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2.
(
, 3149), used in the plural, “paps,” Luke 11:27; 23:29; Rev. 1:13,
KJV
, is preferably rendered “breasts,” in the
RV
.¶
BREASTPLATE
@
(
0$
, 2382), primarily, “the breast,” denotes “a breastplate or corselet,”
consisting of two parts and protecting the body on both sides, from the neck to the
middle. It is used metaphorically of righteousness, Eph. 6:14; of faith and love, 1 Thess.
5:8, with perhaps a suggestion of the two parts, front and back, which formed the coat of
mail (an alternative term for the word in the NT sense); elsewhere in Rev. 9:9, 17.¶
BREATH, BREATHE
A. Nouns.
1.
(
)
, 4157), akin to
, “to blow,” lit., “a blowing,” signifies (a) “breath,
the breath of life,” Acts 17:25; (b) “wind,” Acts 2:2. See
WIND
.¶
2.
$
(
, 4151), “spirit,” also denotes “breath,” Rev. 11:11 and 13:15,
RV
.
In 2 Thess. 2:8, the
KJV
has “spirit” for
RV
, breath. See
GHOST
,
LIFE
,
SPIRIT
,
WIND
.
B. Verbs.
1.
(
#
!
, 1709), lit., “to breathe in, or on,” is used in Acts 9:1, indicating
that threatening and slaughter were, so to speak, the elements from which Saul drew and
expelled his breath.¶
2.
$
(
#
1
, 1720), “to breathe upon,” is used of the symbolic act of the
Lord Jesus in breathing upon His apostles the communication of the Holy Spirit, John
20:22.¶
BRIDE, BRIDECHAMBER, BRIDEGROOM
$
(
"
, 3565) (Eng. “nymph”) “a bride, or young wife,” John 3:29; Rev.
18:23; 21:2, 9; 22:17, is probably connected with the Latin
$
, “to veil”; the “bride”
was often adorned with embroidery and jewels (see Rev. 21:2), and was led veiled from
her home to the “bridegroom.” Hence the secondary meaning of “daughter-in-law,” Matt.
10:35; Luke 12:53. See
DAUGHTER
-
IN
-
LAW
.¶ For the relationship between Christ and a
local church, under this figure, see 2 Cor. 11:2; regarding the whole church, Eph. 5:23-
32; Rev. 22:17.
$
(
&
, 3566), “a bridegroom,” occurs fourteen times in the gospels, and
in Rev. 18:23. “The friend of the bridegroom,” John 3:29, is distinct from “the sons of the
bridechamber” who were numerous. When John the Baptist speaks of “the friend of the
Bridegroom,” he uses language according to the customs of the Jews.
$
(
0
, 3567), signifies (a) “the room or dining hall in which the
marriage ceremonies were held,” Matt. 22:10; some mss. have
, “a wedding,” here;
(b) “the chamber containing the bridal bed,” “the sons of the bridechamber” being the
friends of the bridegroom, who had the charge of providing what was necessary for the
nuptials, Matt. 9:15; Mark 2:19; Luke 5:34.¶
BRIDLE
A. Noun.