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(
$
, 4412), the neuter of
(the superlative degree of
),
“first, at the first,” is rendered “at the beginning” in John 2:10,
KJV
,
RV
, “setteth on first.”
See
BEFORE
.
For
BEGOTTEN
see
BEGET
BEGUILE
1.
(
1
, 538), “to deceive,” is rendered “beguiled” in the
RV
of 1 Tim.
2:14. See No. 2.
2.
@
(
#
1
, 1818), a strengthened form of No. 1, is rendered “beguile,” 2
Cor. 11:3; the more adequate rendering would be “as the serpent thoroughly beguiled
Eve.” So in 1 Tim. 2:14, in the best mss., this stronger form is used of Satan’s deception
of Eve, lit., “thoroughly beguiled”; the simpler verb, No. 1, is used of Adam. In each of
these passages the strengthened form is used. So of the influence of sin, Rom. 7:11 (
RV
,
“beguile”); of self-deception, 1 Cor. 3:18 (
RV
, “deceive”); of evil men who cause
divisions, Rom. 16:18 (
RV
, “beguile”); of deceitful teachers, 2 Thess. 2:3 (
RV
, “beguile”).
See
DECEIVE
.¶ In the Sept., Exod. 8:29.¶
3.
(
$ &
, 3884), lit. and primarily, “to reckon wrong,” hence
means “to reason falsely” (
, “from, amiss,”
, “to reason”) or “to deceive by
false reasoning”; translated “delude” in Col. 2:4,
RV
(
KJV
, “beguile”) and Jas. 1:22 (
KJV
,
“deceive”). See
DECEIVE
,
DELUDE
.¶
4.
(
1
, 1185) originally meant “to catch by a bait” (from
, “a
bait”); hence “to beguile, entice by blandishments”: in Jas. 1:14, “entice”; in 2 Pet. 2:14,
KJV
, “beguile”; in v. 18,
KJV
, “allure”;
RV
, “entice” in both. See
ENTICE
.¶
Note:
In Col. 2:18, the verb
$
, “to give judgment against, condemn,” is
translated “beguile … of your reward,”
KJV
;
RV
, “rob … of your prize.” The verb was
used of an umpire’s decision against a racer; hence the translations (or paraphrases) in the
Eng. versions. See
ROB
.
BEHALF
1.
(
!$
, 3313), “a part,” is translated “behalf” in the
KJV
of 2 Cor. 9:3 (
RV
,
“respect”) and 1 Pet. 4:16; here the most authentic texts have
, “a name”; hence
RV
, “in this name.” See
COAST
,
CRAFT
,
PART
,
PIECE
,
PORTION
,
RESPECT
,
SORT
.
2.
$
(
% !$
, 5228), “on behalf of,” is to be distinguished from
, “instead of.”
See
Note
†
, p. 1.
BEHAVE, BEHAVIOR
A. Verbs.
1.
(
$!
, 390), “to turn back, return” ( , “back,”
, “to
turn”), hence, “to move about in a place, to sojourn,” and, in the middle and passive
voices, “to conduct oneself,” indicating one’s manner of life and character, is accordingly
rendered “behave” in 1 Tim. 3:15, lit., “how it is necessary to behave,” not referring
merely to Timothy himself, but to all the members of the local church (see the whole
epistle); in Eph. 2:3,
KJV
, “we had our conversation,”
RV
, “we lived”; in 2 Cor. 1:12
“behaved ourselves,” for
KJV
“have had our conversation.” See
ABIDE
, etc.