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B. Verb.
(
* &
, 1510), “to be,” is used in the third person singular, impersonally, with the
meaning “it is possible,” negatively in 1 Cor. 11:20,
RV
, (
KJV
, “it is not”), and Heb. 9:5,
“we cannot,” lit., “it is not possible.”
Note:
For Heb. 10:4,
KJV
, “it is not possible,” see
IMPOSSIBLE
.
POT
1.
@
(
!
, 3582) was a Sicilian corruption of the Latin liquid measure
@ $
, about a pint; in Mark 7:4 (v. 8 also in some mss.) it denotes “a pitcher,” of
wood or stone.¶
2.
(
1
, 4713), primarily “an earthen jar” for racking off wine, hence,
“any kind of jar,” occurs in Heb. 9:4.¶
For
POTENTATE,
used of God,
1 Tim. 6:15
, see
AUTHORITY
, No. 4
POTTER
A. Noun.
$
(
$ "
, 2763), “a potter” (from
$
, “to mix,” akin to
,
“potter’s clay”), is used (a) in connection with the “potter’s field,” Matt. 27:7, 10; (b)
illustratively of the “potter’s” right over the clay, Rom. 9:21, where the introductory “or”
suggests the alternatives that either there must be a recognition of the absolute discretion
and power of God, or a denial that the “potter” has power over the clay. There is no
suggestion of the creation of sinful beings, or of the creation of any simply in order to
punish them. What the passage sets forth is God’s right to deal with sinful beings
according to His own counsel.¶
B. Adjective.
(
$
, 2764) denotes “of (or made by) a potter” (Eng., “ceramic”),
“earthen,” Rev. 2:27.¶
POUND
1.
(
& $
, 3046) was a Sicilian coin, the equivalent of a Latin
or as (whence
the metric unit, “liter”); in the NT it is used as a measure of weight, a pound, John 12:3;
19:39.¶
2.
(
, 3414), a Semitic word, both “a weight” and “a sum of money,” 100
shekels (cf. 1 Kings 10:17,
; Dan. 5:25, 26,
), in Attic Greek 100
,
in weight about 15 oz., in value near about L/4 Is. 3d. (see
PIECE
), occurs in Luke 19:13,
16 (twice), 18 (twice), 20, 24 (twice), 25.¶
POUR
1.
(
1
, 906), “to throw,” is used of “pouring” liquids, Matt. 26:12,
RV
,
marg., “cast” (of ointment); John 13:5 (of water). See
CAST
, No. 1.
2.
(
!
, 2708), “to pour down upon” (
, “down,”
, “to pour”),
is used in Matt. 26:7 (cf. No. 1 in v. 12) and Mark 14:3, of ointment.¶
3.
(
#
!
, 1632), “to pour out” ( , “out”), is used (a) of Christ’s act as to the
changers’ money, John 2:15; (b) of the Holy Spirit, Acts 2:17, 18, 33,
RV
, “He hath
poured forth” (
KJV
, “… shed forth”); Titus 3:6,
RV
, “poured out” (
KJV
, “shed”); (c) of the