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B. Preposition.
(
$&
, 5565), “apart from, without” (cf.
$
, “without,” a rarer word than
this), is translated “separate from” in Eph. 2:12 (
KJV
, without). See
APART
,
BESIDE
,
WITHOUT
.
For
SEPARATIONS
see No. 3, above
SEPULCHRE
1.
(
1
, 5028), akin to
, “to bury,” originally “a burial,” then, “a
place for burial, a tomb,” occurs in Matt. 23:27; v. 29,
RV
(
KJV
, “tombs”); 27:61, 64, 66;
28:1; metaphorically, Rom. 3:13.¶
2 and 3.
and
: see
GRAVE
.
SERGEANT (-S)
$
(
:
, 4465), “a rod bearer” (
, “a rod,”
, “to hold”),
one who carries a staff of office, was, firstly, an umpire or judge, later, a Roman lictor,
Acts 16:35, 38. The duty of these officials was to attend Roman magistrates to execute
their orders, especially administering punishment by scourging or beheading; they carried
as their sign of office the
7
(whence “Fascist”), a bundle of rods with an axe
inserted. At Philippi they acted under the
or
(see
MAGISTRATE
, No. 1.)¶
SERPENT
1.
(
7
, 3789): the characteristics of the “serpent” as alluded to in Scripture are
mostly evil (though Matt. 10:16 refers to its caution in avoiding danger); its treachery,
Gen. 49:17; 2 Cor. 11:3; its venom, Ps. 58:4; 1 Cor. 10:9; Rev. 9:19; its skulking, Job
26:13; its murderous proclivities, e.g., Ps. 58:4; Prov. 23:32; Eccl. 10:8, 11; Amos 5:19;
Mark 16:18; Luke 10:19; the Lord used the word metaphorically of the scribes and
Pharisees, Matt. 23:33 (cf.
, “viper,” in Matt. 3:7; 12:34). The general aspects of
its evil character are intimated in the Lord’s rhetorical question in Matt. 7:10 and Luke
11:11. Its characteristics are concentrated in the archadversary of God and man, the
Devil, metaphorically described as the serpent, 2 Cor. 11:3; Rev. 12:9, 14, 15; 20:2. The
brazen “serpent” lifted up by Moses was symbolical of the means of salvation provided
by God, in Christ and His vicarious death under the divine judgment upon sin, John 3:14.
While the living “serpent” symbolizes sin in its origin, hatefulness, and deadly effect, the
brazen “serpent” symbolized the bearing away of the curse and the judgment of sin; the
metal was itself figurative of the righteousness of God’s judgment.¶
2.
(
=$
, 2062), “a creeping thing” (from
, “to creep”), “a reptile,”
is rendered “serpents” in Jas. 3:7,
KJV
(
RV
, “creeping things,” as elsewhere). See
CREEP
,
B.
SERVANT
A. Nouns.
1.
$
(
, 1401), an adjective, signifying “in bondage,” Rom. 6:19 (neuter
plural, agreeing with
, “members”), is used as a noun, and as the most common and
general word for “servant,” frequently indicating subjection without the idea of bondage;
it is used (a) of natural conditions, e.g., Matt. 8:9; 1 Cor. 7:21, 22 (1st part); Eph. 6:5;