International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Goodman

good'-man ('ish; oikodespotes): The word occurs once in the Old Testament and is a translation of the ordinary word for "man," 'ish (Pr 7:19). "The goodman is not at home," so t...

272

Goodness

good'-nes: This word in the Old Testament is the translation of Tobh (Ex 18:9;Ps 16:2, the Revised Version (British and American) "good"; 23:6), etc.; of Tubh (Ex 33:19;Ps 31:19...

273

Goods

goodz (rekhush, Tubh; ta huparchonta): In the Old Testament rekhush ("substance") is most frequently translated "goods," as inGe 14:11,12,16,21, etc.; Tubh is also 3 times so tr...

274

Gopher Wood

go'-fer wood (`atse ghopher): The wood from which Noah's ark was made (Ge 6:14). Gopher is a word unknown elsewhere in Hebrew or allied languages. Lagarde considered that it was...

275

Gore

gor (naghach): "Gore" occurs only three times in the King James Version, namely,Ex 21:28,31bis, "if an ox gore a man or a woman," etc.; in 21:29,32,36, the King James Version ha...

276

Gorgeous; Gorgeously

gor'-jus, gor'-jus-li (mikhlol; lampros): Mikhlol occurs twice in the Old Testament, translated in the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) "most go...

277

Gorget

gor'-jet: Appears only once in the King James Version (1Sa 17:6), being placed in the margin as an alternative to "target (of brass)" in the description of the armor worn by Gol...

278

Gorgias

gor'-ji-as (Gorgias): A general in the service of Antiochus Epiphanes (1 Macc 3:38; 2 Macc 8:9). Lysias, who had been left as regent during the absence of Antiochus in Persia, a...

279

Gortyna

gor-ti'-na (Gortunai): A city in Crete, next in importance to Gnossus. It is mentioned in 1 Macc 15:23.SeeCRETE.

280

Goshen (1)

go'-shen (goshen; Gesem):1. Meaning of Name:The region where the Hebrews dwelt in Egypt. If the Septuagint reading Gesem be correct, the word, which in its Hebrew form has no kn...

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Goshen (2)

go'-shen (goshen):(1) Mentioned as a country ('erets) in the South of Judah distinct from the "hill country," the Negeb and the Shephelah (Jos 10:41;11:16). Unidentified.(2) A t...

282

Gospel

gos'-pel (to euaggelion): The word gospel is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word which meant "the story concerning God." In the New Testament the Greek word euaggelion, means "goo...

283

Gospel According To The Hebrews

SeeAPOCRYPHAL GOSPELS.

284

Gospels Of The Childhood

child'-hood.SeeAPOCRYPHAL GOSPELS.

285

Gospels, Spurious

spu'-ri-us.SeeAPOCRYPHAL GOSPELS.

286

Gospels, The Synoptic

si-nop'-tik:I. INTRODUCTORY1. Scope of This Article2. The Gospels in Church TraditionII. THE SYNOPTIC PROBLEM1. Nature of the Problem2. Proposed Solutions(1) Oral Gospel(2) Mutu...

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Gothic, Version

goth'-ik.SeeVERSIONS.

288

Gotholias

goth-o-li'-as (Gotholias): Father of Josias, one of the sons of Elam who returned from Babylon with Ezra (1 Esdras 8:33). The name corresponds to Athaliah, the Greek Gotholias b...

289

Gothoniel

go-tho'-ni-el (Gothoniel): The same as Othniel, father of Chabris who was one of the governors of the city of Bethulia (Judith 6:15).

290

Gourd

gord, goord (qiqayon): The Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) has hedera ("ivy"), which is impossible. Philologically qiqayon appears to be connected with kiki, which ...

291

Gourd, Wild

wild (paqqu`oth sadheh,2Ki 4:39): The root paqa`, means "to split" or "burst open," and on this ground these "wild gourds" have been identified with the fruit of the squirting c...

292

Government

guv'-ern-ment: The government of the Hebrews varied at different periods, of which we may distinguish seven:(1) the nomadic period, from the Exodus to the entrance into Palestin...

293

Governor

guv'-er-ner: The word "governor" is employed in English Versions of the Bible in rendering a great variety of Hebrew and Greek words. In certain cases strict consistency is neit...

294

Goyim

goi'-yim.SeeGOIIM.

295

Gozan

go'-zan (gozan; Gozan, Codex Vaticanus, Gozar in2Ki 17:6, Chozar in1Ch 5:26): A place in Assyria to which Israelites were deported on the fall of Samaria (2Ki 17:6;18:11;1Ch 5:2...

296

Graba

gra'-ba.SeeAGGABA.

297

Grace

gras:1. The Word Charis:In the English New Testament the word "grace" is always a translation of (charis), a word that occurs in the Greek text something over 170 times (the rea...