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19:28; (b) in the sense of “being complete,” “full corn in the ear,” Mark 4:28; of a reward
hereafter, 2 John 8.¶
2.
(
, 3324) probably akin to a root signifying “to measure,” hence
conveys the sense of “having full measure,” (a) of material things, a vessel, John 19:29; a
net, 21:11; (b) metaphorically, of thoughts and feelings, exercised (1) in evil things,
hypocrisy, Matt. 23:28; envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity, Rom. 1:29; the utterances
of the tongue, Jas. 3:8; adultery, 2 Pet. 2:14; (2) in virtues, goodness, Rom. 15:14; mercy,
etc, Jas. 3:17.¶
B. Verb.
(
!
, 1073), “to be full, to be heavily laden with,” was primarily used of a
ship; it is chiefly used in the NT of evil contents, such as extortion and excess, Matt.
23:25; dead men’s bones, v. 27; extortion and wickedness, Luke 11:39; cursing, Rom.
3:14; blasphemy, Rev. 17:3; abominations, v. 4; of divine judgments 15:7; 21:9; (
RV
,
“laden,”
KJV
, “full”); of good things, 4:6, 8; 5:8.¶
Notes:
(1)
5
(see
FILL
, A, No. 9) is always rendered “to fill” in
RV
(2) For Acts
2:13,
KJV
, see
FILL
, No. 11. (3) For “fullgrown,” Heb. 5:14,
RV
, see
AGE
, No. 2; for Jas.
1:15,
RV
, see
FINISH
,
Note
(2).
FULLER
$
(
"
, 102), akin to
, “to card wool,” denotes “a clothcarder, or
dresser” (
, “the prickly teasel-cloth”; hence, “a carding comb”); it is used of the
raiment of the Lord in Mark 9:3.¶
For
FULLGROWN
see
AGE
, B, No. 2,
FINISH
,
Note
(2)
For
FULLY
see
ASSURED
,
COME
,
KNOW
,
PERSUADE
,
PREACH
,
RIPE
FULLNESS
(
)$
, 4138) denotes “fullness,” that of which a thing is “full”; it is thus
used of the grace and truth manifested in Christ, John 1:16; of all His virtues and
excellencies, Eph. 4:13; “the blessing of Christ,” Rom. 15:29,
RV
(not as
KJV
); the
conversion and restoration of Israel, Rom. 11:12; the completion of the number of
Gentiles who receive blessing through the gospel, v. 25; the complete products of the
earth, 1 Cor. 10:26; the end of an appointed period, Gal. 4:4; Eph. 1:10; God, in the
completeness of His Being, Eph. 3:19; Col. 1:19; 2:9; the church as the complement of
Christ, Eph. 1:23. In Mark 6:43, “basketfuls,”
RV
, is, lit., “fullnesses of baskets.” For
Matt. 9:16; Mark 2:21 see
FILL
, (B); for 8:20 see
FULFILL
, B.
Note:
For
, “fullness,” Heb. 6:11,
RV
, see
ASSURANCE
.
FURLONG
(
1
, 4712) denotes (a) “a stadium,” i.e., a measure of length, 600 Greek
feet, or one-eighth of a Roman mile, Matt. 14:24 (in the best mss.); Luke 24:13; John
6:19; 11:18; Rev. 14:20; 21:16; (b) “a race course,” the length of the Olympic course, 1
Cor. 9:24.¶
FURNACE