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DEBTOR
1.
(
A !
, 3781), “one who owes anything to another,” primarily in
regard to money; in Matt. 18:24, “who owed” (lit., “one was brought, a debtor to him of
ten thousand talents”). The slave could own property, and so become a “debtor” to his
master, who might seize him for payment.
It is used metaphorically,
(a) of a person who is under an obligation, Rom. 1:14, of Paul, in the matter of
preaching the gospel; in Rom. 8:12, of believers, to mortify the deeds of the body; in
Rom. 15:27, of gentile believers, to assist afflicted Jewish believers; in Gal. 5:3, of those
who would be justified by circumcision, to do the whole Law: (b) of those who have not
yet made amends to those whom they have injured, Matt. 6:12, “our debtors”; of some
whose disaster was liable to be regarded as a due punishment, Luke 13:4 (
RV
,
“offenders”;
KJV
, “sinners”; marg, “debtors”).¶
2.
(
$ !
, 5533), lit., “a debt-ower” (
, “a loan, a debt,”
and No. 1), is found in Luke 7:41, of the two “debtors” mentioned in the Lord’s parable
addressed to Simon the Pharisee, and in 16:5, of the “debtors” in the parable of the
unrighteous steward. This parable indicates a system of credit in the matter of
agriculture.¶ In the Sept., Job 31:37, “having taken nothing from the debtor”; Prov.
29:13, “when the creditor and the debtor meet together.”¶ The word is more expressive
than No. 1.
Note:
In Matt. 23:16
, “to owe” (see
DEBT
), is translated “he is a debtor.” The
RV
marg., keeping the verbal form, has “bound by his oath” (
KJV
, marg., “bound”). In the
18th verse the
KJV
, “he is guilty,” means that he is under obligation to make amends for
his misdeeds.
DECAY
1.
(
, 3822), “to make old” (
), is translated in Heb. 8:13,
firstly, “hath made … old,” secondly (passive voice),
RV
“is becoming old” (
KJV
,
“decayeth”); “wax old,” Luke 12:33 and Heb. 1:11. See
OLD
.¶
2.
(
&$
, 1311), “to destroy utterly,” as used in 2 Cor. 4:16 (here in
the passive voice, lit., “is being destroyed”), is rendered “is decaying” (
RV
, for
KJV
,
“perish”). See
CORRUPT
,
DESTROY
.
DECEASE
A. Noun.
@
(
+
, 1841), (Eng., “exodus”), lit. signifies “a way out” (
@
, “out,”
,
“a way”); hence, “a departure,” especially from life, “a decease”; in Luke 9:31, of the
Lord’s death, “which He was about to accomplish”; in 2 Pet. 1:15, of Peter’s death
(marg., “departure” in each case); “departure” in Heb. 11:22,
RV
. See
DEPARTURE
.¶
B. Verb.
$
(
1
, 5053), lit., “to end,” is used intransitively and translated
“deceased” in Matt. 22:25. See
DEATH
, A, No. 3,
DIE
.
DECEIT, DECEITFUL, DECEITFULLY, DECEITFULNESS,
DECEIVE, DECEIVABLENESS
A. Nouns.