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6.
(
:
&
, 4472), “to sprinkle,” is used in the middle voice in Mark 7:4, in
some ancient texts, of the acts of the Pharisees in their assiduous attention to the
cleansing of themselves after coming from the market place (some texts have
here). See
SPRINKLE
.
7.
(
$!
, 1026), “to wet,” is translated “to wash” in Luke 7:38, 44,
KJV
; the
RV
, “to wet” and “hath wetted,” gives the correct rendering. See
RAIN
, B.
8.
(
&
, 907) is rendered “washed” in Luke 11:38. See
BAPTIZE
.
Note:
With regard to Nos. 1, 3, 5, the Sept. of Lev. 15:11 contains all three with their
distinguishing characteristics, No. 1 being used of the hands, No. 3 of the whole body,
No. 5 of the garments.
WASHING
1.
(
, 909) denotes “the act of washing, ablution,” with special
reference to purification, Mark 7:4 (in some texts, v. 8); Heb. 6:2, “baptisms”; 9:10,
“washings.” See
BAPTISM
.¶
2.
$
(
$
, 3067), “a bath, a laver” (akin to
$
, see above), is used
metaphorically of the Word of God, as the instrument of spiritual cleansing, Eph. 5:26; in
Titus 3:5, of “the washing of regeneration” (see
REGENERATION
).¶ In the Sept., Song of
Sol. 4:2; 6:6.¶
WASTE (Noun and Verb)
A. Noun.
(
0
, 684), “destruction,” is translated “waste” in Matt. 26:8; Mark 14:4.
See
DESTRUCTION
, B, II, No. 1.
B. Verbs.
1.
(
$ &
, 1287), “to scatter abroad,” is used metaphorically of
“squandering property,” Luke 15:13; 16:1. See
DISPERSE
,
SCATTER
.
2.
(
$ !
, 4199), “to ravage,” is rendered “wasted” in Gal. 1:13,
KJV
; see
DESTROY
,
:
HAVOC
.
3.
$
(
&
, 3075), “to outrage, maltreat,” is used in the middle voice in
Acts 8:3, of Saul’s treatment of the church,
RV
, “laid waste” (
KJV
, “made havoc of”).¶
WATCH (Noun and Verb), WATCHERS, WATCHFUL,
WATCHINGS
A. Nouns.
1.
$
(
)
, 5438) is used (a) with the meaning “a watch,” actively, “a
guarding,” Luke 2:8, lit., “(keeping,
$
) watches”; (b) of “the time during which
guard was kept by night, a watch of the night,” Matt. 14:25; 24:43; Mark 6:48; Luke
12:38. See
CAGE
,
HOLD
,
IMPRISONMENT
,
PRISON
.
Note:
Among the Jews the night was divided into three “watches” (see, e.g., Exod.
14:24; Judg. 7:19), and this continued on through Roman times. The Romans divided the
night into four “watches”; this was recognized among the Jews (see Mark 13:35).