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being united to one another in “family” fellowship (
is akin to
, “a father”);
Luther’s translation, “all who bear the name of children,” is advocated by Cremer, p. 474.
The phrase, however, is lit., “every family.”¶ See
KINDRED
.¶
FAMINE
(
, 3042) is translated “hunger” in Luke 15:17; 2 Cor. 11:27; elsewhere it
signifies “a famine,” and is so translated in each place in the
RV
; the
KJV
has the word
“dearth” in Acts 7:11 and 11:28, and “hunger” in Rev. 6:8; the
RV
“famine” is preferable
there; see Matt. 24:7; Mark 13:8; Luke 4:25; 15:14; 21:11; Rom. 8:35; Rev. 18:8. See
HUNGER
.¶
FAN
$
(
"
, 4425) denotes “a winnowing shovel or fan,” with which grain is
thrown up against the wind, in order to separate the chaff, Matt. 3:12; Luke 3:17.¶
FAR
A. Adjective.
(
$
, 3117) is used (a) of space and time, long, said of prayers (in some
mss., Matt. 23:14), Mark 12:40; Luke 20:47; (b) of distance, “far, far” distant, Luke
15:13; 19:12. See
LONG
.¶
B. Adverbs.
1.
(
$1
, 3112), properly a feminine form of the adjective above, denotes
“a long way, far,” (a) literally, Matt. 8:30,
RV
, “afar off.” Luke 7:6; 15:20,
RV
, “afar off”;
John 21:8; Acts 17:27; 22:21; (b) metaphorically, “far (from the kingdom of God),” Mark
12:34; in spiritual darkness, Acts 2:39; Eph. 2:13, 17. See
AFAR
.¶
2.
(
$
, 3113), from “far” (akin to No. 1), Mark 8:3: see
AFAR
.
3.
(
9:
, 4206) is used (a) literally, Luke 14:32, “a great way off”; the
comparative degree
, “further,” is used in 24:28; (b) metaphorically, of the
heart in separation from God, Matt. 15:8; Mark 7:6. See
FURTHER
,
WAY
.¶ Cf.
,
“afar off”; see
AFAR
.
Notes:
(1) In Matt. 16:22, Peter’s word to the Lord “be it far from Thee” translates the
phrase
, lit., “(God be) propitious to Thee,”
RV
, marg., “God have mercy on
Thee.” Some would translate it “God avert this from Thee!” Others render it “God
forbid!” Luther’s translation is “spare Thyself.” Lightfoot suggests “Nay, verily!” or
“Away with the thought!” It was the vehement and impulsive utterance of Peter’s
horrified state of mind.
B
signifies “propitious, merciful,” Heb. 8:12. See
MERCY
,
C.¶ (2) In Luke 22:51, “thus far” translates the phrase
$ $
, lit., “unto this.” (3) In
Gal. 6:14 the
RV
, “far be it” translates the phrase
, lit., “let it not be,” elsewhere
translated idiomatically “God forbid,” e.g., Luke 20:16. See
FORBID
. (4) In Heb. 7:15 the
KJV
“far more” translates
,
RV
, “more abundantly”; see
ABUNDANT
. (5) In the
following the verb
, “to go abroad,” is rendered, in the
KJV
, “to go into a far
country,”
RV
, “to go into another country,” Matt. 21:33; 25:14; Mark 12:1; in Matt.
25:15,
RV
, “he went on his journey” (
KJV
, “took etc.”). In Luke 15:13 the
KJV
and
RV