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Hagar, which Isaiah no doubt had in mind, are applied by the apostle to the contrast
between the works of the Law and the promise by grace.¶
2.
(
$
, 692), denoting “idle, barren, yielding no return, because of
inactivity,” is found in the best mss. in Jas. 2:20 (
RV
, “barren”); it is rendered “barren” in
2 Pet. 1:8,
KJV
, (
RV
, “idle”). In Matt. 12:36, the “idle word” means the word that is
thoughtless or profitless. See
IDLE
,
SLOW
; cf.
, under
ABOLISH
.
BASE, BASER
1.
(
)
, 36), “of low birth” ( , negative,
, “family, race”), hence
denoted “that which is of no reputation, of no account,” 1 Cor. 1:28, “the base things of
the world,” i.e., those which are of no account or fame in the world’s esteem. That the
neuter plural of the adjective bears reference to persons is clear from verse 26.¶
2.
(
, 5011), primarily “that which is low, and does not rise far from
the ground,” as in the Sept. of Ezek. 17:24, hence, metaphorically, signifies “lowly, of no
degree.” So the
RV
in 2 Cor. 10:1. Cf. Luke 1:52 and Jas. 1:9, “of low degree.” Cf.
$
, “lowliness of mind,” and
, “to humble.” See
CAST
,
Note
(7),
HUMBLE
,
LOW
,
LOWLY
.
3.
(
$
, 60), translated in the
KJV
of Acts 17:5 “of the baser sort,”
RV
,
“of the rabble,” signifies, lit., “relating to the market place”; hence, frequenting markets,
and so sauntering about idly. It is also used of affairs usually transacted in the market-
place, and hence of judicial assemblies, Acts 19:38,
RV
“courts” (
KJV
, “law”); the margin
in both
RV
and
KJV
has “court days are kept.” See
COURT
.¶
BASKET, BASKETFUL
1.
(
, 2894) was “a wicker basket,” originally containing a certain
measure of capacity, Matt. 14:20; 16:9; Mark 6:43 (
RV
, “basketfuls”); 8:19; Luke 9:17;
13:8 in some mss.; John 6:13.¶
2.
$
(
$&
, 4711), or
$
, signifies “something round, twisted or folded
together” (connected with
, “anything rolled into a circle”; Eng., “sphere”); hence a
reed basket, plaited, a capacious kind of hamper, sometimes large enough to hold a man,
Matt. 15:37; 16:10; Mark 8:8, 20 (
RV
, “basketfuls”); Acts 9:25.¶
3.
(
$ 1
, 4553) denotes (a) “a braided rope or band,” (b) “a large basket
made of ropes, or a wicker “basket” made of entwined twigs, 2 Cor. 11:33. That the
“basket” in which Paul was let down from a window in Damascus is spoken of by Luke
as a
$
, and by Paul himself as a
, is quite consistent, the two terms being
used for the same article.¶
BASON
(
)$
, 3537), the vessel into which the Lord poured water to wash the
disciples’ feet, was “a large ewer,” John 13:5. The word is connected with the verb
,
“to wash.”¶
BASTARD