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2.
or
(
1
, 2997), primarily, “to crack, or crash,” denotes “to burst
asunder with a crack, crack open” (always of making a noise), is used in Acts 1:18.¶
For
BURY
see
BURIAL
BUSH
(
1
, 942) denotes “a bramble bush,” as in Luke 6:44. In Mark 12:26 and
Luke 20:37 the phrase “in the place concerning the Bush” signifies in that part of the
book of Exodus concerning it. See also Acts 7:30, 35.¶
BUSHEL
(
, 3426) was a dry measure containing about a peck, Matt. 5:15; Mark
4:21; Luke 11:33.¶
BUSINESS
A. Nouns.
1.
(
$ &
, 5532), translated “business” in Acts 6:3, of the distribution of funds,
signifies “a necessity, a need,” and is used in this place concerning duty or business. See
LACK
,
NECESSITY
,
NEED
,
USE
,
WANT
.
2.
(
#$ &
, 2039) denotes “a business,” Acts 19:24, 25,
RV
,
KJV
, “gain” and
“craft” (from
, “work”). See
DILIGENCE
.
B. Adjective.
(
5
, 2398) expresses “what is one’s own” (hence, Eng. “idiot,” in a changed
sense, lit., “a person with his own opinions”); the neuter plural with the artide (
)
signifies “one’s own things.” In 1 Thess. 4:11, the noun is not expressed in the original
but is supplied in the English versions by “business,” “your own business.” For the same
phrase, otherwise expressed, see John 1:11, “His own (things)”; 16:32 and 19:27, “his
own (home)”; Acts 21:6, “home.” In Luke 2:49, the phrase “in My Father’s house” (
RV
),
“about My Father’s business” (
KJV
), is, lit., “in the (things, the neuter plural of the article)
of My Father.” See
ACQUAINTANCE
,
COMPANY
, No. 8,
DUE
,
HOME
,
OWN
,
PRIVATE
,
PROPER
,
SEVERAL
.
Notes:
(1) In the
KJV
of Rom. 16:2
is translated “business,”
RV
, “matter.” See
MATTER
,
THING
,
WORK
.
(2) In Rom. 12:11
$
, translated “business” (
KJV
), signifies “diligence” (
RV
). See
DILIGENCE
.
BUSYBODY
A. Verb.
(
$ $ 1
, 4020), lit., “to be working round about, instead of at
one’s own business” ( , “around,”
, “work”), signifies to take more pains than
enough about a thing, to waste one’s labor, to be meddling with, or bustling about, other
people’s matters. This is found in 2 Thess. 3:11, where, following the verb
,