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2.
(
$ 1
, 4315) signifies “the day before the sabbath” ( ,
“before,” and No. 1), Mark 15:42; some mss. have
, “before,” with
separately).¶
SACKCLOTH
(
1
, 4526), “a warm material woven from goat’s or camel’s hair,” and
hence of a dark color, Rev. 6:12; Jerome renders it
$
$
(being made from the
hair of the black goat of Cilicia; the Romans called it
$
); cf. Isa. 50:3; it was also
used for saddlecloths, Josh. 9:4; also for making sacks, e.g., Gen. 42:25, and for garments
worn as expressing mourning or penitence, Matt. 11:21; Luke 10:13, or for purposes of
prophetic testimony, Rev. 11:3.¶
SACRED
(
, $
, 2413) denotes “consecrated to God,” e.g., the Scriptures, 2 Tim. 3:15,
RV
, “sacred” (
KJV
“holy”); it is used as a noun in the neuter plural in 1 Cor. 9:13,
RV
,
“sacred things” (
KJV
, “holy things”).¶ The neuter singular,
, denotes “a temple.”
See
TEMPLE
. For a comparison of this and synonymous terms see
HOLY
, B, No. 1 (b) and
Note
(2).
SACRIFICE (Noun and Verb)
A. Noun.
$
(
&
, 2378) primarily denotes “the act of offering”; then, objectively, “that
which is offered” (a) of idolatrous “sacrifice,” Acts 7:41; (b) of animal or other
“sacrifices,” as offered under the Law, Matt. 9:13; 12:7; Mark 9:49; 12:33; Luke 2:24;
13:1; Acts 7:42; 1 Cor. 10:18; Heb. 5:1; 7:27 (
RV
, plural); 8:3; 9:9; 10:1, 5, 8 (
RV
, plural),
11; 11:4; (c) of Christ, in His “sacrifice” on the cross, Eph. 5:2; Heb. 9:23, where the
plural antitypically comprehends the various forms of Levitical “sacrifices” in their
typical character; 9:26; 10:12, 26; (d) metaphorically, (1) of the body of the believer,
presented to God as a living “sacrifice,” Rom. 12:1; (2) of faith, Phil. 2:17; (3) of material
assistance rendered to servants of God, Phil. 4:18; (4) of praise, Heb, 13:15; (5) of doing
good to others and communicating with their needs, Heb. 13:16; (6) of spiritual
“sacrifices” in general, offered by believers as a holy priesthood, 1 Pet. 2:5.¶
B. Verb.
$
(
"
, 2380) is used of “sacrificing by slaying a victim,” (a) of the “sacrifice” of
Christ, 1 Cor. 5:7,
RV
, “hath been sacrificed” (
KJV
, “is sacrificed”); (b) of the Passover
“sacrifice,” Mark 14:12,
RV
, “they sacrificed” (
KJV
, “they killed”); Luke 22:7,
RV
,
“(must) be sacrificed,”
KJV
, “(must) be killed”; (c) of idolatrous “sacrifices,” Acts 14:13,
18; 1 Cor. 10:20 (twice). See
KILL
, No. 3.
Note:
For
$
, “sacrificed to idols,” see
IDOLS
(offered to), No. 1.
For
SACRILEGE
see
ROBBER
, No. 2,
Rom. 2:22
For
SAD
see
COUNTENANCE
For
SADDUCEES
see under
PHARISEES
SAFE, SAFELY, SAFETY
A. Adjective.