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2.
(
)
, 580), lit., “casting away” ( , “away,”
, “to cast”), is
translated “loss” in Acts 27:22; in Rom. 11:15, “casting away,” of the temporary
exclusion of the nation of Israel from its position of divine favor involving the
reconciling of the world (i.e., the provision made through the gospel, which brings the
world within the scope of reconciliation).¶
3.
(
J
, 2275) denotes “a defect, loss,” Rom. 11:12,
RV
, “loss,”
KJV
,
“diminishing” (for the meaning of which in regard to Israel see No. 2); 1 Cor. 6:7,
RV
,
“defect” (
KJV
, “fault”). See
DEFECT
.
Note:
For “suffer loss” see
LOSE
, No. 2.
LOT, LOTS
A. Noun.
(
$
, 2819) denotes (a) an object used in casting or drawing lots, which
consisted of bits, or small tablets, of wood or stone (the probable derivation is from
,
“to break”); these were sometimes inscribed with the names of persons, and were put into
a receptacle or a garment (“a lap,” Prov. 16:33), from which they were cast, after being
shaken together; he whose “lot” first fell out was the one chosen. The method was
employed in a variety of circumstances, e.g., of dividing or assigning property, Matt.
27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34; John 19:24 (cf., e.g., Num. 26:55); of appointing to
office, Acts 1:26 (cf, e.g., 1 Sam. 10:20); for other occurrences in the OT, see, e.g., Josh.
7:14 (the earliest instance in Scripture), Lev.16:7-10; Esth. 3:7; 9:24; (b) “what is
obtained by lot, an allotted portion,” e.g., of the ministry allotted to the apostles, Acts
1:17,
RV
, “portion,” marg., “lot” (
KJV
, “part”); in some mss. v. 25,
KJV
, “part” (the
RV
follows those which have
, “place”); Acts 8:21; it is also used like
, “an
inheritance,” in Acts 26:18, of what God has in grace assigned to the sanctified; so Col.
1:12; in 1 Pet. 5:3 it is used of those the spiritual care of, and charge over, whom is
assigned to elders,
RV
, “the charge allotted to you” (plural, lit., “the charges”),
KJV
,
“(God’s) heritage.” From
the word “clergy” is derived (a transposition in the
application of the term). See
CHARGE
, No. 4.¶
B. Verb.
(
1
, 2975) denotes (a) “to draw lots,” John 19:24; (b) “to obtain by
lot, to obtain,” Luke 1:9, “his lot was,” lit., “he received by lot,” i.e., by divine
appointment; Acts 1:17, of the portion “allotted” by the Lord to His apostles in their
ministry (cf. A, above); 2 Pet. 1:1, “that have obtained (a like precious faith),” i.e., by its
being “allotted” to them, not by acquiring it for themselves, but by divine grace (an act
independent of human control, as in the casting of “lots”). See
OBTAIN
.¶
Note:
For divide by lot see
DIVIDE
.
LOUD
(
!
, 3173), “great,” is used, besides other meanings, of intensity, as, e.g., of
the force of a voice, e.g., Matt. 27:46, 50; in the following the
RV
has “great” for the
KJV
,
“loud,” Rev. 5:2, 12; 6:10; 7:2, 10; 8:13; 10:3; 12:10; 14:7, 9, 15, 18. See
GREAT
.
LOVE (Noun and Verb)
A. Verbs.