Spirituality
spir-it-u-al'-i-ti: The state of being spiritual in the higher use of the word. It is purely a religious term and signifies the state of a soul vitalized by the Divine Spirit an...
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Spiritually
spir'-it-u-al-i (pneumatikos): As in1Co 2:14, "spiritually judged," i.e. by means of the spirit renewed and enlightened by the spirit of God; having the mind of the Spirit is to...
Spit; Spittle
spit, spit'-l (yaraq, roq; (em)ptuo): Spitting in a person's face indicated gross contempt (Nu 12:14;De 25:9;Job 30:10;Isa 50:6;Mt 26:67;27:30, etc.); when performed by an uncle...
Spoil
spoil.See BOOTY; WAR, 8.
Spoiler
spoil'-er (ha-shodhedh, "the spoiler"): A favorite expression of the prophet Jeremiah by which he describes generally the enemies that invade and devastate a country--with speci...
Spoke
spok (1Ki 7:33).See SEA, THE MOLTEN.
Sponge
spunj (spoggos): The word "sponge," the King James Version "spunge," occurs only in the accounts of our Lord's crucifixion inMt 27:48;Mr 15:36;Joh 19:29. Sponges have been known...
Spoon
spoon (kaph; Septuagint thuiske, except inJer 52:18, where it is kreagra, literally, "fork"): A hollow vessel, a censer; a small vessel in which incense was to be burnt, as is s...
Sports
sports.SeeGAMES.
Spot; Spotted
spot, spot'-ed (mum; spilos): The Hebrew word is used to denote a blemish which mars the perfection of the face, as inSo 4:7;Job 11:15. It is translated "blemish" inLe 24:19f, w...
Spouse
spouz (kallah, "bride," "daughter-in-law"): the Revised Version (British and American) gives "bride" for the King James Version "spouse" inSo 4:8ff, and "brides" for "spouses" i...
Spread; Spreading
spred, spred'-ing: Alone, or in phrases like "spread abroad," "spread forth," etc., "spread" represents very many Hebrew terms, principally paras; in the New Testament the act o...
Spring
SeeFOUNTAIN;WELL.
Sprinkle; Sprinkling
sprin'-k'-l, sprin'-kling (zaraq, nazah; rhantizein): The first word means "to toss" or "scatter abundantly," e.g. in handfuls, as dust on the head (Job 2:12) or blood from a bo...
Spurious, Acts, Epistles, Gospels
spa'-ri-us.SeeAPOCRYPHAL ACTS;APOCRYPHAL EPISTLES;APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS.
Spy
spi.SeeESPY.
Stachys
sta'-kis (Stachus): The name of a Roman Christian to whom Paul sent greetings. The name is Greek and uncommon; it has been found in inscriptions connected with the imperial hous...
Stack
stak:Ex 22:6the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "shocks" (of grain).
Stacte
stak'-te (nataph, "drops" (Job 36:27); stakte, meaning "oozing out in drops"): One of the ingredients of the holy ointment (Ex 30:34; Ecclesiasticus 24:15, margin "opobalsamum,"...
Staff
staf: Many Hebrew terms are represented by this word. The "staves" of the ark translate the word badh, literally, "a part," hence, branch, bar, etc. (Ex 25:13,14,15,27,28, etc.)...
Stair
star.SeeHOUSE.
Stake
stak:Isa 33:20;54:2for yathedh, "tent-pin," or, perhaps, "tent-pole" (Ex 27:19;Jud 4:21, etc.). The King James Version Sirach 43:19, "The hoar frost,.... being congealed, lieth ...
Stalk
stok: InGe 41:5,22is for qaneh, "cane"; inJos 2:6for ets, "wood." InHo 8:7, the Revised Version margin has "stalk" for qamah, "that which stands." The Revised Version's "standin...
Stall
stol((1) marbeq, literally,, "a place for tying up" (Am 6:4;Mal 4:2),(2) 'abhac, "to give fodder" (Pr 15:17),(3) 'urvah, "to pluck and feed" (1Ki 4:26;2Ch 9:25;32:28),(4) rephet...
Stammerer
stam'-er-er:Isa 32:4, `illegh, "inarticulate speaking." InIsa 28:11;33:19, l`g (pointing uncertain) is rendered "strange" by the Revised Version (British and American), with "st...
Standard-Bearer
stand'-ard-bar'-er.See WAR, 5; BANNER.
Standards
stand'-ardz.See WAR, 5; BANNER; ASTRONOMY, sec. II, 7.