be "He" (the "it" being due to the grammatically neuter form of pneuma; the personality of the Holy Spirit requires the masculine pronoun).

Note: In Rev. 22:18 some texts have summartureo, "to bear witness with." See WITNESS.

Testimony <1,,3142,marturion>
"a testimony, witness," is almost entirely translated "testimony" in both AV and RV. The only place where both have "witness" is Acts 4:33. In Acts 7:44; Jas. 5:3, the RV has "testimony" (AV, "witness").

In 2 Thess. 1:10, "our testimony unto you," RV, refers to the fact that the missionaries, besides proclaiming the truths of the gospel, had borne witness to the power of these thruths. Kerugma, "the thing preached, the message," is objective, having especially to do with the effect on the hearers; marturion is mainly subjective, having to do especially with the preacher's personal experience. In 1 Tim. 2:6 the RV is important, "the testimony (i.e., of the gospel) to be borne in its own times," i.e., in the times Divinely appointed for it, namely, the present age, from Pentecost till the church is complete. In Rev. 15:5, in the phrase, "the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in Heaven," the "testimony" is the witness to the rights of God, denied and refused on earth, but about to be vindicated by the exercise of the judgments under the pouring forth of the seven bowls or vials of Divine retribution. See WITNESS.

<2,,3141,marturia>
"witness, evidence, testimony," is almost always rendered "witness" in the RV (for AV, "testimony" in John 3:32,33; 5:34; 8:17; 21:24, and always for AV, "record," e.g., 1 John 5:10,11), except in Acts 22:18 and in the Apocalypse, where both, with one exception, have "testimony," Acts 1:2, is objective, the "testimony" or witness given to Him (cp. Acts 1:2,9; as to those who will bear it, see Rev. 12:17, RV). The statement "the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy," is to be understood in the light, e.g., of the "testimony" concerning Christ and Israel in the Psalms, which will be used by the godly Jewish remnant in the coming time of "Jacob's Trouble." All such "testimony" centers in and points to Christ. See WITNESS.