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1.
(
+
, 1771), primarily “a thinking, idea, consideration,” denotes
“purpose, intention, design” ( , in,
$
, mind); it is rendered “intents” in Heb. 4:12;
“mind,” in 1 Pet. 4:1 (
RV
, marg., “thought”). See
MIND
.¶ Cf.
,
$
, “thought” (see
DEVICE
).
2.
(
, 3056), “a word, account, etc.,” sometimes denotes “a reason, cause;
intent,” e.g., Matt. 5:32, “cause”; it is rendered “intent” in Acts 10:29. See
CAUSE
.
Notes:
(1) The phrase
$
, lit., “unto this,” i.e., “for this purpose,” is rendered
“for this (
KJV
, ‘that’) intent” in Acts 9:21,
RV
(2) The phrase
, “unto the,” followed
by a verb in the infinitive mood, is translated “to the intent” in 1 Cor. 10:6. (3) The
phrase
, lit., “in reference to what,” is rendered “for what intent” in John 13:28. (4)
In John 11:15 the conjunction
, “to the end that,” is translated “to the intent,” and in
Eph. 3:10, “to the intent that.”
INTERCESSIONS
A. Noun.
$@
(
+
, 1783) primarily denotes “a lighting upon, meeting with” (akin to
B); then, “a conversation”; hence, “a petition,” a meaning frequent in the papyri; it is a
technical term for approaching a king, and so for approaching God in “intercession”; it is
rendered “prayer” in 1 Tim. 4:5; in the plural in 2:1 (i.e., seeking the presence and
hearing of God on behalf of others).¶ For the synonymous words,
$
, see
PRAYER
.
B. Verbs.
1.
$
(
#
1
, 1793), primarily “to fall in with, meet with in order to
converse”; then, “to make petition,” especially “to make intercession, plead with a
person,” either for or against others; (a) against, Acts 25:24, “made suit to (me),”
RV
[
KJV
, “have dealt with (me)”], i.e., against Paul; in Rom. 11:2, of Elijah in “pleading”
with God,
RV
(
KJV
, “maketh intercession to”), against Israel; (b) for, in Rom. 8:27, of the
intercessory work of the Holy Spirit for the saints; v. 34, of the similar intercessory work
of Christ; so Heb. 7:25. See
DEAL WITH
,
PLEAD
,
SUIT
.¶
2.
$ $
(
% $
1
, 5241), “to make a petition” or “intercede on
behalf of another” (
$
, “on behalf of,” and No. 1), is used in Rom. 8:26 of the work of
the Holy Spirit in making “intercession” (see No. 1, v. 27).¶
INTEREST
(
, 5110), primarily “a bringing forth, birth” (from
, “to beget”), then,
“an offspring,” is used metaphorically of the produce of money lent out, “interest,” usury,
Matt. 25:27; Luke 19:23. See
USURY
.¶
INTERPOSED
$
(
"
, 3315), “to mediate, give surety” (akin to
, “a mediator”),
is translated “interposed” in Heb. 6:17,
RV
. See
CONFIRM
, No. 5.¶
INTERPRET, INTERPRETATION, INTERPRETER