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1.
(
, 2856) denotes “to cut off, amputate” (
, “docked”);
hence, “to curtail, shorten,” said of the “shortening” by God of the time of the great
tribulation, Matt. 24:22 (twice); Mark 13:20 (twice).¶ In the Sept., 2 Sam. 4:12.¶
2.
$
(
!
, 4958) denotes (a) “to draw together” (
$
, “together,”
,
“to bring, gather”), “to contract, shorten,” 1 Cor. 7:29,
RV
, “(the time) is shortened” (
KJV
,
“… is short”); the coming of the Lord is always to be regarded as nigh for the believer,
who is to be in constant expectation of His return, and thus is to keep himself from being
the slave of earthly conditions and life’s relationships; (b) “to wrap up,” of enshrouding a
body for burial, Acts 5:6,
RV
, “they wrapped (
KJV
, wound) … up.”¶
3.
$
(
$!
, 4933), primarily, “to cut in pieces” (
$
, “together,”
,
“to cut”), then, “to cut down, cut short,” is used metaphorically in Rom. 9:28 (twice in
some texts), “the Lord will execute His word (
, not “work,” as
KJV
) upon the earth,
finishing it and cutting it short,” i.e., in the fullfillment of His judgments pronounced
upon Israel, a remnant only being saved; the “cutting short” of His word is suggestive of
the summary and decisive character of the divine act.¶
Note:
For
$
, “to come short, fall short,” see
FALL
, No. 10.
SHORTLY
1.
$
(
' !
, 2112), “straightway, directly,” is translated “shortly” in 3 John
14. The general use of the word suggests something sooner than “shortly.” See
FORTHWITH
,
STRAIGHTWAY
.
2.
(
!
, 5030): see
QUICKLY
, No. 3.
3.
(
1
, 5032): see
QUICKLY
, No. 2.
4.
: see
QUICKLY
, No. 4.
Note:
In 2 Pet. 1:14,
KJV
,
, an adjective denoting “swift” (akin to the above),
is translated “shortly” (
RV
, “swiftly”), lit., “the putting off of my tabernacle is swift” (i.e.,
in its approach). Cf. 2:1.
SHOULD
Note:
This is frequently part of the translation of the tense of a verb. Otherwise it
translates the following:
1.
(
!
, 3195), “to be about to” (for the significance of which see
SHALL
),
e.g., Mark 10:32,
RV
, “were to”; Luke 19:11,
RV
, “was to”; “should” in 22:23; 24:21;
John 6:71; 7:39,
RV
, “were to”; 11:51; 12:4, 33; 18:32; Acts 11:28; 23:27,
RV
, “was about
(to be slain)”; 1 Thess. 3:4,
RV
, “are to”; Rev. 6:11. See
ABOUT
, B. 2. (
!
, 1163),
“it needs, it should,” e.g., Matt. 18:33; Acts 27:21: see
MUST
.
Note:
In 1 Cor. 9:10,
KJV
,
, “to owe,” is rendered “should” (
RV
, “ought to”).
SHOULDER
(
8
, 5606) occurs in Matt. 23:4 and Luke 15:5, and is suggestive (as in the
latter passage) of strength and safety.¶
SHOUT (Noun and Verb)
A. Noun.