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not … deal) sharply,”
KJV
, “(use) sharpness”; the pronoun “you” is to be understood, i.e.,
“that I may not use (or deal with) … sharply”; Titus 1:13, of rebuking.¶ Cf.
,
“severity.”
SHAVE
@$
(
$1
, 3587), a late form of
@$
, or
@$
, from
@$
, “a razor,” occurs in
Acts 21:24 (middle voice), in connection with a vow (Num. 6:2-18; cf. Acts 18:18: see
SHEAR
); 1 Cor. 11:5, 6 (2nd part in each).¶
SHE
Note:
The words under HE in their feminine forms are used for this pronoun.
SHEAR, SHEARER, SHORN
(
&$
, 2751) is used (a) of “shearing sheep,” Acts 8:32, “shearer,” lit., “the
(one) shearing”: (b) in the middle voice, “to have one’s hair cut off, be shorn,” Acts
18:18; 1 Cor. 11:6 (twice; cf.
@$
, “to shave”; see above).¶
SHEATH
(
)
, 2336), “a place to put something in” (akin to
, “to put”), “a
receptacle, chest, case,” is used of the “sheath” of a sword, John 18:11.¶
SHED
1.
(
#
!
, 1632), “to pour out,” is translated “to shed” or “to shed forth” in
Acts 2:33; Titus 3:6,
KJV
; of “shedding” blood in murder, Rom. 3:15. See
POUR
, No. 3.
2.
$
, or
$
(
#
!
, 1632), a later form of No. 1, is used of the
voluntary giving up of His life by Christ through the “shedding” of His blood in
crucifixion as an atoning sacrifice, Matt. 26:28; Mark 14:24; Luke 22:20,
KJV
, “is shed,”
RV
, “is poured out”; these passages do not refer to the effect of the piercing of His side
(which took place after His death); of the murder of servants of God, Matt. 23:35; Luke
11:50; Acts 22:20 (in the best texts; others have No. 1); of the love of God in the hearts of
believers through the Holy Spirit, Rom. 5:5. For the “pouring out” of the Holy Spirit,
Acts 10:45, see
POUR
, No. 4. (The form in the last two passages might equally well come
from No. 1, above.) See
GUSH OUT
,
RUN
,
SPILL
.
SHEEP
1.
(
$
, 4263), from
, “to go forward,” i.e., of the movement
of quadrupeds, was used among the Greeks of small cattle, sheep and goats; in the NT, of
“sheep” only (a) naturally, e.g., Matt. 12:11, 12; (b) metaphorically, of those who belong
to the Lord, the lost ones of the house of Israel, Matt. 10:6; of those who are under the
care of the Good Shepherd, e.g., Matt. 26:31; John 10:1, lit., “the fold of the sheep,” and
vv. 2-27; 21:16, 17 in some texts; Heb. 13:20; of those who in a future day, at the
introduction of the millennial kingdom, have shown kindness to His persecuted earthly
people in their great tribulation, Matt. 25:33; of the clothing of false shepherds, Matt.
7:15; (c) figuratively, by way of simile, of Christ, Acts 8:32; of the disciples, e.g., Matt.
10:16; of true followers of Christ in general, Rom. 8:36; of the former wayward condition
of those who had come under His Shepherd care, 1 Pet. 2:25; of the multitudes who
sought the help of Christ in the days of His flesh, Matt. 9:36; Mark 6:34.