Creature
kre'-tur: The word "creature," as it occurs in the New Testament, is the translation and also the exact English equivalent of the Greek ktisis, or ktisma, from ktizo, "to create...
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Creature, Living
(chayyah; zoon): "Living creature" (chayyah) is the designation of each of the composite figures in Ezekiel's visions (Eze 1:5,13 ff;3:13;10:15,17,20) and, the Revised Version (...
Credit
kred'-it (pisteuein; 1 Macc 10:46 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "gave no credence"; The Wisdom of Solomon 18:6 the King James Version, the R...
Creditor
kred'-i-ter:(a) nosheh, participle of nashah:Ex 22:24(English translation: 25);2Ki 4:1;Isa 50:1; translated "extortioner,"Ps 109:11; "taker of usury,"Isa 24:2the King James Vers...
Creed; Creeds
kred:I. SCRIPTURAL BASIS1. In the Old Testament2. In the New Testament--Gospels3. In the Epistles(1) Paul(2) Later Writings(3) HebrewsII. HISTORICAL FORMS1. The Apostles' Creed2...
Creek
krek, colloq. krik (kolpos (Ac 27:39), the Revised Version (British and American) "bay"): The spot has been identified as the traditional Bay of Paul about 8 miles Northwest of ...
Creeping Thing
krep'-ing (remes, sherets; herpeton): Remes and sherets, with the root verbs ramas and sharats, are used without any sharp distinction for insects and other small creatures. Ram...
Cremation
kre-ma'-shun (compare saraph,Jos 7:15, etc., "shall be burnt with fire"; kaio,1Co 13:3, "If I give my body to be burned," etc.): Cremation, while the customary practice of the a...
Crescens
kres'-enz (Kreskes, "increasing"): An assistant of Paul, mentioned in2Ti 4:10as having gone to Galatia. That he was one of the Seventy, and that he founded the church in Vienna ...
Crescents
kres'-ents (saharonim): Moon-shaped necklaces (Jud 8:21,26;Isa 3:18).f Paul, mentioned in2Ti 4:10as having gone to Galatia. That he was one of the Seventy, and that he founded t...
Crete
kret (Krete, ethnic Kretes,Ac 2:11;Tit 1:12): An island bounding the Aegean Sea on the South. It stretches from 34 degrees 50' to 35 degrees 40' North latitude and from 23 degre...
Crib
('ebhuc): "Crib" translates the Hebrew word [~'ebhuc] exactly, as it denotes "a barred receptacle for fodder used in cowsheds and foldyards; also in fields, for beasts lying out...
Cricket
krik'-et (chargol): This occurs inLe 11:22(the King James Version "beetle"), and doubtless refers to some kind of locust or grasshopper.SeeBEETLE;LOCUST;INSECTS.
Crier
kri'-er (qara'; compare boao):(1) Neither is this exact word found in English Versions of the Bible, nor a word exactly corresponding to it in the Hebrew Bible, but the characte...
Crime; Crimes
krim, krimz: This. term is used in English as the equivalent of the Hebrew mishpaT, "judgment," "verdict" (Eze 7:23); zimmah, "a heinous crime" (Job 31:11); 'asham = "a fault," ...
Crimson
SeeCOLORS.
Cripple
krip'-'-l (cholos): Only occurs inAc 14:8, denoting the congenitally lame man at Lystra. In the King James Version (1611) the word is spelled "creeple." It originally meant one ...
Crisping Pins
kris'-ping: Pins for crisping, or curling, the hair. Thus the King James Version renders Hebrew chariTim (Isa 3:22; compare Vulgate). the Revised Version (British and American) ...
Crispus
kris'-pus (Krispos, "curled"): One of the small number baptized by Paul among the Corinthian Christians (1Co 1:14). He had been ruler of the Jewish synagogue, but he "believed i...
Criticism
(The Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis)I. PRELIMINARY1. Thesis2. Historical Perspective3. Inspiration and CriticismII. THE LEGISLATION1. Groups2. Covenant Code3. The Sanctuary4. Kinds ...
Criticism And Archaeology
SeeARCHAEOLOGY AND CRITICISM.
Criticism Of The Bible
krit'-i-siz'-m: Criticism in GeneralI. Divisions1. Lower or Textual Criticism2. Higher CriticismII. LOWER OR TEXTUAL CRITICISM1. Origin of the Science2. Methods Employed3. Cause...
Crocodile
krok'-o-dil.SeeLEVIATHAN;DRAGON.
Crocodile, Land
SeeCHAMELEON.
Crook-Backed
krook'-bakt (gibben; kurtos): A disqualification for the priesthood (Le 21:20); was probably an angular curvature of the spine, usually the result of tubercular caries of the ve...
Crooked
krook'-ed (`awah, `aqash, `aqalqal, `aqallathon, pethaltol; skolios): Primarily designates something that is bent, twisted or deformed (Isa 27:1;45:2the King James Version).Figu...
Crooked Serpent
krook'-ed sur'-pent.SeeASTRONOMY.