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2.
(
1
, 2638), “to seize, to apprehend,” whether physically
or mentally, is rendered “attain” in the sense of making something one’s own,
appropriating a thing, Rom. 9:30, said of the Gentiles, who through the gospel have
“attained” to, or laid hold of, the righteousness which is of faith, in contrast to the present
condition of Israel; in 1 Cor. 9:24, of securing a prize,
RV
, “attain,” for
KJV
, obtain. See
APPREHEND
.
3.
(
1
, 5348), “to anticipate,” also means “to reach, attain to a thing”;
negatively of Israel (see
ARRIVE
, No. 5). The only other passage where it has this
significance is Phil. 3:16, “we have attained.” See
COME
,
PREVENT
.
4.
$
(
1
, 5177), “to reach, meet with,” signifies “to attain to,” in Luke
20:35,
RV
(for
KJV
, obtain). See
CHANCE
,
ENJOY
,
OBTAIN
.
Notes:
(1)
8
$
, rendered “attained” in 1 Tim. 4:6,
KJV
(
RV
, “hast
followed”), does not signify attainment, but “following fully.” It is an intensive form of
$
, “to follow.” So in 2 Tim. 3:10,
RV
, “didst follow” (
KJV
, “fully known”);
“follow fully” would be suitable. In Mark 16:17 it is translated “follow”; in Luke 1:3,
“having traced” (
RV
). See
FOLLOW
,
KNOW
,
Notes
(1),
UNDERSTAND
.¶
(2)
6
, incorrectly translated “attained” in the
KJV
of Phil. 3:12, means
“obtained” (
RV
).
ATTEND, ATTENDANCE, ATTENDANT
A. Verbs.
1.
(
$ !
, 4337), “to take heed, give heed,” is said of the priests who
“gave attendance at the altar,” Heb. 7:13. It suggests devotion of thought and effort to a
thing. In 1 Tim. 4:13 (in the exhortation regarding the public reading of the Scriptures),
the
RV
translates it “give heed,” for the
KJV
, “give attendance.” In Acts 16:14, “to give
heed” (for
KJV
, “attended). See
BEWARE
,
GIVE
, No. 17,
REGARD
.
2.
(
$
$ $!
, 4342), “to be steadfast,” a strengthened form of
(
, “towards,” intensive,
, “strong”), denotes to continue steadfastly
in a thing and give unremitting care to it, e.g., Rom. 13:6, of rulers in the discharge of
their functions. See
CONTINUE
,
WAIT
. In the Sept., Num. 13:21.¶
B. Adjective.
$
(
' $ $
, 2145), lit., “sitting well beside” (
$
, “well,”
,
“beside,”
, “a seat”), i.e., sitting constantly by, and so applying oneself diligently to,
anything, is used in 1 Cor. 7:35, with
, “upon,” “that ye may attend upon.” Some
mss. have
$
.¶
C. Noun.
$
(
% $!
, 5257), lit., “an underrower”; hence, “a servant,” is rendered
“attendant” in Luke 4:20 and Acts 13:5,
RV
. See
MINISTER
,
OFFICER
,
SERVANT
.
For
ATTENTIVE
, in the
KJV
of
Luke 19:48
, see
HANG
, No. 2
For
AUDIENCE
see
HEARING
, A, No. 1, B, No. 1
AUGHT