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to urge one to pursue some course of conduct (always prospective, looking to the future,
in contrast to the meaning to comfort, which is retrospective, having to do with trial
experienced), translated “exhort” in the
RV
of Phil. 4:2; 1 Thess. 4:10; Heb. 13:19, 22, for
KJV
, “beseech”; in 1 Tim. 5:1, for
KJV
, “intreat”; in 1 Thess. 5:11, for
KJV
, “comfort”;
“exhorted” in 2 Cor. 8:6 and 12:18, for
KJV
, “desired”; in 1 Tim. 1:3, for
KJV
, “besought.
See
BESEECH
.
2.
(
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, “near,” and
,
“to tell of, speak of,” then, “to recommend”), hence, “to advise, exhort, warn,” is used in
Acts 27:9, “admonished,” and v. 22, “I exhort.” See
ADMONISH
.¶
3.
(
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,
“to turn”); hence, “to impel morally, to urge forward, encourage,” is used in Acts 18:27,
RV
, “encouraged him” (Apollos), with reference to his going into Achaia;
KJV
, “exhorting
the disciples”; while the encouragement was given to Apollos, a letter was written to the
disciples in Achaia to receive him.¶
B. Noun.
(
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, 3874), akin to A, No. 1, primarily “a calling to one’s side,”
and so “to one’s aid,” hence denotes (a) an appeal, “entreaty,” 2 Cor. 8:4; (b)
encouragement, “exhortation,” e.g., Rom. 12:8; in Acts 4:36,
RV
, “exhortation,” for
KJV
,
“consolation”; (c) “consolation and comfort,” e.g., Rom. 15:4. See
COMFORT
. Cf.
, “an advocate, comforter.”
EXIST
$
(
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, 5225), primarily, “to make a beginning” (
$
, “under,”
,
“a beginning”), denotes “to be, to be in existence,” involving an “existence” or condition
both previous to the circumstances mentioned and continuing after it. This is important in
Phil. 2:6, concerning the deity of Christ. The phrase “being (existing) in the form
(
, the essential and specific form and character) of God,” carries with it the two
facts of the antecedent Godhood of Christ, previous to His incarnation, and the
continuance of His Godhood at and after the event of His Birth (see Gifford, on the
Incarnation, pp. 11, sqq.). It is translated “exist” in 1 Cor. 11:18,
RV
, for
KJV
, “there be.”
Cf. Luke 16:14; 23:50; Acts 2:30; 3:2; 17:24; 22:3 etc. See
BEING
,
GOODS
,
LIVE
,
POSSESS
,
SUBSTANCE
.
EXORCIST
@
(
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)
, 1845) denotes (a) “one who administers an oath”; (b) “an
exorcist” (akin to
@
, “to adjure,” from
, “an oath”), “one who employs a
formula of conjuration for the expulsion of demons,” Acts 19:13. The practice of
“exorcism” was carried on by strolling Jews, who used their power in the recitation of
particular names.¶
EXPECT, EXPECTATION
A. Verbs.
¶ Indicates that all the NT occurrences of the Greek word under consideration are
mentioned under the heading or sub-heading.