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Luke 24:27,
KJV
,
RV
, “interpreted”; in Acts 9:36, “by interpretation,” lit., “being
interpreted”; see also 1 Cor. 12:30; 14:5, 13, 27. See
INTERPRET
.¶
For
EXPRESS
,
Heb. 1:3
,
KJV
, see
IMAGE
, No.2
EXPRESSLY
(
:
, 4490), meaning “in stated terms” (from
, “stated, specified”;
from
, or
, “to say”; cf.
, “a word”), is used in 1 Tim. 4:1, “expressly.”¶
EXTORT, EXTORTION, EXTORTIONER
A. Verb.
(
$1
, 4238), “to practice,” has the special meaning “extort” in Luke 3:13,
RV
(
KJV
, “exact”). In Luke 19:23 it is translated “required”; it may be that the master, in
addressing the slothful servant, uses the word “extort” or “exact” (as in 3:13), in
accordance with the character attributed to him by the servant.
B. Nouns.
1.
(
2$ )
, 724) denotes “pillage, plundering, robbery, extortion” (akin to
, “to seize, carry off by force,” and
, “a thing seized, or the act of
seizing”; from the root
, seen in Eng., “rapacious”; an associated noun, with the same
spelling, denoted a rake, or hook for drawing up a bucket); it is translated “extortion” in
Matt. 23:25; Luke 11:39,
RV
,
KJV
, “ravening”; Heb. 10:34, “spoiling. See
RAVENING
,
SPOILING
.¶ Cf. c. below.
2.
@
(
&
, 4124), “covetousness, desire for advantage,” is rendered
“extortion” in 2 Cor. 9:5,
RV
(
KJV
and
RV
marg., “covetousness”). See
COVET
.
C. Adjective.
@
(
?$
, 727), “rapacious” (akin to No. 1), is translated as a noun,
“extortioners,” in Luke 18:11; 1 Cor. 5:10-11; 6:10; in Matt. 7:15 “ravening” (of
wolves).¶ In the Sept., Gen. 49:27.¶
EYE
1.
(
A
, 3788), akin to
, “sight,” probably from a root
signifying “penetration, sharpness” (Curtius, Gk. Etym.) (cf. Eng., “ophthalmia,” etc.). is
used (a) of the physical organ, e.g., Matt. 5:38; of restoring sight, e.g., Matt. 20:33; of
God’s power of vision, Heb. 4:13; 1 Pet. 3:12; of Christ in vision, Rev. 1:14; 2:18; 19:12;
of the Holy Spirit in the unity of Godhood with Christ, Rev. 5:6; (b) metaphorically, of
ethical qualities, evil, Matt. 6:23; Mark 7:22 (by metonymy, for envy); singleness of
motive, Matt. 6:22; Luke 11:34; as the instrument of evil desire, “the principal avenue of
temptation,” 1 John 2:16; of adultery, 2 Pet. 2:14; (c) metaphorically, of mental vision,
Matt. 13:15; John 12:40; Rom. 11:8; Gal. 3:1, where the metaphor of the “evil eye” is
altered to a different sense from that of bewitching (the posting up or placarding of an
“eye” was used as a charm, to prevent mischief); by gospel-preaching Christ had been, so
to speak, placarded before their “eyes”; the question may be paraphrased, “What evil
teachers have been malignly fascinating you?”; Eph. 1:18, of the “eyes of the heart,” as a
means of knowledge.
2.
(
7
, 3659), “sight,” is used in the plural in Matt. 20:34 (No. 1 is used in
v. 33); Mark 8:23 (No. 1 is used in v. 25). The word is more poetical in usage than No. 1,