Exorcism; Exorcist
ek'-sor-siz'-m, ek'-sor-sist (Exorkistes, from exorkizo, "to adjure" (Mt 26:63)):1. Definition:One who expels demons by the use of magical formulas. In the strict etymological s...
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Expect; Expectation
eks-pekt', eks-pek-ta'-shun:Of the three Greek words, translated in the New Testament by "expect," prosdokao, meaning to look forward toward what will probably occur, whether in...
Expectation, Messianic
mes-i-an'-ik.SeeCHRISTS, FALSE;ESCHATOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT;JESUS CHRIST;MESSIAH.
Expedient
eks-pe'-di-ent (sumphero):The Greek word translated "expedient" (sumphero) means literally, "to bear or bring together"; with a personal reference, "to be well or profitable." I...
Experience
eks-pe'-ri-ens:This word is employed 3 times. InGe 30:27the King James Version, Laban says, to Jacob, "I have learned by experience (the Revised Version (British and American) "...
Experiment
eks-per'-i-ment (dokime, "approvedness," "tried character"):"The experiment of this ministration" (2Co 9:13the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "th...
Expiation
eks-pi-a'-shun:This word represents no Hebrew or Greek word not rendered also by "atonement." InNu 8:7it is employed in the Revised Version (British and American) to translate c...
Exposure, To Wild Beasts
eks-po'-zhur.SeePUNISHMENTS.
Express
eks-pres':In the King James Version ofHeb 1:3"express" has the meaning "exactly resembling the original," as the impress of a seal resembles the figure engraved upon the seal. T...
Exquisite
eks'-kwi-sit (akribes):The Greek word means "accurate" "searched out," equivalent to exquisitus from which "exquisite" is derived. It also means in argument "close," "subtle." I...
Extinct
InJob 17:1, "My days are extinct" (za`akh (in Niphal)) and inIsa 43:17, "They are extinct" (da`akh), the word "extinct" should be recognized as a form of the participle, equival...
Extortion
eks-tor'-shun:This particular word occurs twice in King James Version:Eze 22:12(`osheq), andMt 23:25(harpage), and indicates that one who is an extortioner is guilty of snatchin...
Extreme; Extremity
eks-trem', eks-trem'-i-ti We have the adjective "extreme" in /APC 2Esdras 5:14, "extreme fear," the Revised Version (British and American) "trembling"; in /APC Wisdom 12:27, "ex...
Eye
i (`ayin; ophthalmos):(1) The physical organ of sight, "the lamp of the body" (Mt 6:22), one of the chief channels of information for man. A cruel custom therefore sanctioned am...
Eyelid
i'-lid: Eyes and eyelids in Hebrew are sometimes used synonymously, as in the parallelism ofPr 4:25(compare 6:4; 30:13):"Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look...
Eyepaint
i'-pant.SeeANTIMONY; EYELID;KEREN-HAPPUCH.
Eyes, Blinding Of The
blind'-ing.SeeEYE;PUNISHMENTS.
Eyes, Covering, Of The
kuv'-er-ing:InGe 20:16, means forgetfulness of the past, a willingness to overlook the wrong to which Sarah had been exposed.
Eyes, Diseases Of The
di-zez'-is:Blindness, defects of sight and diseases of the eye are frequently mentioned in the Scriptures, but usually in general terms. It is probable that in the period covere...
Eyes, Tender
SeeBLINDNESS.
Eyesalve
i'-sav (kollourion; collyrium;Re 3:18):A Phrygian powder mentioned by Galen, for which the medical school of Laodicea seems to have been famous (see Ramsay, The Letters to the S...
Eyeservice
i'-sur-vis (ophthalmodouleia):A term coined by Paul to express the conduct of slaves, who work only when they are watched, and whose motive, therefore, is not fidelity to duty, ...
Ezar
e'-zar.SeeEZER.
Ezbai
ez'-ba-i, ez'-bi ('ezbay, "shining," "blooming"; Azobai):One of David's "mighty men" (1Ch 11:37; compare2Sa 23:35margin).
Ezbon
ez'-bon:(1) ('etsbon; Peshitta, 'etsba`on; Septuagint Thasoban): A son of Gad (Ge 46:16) = Ozni ofNu 26:16(see OZNI).(2) ('etsbon; Septuagint Asebon): In1Ch 7:7is said to be a g...
Ezechias; Ezecias
ez-e-ki'-as, ez-e-si'-as.SeeEZEKIAS(3).
Ezekias
ez-e-ki'-as (Ezekias):(1) the King James Version Greek form of Hezekiah (thus, the Revised Version (British and American);Mt 1:9,10). A king of Judah.(2) the King James Version ...