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suggesting strength in soul and purpose (cf. Phil. 4:13). See
STRENGTH
,
STRONG
. (In the
Sept., Judg. 6:34; 1 Chron. 12:18; Ps. 52:7.¶)
ENACT
(
!
, 3549), “to ordain by law, to enact” (
, “a law,”
, “to put”), is used in the passive voice, and rendered “enacted” in Heb. 8:6,
RV
,
for
KJV
, “established”; in 7:11, used intransitively, it is rendered “received the Law.” See
ESTABLISH
,
LAW
.¶
For
ENCLOSE
see
INCLOSE
ENCOUNTER
$
(
1
, 4820), lit., “to throw together” (
$
, “with,”
, “to throw”),
is used of “encountering” in war, Luke 14:31,
RV
, “to encounter … (in war),” for
KJV
, “to
make war against”; of meeting in order to discuss, in Acts 17:18, “encountered,” of the
philosophers in Athens and the apostle. See
CONFER
,
HELP
,
MAKE
,
MEET
,
PONDER
.
ENCOURAGE, ENCOURAGEMENT
A. Verbs.
1.
(
$ $!
, 4389), “to urge forward, persuade,” is used in Acts 18:27
in the middle voice,
RV
, “encouraged,” indicating their particular interest in giving
Apollos the “encouragement” mentioned; the
KJV
, “exhorting,” wrongly connects the
verb.¶
2.
$
(
$ !
, 3888), from
, “with,” and
$
, “counsel,
advice,” is translated “encouraging” in 1 Thess. 2:11,
RV
, and “encourage” in 5:14,
RV
,
there signifying to stimulate to the discharge of the ordinary duties of life. In John 11:19,
31, it means “to comfort.” See
COMFORT
.¶
Cf. the nouns
$
, 1 Cor. 14:3,¶ and
$
, Phil. 2:1, “comfort.”¶
B. Noun.
(
$1
, 3874), “a calling to one’s aid” (
, “by the side,”
,
“to call”), then, “an exhortation, encouragement,” is translated “encouragement” in Heb.
6:18,
RV
, for
KJV
, “consolation”; it is akin to
, “to beseech or exhort,
encourage, comfort,” and
, “a paraclete or advocate.” See
COMFORT
,
CONSOLATION
,
EXHORTATION
,
INTREATY
.
END, ENDING
A. Nouns.
1.
(
!
, 5056) signifies (a) “the limit,” either at which a person or thing ceases
to be what he or it was up to that point, or at which previous activities were ceased, 2
Cor. 3:13; 1 Pet. 4:7; (b) “the final issue or result” of a state or process, e.g., Luke 1:33;
in Rom. 10:4, Christ is described as “the end of the Law unto righteousness to everyone
that believeth”; this is best explained by Gal. 3:23-26; cf. Jas. 5:11; the following more
especially point to the issue or fate of a thing, Matt. 26:58; Rom. 6:21; 2 Cor. 11:15; Phil.
3:19; Heb. 6:8; 1 Pet. 1:9; (c) “a fulfillment,” Luke 22:37,
KJV
, “(have) an end”; (d) “the
utmost degree” of an act, as of the love of Christ towards His disciples, John 13:1; (e)
“the aim or purpose” of a thing, 1 Tim. 1:5; (f) “the last” in a succession or series Rev.