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Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Commentary on Galatians 5:16-26

These definitions are taken from Strong's Greek Dictionary with the help of my SwordSearcher 4. You can get this program for free at www.swordsearcher.com, I believe. It is very helpful!

ADULTERY:moicoV moichos moy-khos'
perhaps a primary word; a (male) paramour; figuratively, apostate:--adulterer.


FORNICATION:porneia porneia por-ni'-ah
from 4203; harlotry (including adultery and incest); figuratively, idolatry:--fornication


UNCLEANESS:akaqarsia akatharsia ak-ath-ar-see'-ah
from 169; impurity (the quality), physically or morally:--uncleanness.


LASCIVIOUSNESS: aselgeia aselgeia as-elg'-i-a
from a compound of 1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed selges (of uncertain
derivation, but apparently meaning continent); licentiousness (sometimes including
other vices):--filthy, lasciviousness, wantonness


IDOLATRY:eidwlolatreia eidololatreia i-do-lol-at-ri'-ah
from 1497 and 2999; image-worship (literally or figuratively):--idolatry

WITCHCRAFT:jarmakeia pharmakeia far-mak-i'-ah
from 5332; medication ("pharmacy"), i.e. (by extension) magic (literally or
figuratively):--sorcery, witchcraft.

HATRED:ecqra echthra ekh'-thrah
feminine of 2190; hostility; by implication, a reason for opposition:--enmity, hatred.

VARIANCE:eriV eris er'-is
of uncertain affinity; a quarrel, i.e. (by implication) wrangling:--contention, debate,
strife, variance.

EMULATIONS:zhloV zelos dzay'-los
from 2204; properly, heat, i.e. (figuratively) "zeal" (in a favorable sense, ardor; in an
unfavorable one, jealousy, as of a husband (figuratively, of God), or an enemy,
malice):--emulation, envy(-ing), fervent mind, indignation, jealousy, zeal.

WRATH:qumoV thumos thoo-mos'
from 2380; passion (as if breathing hard):--fierceness, indignation, wrath

STRIFE:eriqeia eritheia er-ith-i'-ah
perhaps as the same as 2042; properly, intrigue, i.e. (by implication) faction:--
contention(-ious), strife

SEDITIONS:dicostasia dichostasia dee-khos-tas-ee'-ah
from a derivative of 1364 and 4714; disunion, i.e. (figuratively) dissension:--division,
sedition.

HERESIES:airesiV hairesis hah'-ee-res-is
from 138; properly, a choice, i.e. (specially) a party or (abstractly) disunion:--heresy
(which is the Greek word itself), sect

ENVYINGS:jqonoV phthonos fthon'-os
probably akin to the base of 5351; ill-will (as detraction), i.e. jealousy (spite):--envy.

MURDERS:jonoV phonos fon'-os
from an obsolete primary pheno (to slay); murder:--murder, + be slain with,
slaughter.

DRUNKENNESS:meqh methe meth'-ay
apparently a primary word; an intoxicant, i.e. (by implication) intoxication:--
drunkenness.

REVELLINGSkwmoV komos ko'-mos
from 2749; a carousal (as if letting loose):--revelling, rioting.

LOVE:agaph agape ag-ah'-pay
from 25; love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast:--(feast of)
charity(-ably), dear, love.

JOY:cara chara khar-ah'
from 5463; cheerfulness, i.e. calm delight:--gladness, X greatly, (X be exceeding)
joy(-ful, -fully, -fulness, -ous

PEACE:eirhnh eirene i-ray'-nay
probably from a primary verb eiro (to join); peace (literally or figuratively); by
implication, prosperity:--one, peace, quietness, rest, + set at one again

LONG-SUFFERING:makroqumia makrothumia mak-roth-oo-mee'-ah
from the same as 3116; longanimity, i.e. (objectively) forbearance or (subjectively)
fortitude:--longsuffering, patience.

GENTLENESS: crhstothV chrestotes khray-stot'-ace
from 5543; usefulness, i.e. morally, excellence (in character or demeanor):--
gentleness, good(-ness), kindnesS

GOODNESS:agaqwsunh agathosune ag-ath-o-soo'-nay
from 18; goodness, i.e. virtue or beneficence:--goodness.

FAITH:pistiV pistis pis'-tis
from 3982; persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the
truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for
salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of
religious (Gospel) truth itself:--assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.

MEEKNESS:praothV praotes prah-ot'-ace
from 4235; gentleness, by implication, humility:--meekness.

TEMPERANCE:egkrateia egkrateia eng-krat'-i-ah
from 1468; self-control (especially continence):--temperance.

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