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A. Noun.
(
1
, 3331), “a transposition, or a transference from one place to
another” (from
, implying “change,” and
“to put”), has the meaning of
“change” in Heb. 7:12, in connection with the necessity of a “change” of the Law (or, as
margin, law), if the priesthood is changed (see B, No. 3). It is rendered “translation” in
11:5, “removing” in 12:27. See
REMOVING
,
TRANSLATION
.¶
B. Verbs.
1.
(
1
, 236), “to make other than it is” (from
, “another”), “to
transform, change,” is used (a) of the effect of the gospel upon the precepts of the Law,
Acts 6:14; (b) of the effect, on the body of a believer, of Christ’s return, 1 Cor. 15:51-52;
(c) of the final renewal of the material creation, Heb. 1:12; (d) of a change in the
apostle’s mode of speaking (or dealing), Gal. 4:20. In Rom. 1:23 it has its other meaning,
“to exchange.”¶
2.
(
1
, 3337), from
, “implying change,” and No. 1, “to
change one thing for another, or into another,” Rom. 1:25-26, is translated “exchange” in
v. 25. See
EXCHANGE
.¶
3.
(
&
, 3346), “to place differently, to change,” (akin to A,
above), is said of priesthood, Heb. 7:12. See
CARRY
, No. 5.
4.
(
1
, 3328),
, as in No. 2, and
, “to throw,” signifies
“to turn quickly,” or, in the middle voice, “to change one’s mind,” and is found in Acts
28:6.¶
Notes:
(1) In Phil. 3:21, for the
KJV
rendering of
, “change,” the
RV
has “fashion anew”; in 2 Cor. 3:18
is rendered “change,” in the
KJV
(
RV
,
“transform”).
(2) For
, “a change of mind,” see
REPENTANCE
.
CHANGER (Money-changer)
1.
$
(
)
, 2855), from
$
(lit., “clipped”), “a small coin or
rate of change” (
signifies “to cut off, to clip, shorten,” Matt. 24:22), denotes “a
money-changer,” lit., money-clipper, Matt. 21:12; Mark 11:15; John 2:15.¶
2.
(
$ )
, 2773), from
(not found in the NT), “to cut
into small pieces, to make small change” (
signifies “a small coin,” John 2:15; akin
to
, “to cut short”). In the court of the Gentiles, in the temple precincts, were the
seats of those who sold selected and approved animals for sacrifice, and other things. The
magnitude of this traffic had introduced the bankers’ or brokers’ business, John 2:14.¶
CHARGE (Nouns, Adjective and Verbs), CHARGEABLE
A. Nouns.
(a)
C
7
$
!3
1.
(
* &
, 156), “a cause, accusation,” is rendered “charges” in Acts 25:27 (
KJV
,
crimes); cf. v. 18. See
ACCUSATION
,
CAUSE
.