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11.
(
!
, 4722), primarily “to protect, or preserve by covering,” hence means
“to keep off something which threatens, to bear up against, to hold out against, and so to
endure, bear, forbear,” 1 Cor. 9:12. The idea of supporting what is placed upon a thing is
prominent in 1 Thess. 3:1, 5 (“forbear”), and 1 Cor. 13:7. See
FORBEAR
and
SUFFER
.¶
12.
(
!
, 430) signifies “to hold up against a thing and so to bear
with” ( , “up,” and
, the middle voice of
, “to have, to hold”), e.g., Matt.
17:7; 1 Cor. 4:12; 2 Cor. 11:1, 4, 19-20; Heb. 13:22, etc. See
ENDURE
,
FORBEAR
,
SUFFER
.
13.
(
$
!
, 3356), “to treat with mildness, or moderation, to
bear gently with” (
, “moderate,” and
, “to suffer”), is used in Heb. 5:2 (
RV
and
KJV
marg.). The idea is that of not being unduly disturbed by the faults and ignorance
of others or rather perhaps of feeling in some measure, in contrast to the full feeling with
expressed in the verb
$
in 4:15, with reference to Christ as the High Priest. See
COMPASSION
, No. 5.¶
14.
$
(
$ !
, 3114), “to be long-tempered” (
, “long,”
$
, “temper”), is translated “is longsuffering over” in Luke 18:7,
RV
(
KJV
, “bear long
with”). See
PATIENT
,
SUFFER
.
Notes:
(1) For “bear (or give) witness, see
WITNESS
.
(2) For “bear up into,” in Acts 27:15, see
FACE
.
(3) In 1 Cor. 10:13 the adjective
“human” (from
, “man”) is
translated “is common to man,”
KJV
(
RV
, “man can bear”).
(4) For
, “to bear fruit,” e.g., Mark 4:20, (
, “fruit,” and No. 7),
KJV
, “bring forth,” see
FRUIT
.
(5) In Acts 20:9,
RV
,
is rendered “borne down.” See
GIVE
. No. 12.
BEAR (animal)
< =
(
/$
, 715), “a bear,” occurs in Rev. 13:2.¶
BEAST
1.
(
, 2226) primarily denotes “a living being” (
, “life”). The Eng.,
“animal,” is the equivalent, stressing the fact of life as the characteristic feature. In Heb.
13:11 the
KJV
and the
RV
translate it “beasts” (“animals” would be quite suitable). In 2
Pet. 2:12 and Jude 10, the
KJV
has “beasts,” the
RV
“creatures.” In the Apocalypse, where
the word is found some 20 times, and always of those beings which stand before the
throne of God, who give glory and honor and thanks to Him, 4:6, and act in perfect
harmony with His counsels, 5:14; 6:1-7, e.g., the word “beasts” is most unsuitable; the
RV
, “living creatures,” should always be used; it gives to
its appropriate
significance. See
CREATURE
.
2.
(
$&
, 2342), to be distinguished from
, almost invariably denotes
“a wild beast.” In Acts 28:4, “venomous beast” is used of the viper which fastened on
Paul’s hand.
#
stresses the vital element,
the bestial. The idea of a “beast” of
prey is not always present. Once, in Heb. 12:20, it is used of the animals in the camp of