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plastered with cement. A fire is kindled inside, the fuel being grass, or dry twigs, which
heat the oven rapidly and blacken it with smoke and soot (see Lam. 5:10). When
sufficiently heated the surface is wiped, and the dough is molded into broad thin loaves,
placed one at a time on the wall of the “oven” to fit its concave inner circle. The baking
takes a few seconds. Such ovens are usually outside the home, and often the same “oven”
serves for several families (Lev. 26:26). An “oven” of this sort is doubtless referred to in
Ex. 8:3 (see
B
0 ! 4 !
).¶
For
OVER, OVER AGAINST
see
Note
†
, p. 1
OVER (to be, to have)
1.
(
$ B
, 4291), lit., “to stand before,” hence “to lead, to direct, attend
to,” is translated “rule,” with reference to the family, in 1 Tim. 3:4-5, 12; with reference
to the church, in Rom. 12:8; 1 Thess. 5:12, “are over;” 1 Tim. 5:17, In Titus 3:8, 14, it
signifies “to maintain.” See
MAINTAIN
.¶
2.
(
1
, 4121), used intransitively, signifies “to abound, to
superabound”; in 2 Cor. 8:15 it is med with the negative
$
, “had nothing over,” lit., “had
not more” (
, the comparative degree of
$
, “much”).
For
OVERBOARD,
Acts 27:18
,
RV
, see
FREIGHT
, and, in
27:43
,
RV
, see
CAST
, No. 11.
OVERCHARGE
1.
(
$!
, 916), or
$
, is rendered “overcharged” in Luke 21:34. See
BURDEN
, B, No. 1.
2.
(
# $!
, 1912) is rendered “overcharge” in 2 Cor. 2:5,
KJV
. See
BURDEN
, B, No. 2, and
PRESS
.
OVERCOME
1.
(
1
, 3528), is used (a) of God, Rom. 3:4 (a law term),
RV
, “mightest
prevail”; (b) of Christ, John 16:33; Rev. 3:21; 5:5; 17:14; (c) of His followers, Rom.
12:21 (2nd part); 1 John 2:13-14; 4:4; 5:4-5; Rev. 2:7, 11, 17, 26; 3:5, 12, 21; 12:11;
15:2; 21:7; (d) of faith, 1 John 5:4; (e) of evil (passive voice), Rom. 12:21; (f) of
predicted human potentates, Rev. 6:2; 11:7; 13:7.¶
2.
(
4 1
, 2274), “to be made inferior, be enslaved,” is rendered “is (are)
overcome,” in 2 Pet. 2:19-20. See
INFERIOR
.
3.
$ $
(
$ "
, 2634) is translated “overcome” in Acts 19:16; see
MASTER
, B.
OVERFLOW, OVERFLOWING
A. Verbs.
1.
$
$
(
% $ $ "
, 5248), “to abound more exceedingly,” Rom.
5:20, is med in the middle voice in 2 Cor. 7:4,
RV
, “I overflow (with joy),”
KJV
, “I am
exceeding (joyful).” See
ABUNDANCE
, B, No. 2.