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emptying of the contents of the bowls (
KJV
, “vials”) of divine wrath, Rev. 16:1-4, 8, 10,
12, 17; (d) of the shedding of the blood of saints by the foes of God, Rev. 16:6,
RV
,
“poured out” (
KJV
, “shed”); some mss. have it in Acts 22:20. See
RUN
,
SHED
,
SPILL
.
4.
$
(
#
!
, 1632) or
$
, a Hellenistic form of No. 3, is used of the
blood of Christ, Luke 22:20,
RV
“is poured out” (
KJV
, “is shed”); of the Holy Spirit, Acts
10:45. See
GUSH OUT
,
RUN
,
SHED
,
SPILL
.
5.
(
# !
, 2022), “to pour upon” ( ), is used in Luke 10:34, of the oil and
wine used by the good Samaritan on the wounds of him who had fallen among robbers.¶
Note:
For the
KJV
, “poured out” in Rev. 14:10 (
RV
, “prepared”), see
MINGLE
, No. 2.
POVERTY
(
&
, 4432), “destitution” (akin to
$
, see
POOR
), is used of the
“poverty” which Christ voluntarily experienced on our behalf, 2 Cor. 8:9; of the destitute
condition of saints in Judea, v. 2; of the condition of the church in Smyrna, Rev. 2:9,
where the word is used in a general sense. Cf. synonymous words under POOR.¶
For
POWDER
see
GRIND
POWER (Noun, and Verb, to have, bring under)
A. Nouns.
1.
$
(
"
, 1411), for the different meanings of which see
ABILITY
,
MIGHT
,
is sometimes used, by metonymy, of persons and things, e.g., (a) of God, Matt. 26:64;
Mark 14:62; (b) of angels, e.g., perhaps in Eph. 1:21,
RV
, “power,”
KJV
, “might” (cf.
Rom. 8:38; 1 Pet. 3:22); (c) of that which manifests God’s “power”: Christ, 1 Cor. 1:24;
the gospel, Rom. 1:16; (d) of mighty works (
RV
, marg., “power” or “powers”), e.g., Mark
6:5, “mighty work”; so 9:39,
RV
(
KJV
, “miracle”); Acts 2:22 (ditto); 8:13, “miracles”; 2
Cor. 12:12,
RV
, “mighty works” (
KJV
, “mighty deeds”).
Note:
For different meanings of synonymous terms, see
Note
under
DOMINION
, A, No.
1.
2.
@ $
(
# &
, 1849) denotes “freedom of action, right to act”; used of God, it
is absolute, unrestricted, e.g., Luke 12:5 (
RV
marg., “authority”); in Acts 1:7 “right of
disposal” is what is indicated; used of men, authority is delegated. Angelic beings are
called “powers” in Eph. 3:10 (cf. 1:21); 6:12; Col. 1:16; 2:15 (cf. 2:10). See
AUTHORITY
,
No. 1, see also
PRINCIPALITY
.
3.
$
(
* "
, 2479), “ability force, strength,” is nowhere translated “power” in the
RV
(
KJV
in 2 Thess. 1:9). See
ABILITY
, No. 2.
4.
(
$1
, 2904) is translated “power” in the
RV
and
KJV
in 1 Tim. 6:16; Heb.
2:14; in Eph. 1:19 (last part); 6:10,
KJV
, “power” (
RV
, “strength”): see
DOMINION
, A, No.
1,
STRENGTH
, A, No. 3.