The Greek word halusis

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17May2012

Found eleven times in the New Testament (Mk. 5:3, 4Mk. 5:3, 4
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3 who had his dwelling in the tombs: and no man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain; 4 because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been rent asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: and no man had strength to tame him.  

WP-Bible plugin, Lk. 8:29Lk. 8:29
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29 For he was commanding the unclean spirit to come out from the man. For oftentimes it had seized him: and he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters; and breaking the bands asunder, he was driven of the demon into the deserts.  

WP-Bible plugin; Acts 12:6, 7; 21:33; 28:20Acts 12:6, 7; 21:33; 28:20
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6 And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison. 7 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the cell: and he smote Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. 33 Then the chief captain came near, and laid hold on him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and inquired who he was, and what he had done. 20 For this cause therefore did I entreat you to see and to speak with [me]: for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.  

WP-Bible plugin; Eph. 6:20Eph. 6:20
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20 for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.  

WP-Bible plugin; 2 Tim. 1:162 Tim. 1:16
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16 The Lord grant mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus: for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain;  

WP-Bible plugin; Rev. 20:1Rev. 20:1
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20 1 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.  

WP-Bible plugin), the Greek noun “halusis” described a “chain,” “captivity,” or something that would imprison or confine.

Every passage but Rev. 20:1Rev. 20:1
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20 1 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.  

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The Greek word alupos

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16May2012

Found just once in the New Testament (Phil. 2:28Phil. 2:28
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28 I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.  

WP-Bible plugin), the Greek adjective “alupos” described freedom from grief or anxiety.

Paul said he sent Epaphroditus back to the Christians at Philippi so his “cares could be lightened.” The ASV translates this “that I may be the less sorrowful” and the KJV says “be less sorrowful.” This word reminds us about the great care Christians should have and display for one another.

The Greek word halukos

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15May2012

Found just once in the New Testament (Jas. 3:12Jas. 3:12
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12 Can a fig tree, my brethren, yield olives, or a vine figs? Neither [can] salt water yield sweet.  

WP-Bible plugin) and related to the Greek noun “hals,” the Greek adjective “halukos” meant “salty.”

James said a spring does not yield both fresh and “salty” water and this teaches Christians to avoid speech that is mixed with pure and impure words (see Jas. 3:10Jas. 3:10
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10 out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.  

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The Greek word hals

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14May2012

Found just once in the New Testament (Mk. 9:49Mk. 9:49
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49 For every one shall be salted with fire.  

WP-Bible plugin), the Greek noun “hals” described “salt.” The information associated with this word in Mk. 9:49Mk. 9:49
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49 For every one shall be salted with fire.  

WP-Bible plugin is an “obscure saying” (Kittel, 1:229), but the point seems to be something like: As salt flavors food, so people are saved by enduring the trials associated with the Christian life (compare Rev. 2:10Rev. 2:10
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10 Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer: behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.  

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The Greek word aloe

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11May2012

Found just one time in the New Testament (Jn. 19:39Jn. 19:39
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39 And there came also Nicodemus, he who at the first came to him by night, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.  

WP-Bible plugin), the noun “aloe” meant “aloe.” As illustrated by Jn. 19:39Jn. 19:39
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39 And there came also Nicodemus, he who at the first came to him by night, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.  

WP-Bible plugin, aloe was mixed with myrrh and used for embalming.

The Greek word alogos

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10May2012

Found just three times in the New Testament (Acts 25:27Acts 25:27
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27 For it seemeth to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not withal to signify the charges against him.  

WP-Bible plugin; 2 Pet. 2:122 Pet. 2:12
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12 But these, as creatures without reason, born mere animals to be taken and destroyed, railing in matters whereof they are ignorant, shall in their destroying surely be destroyed,  

WP-Bible plugin; Jude 10), the Greek adjective “alogos” described what was irrational or absurd. Festus said it seemed “unreasonable” to send a prisoner to the emperor without specifying charges against him. Peter said false teachers were like “creatures without reason.”

The Greek word aloao

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9May2012

Found just three times in the New Testament (1 Cor. 9:9, 101 Cor. 9:9, 10
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9 For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. Is it for the oxen that God careth, 10 or saith he it assuredly for our sake? Yea, for our sake it was written: because he that ploweth ought to plow in hope, and he that thresheth, [to thresh] in hope of partaking.  

WP-Bible plugin; 1 Tim. 5:181 Tim. 5:18
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18 For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. And, The laborer is worthy of his hire.  

WP-Bible plugin), the Greek verb “aloao” is a farming word that meant “beat” or “thresh.” Animals (1 Cor. 9:91 Cor. 9:9
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9 For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. Is it for the oxen that God careth,  

WP-Bible plugin; 1 Tim. 5:181 Tim. 5:18
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18 For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. And, The laborer is worthy of his hire.  

WP-Bible plugin) loosened grain from stalks as they walked on the harvested sheaves. In the ASV and KJV this word is translated “treadeth” and “thresheth.”

The Greek word allos

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8May2012

The spelling of the Greek adverb “allos” may seem to be identical to the Greek adjective “allos,” but these words are made distinct from one another in the Greek language by a single letter (the letter “o”).

The Greek adjective “allos,” which has been discussed previously, uses the letter “omicron” whereas the adverb described in this entry uses the letter “omega.”

The adverb “allos” is found only once in the New Testament (1 Tim. 5:251 Tim. 5:25
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25 In like manner also there are good works that are evident; and such as are otherwise cannot be hid.  

WP-Bible plugin) and it means “otherwise.” Paul used this term to say some good deeds will be made known at a later time.

The Greek word allophulos

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7May2012

Found just once in the New Testament (Acts 10:28Acts 10:28
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28 and he said unto them, Ye yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to join himself or come unto one of another nation; and [yet] unto me hath God showed that I should not call any man common or unclean:  

WP-Bible plugin), the Greek adjective “allophulos” described someone from a “foreign nation” or another tribe/race. Luke used this word to describe Peter’s visit with some Gentiles. Peter said it was unlawful for a Jew to visit or associate with someone from “another nation.”

The Greek word allotrios

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4May2012

Found in just eight books of the New Testament (Matthew, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, Second Corinthians, First Timothy, and Hebrews), the Greek adjective “allotrios” described what was strange, foreign, hostile, or “belonged to someone else.”

In Mt. 17:25-26Mt. 17:25-26
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25 He saith, Yea. And when he came into the house, Jesus spake first to him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive toll or tribute? from their sons, or from strangers? 26 And when he said, From strangers, Jesus said unto him, Therefore the sons are free.  

WP-Bible plugin this word is translated “strangers.” Jesus used this word in His discussion on the “good shepherd” (Jn. 10:5Jn. 10:5
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5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.  

WP-Bible plugin). For all the other places this adjective occurs in the New Testament see Lk. 16:12Lk. 16:12
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12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?  

WP-Bible plugin; Acts 7:6Acts 7:6
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6 And God spake on this wise, that his seed should sojourn in a strange land, and that they should bring them into bondage, and treat them ill, four hundred years.  

WP-Bible plugin; Rom. 14:4; 15:20Rom. 14:4; 15:20
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4 Who art thou that judgest the servant of another? to his own lord he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be made to stand; for the Lord hath power to make him stand. 20 yea, making it my aim so to preach the gospel, not where Christ was [already] named, that I might not build upon another man's foundation;  

WP-Bible plugin; 2 Cor. 10:15-162 Cor. 10:15-16
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15 not glorying beyond [our] measure, [that is,] in other men's labors; but having hope that, as your faith groweth, we shall be magnified in you according to our province unto [further] abundance, 16 so as to preach the gospel even unto the parts beyond you, [and] not to glory in another's province in regard of things ready to our hand.  

WP-Bible plugin; 1 Tim. 5:221 Tim. 5:22
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22 Lay hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.  

WP-Bible plugin; Heb 9:25; 11:9, 34Heb 9:25; 11:9, 34
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25 nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place year by year with blood not his own; 9 By faith he became a sojourner in the land of promise, as in a [land] not his own, dwelling in tents, with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, waxed mighty in war, turned to flight armies of aliens.  

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