International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

892

Stock

stok: In English Versions of the Bible is used for:(1) The stem of a tree, whether alive (Job 14:8;Isa 40:24) or cut down (Isa 44:19; /RAPC Wis 14:21). InJer 2:27;3:9;Ho 4:12, w...

893

Stoics

sto'-iks (Stoikoi):1. Origin and Propagation2. Metaphysics and Religion3. Sensationalist Epistemology4. Ethical Teaching5. Relation to ChristianityLITERATURE1. Origin and Propag...

894

Stomach

stum'-uk (stomachos): In man and most vertebrates, a membranous sac-like portion of the alimentary canal, in which the earlier stages of digestion take place and in which food i...

895

Stomacher

stum'-uk-er: Used to translate pethighil (Isa 3:24the King James Version), where the meaning is uncertain. The English word denotes that part of a woman's dress which covered th...

896

Stone-Squarers

ston'-skwar-erz: the King James Version in1Ki 5:18; the Revised Version (British and American) "the Gebalites" (which see).

897

Stone, Stones

ston, stonz:1. Hebrew and Greek Words:(1) Chiefly 'ebhen, and lithos; but also, occurring rarely, 'eshekh (Le 21:20); tsur (Job 22:24), usually "rock"; tseror (2Sa 17:13); petro...

898

Stones, Precious

|| 1. Ancient and Modern Names2. Change of Signification of Names3. Three Important Lists of Stones4. Interpretation of Greek Names Used by John5. Interpretation of Hebrew Names...

899

Stoning

ston'-ing. SeePUNISHMENTS.

900

Stool

stool ('obhnayim): It is not clear what the character and purpose of this stool were Septuagint has no reference to it). It seems to have been a chair of a peculiar sort upon wh...

901

Storax

sto'-raks.SeePOPLAR;STACTE.

902

Store-Cities

stor'-cit-iz (mickenoth): the Revised Version (British and American)Ex 1:11(of PITHOM andRAAMSES(which see)) for the King James Version "treasure cities" (compare1Ki 9:19;2Ch 8:...

903

Storehouses

stor'-houz-iz, -ez: The following chief changes in the use of this word (representing various Hebrew words) in the Revised Version (British and American) to be noted are: InDe 2...

904

Stories

sto'-riz: For the King James Version "stories" (ma'aloth) inAm 9:6, the Revised Version (British and American) reads "chambers" (in heavens); inGe 6:16(ark);Eze 42:3,6(temple), ...

905

Stork

stork (chacidhah; variously rendered in the Septuagint:Le 11:19, erodios;De 14:18, pelekan;Job 39:13, hasida (transliteration of Hebrew);Zec 5:9, (epops; Latin Ciconia alba): A ...

906

Story

sto-ri.SeeCOMMENTARY.

907

Story Telling

See GAMES, I, 4.

908

Story Writer

sto'-ri-rit-er: In the sense of chronicler or historian occurs in 1 Esdras 2:17 (margin "recorder") and 2:25.

909

Stout; Stoutness

stout, stout'-nes: In modern English the word signifies strength firmness, corpulence, etc., but in English Versions of the Bible (Ps 76:5;Isa 10:12;46:12;Da 7:20;Mal 3:13with s...

910

Straight Street

strat stret.SeeDAMASCUS.

911

Straight; Straightway

strat, strat'-wa: "Straiglit" and "strait" are two entirely different words that have no connection with each other in English, the former being derived from the Anglo-Saxon, wh...

912

Strain

stran (diulizo, "to strain off," "to filter"):Mt 23:24, "Ye blind guides, that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel" The imagery is that of a drinking-vessel full of liqui...

913

Strait; Straiten; Straitly

strat, strat'-'-n, strat'-il: The word "strait" and its compounds are used in English Versions of the Bible in the literal sense of "narrow" (tsar,2Ki 6:1;Isa 49:20; mutsaq,Job ...

914

Strakes

straks: An older form for "streaks" (so the American Standard Revised Version) in the King James Version, the English Revised VersionGe 30:37(pitslah, "peeled spot");Le 14:37(sh...

915

Strange Gods

See GOD, STRANGE.

916

Strange Wife

"Strange" as contrasted with "an Israelite." Such wives are spoken of in the King James VersionEzr 10:2,11(the English Revised Version "strange women," the American Standard Rev...

917

Strange Woman

The Hebrew zar, translated "stranger," meant primarily one "who turns aside," i.e. to visit another country; then a "sojourner," "stranger." The "strange woman" ofPr 2:16is a te...

918

Strange, Fire

stranj ('esh zarah, "alien fire"): These words are mentioned in connection with the fatal sin committed by the two oldest sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, in "offering strange fi...