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: &
, “low, humble,” whether in condition or mind, is translated “of low
degree” in Luke 1:52 and Jas. 1:9.¶
DELAY
A. Verbs.
1.
(
A
!
, 3635), akin to
, “a shrinking, to be loath or slow to do a thing,
to hesitate, delay,” is used in Acts 9:38.¶ In the Sept. in Num. 22:16, “do not delay”;
Judg. 18:9.¶
2.
(
$
&
, 5549), from
, “time,” lit. means “to while away time,”
i.e., by way of lingering, tarrying, “delaying”; “delayeth,” Matt. 24:48; Luke 12:45,
“tarried” Matt. 25:5; “tarried so long,” Luke 1:21; “will (not) tarry,” Heb. 10:37. See
TARRY
.¶
B. Noun.
(
)
, 311) lit. signifies “that which is thrown up” ( , “up,”
, “to
throw”); hence “a delay,” Acts 25:17. See
DEFER
.¶
Note:
In Rev. 10:6,
is translated “delay” in
RV
marg., and is to be taken as
the true meaning.
DELICACIES
Note:
For
, rendered “delicacies” in Rev. 18:3,
KJV
, denoting “wantonness”
(
RV
), i.e., arrogant luxury, see
WANTON
.¶ Cf. the verb
, below, under
DELICATELY
.
DELICATELY (live)
A. Verbs.
$
(
$ 1
, 5171), from
$
, “to enervate,” signifies “to lead a voluptuous
life, to give oneself up to pleasure,” Jas. 5:5,
RV
, “ye have lived delicately”;
KJV
, “ye have
lived in pleasure.Ӧ
Notes:
(1) Cf.
, from
, “wantonness, to live riotously,” used with A in
Jas. 5:5, “ye have lived in pleasure” (
RV
, “have taken your …”); cf. 1 Tim. 5:6, of carnal
women in the church,
KJV
, “liveth in pleasure,”
RV
, “giveth herself to pleasure.” See
PLEASURE
.¶
(2) Cf. also
, “to run riot,” translated “lived deliciously,” in Rev. 18:7, 9,
KJV
(
RV
, “waxed wanton” and “lived wantonly”). Cf
DELICACIES
(above). See
WANTON
.¶ Cf.
the intensive form
, “to wax utterly wanton,” 1 Tim. 5:11.¶
(3)
-
“might properly be laid to the charge of the prodigal, scattering his
substance in riotous living, Luke 15:13; …
$
to the charge of the rich man, faring
sumptuously every day, Luke 16:19;
to Jeshurun, when, waxing fat, he kicked,
Deut. 32:15” (Trench,
- !
Sec.liv).
B. Noun.
$
(
$ )
, 5172), akin to A, is used with , in the phrase
$
,
“luxuriously,” “delicately,” Luke 7:25, and denotes effeminacy, softness; “to revel” in 2