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, “good,” describes that which is “beautiful” as being well proportioned in
all its parts, or intrinsically excellent. See
BETTER
,
FAIR
,
GOOD
, etc.
For
BECAME
see
BECOME
For
BECAUSE
see
Note
†
, p. 1
BECKON
1.
$
(
"
, 3506), lit., “to give a nod, to signify by a nod,” is used in John 13:24,
of Peter’s beckoning to John to ask the Lord of whom He had been speaking; in Acts
24:10, of the intimation given by Felix to Paul to speak.¶
2.
$
(
"
, 1269), “to express one’s meaning by a sign” (No. 1, with
,
“through,” used intensively), is said of the act of Zacharias, Luke 1:22 (
RV
, “continued
making signs,” for
KJV
, “beckoned”). In Sept., Ps. 35:19, “wink.”¶
3.
$
(
"
, 2656), No. 1, with
, “down,” intensive, is used of the
fishermen-partners in Luke 5:7, “beckoned.”¶
4.
(
&
, 2678), lit., “to shake down” (
, “down,”
, “to shake”),
of shaking the hand, of waving, expresses a little more vigorously the act of “beckoning,”
Acts 12:17; 13:16; 19:33; 21:40.
: $
and its compounds have primary reference to a
movement of the head;
, to that of the hand.¶
BECOME (to be fitting) A. Verb.
(
$!
, 4241) means “to be conspicuous among a number, to be eminent,
distinguished by a thing,” hence, “to be becoming, seemly, fit.” The adornment of good
works “becometh women professing godliness,” 1 Tim. 2:10. Those who minister the
truth are to speak “the things which befit the sound doctrine,” Titus 2:1. Christ, as a High
Priest “became us,” Heb. 7:26. In the impersonal sense, it signifies “it is fitting, it
becometh,” Matt. 3:15; 1 Cor. 11:13; Eph. 5:3; Heb. 2:10. See
BEFIT
,
COMELY
.¶
B. Adjective.
(
, $ $ )
, 2412), from
, “sacred,” with the adjectival form of
, denotes “suited to a sacred character, that which is befitting in persons, actions or
things consecrated to God,” Titus 2:3,
RV
, “reverent,”
KJV
, “as becometh holiness,”
(marg., “holy women”). Trench (
- !
Sec. xcii) distinguishes this word from
,
“modest,” and
, “grave, honorable.¶
Notes:
(1) The
KJV
translates the adverb
@
, “as becometh,” in Rom. 16:2; Phil.
1:27 (
RV
corrects to “worthily” and “worthy”).
(2)
5
, “to become,” is mentioned under various other headings.
(3) For “become of no effect,” Gal. 5:4,
KJV
,
RV
, “severed from,” see
ABOLISH
.
BED
†
Indicates that the word referred to (preposition, conjunction, or particle) is not dealt
with in this volume.