Note: In the Sept., "to visit with punishment," e.g., Ps. 89:32; Jer. 9:25.

<2,,2477,historeo>
from histor, "one learned in anything," denotes "to visit" in order to become acquainted with, Gal. 1:18, RV, "visit" (AV, "see"), RV marg., "become acquainted with."

<3,,2018,epiphero>
for which see BRING, No. 6, is rendered "visiteth (with wrath)" in Rom. 3:5, RV, AV, "taketh (vengeance)."

Visitation <1,,1984,episkope>
for which see BISHOP, No. 2, denotes "a visitation," whether in mercy, Luke 19:44, or in judgment, 1 Pet. 2:12.

Vocation * For VOCATION, Eph. 4:1, see CALL, B

Voice <1,,5456,phone>
"a sound," is used of the voice (a) of God, Matt. 3:17; John 5:37; 12:28,30; Acts 7:31; 10:13,15; 11:7,9; Heb. 3:7,15; 4:7; 12:19,26; 2 Pet. 1:17,18; Rev. 18:4; 21:3; (b) of Christ, (1) in the days of His flesh, Matt. 12:19 (negatively); John 3:29; 5:25; 10:3,4,16,27; 11:43; 18:37; (2) on the Cross, Matt. 27:46, and parallel passages; (3) from heaven, Acts 9:4,7; 22:7,9,14; 26:14; Rev. 1:10,12 (here, by metonymy, of the speaker),15; 3:20; (4) at the resurrection "to life," John 5:28; 1 Thess. 4:16, where "the voice of the archangel" is, lit., "a voice of an archangel," and probably refers to the Lord's voice as being of an archangelic character; (5) at the resurrection to judgment, John 5:28 [not the same event as (4)]; (c) of human beings on earth, e.g., Matt. 2:18; 3:3; Luke 1:42, in some texts, AV, "voice," and frequently in the Synoptists; (d) of angels, Rev. 5:11, and frequently in the Apocalypse; (e) of the redeemed in heaven, e.g., Rev. 6:10; 18:22; 19:1,5; (f) of a pagan god, Acts 12:22; (g) of things, e.g., wind, John 3:8, RV, "voice" (AV, "sound"). See SOUND.

Notes: (1) In Luke 1:42 (1st part), AV, anaphoneo, "to lift up one's voice," is rendered "spake out," RV, "lifted up (her) voice." (2) In Acts 26:10, AV, "I gave my voice" (RV, "... vote"): see STONE, No. 2.

Void <1,,2758,kenoo>
"to empty, make of no effect," is rendered "to make void," in Rom. 4:14; 1 Cor. 1:17, RV; 9:15; 2 Cor. 9:3, RV. See EFFECT (of none), No. 3, EMPTY, VAIN, B, No. 2.

<2,,114,atheteo>
for which see DISANNUL, No. 1, is rendered "to make void" in Gal. 2:21, RV (AV, "frustrate"); 3:15, RV.

<3,,208,akuroo>
for which see DISANNUL, No. 2, is rendered "to make void" in Matt. 15:6; Mark 7:13, RV.

Notes: (1) In Rom. 3:31, AV, katargeo is translated "to make void." See ABOLISH, EFFECT (of none), No. 2. (2) See also IMPOSSIBLE, B, OFFENSE, UNDERSTANDING.

Volume * For VOLUME see ROLL, B

Voluntary * Note: In Col. 2:18, thelo (for which see DESIRE, B, No. 6) is rendered "(in a) voluntary (humility)," present participle, i.e., "being a voluntary (in humility)," AV marg., RV marg., "of his own mere will (by humility)," en, "in," being rendered as instrumental; what was of one's own mere will, with the speciousness of humility, would mean his being robbed of his prize.

Vomit <1,,1829,exerama>
"a vomit" (from exerao, "to disgorge"), occurs in 2 Pet. 2:22.

Vote * For VOTE, Acts 26:10, RV, see STONE, No. 2

Vouchsafe <1,,3670,homologeo>
"to agree," is found in the best texts in Acts 7:17, and rendered "vouchsafed," RV, with reference to God's promise to Abraham; some mss. have omosen, "swore" (omnumi, "to swear"), as in AV. See CONFESS, PROFESS, PROMISE, THANKS, B, Note.

Vow <1,,2171,euche>
denotes also "a vow," Acts 18:18; 21:23, with reference to the "vow" of the Nazirite (wrongly spelt Nazarite), see Num. 6, RV; in Jas. 5:15, "prayer". See PRAYER.

Voyage <1,,4144,ploos | plous> is rendered "a voyage" (pleo, "to sail") in Acts 27:10 (AV and RV); in Acts 21:7, RV (AV, "course"); in Acts 27:9, RV (AV, "sailing"). See COURSE, B, Note (4).

Wag <1,,2795,kineo>
"to move," is used of those who mocked the Lord at His crucifixion, nodding their heads in the direction of the Cross as if sneering at this supposed ending of His career, Matt. 27:39; Mark 15:29. Cp. 2 Kings 19:21; Job 16:4; Ps. 22:7; 109:25; Isa. 37:22. See MOVE, No. 1.

Wages <1,,3800,opsonion>
for which see CHARGE, A, No. 5, denotes (a) "soldiers' pay," Luke 3:14; 1 Cor. 9:7 ("charges"); (b) in general, "hire, wages of any sort," used metaphorically, Rom. 6:23, of sin; 2 Cor. 11:8, of material support which Paul received from some of the churches which he had established and to which he ministered in spiritual things; their support partly maintained him at Corinth, where he forebore to receive such assistance (2 Cor. 11:9,10).

<2,,3408,misthos>
"hire," is rendered "wages" in John 4:36; in 2 Pet. 2:15, AV (RV, "hire"). See HIRE, A.

Wail, Wailing * Notes: (1) For alalazo, rendered "to wail" in Mark 5:38, see CLANGING. (2) For kopto, rendered "to wail" in Rev. 1:7, AV (RV, "shall mourn") and Rev. 18:9, RV, "wail" (AV, "lament"), see BEWAIL. (3) For pentheo, rendered "to wail" in Rev. 18:15,19, AV, see MOURN. (4) For klauthmos, rendered "wailing" in Matt. 13:42,50, AV, see WEEP. (5) In Matt. 11:17; Luke 7:32, AV, threneo, "to wail" (RV), is rendered "to mourn." See BEWAIL, Note (1), MOURN.

Wait <1,,1551,ekdechomai>
for which see EXPECT, No. 1, is rendered "to wait" in John 5:3, AV; Acts 17:16; 1 Cor. 11:33, RV.

<2,,553,apekdechomai>
"to await or expect eagerly," is rendered "to wait for" in Rom. 8:19,23,25; 1 Cor. 1:7; Gal. 5:5; Phil 3:20, RV (AV, "look for"); Heb. 9:28, RV (AV, "look for"), here "them that wait" represents believers in general, not a section of them; 1 Pet. 3:20 (in the best texts; some have No. 1). See LOOK (for), Note (1).

<3,,4327,prosdechomai>
"to look for" with a view to favorable reception, is rendered "to wait for" in Mark 15:43; Luke 2:25; 12:36; 23:51. See LOOK (for), No. 2.

<4,,4328,prosdokao>
"to await," is rendered "to wait for" in Luke 1:21; 8:40; Acts 10:24; in Acts 27:33, RV "ye wait" (AV, "have tarried"). See LOOK (for), No. 1.

<5,,362,anameno>
"to wait for" (ana, "up," used intensively, and meno, "to abide"), is used in 1 Thess. 1:10, of "waiting" for the Son of God from heaven; the word carries with it the suggestion of "waiting" with patience and confident expectancy.

<6,,4037,perimeno>
"to await an event," is used in Acts 1:4, of "waiting" for the Holy Spirit, "the promise of the Father." In the Sept., Gen. 49:18.

<7,,4342,proskartereo>
to continue steadfastly, is rendered "to wait on," in Mark 3:9; Acts 10:7. See CONTINUE, No. 9 (in the Sept., Num. 13:21).

<8,,3917,paredreuo>
"to sit constantly beside" (para, "beside," hedra, "a seat"), is used in the best texts in 1 Cor. 9:13, RV, "wait upon (AV, "at") (the altar)." In the Sept., Prov. 1:21; 8:3.

Notes: (1) In 2 Thess. 3:5, AV, hupomone, "patience" (so RV), is rendered "patient waiting" (marg., "patience"). See PATIENCE. (2) For "lie in wait" in Eph. 4:14, AV, see WILES. (3) For "lying in wait," Acts 20:19, AV, and "laid wait," Acts 20:3; 23:30, see PLOT.

Wake <1,,1127,gregoreo>
translated "wake" in 1 Thess. 5:10, is rendered "watch" in the RV marg., as in the text in 1 Thess. 5:6, and the RV in the twenty-one other places in which it occurs in the NT (save 1 Pet. 5:8, "be watchful"). It is not used in the metaphorical sense of "to be alive;" here it is set in contrast with katheudo, "to sleep," which is never used by the Apostle with the meaning "to be dead" (it has this meaning only in the case of Jairus' daughter). Accordingly the meaning here is that of vigilance and expectancy as contrasted with laxity and indifference. All believers will live together with Christ from the time of the Rapture described in ch. 4; for all have spiritual life now, though their spiritual condition and attainment vary considerably. Those who are lax and fail to be watchful will suffer loss (1 Cor. 3:15; 9:27; 2 Cor. 5:10, e.g.), but the Apostle is not here dealing with that aspect of the subject. What he does make clear is that the Rapture of believers at the second coming of Christ will depend solely on the death of Christ for them, and not upon their spiritual condition. The Rapture is not a matter of reward, but of salvation. See WATCH.

Walk <1,,4043,peripateo>
is used (a) physically, in the Synoptic Gospels (except Mark 7:5); always in the Acts except in Acts 21:21; never in the Pauline Epistles, nor in those of John; (b) figuratively, "signifying the whole round of the activities of the individual life, whether of the unregenerate, Eph. 4:17, or of the believer, 1 Cor. 7:17; Col. 2:6. It is applied to the observance of religious ordinances, Acts 21:21; Heb. 13:9, marg., as well as to moral conduct. The Christian is to walk in newness of life, Rom. 6:4, after the spirit, Rom. 8:4, in honesty, Rom. 13:13, by faith, 2 Cor. 5:7, in good works, Eph. 2:10, in love, Eph. 5:2, in wisdom, Col. 4:5, in truth, 2 John 1:4, after the commandments of the Lord, 2 John 1:6. And, negatively, not after the flesh, Rom. 8:4; not after the manner of men, 1 Cor. 3:3; not in craftiness, 2 Cor. 4:2; not by sight, 2 Thess. 5:7; not in the vanity of the mind, Eph. 4:17; not disorderly, 2 Thess. 3:6." * [* From Notes on Thessalonians, by Hogg and Vine, p. 67.] See GO, Note (2) (r).

<2,,4198,poreuo>
for which see DEPART, No. 8, and GO, No. 1, is used in the Middle Voice and rendered "to walk" in Luke 1:6, of the general activities of life; so in Luke 13:33, AV, "walk" (RV, "go on My way"); Acts 9:31; 14:16; 1 Pet. 4:3; 2 Pet. 2:10; Jude, 1:16,18.

<3,,1704,emperipateo>
"to walk about in, or among" (en, "in," and No. 1), is used in 2 Cor. 6:16, of the activities of God in the lives of believers.

<4,,4748,stoicheo>
from stoichos, "a row," signifies "to walk in line," and is used metaphorically of "walking" in relation to others (No. 1 is used more especially of the individual walk); in Acts 21:24, it is translated "walkest orderly;" in Rom. 4:12, "walk (in ... steps);" in Gal. 5:25 it is used of walking "by the Spirit," RV, in an exhortation to keep step with one another in submission of heart to the Holy Spirit, and therefore of keeping step with Christ, the great means of unity and harmony in a church (contrast No. 1 in Gal. 5:16; ver. 25 begins a new section which extends to 6:10); in Gal. 6:16 it is used of walking by the rule expressed in Gal. 6:14,15; in Phil. 3:16 the reference is to the course pursued by the believer who makes "the prize of the high calling" the object of his ambition. In the Sept., Eccl. 11:6.

<5,,1330,dierchomai>
"to go through" (dia), is rendered "to walk through" in the AV of Matt. 12:43; Luke 11:24 (RV, "passeth through"). See COME, No. 5, PASS, No. 2.

<6,,3716,orthopodeo>
"to walk in a straight path" (orthos, "straight," pous, "a foot"), is used metaphorically in Gal. 2:14, signifying a "course of conduct" by which one leaves a straight track for others to follow ("walked ... uprightly").

Note: In Mark 1:16, AV, parago, "to pass along" (RV, "passing along"), is translated "walked."

Wall <1,,5038,teichos>
"a wall," especially one around a town, is used (a) literally, Acts 9:25; 2 Cor. 11:33; Heb. 11:30; (b) figuratively, of the "wall" of the heavenly city, Rev. 21:12,14,15,17-19.

<2,,5109,toichos>
"a wall," especially of a house, is used figuratively in Acts 23:3, "(thou whited) wall."

<3,,3320,mesotoichon>
"a partition wall" (mesos, "middle," and No. 2), occurs in Eph. 2:14, figuratively of the separation of Gentile from Jew in their unregenerate state, a partition demolished by the Cross for both on acceptance of the Gospel. Cp. PARTITION.

Wallet <1,,4082,pera>
"a traveler's leather bag or pouch for holding provisions," is translated "wallet" in the RV (AV, "scrip"), Matt. 10:10; Mark 6:8; Luke 9:3; 10:4; 22:35,36. Deissmann (Light from the Ancient East) regards it as an alms-bag.

Wallow (Verb and Noun) <A-1,Verb,2947,kulio>
in the Active Voice denotes "to roll, roll along;" in the Middle Voice in Mark 9:20, rendered "wallowed."

<B-1,Noun,2946,kulismos>
"a rolling, wallowing," akin to A (some texts have kulisma), is used in 2 Pet. 2:22, of the proverbial sow that had been washed.

Wander <A-1,Verb,4105,planao>
for which see DECEIT, C, No. 6, is translated "to wander" in Heb. 11:38, Passive Voice, lit., "were made to wander."

Note: In the AV of 1 Tim. 5:13; Heb. 11:37, perierchomai, "to go about or around," is translated "to wander about." See GO, No. 29.

<B-1,Noun,4107,planetes>
"a wanderer" (Eng., "planet"), is used metaphorically in Jude 1:13, of the evil teachers there mentioned as "wandering (stars)." In the Sept., Hos. 9:17.

Want (Noun and Verb) <A-1,Noun,5304,husteresis>
akin to B, No. 1 (below), occurs in Mark 12:14; Phil. 4:11.

<A-2,Noun,5305,husterema>
denotes (more concretely than No. 1) (a) "that which is lacking" (see LACK); (b) "need, proverty, want," rendered "want" in Luke 21:4 (AV, "penury"); 2 Cor. 8:14 (twice); 9:12; 11:9 (2nd occurence), RV, "want" (AV, "that which was lacking").

<A-3,Noun,5532,chreia>
is rendered "want" in Phil. 2:25, AV (RV, "need"). See BUSINESS.

<B-1,Verb,5302,hustereo>
signifies "to be in want," Luke 15:14; 2 Cor. 11:9 (1st occurrence); Phil. 4:12, RV (AV "to suffer need"); in John 2:3, AV, "wanted" (RV, "failed"). See BEHIND, B, No. 1.

<B-2,Verb,3007,leipo>
"to leave," is rendered "to be wanting" in Titus 1:5; 3:13, and in the AV in Jas. 1:4. See LACK, C, No. 3.

Wantonness, Wanton, Wantonly <A-1,Noun,766,aselgeia>
"lasciviousness, licentiousness," is rendered "wantonness" in 2 Pet. 2:18, AV; see LASCIVIOUSNESS.

<A-2,Noun,4764,strenos>
"insolent luxury," is rendered "wantonness" in Rev. 18:3, RV (marg., "luxury;" AV, "delicacies," not a sufficiently strong rendering).

<B-1,Verb,4763,streniao>
akin to A, No. 2, "to run riot," is rendered "waxed wanton" in Rev. 18:7, RV, and "lived wantonly" in Rev. 18:8. See DELICATELY, Note (1). The root of the verb is seen in the Latin strenuus.

<B-2,Verb,2691,katastreniao>
an intensive form of No. 1, "to wax wanton against," occurs in 1 Tim. 5:11.

War (Verb and Noun) <A-1,Verb,4170,polemeo>
(Eng., "polemics"), "to fight, to make war," is used (a) literally, Rev. 12:7 (twice), RV; 13:4; 17:14; 19:11; (b) metaphorically, Rev. 2:16, RV; (c) hyperbolically, Jas. 4:2. See FIGHT, B, Note (1).

<A-2,Verb,4754,strateuo>
used in the Middle Voice, "to make war" (from stratos, "an encamped army"), is translated "to war" in 2 Cor. 10:3; metaphorically, of spiritual "conflict," 1 Tim. 1:18; 2 Tim. 2:3, AV; Jas. 4:1; 1 Pet. 2:11. See SOLDIER, B.

<A-3,Verb,497,antistrateuomai>
not found in the Active Voice antistrateuo, "to make war against" (anti), occurs in Rom. 7:23.

Note: For "men of war," Luke 23:11, AV, see SOLDIER, No. 2.

<B-1,Noun,4171,polemos>
"war" (akin to A, No. 1), is so translated in the RV, for AV, "battle," 1 Cor. 14:8; Rev. 9:7,9; 16:14; 20:8; for AV, "fight," Heb. 11:34; AV and RV in Jas. 4:1, hyperbolically of private "quarrels;" elsewhere, literally, e.g., Matt. 24:6; Rev. 11:7. See BATTLE.

Ward <1,,5438,phulake>
"a guard," is used of the place where persons are kept under guard (akin to phulax, "a keeper"), and translated "ward" in Acts 12:10. See CAGE, HOLD (Noun), IMPRISONMENT, PRISON, WATCH.

<2,,5084,teresis>
primarily denotes "a watching" (tereo, "to watch"); hence "imprisonment, ward," Acts 4:3 (AV, "hold"); 5:18, RV, "(public) ward" [AV, "(common) prison"]. See HOLD (Noun), KEEPING, B, PRISON.

Note: For "were kept in ward," Gal. 3:23, see GUARD, B, No. 3, KEEP, No. 6.

Ware of <1,,5442,phulasso>
denotes "to guard, watch;" in 2 Tim. 4:15, "of (whom) be thou ware" (Middle Voice): see BEWARE, No. 3.

Note: For sunoida, translated "were ware" in Acts 14:6, AV (RV, "became aware of it"), see KNOW, A, No. 6.

Warfare <1,,4756,strateia[-tia]>
primarily "a host or army," came to denote "a warfare," and is used of spritual "conflict" in 2 Cor. 10:4; 1 Tim. 1:18.

Note: For the verb "to go a warfare," 1 Cor. 9:7, AV, see SOLDIER, B, No. 1.

Warm (Verb) <1,,2328,thermaino>
"to warm, heat" (Eng. "thermal," etc.), when used in the Middle Voice, signifies "to warm oneself," Mark 14:54,67; John 18:18 (twice),25; Jas. 2:16.

Warn <1,,3560,noutheteo>
"to put in mind, warn," is translated "to warn" in the AV, in the passages mentioned under ADMONISH, B, No. 1 (which see); the RV always translates this word by the verb "to admonish."

<2,,5263,hupodeiknumi>
primarily, "to show secretly" (hupo, "under," deiknumi, "to show"), hence, generally, "to teach, make known," is translated "to warn" in Matt. 3:7; Luke 3:7; 12:5, RV (AV, "forewarn"). See FOREWARN, Note, SHEW.

<3,,5537,chrematizo>
for which see ADMONISH, B, No. 3, is translated "to warn" in Matt. 2:12,22; Acts 10:22; Heb. 8:5, RV (AV, "admonished"); 11:7; 12:25, RV (AV, "spake").

Was, Wast, Were, Wert * Note: When not part of another verb, or phrase, these translate eimi, "to be," e.g., Matt. 1:18, or the following: (a) ginomai, "to become," e.g., Matt. 8:26; (b) huparcho, "to exist," especially when referring to an already existing condition, e.g., Luke 8:41; Acts 5:4 (2nd part); 16:3; 27:12; Rom. 4:19, AV, "when he was" (RV, "he being"); (c) echo, "to have," e.g., Acts 12:15; (d) apecho, "to be away, to be distant," e.g., Luke 7:6; 24:13; (e) mello, "to be about to," e.g., Luke 19:4; Acts 21:27,37, AV (RV, "was about to"); (f) sumbaino, "to come to pass, happen," e.g., Acts 21:35; (g) in Gal. 4:28, the preposition kata, "according to," is rendered "was," in the phrase "as Isaac was," lit., "like Isaac;" as Isaac's birth came by Divine interposition, so does the spiritual birth of every believer.

Wash <1,,3538,nipto>
is chiefly used of "washing part of the body," John 13:5,6,8 (twice, figuratively in 2nd clause),12,14 (twice); in 1 Tim. 5:10, including the figurative sense; in the Middle Voice, to wash oneself, Matt. 6:17; 15:2; Mark 7:3; John 9:7,11,15; 13:10. For the corresponding noun see BASON.

<2,,633,apanipto>
"to wash off," is used in the Middle Voice, in Matt. 27:24.

<3,,3068,louo>
signifies "to bathe, to wash the body," (a) Active Voice, Acts 9:37; 16:33; (b) Passive Voice, John 13:10, RV, "bathed" (AV, "washed"); Heb. 10:22, lit., "having been washed as to the body," metaphorical of the effect of the Word of God upon the activities to the believer; (c) Middle Voice, 2 Pet. 2:22. Some inferior mss. have it instead of luo, "to loose," in Rev. 1:5 (see RV).

<4,,628,apolouo>
"to wash off or away," is used in the Middle Voice, metaphorically, "to wash oneself," in Acts 22:16, where the command to Saul of Tarsus to "wash away" his sins indicates that by his public confession, he would testify to the removal of his sins, and to the complete change from his past life; this "washing away" was not in itself the actual remission of his sins, which had taken place at his conversion; the Middle Voice implies his own particular interest in the act (as with the preceding verb "baptize," lit., "baptize thyself," i.e., "get thyself baptized"); the aorist tenses mark the decisiveness of the acts; in 1 Cor. 6:11, lit., "ye washed yourselves clean;" here the Middle Voice (rendered in the Passive in AV and RV, which do not distinguish between this and the next two Passives; see RV marg.) again indicates that the converts at Corinth, by their obedience to the faith, voluntarily gave testimony to the complete spiritual change Divinely wrought in them. In the Sept., Job 9:30.

<5,,4150,pluno>
is used of "washing inanimate objects," e.g., "nets," Luke 5:2 (some texts have apopluno); of "garments," figuratively, Rev. 7:14; 22:14 (in the best texts; the AV translates those which have the verb poieo, "to do," followed by tas entolas autou, "His commandments").

<6,,4472,rhantizo>
"to sprinkle," is used in the Middle Voice in Mark 7:4, in some ancient texts, of the acts of the Pharisees in their assiduous attention to the cleansing of themselves after coming from the market place (some texts have baptizo here). See SPRINKLE.

<7,,1026,brecho>
"to wet," is translated "to wash" in Luke 7:38,44, AV; the RV, "to wet" and "hath wetted," gives the correct rendering. See RAIN, B.

<8,,907,baptizo>
is rendered "washed" in Luke 11:38. See BAPTIZE.

Note: With regard to Nos. 1, 3, 5, the Sept. of Lev. 15:11 contains all three with their distinguishing characteristics, No. 1 being used of the hands, No. 3 of the whole body, No. 5 of the garments.

Washing <1,,909,baptismos>
denotes "the act of washing, ablution," with special reference to purification, Mark 7:4 (in some texts, ver. 8); Heb. 6:2, "baptisms;" Heb. 9:10, "washings. See BAPTISM.

<2,,3067,loutron>
"a bath, a laver" (akin to louo, see above), is used metaphorically of the Word of God, as the instrument of spiritual cleansing, Eph. 5:26; in Titus 3:5, of "the washing of regeneration" (see REGENERATION). In the Sept., Song of Sol. 4:2; 6:6.

Waste (Noun and Verb) <A-1,Noun,684,apoleia>
"destruction," is translated "waste" in Matt. 26:8; Mark 14:4. See DESTRUCTION, B, II, No. 1.

<B-1,Verb,1287,diaskorpizo>
"to scatter abroad," is used metaphorically of "squandering property," Luke 15:13; 16:1. See DISPERSE, SCATTER.

<B-2,Verb,4199,portheo>
"to ravage," is rendered "wasted" in Gal. 1:13, AV; see DESTROY, Note, HAVOC.

<B-3,Verb,3075,lumaino>
"to outrage, maltreat," is used in the Middle Voice in Acts 8:3, of Saul's treatment of the church, RV, "laid waste" (AV, "made havoc of").

Watch (Noun and Verb), Watchers, Watchful, Watchings <A-1,Noun,5438,phulake>
is used (a) with the meaning "a watch," actively, "a guarding," Luke 2:8, lit., "(keeping, phulasso) watches;" (b) of "the time during which guard was kept by night, a watch of the night," Matt. 14:25; 24:43; Mark 6:48; Luke 12:38. See CAGE, HOLD, IMPRISONMENT, PRISON.

Note: Among the Jews the night was divided into three "watches" (see, e.g., Exod. 14:24; Judg. 7:19), and this continued on through Roman times. The Romans divided the night into four "watches;" this was recognized among the Jews (see Mark 13:35).

<A-2,Noun,2892,koustodia>
from Lat., custodia (cp. Eng., "custody"), is rendered "watch" in Matt. 27:65,66; 28:11, AV: see GUARD.

<A-3,Noun,70,agrupnia>
"sleeplessness" (akin to B, No. 4), is rendered "watchings" in 2 Cor. 6:5; 11:27.

<B-1,Verb,1127,gregoreo>
"to watch," is used (a) of "keeping awake," e.g., Matt. 24:43; 26:38,40,41; (b) of "spiritual alertness," e.g., Acts 20:31; 1 Cor. 16:13; Col. 4:2; 1 Thess. 5:6,10 (for which see WAKE); 1 Pet. 5:8, RV, "be watchful" (AV, "be vigilant"); Rev. 3:2,3; 16:15.

<B-2,Verb,5083,tereo>
"to keep," is rendered "to watch," of those who kept guard at the Cross, Matt. 27:36,54; 28:4, RV, "watchers" (AV, "keepers"), lit., "the watching ones." See HOLD, No. 8, KEEP, OBSERVE, PRESERVE, RESERVE.

<B-3,Verb,3906,paratereo>
"to observe," especially with sinister intent (para, "near," and No. 2), is rendered "to watch" in Mark 3:2; Luke 6:7; 14:1; 20:20; Acts 9:24. See OBSERVE.

<B-4,Verb,69,agrupneo>
"to be sleepless" (from agreuo, "to chase," and hupnos, "sleep"), is used metaphorically, "to be watchful," in Mark 13:33; Luke 21:36; Eph. 6:18; Heb. 13:17. The word expresses not mere wakefulness, but the "watchfulness" of those who are intent upon a thing.

<B-5,Verb,3525,nepho>
"to abstain from wine," is used metaphorically of moral "alertness," and translated "to watch," in the AV of 2 Tim. 4:5. See SOBER.

Water (Noun and Verb) Watering, Waterless <A-1,Noun,5204,hudor>
whence Eng. prefix, "hydro-," is used (a) of the natural element, frequently in the Gospels; in the plural especially in the Apocalypse; elsewhere, e.g., Heb. 9:19; Jas. 3:12; in 1 John 5:6, that Christ "came by water and blood," may refer either (1) to the elements that flowed from His side on the Cross after His Death, or, in view of the order of the words and the prepositions here used, (2) to His baptism in Jordan and His Death on the Cross. As to (1), the "water" would symbolize the moral and practical cleansing effected by the removal of defilement by our taking heed to the Word of God in heart, life and habit; cp. Lev. 14, as to the cleansing of the leper. As to (2), Jesus the Son of God came on His mission by, or through, "water" and blood, namely, at His baptism, when He publicly entered upon His mission and was declared to be the Son of God by the witness of the Father, and at the Cross, when He publicly closed His witness; the Apostle's statement thus counteracts the doctrine of the Gnostics that the Divine Logos united Himself with the Man Jesus at His baptism, and left him at Gethsemane. On the contrary, He who was baptized and He who was crucified was the Son of God throughout in His combined Deity and humanity.

The word "water" is used symbolically in John 3:5, either (1) of the Word of God, as in 1 Pet. 1:23 (cp. the symbolic use in Eph. 5:26), or, in view of the preposition ek, "out of," (2) of the truth conveyed by baptism, this being the expression, not the medium, the symbol, not the cause, of the believer's identification with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection. So the New Birth is, in one sense, the setting aside of all that the believer was according to the flesh, for it is evident that there must be an entirely new beginning. Some regard the kai, "and," in John 3:5, as epexegetic, == "even," in which case the "water" would be emblematic of the Spirit, as in John 7:38 (cp. John 4:10,14), but not in 1 John 5:8, where the Spirit and the "water" are distinguished. "The water of life," Rev. 21:6; 22:1,17, is emblematic of the maintenance of spiritual life in perpetuity. In Rev. 17:1 the "waters" are symbolic of nations, peoples, etc.

Note: For potamos, rendered "waters" in 2 Cor. 11:26, see RIVER.

<B-1,Verb,4222,potizo>
"to give to drink," is used (a) naturally in Luke 13:15, "watering," with reference to animals; (b) figuratively, with reference to spiritual ministry to converts, 1 Cor. 3:6-8. See DRINK, B, No. 3.

Notes: (1) For hudropoteo, "to drink water," 1 Tim. 5:23, see DRINK, B, No. 5. (2) For the adjective anudros, "waterless" (RV), "without water," see DRY, No 2.

Waterpot <1,,5201,hudria>
occurs in John 2:6,7; 4:28.

Wave <1,,2949,kuma>
from kuo, "to be pregnant, to swell," is used (a) literally in the plural, Matt. 8:24; 14:24; Mark 4:37 (Acts 27:41, in some mss.); (b) figuratively, Jude 1:13.

<2,,4535,salos>
denotes "a tossing," especially the rolling swell of the sea, Luke 21:25, AV, "waves" (RV, "billows").

<3,,2830,kludon>
"a billow," is translated "wave" in Jas. 1:6, AV (RV, "surge"); in Luke 8:24 it is translated "raging (of the water)." See RAGE, B.

Waver, Wavering <A-1,Adjective,186,aklines>
"without bending" (a, negative, klino, "to bend"), occurs in Heb. 10:23, AV, "without wavering," RV, "that it waver not."

<B-1,Verb,1252,diakrino>
is rendered "to waver" in Rom. 4:20, RV (AV, "staggered"); in Jas. 1:6 (twice). See DOUBT, No. 3.

Wax <1,,4298,prokopto>
for which see ADVANCE, is rendered "to wax" in 2 Tim. 3:13.

<2,,1096,ginomai>
"to become," is translated "waxed" in Luke 13:19, AV (RV, "became"); in Heb. 11:34, AV and RV, "waxed:" see COME, No. 12, etc.

Note: This verb forms part of the translation of certain tenses of other verbs; see, e.g., BOLD, A, No. 2, COLD, C, CONFIDENT, B, No. 1, CORRUPT, A, No. 2, STRONG, B, No. 2, WANTON, B, Nos. 1 and 2, WEARY, No. 2, WROTH, No. 1.

Way <1,,3598,hodos>
denotes (a) "a natural path, road, way," frequent in the Synoptic Gospels; elsewhere, e.g., Acts 8:26; 1 Thess. 3:11; Jas. 2:25; Rev. 16:12; (b) "a traveler's way" (see JOURNEY); (c) metaphorically, of "a course of conduct," or "way of thinking," e.g., of righteousness, Matt. 21:32; 2 Pet. 2:21; of God, Matt. 22:16, and parallels, i.e., the "way" instructed and approved by God; so Acts 18:26; Heb. 3:10, "My ways" (cp. Rev. 15:3); of the Lord, Acts 18:25; "that leadeth to destruction," Matt. 7:13; "... unto life," Matt. 7:14; of peace, Luke 1:79; Rom. 3:17; of Paul's "ways" in Christ, 1 Cor. 1:17 (plural); "more excellent" (of love), 1 Cor. 12:31; of truth, 2 Pet. 2:2; of the right "way," 2 Pet. 2:15; of Balaam (id); of Cain, Jude 1:11; of a "way" consisting in what is from God, e.g., of life, Acts 2:28 (plural); of salvation, Acts 16:17; personified, of Christ as the means of access to the Father, John 14:6; of the course followed and characterized by the followers of Christ, Acts 9:2; 19:9,23; 24:22. See HIGHWAY.

Note: In Luke 5:19; 19:4 the noun is not expressed in the original, but is understood.

<2,,3938,parodos>
"a passing or passage," is used with en, "in," 1 Cor. 16:7, "by the way" (lit, "in passing").

<3,,5158,tropos>
"a turning, a manner," is translated "way" in Rom. 3:2, "(every) way;" Phil. 1:18, "(in every) way." See CONVERSATION, MANNER, MEANS.

Notes: (1) In Jas. 1:11, AV, poreia, "a journey, a going,"). (2) In Heb. 12:17, topos, "a place," is rendered in AV marg., "way (to change his mind)." (3) For the AV rendering of makran "a good (or great) way off," Matt. 8:30; Luke 15:20, see FAR, B, No. 1. (4) In Luke 14:32, porro is rendered "a great way off." (5) In Heb. 5:2, AV, planao, Middle Voice, "to wander," is rendered "(them) that are out of the way," RV, "(the) erring." (6) In Col. 2:14; 2 Thess. 2:7, ek mesou, is translated "out of the way;" see MIDST, Note (1) (e). (7) For "two ways" in Mark 11:4, AV see STREET. (8) In John 10:1, the adverb allachothen, "from some other place" (from allos, "another"), is translated "some other way." (9) In 2 Pet. 3:1, the AV translates en "by way of" ("by," RV). (10) In Gal. 2:5, the renderings "by," AV, "in the way of," RV, serve to express the dative case of hupotage, subjection. (11) For propempo, "to bring on one's way," Acts 15:3; 21:5, and the AV of 2 Cor. 1:16 (RV, "to be set forward on my journey"), see BRING, No. 25. (12) Aperchomai, "to go away," is rendered "to go one's way," e.g., Matt. 13:25; 20:4; Mark 11:4; 12:12; Luke 19:32; John 11:46; Acts 9:17; Jas. 1:24: see GO, No. 14. (13) In Luke 8:14, AV, poreuomai, "to go on one's way" (RV), is rendered "go forth;" in Luke 13:33, AV, "walk" (RV, "go on my way"); in Matt. 24:1, AV, it is rendered "departed" (RV, "was going on his way"): see DEPART, No. 8. (14) In Acts 24:3, pante is rendered "in all ways" (AV, "always"). (15) In Rom. 3:12, AV, ekklino, "to turn aside" (RV), is rendered "are gone out of the way." (16) See also ESCAPE, B, LASCIVIOUS.

We * Note: When this is not part of the translation of a verb or phrase, it stands for some case of hemeis, the plural of ego, "I;" this separate use of the pronoun is always emphatic. For "we ourselves," see OURSELVES.

Weak, Weakened, Weaker, Weakness <A-1,Adjective,772,asthenes>
lit., "strengthless" (see IMPOTENT), is translated "weak," (a) of physical "weakness," Matt. 26:41; Mark 14:38; 1 Cor. 1:27; 4:10; 11:30 (a judgment upon spiritual laxity in a church); 2 Cor. 10:10; 1 Pet. 3:7 (comparative degree); (b) in the spiritual sense, said of the rudiments of Jewish religion, in their inability to justify anyone, Gal. 4:9; of the Law, Heb. 7:18; in Rom. 5:6, RV, "weak" (AV, "without strength"), of the inability of man to accomplish his salvation; (c) morally or ethically, 1 Cor. 8:7,10; 9:22; (d) rhetorically, of God's actions according to the human estimate, 1 Cor. 1:25, "weakness," lit., "the weak things of God." See FEEBLE, SICK.

<A-2,Adjective,102,adunatos>
lit., "not powerful," is translated "weak" in Rom. 15:1, of the infirmities of those whose scruples arise through lack of faith (see Rom. 14:22,23), in the same sense as No. 1 (c); the change in the adjective (cp. Rom. 14:1) is due to the contrast with dunatoi, the "strong," who have not been specifically mentioned as such in ch. 14. See IMPOSSIBLE.

<B-1,Verb,770,astheneo>
"to lack strength," is used in much the same way as A, No. 1, and translated "being ... weak" in Rom. 4:19, AV (RV, "being weakened"); 8:3; 14:1,2 (in some texts, 1 Cor. 8:9); 2 Cor. 11:21,29 (twice); 12:10; 13:3,4,9. See DISEASED, IMPOTENT, SICK.

<C-1,Noun,769,astheneia>
for which see INFIRMITY, is rendered "weakness," of the body, 1 Cor. 2:3; 15:43; 2 Cor. 11:30, RV; 12:5 (plural, RV),9,10, RV; Heb. 11:34; in 2 Cor. 13:4, "He was crucified through weakness" is said in respect of the physical sufferings to which Christ voluntarily submitted in giving Himself up to the death of the Cross.

Wealth <1,,2142,euporia>
primarily "facility" (eu, "well," poros, "a passage"), hence "plenty, wealth," occurs in Acts 19:25. Cp. euporeo, "to be well provided for, to prosper," Acts 11:29.

Note: In 1 Cor. 10:24, the AV, "wealth," RV, "good," is, lit., "the (thing) of the other."

Weapons <1,,3696,hoplon>
always in the plur., is translated "weapons" in John 18:3; 2 Cor. 10:4, the latter metaphorically of those used in spiritual warfare. See ARMOR, INSTRUMENTS.

Wear, Wearing <A-1,Verb,5409,phoreo>
a frequentative form of phero, "to bear," and denoting "repeated or habitual action," is chiefly used of clothing, weapons, etc., of soft raiment, Matt. 11:8; fine clothing, Jas. 2:3; the crown of thorns, John 19:5. See BEAR, No. 7.

<A-2,Verb,1737,endidusko>
"to put on," is used in the Active Voice in Mark 15:17 (in good mss.; some have No. 3); in Luke 8:27 (Middle Voice), in some texts; the best have No. 3. For Luke 16:19, see CLOTHE, No. 3.

<A-3,Verb,1746,enduo>
is rendered "to wear" in Luke 8:27 (Middle Voice; see No. 2). See CLOTHE, No. 2, PUT, No. 26.

<A-4,Verb,2827,klino>
"to bend, decline," is used of a day, "wearing" away, Luke 9:12 (in Luke 24:29, "is far spent"). See BOW, No. 4, FLIGHT, B, LAY, No. 6, SPEND.

<A-5,Verb,5299,hupopiazo>
is translated "wear (me) out" in Luke 18:5, RV (AV, "weary"). For this and the somewhat different application in 1 Cor. 9:27, see BUFFET, No. 2.

<B-1,Noun,4025,perithesis>
"a putting around or on" (peri, "around," tithemi, "to put"), is used in 1 Pet. 3:3 of "wearing" jewels of gold (RV).

Weariness * For WEARINESS, 2 Cor. 11:27, RV see LABOR, No. 1

Weary <1,,2872,kopiao>
"to grow weary, be beaten out" (kopos, "a beating, toil"), is used of the Lord in John 4:6 (used in His own word "labor" in Matt. 11:28), in Rev. 2:3, RV. See LABOR, TOIL.

<2,,2577,kamno>
"to be weary," is rendered "to wax weary" in Heb. 12:3, RV. See FAINT, No. 3, SICK.

<3,,1573,ekkakeo | enkakeo> for which see FAINT, No. 2, is rendered "to be weary" in Gal. 6:9; 2 Thess. 3:13.

Note: For hupopiazo, rendered "to weary" in Luke 18:5, AV, see WEAR, A, No. 5.

Weather <1,,2105,eudia>
akin to eudios, "calm," denotes "fair weather," Matt. 16:2.

<2,,5494,cheimon>
"winter," also "a winter storm," is translated "foul weather" in Matt. 16:3. See TEMPEST, WINTER.

Wedding * For WEDDING see MARRIAGE