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(
)
, 4602) occurs in Acts 21:40; Rev. 8:1, where the “silence” is introductory
to the judgments following the opening of the seventh seal.¶
Note:
For
$
,
KJV
, “silence,” in Acts 22:2 and 1 Tim. 2:11, 12, see
QUIETNESS
.
B. Verbs.
1.
(
, 5392), “to muzzle,” is rendered “to put to silence” in Matt. 22:34;
1 Pet. 2:15. See
MUZZLE
,
PEACE
(
HOLD
),
SPEECHLESS
,
STILL
.
2.
(
1
, 4601), “to be silent”: see
PEACE
(hold), No. 1.
For
SILENT,
Luke 1:20
,
RV
, see
DUMB
, B
SILK
or
(
$
, 4596), “silken,” an adjective derived from the
-
, a
people of India, who seem to have produced “silk” originally as a marketable commodity,
is used as a noun with the article, denoting “silken fabric,” Rev. 18:12.¶
For
SILLY,
2 Tim. 3:6
, see
WOMAN
, No. 2
SILVER
A. Nouns.
1.
$
(
$ "$
, 694) is rendered “silver” in Acts 3:6; 8:20,
RV
(
KJV
,
“money”); 20:33; 1 Cor. 3:12 (metaphorical); 1 Pet. 1:18.
See
MONEY
,
PIECE
.
2.
$
(
/$ $
, 696), akin to
, “shining,” denotes “silver.” In each
occurrence in the NT it follows the mention of gold, Matt. 10:9; Acts 17:29; Jas. 5:3;
Rev. 18:12.¶
Note:
For
, Luke 15:8, see
PIECE
.
B. Adjective.
$
(
$ "$
, 693) signifies “made of silver,” Acts 19:24; 2 Tim. 2:20; Rev.
9:20.¶
SILVERSMITH
$
(
$ $
, 695), from
$
(see above) and
, “to beat,”
occurs in Acts 19:24.¶ In the Sept., Judg. 17:4; Jer. 6:29.¶
SIMILITUDE
Note:
For
, rendered “similitude” in Rom. 5:14,
KJV
, see
LIKENESS
, No. 1.
For
, “similitude” in Heb. 7:15
KJV
, see
LIKE
, C,
Note
(1), and
LIKENESS
, No. 3.
For
, “similitude” in Jas. 3:9,
KJV
, see
LIKENESS
, No. 2.
For
SIMPLE
see
GUILELESS
, No. 2, and
HARMLESS
For
SIMPLICITY
see
LIBERALITY
SIN (Noun and Verb)
A. Nouns.
1.
(
2 $ &
, 266) is, lit., “a missing of the mark,” but this etymological
meaning is largely lost sight of in the NT. It is the most comprehensive term for moral
obliquity. It is used of “sin” as (a) a principle or source of action, or an inward element
producing acts, e.g., Rom. 3:9; 5:12, 13, 20; 6:1, 2; 7:7 (abstract for concrete); 7:8