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3.
(
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, 3933), “a maiden, virgin,” e.g., Matt. 1:23, signifies a virgin-
daughter in 1 Cor. 7:36-38 (
RV
); in Rev. 14:4, it is used of chaste persons. See
VIRGIN
.
4.
$
(
"
, 3565), (Eng., “nymph”), denotes “a bride,” John 3:29; also “a
daughter-in-law, Matt. 10:35; Luke 12:53. See
BRIDE
.
Note:
In 1 Pet. 3:6,
, “a child,” is translated “daughters” (
KJV
), “children” (
RV
).
DAWN
A. Verbs.
1.
$
(
' 1
, 826), “to shine,” is used metaphorically of the light of dawn, in 2
Cor. 4:4 (some texts have
$
). Cf.
$
, “brightness or break of day,” Acts 20:11.
The word formerly meant “to see clearly,” and it is possible that this meaning was
continued in general usage.¶
2.
$
(
1
, 1306) signifies “to shine through” ( , “through,”
$
,
“brightness”); it describes the breaking of daylight upon the darkness of night,
metaphorically in 2 Pet. 1:19, of the shining of spiritual light into the heart. A probable
reference is to the day to be ushered in at the second coming of Christ: “until the Day
gleam through the present darkness, and the Light-bringer dawn in your hearts.Ӧ
Note:
Cf.
$
, “translucent, transparent,” Rev. 21:21 (some texts have
,
“transparent”).¶
3.
(
# 0
, 2020), “to grow light” ( , “upon,”
, “light”), in the
sense of shining upon, is used in Matt. 28:1; in Luke 23:54, “drew on” (of the Sabbath-
day);
RV
, marg., “began to dawn.” See
DRAW
.¶
B. Noun.
(
7$ $
, 3722), “daybreak,” denotes “at early dawn,” Luke 24:1 (
RV
), “early
in the morning” (
KJV
), and John 8:2 (
KJV
and
RV
); in Acts 5:21,
RV
, “about daybreak,” for
KJV
, “early in the morning.”¶
Note:
Cf.
, “early,” in some texts in Luke 24:22;¶
, a later form of
, in some mss. in Rev. 22:16;¶
, “to do anything early in the morning,” in
Luke 21:38.¶
DAY
A. Nouns.
1.
(
4 !$
, 2250), “a day,” is used of (a) the period of natural light, Gen. 1:5;
Prov. 4:18; Mark 4:35; (b) the same, but figuratively, for a period of opportunity for
service, John 9:4; Rom. 13:13; (c) one period of alternate light and darkness, Gen. 1:5;
Mark 1:13; (d) a period of undefined length marked by certain characteristics, such as
“the day of small things,” Zech. 4:10; of perplexity and distress, Isa. 17:11; Obad. 12-14;
of prosperity and of adversity, Ecc. 7:14; of trial or testing, Ps. 95:8; of salvation, Isa.
49:8; 2 Cor. 6:2; cf. Luke 19:42; of evil, Eph. 6:13; of wrath and revelation of the
judgments of God, Rom. 2:5; (e) an appointed time, Ecc. 8:6; Eph. 4:30; (f) a notable
defeat in battle, etc., Isa. 9:4; Psa. 137:7; Ezek. 30:9; Hos. 1:11; (g) by metonymy =
“when,” “at the time when”; (1), of the past, Gen. 2:4; Num. 3:13; Deut. 4:10, (2), of the