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It seems probable, according to Prof. Ramsay, that they were “the high priests of the
temples of the Imperial worship in various cities of Asia”; further, that “the Council of
the Asiarchs sat at stated periods in the great cities alternately … and were probably
assembled at Ephesus for such a purpose when they sent advice to St. Paul to consult his
safety.” A festival would have brought great crowds to the city.¶
10.
(
/$
, 758), “a ruler,” is rendered “chief” in the
KJV
of Luke 14:1 (
RV
,
“ruler”); “chief rulers,” in John 12:42,
RV
, “rulers (of the people),” i.e., of members of the
Sanhedrin; “chief,” in Luke 11:15 (
RV
, “prince”), in reference to Beelzebub, the prince of
demons. See
MAGISTRATE
,
PRINCE
,
RULER
.
11.
$
(
$
1
, 752), “a ruler of a synagogue,” translated “chief
ruler of the synagogue,” in Acts 18:8, 17,
KJV
, was the administrative officer supervising
the worship.
C. Verb.
(
4 !
, 2233), “to lead the way, to preside, rule, be the chief,” is used of
the ambition “to be chief” among the disciples of Christ, Luke 22:26; of Paul as the
“chief” speaker in gospel testimony at Lystra, Acts 14:12; of Judas and Silas, as chief (or
rather, “leading”) men among the brethren at Jerusalem, Acts 15:22. See
ACCOUNT
,
COUNT
,
ESTEEM
,
GOVERNOR
,
JUDGE
,
SUPPOSE
,
THINK
.
D. Adverbs.
1.
$
(
$
, 5528 and
$
, 3029), “chiefest” (
$
, “over,”
,
“exceedingly, pre-eminently, very much”), is used in 2 Cor. 11:5; 12:11, of Paul’s place
among the apostles.¶
2.
(
1
, 3122), the superlative of
, “very, very much,” is rendered
“chiefly” in 2 Pet. 2:10 and in the
KJV
of Phil. 4:22 (
RV
, especially). See
ESPECIALLY
,
MOST
.
Note:
In Rom. 3:2,
RV
, the adverb
is translated “first of all” (
KJV
, “chiefly”).
CHILD, CHILDREN, CHILDBEARING, CHILDISH, CHILDLESS
1.
(
!
, 5043), “a child” (akin to
, “to beget, bear”), is used in both
the natural and the figurative senses. In contrast to
$
, “son” (see below), it gives
prominence to the fact of birth, whereas
$
stresses the dignity and character of the
relationship. Figuratively,
is used of “children” of (a) God, John 1:12; (b) light,
Eph. 5:8; (c) obedience, 1 Pet. 1:14; (d) a promise, Rom. 9:8; Gal. 4:28; (e) the Devil, 1
John 3:10; (f) wrath, Eph. 2:3; (g) cursing, 2 Pet. 2:14; (h) spiritual relationship, 2 Tim.
2:1; Philem. 10. See
DAUGHTER
,
SON
.
2.
(
&
, 5040), “a little child,” a diminutive of No. 1, is used only
figuratively in the NT, and always in the plural. It is found frequently in 1 John, see 2:1,
12, 28; 3:7, 18; 4:4; 5:21; elsewhere, once in John’s Gospel, 13:33, once in Paul’s
epistles, Gal. 4:19. It is a term of affection by a teacher to his disciples under
circumstances requiring a tender appeal, e.g., of Christ to the Twelve just before His
death; the apostle John used it in warning believers against spiritual dangers; Paul,