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Notes:
(1) In Acts 27:13,
KJV
,
, “to lift,” is translated “loosing (thence)” (
RV
,
“they weighed anchor”). (2) For
, translated “she is loosed” in Rom. 7:2,
KJV
(
RV
“discharged”), see
ABOLISH
.
B. Noun.
$
(
"
, 3080), “a loosening” (akin to A, No. 1), 1 Cor. 7:27, of divorce, is
translated “to be loosed,” lit., “loosing.” In the second part of the verse the verb
$
is
used.¶ In the Sept., Eccl. 8:1, with the meaning “interpretation.”¶
LORD, LORDSHIP
A. Nouns.
1.
$
(
"$
, 2962), properly an adjective, signifying “having power” (
$
) or
“authority,” is used as a noun, variously translated in the NT, “ ‘Lord,’ ‘master,’
‘Master,’ ‘owner,’ ‘Sir,’ a title of wide significance, occurring in each book of the NT
save Titus and the Epistles of John. It is used (a) of an owner, as in Luke 19:33, cf. Matt.
20:8; Acts 16:16; Gal. 4:1; or of one who has the disposal of anything, as the Sabbath,
Matt. 12:8; (b) of a master, i.e., one to whom service is due on any ground, Matt. 6:24;
24:50; Eph. 6:5; (c) of an Emperor or King, Acts 25:26; Rev. 17:14; (d) of idols,
ironically, 1 Cor. 8:5, cf. Isa. 26:13; (e) as a title of respect addressed to a father, Matt.
21:30, a husband, 1 Pet. 3:6, a master, Matt. 13:27; Luke 13:8, a ruler, Matt. 27:63, an
angel, Acts 10:4; Rev. 7:14; (f) as a title of courtesy addressed to a stranger, John 12:21;
20:15; Acts 16:30; from the outset of His ministry this was a common form of address to
the Lord Jesus, alike by the people, Matt. 8:2; John 4:11, and by His disciples, Matt. 8:25;
Luke 5:8; John 6:68; (g)
$
is the Sept. and NT representative of Heb. Jehovah
(‘LORD’ in Eng. versions), see Matt. 4:7; Jas. 5:11, e.g., of
, Lord, Matt. 22:44, and
of
*
, Lord, 1:22; it also occurs for
,
, God, 1 Pet. 1:25.
“Thus the usage of the word in the NT follows two main lines:
I I7
, customary
and general, the other, , peculiar to the Jews, and drawn from the Greek translation of
the OT.
“Christ Himself assumed the title, Matt. 7:21, 22; 9:38; 22:41-45; Mark 5:19 (cf. Ps.
66:16; the parallel passage, Luke 8:39, has ‘God’); Luke 19:31; John 13:13, apparently
intending it in the higher senses of its current use, and at the same time suggesting its OT
associations.
“His purpose did not become clear to the disciples until after His resurrection, and the
revelation of His Deity consequent thereon. Thomas, when he realized the significance of
the presence of a mortal wound in the body of a living man, immediately joined with it
the absolute title of Deity, saying, ‘My Lord and my God,’ John 20:28. Thereafter, except
in Acts 10:4 and Rev. 7:14, there is no record that
$
was ever again used by
believers in addressing any save God and the Lord Jesus; cf Acts 2:47 with 4:29, 30.
“How soon and how completely the lower meaning had been superseded is seen in
Peter’s declaration in his first sermon after the resurrection, ‘God hath made Him—
Lord,’ Acts 2:36, and that in the house of Cornelius, ‘He is Lord of all,’ 10:36, cf. Deut.
10:14; Matt. 11:25; Acts 17:24. In his writings the implications of his early teaching are
confirmed and developed. Thus Ps. 34:8, ‘O taste and see that Jehovah is good,’ is