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(
$ 1
, 3914) denotes “to winter at a place” (
, at, and A),
Acts 27:12 (2nd part); 28:11; 1 Cor. 16:6; Titus 3:12.¶
Note:
In Acts 27:12 (1st part)
, “a wintering,” is rendered “(to) winter
in.Ӧ
WIPE
1.
(
1
, 631), “to wipe off, wipe clean” ( , “from,” masso, “to
touch, handle”), is used in the middle voice, of “wiping” dust from the feet, Luke 10:11.¶
2.
(
#
1
, 1591), “to wipe out” ( ), “wipe dry,” is used of “wiping”
tears from Christ’s feet, Luke 7:38, 44; John 11:2; 12:3; of Christ’s “wiping” the
disciples’ feet, John 13:5.¶
3.
@
(
# &
, 1813), “to wipe out or away” ( , or
@
, “out,”
, “to
anoint”), is used metaphorically of “wiping” away tears from the eyes, Rev. 7:17; 21:4.
See
BLOT OUT
.
WISDOM
1.
(
&
, 4678) is used with reference to (a) God, Rom. 11:33; 1 Cor. 1:21,
24; 2:7; Eph. 3:10; Rev. 7:12; (b) Christ, Matt. 13:54; Mark 6:2; Luke 2:40, 52; 1 Cor.
1:30; Col. 2:3; Rev. 5:12; (c) “wisdom” personified, Matt. 11:19; Luke 7:35; 11:49; (d)
human “wisdom” (1) in spiritual things, Luke 21:15; Acts 6:3, 10; 7:10; 1 Cor. 2:6 (1st
part); 12:8; Eph. 1:8, 17; Col. 1:9,
RV
, “(spiritual) wisdom,” 28; 3:16; 4:5; Jas. 1:5; 3:13,
17; 2 Pet. 3:15; Rev. 13:18; 17:9; (2) in the natural sphere, Matt. 12:42; Luke 11:31; Acts
7:22; 1 Cor. 1:17, 19, 20, 21 (twice), 22; 2:1, 4, 5, 6 (2nd part), 13; 3:19; 2 Cor. 1:12;
Col. 2:23; (3) in its most debased form, Jas. 3:15, “earthly, sensual, devilish” (marg.,
“demoniacal”).¶
2.
(
$
, 5428), “understanding, prudence,” i.e., a right use of
,
“the mind,” is translated “wisdom” in Luke 1:17. See
PRUDENCE
.
Note:
“While
is the insight into the true nature of things,
is the
ability to discern modes of action with a view to their results; while
is theoretical,
is practical” (Lightfoot).
-$
“understanding, intelligence,” is the critical
faculty; this and
are particular applications of
.
WISE, WISER, WISELY
A. Adjectives.
1.
(
, 4680) is used of (a) God, Rom. 16:27; in 1 Tim. 1:17 and Jude 25
is absent, in the best mss. (see the
RV
), the comparative degree,
, occurs
in 1 Cor. 1:25, where “foolishness” is simply in the human estimate; (b) spiritual teachers
in Israel, Matt. 23:34; (c) believers endowed with spiritual and practical wisdom, Rom.
16:19; 1 Cor. 3:10; 6:5; Eph. 5:15; Jas. 3:13; (d) Jewish teachers in the time of Christ,
Matt. 11:25; Luke 10:21; (e) the naturally learned, Rom. 1:14, 22; 1 Cor. 1:19, 20, 26, 27;
3:15-20.¶
2.
(
$
, 5429), “prudent, sensible, practically wise,” Matt. 7:24;
10:16; 24:45; 25:2, 4, 8, 9; Luke 12:42; 16:8 (comparative degree,
); 1