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(1 Cor. 12:28) may refer to help (i. This unified study connects 7 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H0353, H5828, H5826, H5833, G0484, G0996, G1947, G4878
Hebrew
אֱיָל · ʼĕyâl
Greek
ἀντίληψις · antilēpsis

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ἀντίληψις

G0484
Transliteration
antilēpsis
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-F
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

help

Lexicon definition

ἀντί-λημψις (Rec. -ληψις; see MM, VGT see word; M, Pr., 56), -εως, ἡ (ἀντιλαμβάνομαι) [in LXX for עֹז, זְרוֹעַ, etc., frequently in Psa.2:1-12,3Mac.; frequently also in π. in petitions to the Ptolemies in sense of βοήθεια (see Deiss., LAE, 107; BS, 92, 223) ;] __1. cl. a laying hold of, an exchange. __2. Hellenistic (LXX, π.) help: pl. of ministrations of deacons; 1Co.12:28 (DB, ii, 347 f.; Cremer, 386).† (AS)

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

βοήθεια

G0996
Transliteration
boētheia
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-F
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

help

Lexicon definition

βοήθεια, -ας, ἡ (see: βοηθέω), [in LXX for עֵזֶר, etc. ;] help: Heb.4:16; pl., helps, "frapping," a technical nautical term (MM, Exp., x; DB, ext., 367): Act.27:17.† (AS)

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ἐπικουρία

G1947
Transliteration
epikouria
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-F
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

help

Lexicon definition

ἐπικουρία, -ας, ἡ (ἐπικουρέω to be an ἐπίκουρος, an ally) [in LXX: Wis.13:18 * ;] aid, assistance: Act.26:22.† (AS)

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Ἀντίληψις

G0484
Transliteration
antílēpsis
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

help

Lexicon definition

aid, assistance; met. one who aids or assists, a help, 1 Co. 12.28.

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Βοήθεια

G0996
Transliteration
boḗtheia
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

help

Lexicon definition

help, succour, He. 4.16; meton. pl. helps, contrivances for relief and safety, Ac. 27.17: from

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

βοήθεια

G0996
Transliteration
boḗtheia
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

help

Lexicon definition

aid

specially, a rope or chain for frapping a vessel

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

συναντιλαμβάνομαι

G4878
Transliteration
synantilambánomai
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

help

Lexicon definition

to take hold of opposite together, i.e. co-operate (assist)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

עֹז

H5797
Transliteration
ʻôz
Pronunciation
oze
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
93

Glosses

boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.

Lexicon definition

strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

זְרוֹעַ

H2220
Transliteration
zᵉrôwaʻ
Pronunciation
zer-o'-ah
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
91

Glosses

arm, [phrase] help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.

Lexicon definition

the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg

figuratively, force

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

עֶזֶר

H5827
Transliteration
ʻEzer
Pronunciation
eh'-zer
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
0

Glosses

Ezer. Compare H5829 (עֵזֶר).

Lexicon definition

Ezer, the name of two Israelites

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

עֵזֶר

H5829
Transliteration
ʻÊzer
Pronunciation
ay'-zer
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
5

Glosses

Ezer. Compare H5827 (עֶזֶר).

Lexicon definition

Ezer, the name of four Israelites

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Helps

(1 Cor. 12:28) may refer to help (i.e., by interpretation) given to him who speaks with tongues, or more probably simply help which Christians can render to one another, such as caring for the poor and needy, etc.

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Help

Indexed occurrences: 158

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Strong's Concordance

Helps

Indexed occurrences: 9

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All Scripture references253 references

Genesis 6

Exodus 8

Leviticus 1

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 5

Joshua 5

Judges 1

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 7

1 Kings 2

2 Kings 5

1 Chronicles 13

2 Chronicles 14

Ezra 2

Nehemiah 1

Job 15

Psalms 74

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 18

Jeremiah 3

Lamentations 5

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 5

Hosea 1

Jonah 1

Nahum 1

Habakkuk 1

Zechariah 1

Matthew 1

Mark 4

Luke 5

John 8

Acts 12

Romans 2

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 5

Philippians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

1 Timothy 1

2 Timothy 1

Hebrews 4

1 John 1

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Ancient Context5 items

Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Joshua, The Commander Of The Hebrews, Made War With The Canaanites, And Overcame Them, And Destroyed Them, And Divided Their Land By Lot To The Tribes Of Israel.

Antiquities Book 5, Chapter 1

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Upon The Quarrel Between Antiochus Grypus And Antiochus Cyzicenus About The Kingdom Hyrcanus Tooksamaria, And Utterly Demolished It; And How Hyrcanus Joined Himself To The Sect Of The Sadducees, And Left That Of The Pharisees.

Antiquities Book 13, Chapter 10

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Alexander When He Had Taken The Government Made An Expedition Against Ptolemais, And Then Raised The Siege Out Of Fear Of Ptolemy Lathyrus; And How Ptolemy Made War Against Him, Because He Had Sent To Cleopatra To Persuade Her To Make War Against Ptolemy, And Yet Pretended To Be In Friendship With Him, When He Beat The Jews In The Battle.

Antiquities Book 13, Chapter 12

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

Concerning The Famine That Happened In Judea And Syria; And How Herod, After He Had Married Another Wife, Rebuilt Cæsarea, And Other Grecian Cities.

Antiquities Book 15, Chapter 9

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

Of The Navigation Of King Agrippa To Rome, To Tiberius Cæsar; And Now Upon His Being Accused By His Own Freed-Man, He Was Bound; How Also He, Was Set At Liberty By Caius, After Tiberius's Death And Was Made King Of The Tetrarchy Of Philip.

Antiquities Book 18, Chapter 6

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Abieezer

Father of help; i.e., "helpful." (1.) The second of the three sons of Hammoleketh, the sister of Gilead. He was the grandson of Manasseh (1 Chr. 7:18). From his family Gideon sprang (Josh. 17:2; comp. Judg. 6:34; 8:2). He was also called Jeezer (Num. 26:30). (2.) One of David's thirty warriors (2 Sam. 23:27; comp. 1 Chr. 27:12). (3.) The prince of the tribe of Dan at the Exodus (Num. 1:12).

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Abiezer

father of help

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Abiezrite

Father of help, a descendant of Abiezer (Judg. 6:11, 24; 8:32).

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Advocate

(Gr. parakletos), one who pleads another's cause, who helps another by defending or comforting him. It is a name given by Christ three times to the Holy Ghost (John 14:16; 15:26; 16:7, where the Greek word is rendered "Comforter," q.v.). It is applied to Christ in 1 John 2:1, where the same Greek word is rendered "Advocate," the rendering which it should have in all the places where it occurs. Tertullus "the orator" (Acts 24:1) was a Roman advocate whom the Jews employed to accuse Paul before Felix.

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Asriel

help of God

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Azareel

help of God

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Azrikam

help, revenging

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Call

(1.) To cry for help, hence to pray (Gen. 4:26). Thus men are said to "call upon the name of the Lord" (Acts 2:21; 7:59; 9:14; Rom. 10:12; 1 Cor. 1:2). (2.) God calls with respect to men when he designates them to some special office (Ex. 31:2; Isa. 22:20; Acts 13:2), and when he invites them to accept his offered grace (Matt. 9:13; 11:28; 22:4). In the message of the gospel his call is addressed to all men, to Jews and Gentiles alike (Matt. 28:19; Mark 16:15; Rom. 9:24, 25). But this universal call is not inseparably connected with salvation, although it leaves all to whom it comes inexcusable if they reject it (John 3:14-19; Matt. 22:14). An effectual call is something more than the outward message of the Word of God to men. It is internal, and is the result of the enlightening and sanctifying influence of the Holy Spirit (John 16:14; Acts 26: 18; John 6:44), effectually drawing men to Christ, and disposing and enabling them to receive the truth (John 6:45; Acts 16:14; Eph. 1:17).

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Comforter

The designation of the Holy Ghost (John 14:16, 26; 15:26; 16:7; R.V. marg., "or Advocate, or Helper; Gr. paracletos"). The same Greek word thus rendered is translated "Advocate" in 1 John 2:1 as applicable to Christ. It means properly "one who is summoned to the side of another" to help him in a court of justice by defending him, "one who is summoned to plead a cause." "Advocate" is the proper rendering of the word in every case where it occurs. It is worthy of notice that although Paul nowhere uses the word paracletos, he yet presents the idea it embodies when he speaks of the "intercession" both of Christ and the Spirit (Rom. 8:27, 34).

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Eben-ezer

the stone of help

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Eleazar

help of God, court of God

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Eliezer

help, or court, of my God

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Elishah

it is God; the lamb of God: God that gives help

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Ezer

a help

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Ezra

help; court

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Ezri

my help

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Help-meet

(Heb. ezer ke-negdo; i.e., "a help as his counterpart" = a help suitable to him), a wife (Gen. 2:18-20).

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Helps

(1 Cor. 12:28) may refer to help (i.e., by interpretation) given to him who speaks with tongues, or more probably simply help which Christians can render to one another, such as caring for the poor and needy, etc.

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Holy Ghost

The third Person of the adorable Trinity. His personality is proved (1) from the fact that the attributes of personality, as intelligence and volition, are ascribed to him (John 14:17, 26; 15:26; 1 Cor. 2:10, 11; 12:11). He reproves, helps, glorifies, intercedes (John 16:7-13; Rom. 8:26). (2) He executes the offices peculiar only to a person. The very nature of these offices involves personal distinction (Luke 12:12; Acts 5:32; 15:28; 16:6; 28:25; 1 Cor. 2:13; Heb. 2:4; 3:7; 2 Pet. 1:21). His divinity is established (1) from the fact that the names of God are ascribed to him (Ex. 17:7; Ps. 95:7; comp. Heb. 3:7-11); and (2) that divine attributes are also ascribed to him, omnipresence (Ps. 139:7; Eph. 2:17, 18; 1 Cor. 12:13); omniscience (1 Cor. 2:10, 11); omnipotence (Luke 1:35; Rom. 8:11); eternity (Heb. 9:4). (3) Creation is ascribed to him (Gen. 1:2; Job 26:13; Ps. 104:30), and the working of miracles (Matt. 12:28; 1 Cor. 12:9-11). (4) Worship is required and ascribed to him (Isa. 6:3; Acts 28:25; Rom. 9:1; Rev. 1:4; Matt. 28:19).

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Jaazer

He (God) helps, a city of the Amorites on the east of Jordan, and assigned, with neighbouring places in Gilead, to Gad (Num. 32:1, 35; Josh. 13:25). It was allotted to the Merarite Levites (21:39). In David's time it was occupied by the Hebronites, i.e., the descendants of Kohath (1 Chr. 26:31). It is mentioned in the "burdens" proclaimed over Moab (Isa. 16:8, 9; Jer. 48:32). Its site is marked by the modern ruin called Sar or Seir, about 10 miles west of Amman, and 12 from Heshbon. "The vineyards that once covered the hill-sides are gone; and the wild Bedawin from the eastern desert make cultivation of any kind impossible."

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Jeezer

island of help

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Jezer

island of help

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Malchi-shua

King of help, one of the four sons of Saul (1 Chr. 8:33). He perished along with his father in the battle of Gilboa (1 Sam. 31:2).

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Romamti-ezer

exaltation of help

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Sia

moving; help

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Version

A translation of the holy Scriptures. This word is not found in the Bible, nevertheless, as frequent references are made in this work to various ancient as well as modern versions, it is fitting that some brief account should be given of the most important of these. These versions are important helps to the right interpretation of the Word. (See SAMARITAN [653]PENTATEUCH.) 1. The Targums. After the return from the Captivity, the Jews, no longer familiar with the old Hebrew, required that their Scriptures should be translated for them into the Chaldaic or Aramaic language and interpreted. These translations and paraphrases were at first oral, but they were afterwards reduced to writing, and thus targums, i.e., "versions" or "translations", have come down to us. The chief of these are, (1.) The Onkelos Targum, i.e., the targum of Akelas=Aquila, a targum so called to give it greater popularity by comparing it with the Greek translation of Aquila mentioned below. This targum originated about the second century after Christ. (2.) The targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel comes next to that of Onkelos in respect of age and value. It is more a paraphrase on the Prophets, however, than a translation. Both of these targums issued from the Jewish school which then flourished at Babylon. 2. The Greek Versions. (1.) The oldest of these is the Septuagint, usually quoted as the LXX. The origin of this the most important of all the versions is involved in much obscurity. It derives its name from the popular notion that seventy-two translators were employed on it by the direction of Ptolemy Philadelphus, king of Egypt, and that it was accomplished in seventy-two days, for the use of the Jews residing in that country. There is no historical warrant for this notion. It is, however, an established fact that this version was made at Alexandria; that it was begun about 280 B.C., and finished about 200 or 150 B.C.; that it was the work of a number of translators who differed greatly both in their knowledge of Hebrew and of Greek; and that from the earliest times it has borne the name of "The Septuagint", i.e., The Seventy. "This version, with all its defects, must be of the greatest interest, (a) as preserving evidence for the text far more ancient than the oldest Hebrew manuscripts; (b) as the means by which the Greek Language was wedded to Hebrew thought; (c) as the source of the great majority of quotations from the Old Testament by writers of the New Testament. (2.) The New Testament manuscripts fall into two divisions, Uncials, written in Greek capitals, with no distinction at all between the different words, and very little even between the different lines; and Cursives, in small Greek letters, and with divisions of words and lines. The change between the two kinds of Greek writing took place about the tenth century. Only five manuscripts of the New Testament approaching to completeness are more ancient than this dividing date. The first, numbered A, is the Alexandrian manuscript. Though brought to this country by Cyril Lucar, patriarch of Constantinople, as a present to Charles I., it is believed that it was written, not in that capital, but in Alexandria; whence its title. It is now dated in the fifth century A.D. The second, known as B, is the Vatican manuscript. (See [654]VATICANUS.) The Third, C, or the Ephraem manuscript, was so called because it was written over the writings of Ephraem, a Syrian theological author, a practice very common in the days when writing materials were scarce and dear. It is believed that it belongs to the fifth century, and perhaps a slightly earlier period of it than the manuscript A. The fourth, D, or the manuscript of Beza, was so called because it belonged to the reformer Beza, who found it in the monastery of St. Irenaeus at Lyons in 1562 A.D. It is imperfect, and is dated in the sixth century. The fifth (called Aleph) is the Sinaitic manuscript. (See [655]SINAITICUS.) 3. The Syriac Versions. (See [656]SYRIAC.) 4. The Latin Versions. A Latin version of the Scriptures, called the "Old Latin," which originated in North Africa, was in common use in the time of Tertullian (A.D. 150). Of this there appear to have been various copies or recensions made. That made in Italy, and called the Itala, was reckoned the most accurate. This translation of the Old Testament seems to have been made not from the original Hebrew but from the LXX. This version became greatly corrupted by repeated transcription, and to remedy the evil Jerome (A.D. 329-420) was requested by Damasus, the bishop of Rome, to undertake a complete revision of it. It met with opposition at first, but was at length, in the seventh century, recognized as the "Vulgate" version. It appeared in a printed from about A.D. 1455, the first book that ever issued from the press. The Council of Trent (1546) declared it "authentic." It subsequently underwent various revisions, but that which was executed (1592) under the sanction of Pope Clement VIII. was adopted as the basis of all subsequent editions. It is regarded as the sacred original in the Roman Catholic Church. All modern European versions have been more or less influenced by the Vulgate. This version reads ipsa_ instead of _ipse in Gen. 3:15, "She shall bruise thy head." 5. There are several other ancient versions which are of importance for Biblical critics, but which we need not mention particularly, such as the Ethiopic, in the fourth century, from the LXX.; two Egyptian versions, about the fourth century, the Memphitic, circulated in Lower Egypt, and the Thebaic, designed for Upper Egypt, both from the Greek; the Gothic, written in the German language, but with the Greek alphabet, by Ulphilas (died A.D. 388), of which only fragments of the Old Testament remain; the Armenian, about A.D. 400; and the Slavonic, in the ninth century, for ancient Moravia. Other ancient versions, as the Arabic, the Persian, and the Anglo-Saxon, may be mentioned. 6. The history of the English versions begins properly with Wyckliffe. Portions, however, of the Scriptures were rendered into Saxon (as the Gospel according to John, by Bede, A.D. 735), and also into English (by Orme, called the "Ormulum," a portion of the Gospels and of the Acts in the form of a metrical paraphrase, toward the close of the seventh century), long before Wyckliffe; but it is to him that the honour belongs of having first rendered the whole Bible into English (A.D. 1380). This version was made from the Vulgate, and renders Gen. 3:15 after that Version, "She shall trede thy head." This was followed by Tyndale's translation (1525-1531); Miles Coverdale's (1535-1553); Thomas Matthew's (1537), really, however, the work of John Rogers, the first martyr under the reign of Queen Mary. This was properly the first Authorized Version, Henry VIII. having ordered a copy of it to be got for every church. This took place in less than a year after Tyndale was martyred for the crime of translating the Scriptures. In 1539 Richard Taverner published a revised edition of Matthew's Bible. The Great Bible, so called from its great size, called also Cranmer's Bible, was published in 1539 and 1568. In the strict sense, the "Great Bible" is "the only authorized version; for the Bishops' Bible and the present Bible [the A.V.] never had the formal sanction of royal authority." Next in order was the Geneva version (1557-1560); the Bishops' Bible (1568); the Rheims and Douai versions, under Roman Catholic auspices (1582, 1609); the Authorized Version (1611); and the Revised Version of the New Testament in 1880 and of the Old Testament in 1884.

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