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$
(
%
$&
, 5271) primarily denotes “to answer”; then, “to answer
on the stage, play a part,” and so, metaphorically, “to feign, pretend,” Luke 20:20.¶ Cf.
$
, “a hypocrite,” and
$
, “hypocrisy.”
B. Adjective.
(
, 4112) primarily denotes “formed, molded” (from
, to mold;
Eng., “plastic”); then, metaphorically, “made up, fabricated, feigned,” 2 Pet. 2:3.¶ Cf.
, “that which is molded,” Rom. 9:20.¶
For
FELL
see
FALL
FELLOW
1.
(
)$
, 435) denotes “a man,” in relation to his sex or age; in Acts 17:5
(plural) it is rendered “fellows,” as more appropriate to the accompanying description of
them. See
HUSBAND
,
MAN
,
SIR
.
2.
(
= $
, 2083), “a companion, comrade,” is translated “fellows” in Matt.
11:16 [where, however, the most authentic mss. have
, “(the) others”]. The word
is used only by Matthew and is translated “friend” in 20:13; 22:12; 26:50. See
FRIEND
.¶
3.
(
!
, 3353), properly an adjective, signifying “sharing in, partaking
of,” is translated “partners” in Luke 5:7; “partakers” in Heb. 3:1, 14; 6:4; 12:8; “fellows”
in Heb. 1:9, of those who share in a heavenly calling, or have held, or will hold, a regal
position in relation to the earthly, messianic kingdom. (Cf
$
, “fellow-
partakers,” in Eph. 3:6,
RV
). See
PARTAKER
,
PARTNER
.
Notes:
(1) In Acts 24:5
, “a plague, a pest,” is rendered “a pestilent fellow.”
This is a sample of the strongest use of the epithet “fellow.” (2)
$
, an adjective,
“such a one,” is often used as a noun, e.g., Acts 22:22, where it is translated “such a
fellow.” (3)
B $
, “this,” is translated “this fellow” in the
KJV
of Luke 23:2 (
RV
, “this
man”). So in John 9:29. Both versions have “this man,” e.g., in Mark 2:7; John 6:52, in
the same contemptuous sense. (4) For the word in combination with various nouns see
CITIZEN
,
DISCIPLE
,
ELDER
,
HEIR
,
HELPER
,
LABORER
,
MEMBER
,
PARTNER
,
PRISONER
,
SERVANT
,
SOLDIER
,
WORK
,
WORKER
.
FELLOWSHIP
A. Nouns.
1.
(
&
, 2842), (a) “communion, fellowship, sharing in common”
(from
, “common”), is translated “communion” in 1 Cor. 10:16; Philem. 6,
RV
,
“fellowship,” for
KJV
, “communication”; it is most frequently translated “fellowship”; (b)
“that which is the outcome of fellowship, a contribution,” e.g., Rom. 15:26; 2 Cor. 8:4.
See
COMMUNION
,
CONTRIBUTION
, etc.
Note:
In Eph. 3:9, some mss. have
, instead of
, “dispensation,”
RV
.
2.
(
)
, 3352), “partnership” (akin to No. 3, under
FELLOW
), is translated
“fellowship” in 2 Cor. 6:4.¶ In the Sept., Ps. 122:3, “Jerusalem is built as a city whose