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Christ by him in his body, i.e., in all his activities and ways. In Matt. 23:5, it signifies “to
enlarge.” See
ENLARGE
.¶
Note:
ln Rom. 11:13,
KJV
, the verb
@
, “to glorify,” is translated “I magnify (my
office),”
RV
, “I glorify (my ministry).” See
GLORIFY
.
MAID, MAIDEN, MAIDSERVANT
1.
(
, 3816), “a child,” denotes “a maid” or “maiden” in Luke 8:51 and 54,
RV
, “maiden in both places.” See
CHILD
,
MANSERVANT
,
SERVANT
,
SON
,
YOUNG MAN
.
2.
(
&
, 3814), a diminutive of No. 1, is translated “maid,” “maids,” in
the
KJV
and
RV
in Mark 14:66, 69; Luke 22:56, in the
RV
(
KJV
, “damsel”), in Matt. 26:69;
John 18:17; Acts 12:13; 16:16; in Luke 12:45, “maidservants” (
KJV
“maidens”); in Gal.
4:22, 23, 30, 31,
RV
, “handmaid” (
KJV
, “bondmaid” or “bondwoman”). See
BONDMAID
,
DAMSEL
.¶
3.
(
$1
, 2877), a colloquial familiar term, is translated “maid” in Matt.
9:24, 25,
KJV
(
RV
, “damsel”). See
DAMSEL
, No. 1.
MAIMED
1.
, or
(
1 $
, 376), “crippled, maimed” (from
, “up,” and
, “disabled in a limb”), is found in Luke 14:13, 21.¶
2.
$
(
, 2948) denotes “crooked crippled” (akin to
$
, “to roll”); in
Matt. 15:30, 31, translated “maimed”; so in 18:8,
KJV
(
RV
, “halt”) and Mark 9:43 (
KJV
and
RV
). See
HALT
.¶
For
MAINSAIL
See
FORESAIL
MAINTAIN
(
$ B
, 4291), “to preside rule,” also means “to maintain,” Titus 3:8
and 14, “to maintain (good works),”
RV
marg., “profess honest occupations” (
KJV
,
marg.… “trades”). The usage of the phrase
(good works) in the Pastoral
Epistles is decisive for the rendering “good works,” here. See
OVER
(
TO BE
),
RULE
.
MAJESTY
1.
(
, 3168): see
MAGNIFICENCE
.
2.
$
(
"
, 3172), from
, “great,” denotes “greatness,
majesty”; it is used of God the Father, signifying His greatness and dignity, in Heb. 1:3,
“the Majesty (on high),” and 8:1, “the Majesty (in the Heavens)”; and in an ascription of
praise acknowledging the attributes of God in Jude 25.¶
MAKE
1.
(
!
, 4160), “to do, to make,” is used in the latter sense (a) of constructing
or producing anything, of the creative acts of God, e.g., Matt. 19:4 (2nd part); Acts 17:24;
of the acts of human beings, e.g., Matt. 17:4; Acts 9:39; (b) with nouns denoting a state or
condition, to be the author of, to cause, e.g., peace, Eph. 2:15; Jas. 3:18; stumbling
blocks, Rom. 16:17; (c) with nouns involving the idea of action (or of something
accomplished by action), so as to express the idea of the verb more forcibly (the middle
voice is commonly used in this respect, suggesting the action as being of special interest