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1.
(
1
, 3155), properly the accusative case of
, “a fault, a folly,”
signifies “in vain, to no purpose,” Matt. 15:9; Mark 7:7.¶
2.
(
$ 1
, 1432), the accusative of
, “a gift,” is used adverbially,
denoting (a) “freely” (see
FREE
, D); (b) “uselessly,” “in vain,” Gal. 2:21,
KJV
(
RV
, “for
nought”). See
CAUSE
, A, under “
(
$
$
.”
3.
(
*
, 1500) denotes (a) “without cause,” “vainly,” Col. 2:18; (b) “to no
purpose,” “in vain,” Rom. 13:4; Gal. 3:4 (twice); 4:11. See
CAUSE
, A,
Note
(1), under
“
(
$
$
.”
VAINGLORY, VAINGLORIOUS
A. Nouns.
1.
@
(
&
, 2754), from
, “vain, empty,”
@
, “glory,” is used in
Phil. 2:3.¶
2.
, or
/
(
&
, 212) denotes “boastfulness, vaunting,” translated
“vainglory” in 1 John 2:16,
RV
(KlV, “pride”); in Jas. 4:16,
RV
, “vauntings” (
KJV
,
“boastings”). Cf.
, “a boaster.”¶
B. Adjective.
@
(
, 2755), akin to A, No. 1, is rendered “vainglorious” in Gal.
5:26,
RV
(
KJV
, “desirous of vain glory”).¶
For
VALIANT
see
MIGHTY
, B, No. 2,
STRONG
, No. 2 (a) (3)
VALLEY
@
(
1$
, 5327) denotes “a ravine or valley,” sometimes figurative of “a
condition of loneliness and danger” (cf. Ps. 23:4); the word occurs in Luke 3:5 (from the
Sept. of Isa. 40:4).¶
VALUE
A. Verb.
(
!$
, 1308), used intransitively, means “to differ, to excel,” hence “to
be of more value,” Matt. 6:26,
RV
, “are (not) ye of (much) more value” (
KJV
, “better”);
12:12 and Luke 12:24, ditto; Matt. 10:31; Luke 12:7. See
BETTER
(
BE
),
CARRY
, No. 4,
DIFFER
,
DRIVE
, No. 7,
EXCELLENT
,
MATTER
,
Note
(1),
PUBLISH
, No. 2.
Note:
For
, rendered “to value” in Matt. 27:9 (twice),
KJV
, see
PRICE
.
B. Noun.
(
)
, 5092) denotes “a valuing, a price, honor”; in Col. 2:23,
RV
, “(not of any)
value (against the indulgence of the flesh)” [
KJV
, “(not in any) honor …”], i.e., the
ordinances enjoined by human tradition are not of any value to prevent (
, “against”;
cf. Acts 26:14) indulgence of the flesh. See
HONOR
,
PRECIOUS
,
PRICE
,
SUM
.
VANISH, VANISHING
A. Verb.
(
&
, 853), “to render unseen,” is translated “vanisheth away” in Jas.
4:14 (passive voice, lit., “is made to disappear”). See
CONSUME
,
DISFIGURE
,
PERISH
.