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(
2
, 55) denotes “with pure motives,” akin to words under PURE, A, No.
1, and B, Nos. 1 and 2, and is rendered “sincerely” in Phil. 1:17,
RV
(v. 16,
KJV
).¶
C. Noun.
(or — ) (
*
$&
, 1505), akin to A, No. 3 denotes “sincerity, purity”;
it is described metaphorically in 1 Cor. 5:8 as “unleavened (bread)”; in 2 Cor. 1:12,
“sincerity (of God),”
RV
,
KJV
, “(godly) sincerity,” it describes a quality possessed by
God, as that which is to characterize the conduct of believers; in 2 Cor. 2:17 it is used of
the rightful ministry of the Scriptures.¶
Notes:
(1) For 2 Cor. 8:8, see A, No. 2. (2) In Eph. 6:24,
KJV
,
,
“incorruption,” is translated “sincerity” (
RV
, “uncorruptness,”
KJV
marg., “incorruption”);
some inferior mss. have it in Titus 2:7,
KJV
; the
RV
follows those in which it is absent.
SINFUL
(
2 $
, 268), an adjective, akin to
, “to sin,” is used as
an adjective, “sinful” in Mark 8:38; Luke 5:8; 19:7 (lit., “a sinful man”); 24:7; John 9:16,
and 24 (lit., “a man sinful”); Rom. 7:13, for which see
SIN
, A, No. 1 (a). Elsewhere it is
used as a noun: see
SINNER
. The noun is frequently found in a common phrase in
sepulchral epitaphs in the S.W. of Asia Minor, with the threat against any desecrator of
the tomb, “let him be as a sinner before the subterranean gods” (Moulton and Milligan).
Notes:
(1) In Rom. 8:3, “sinful flesh” is, lit., “flesh of sin” (
RV
marg.): see
SIN
, No. 1
(c). (2) For the
RV
of Rom. 7:5, “sinful passions,” see
PASSION
, No. 1.
SING, SINGING
1.
(
]
, 103) is used always of “praise to God,” (a) intransitively, Eph. 5:19;
Col. 3:16; (b) transitively, Rev. 5:9; 14:3; 15:3.¶
2.
(
1
, 5567): see
MELODY
.
3.
$
(
%
!
, 5214): see
HYMN
, B.
SINGLE
$
(
2
, 573), “simple, single,” is used in a moral sense in Matt. 6:22 and
Luke 11:34, said of the eye; “singleness” of purpose keeps us from the snare of having a
double treasure and consequently a divided heart.¶ The papyri provide instances of its use
in other than the moral sense, e.g., of a marriage dowry, to be repaid pure and simple by a
husband (Moulton and Milligan). In the Sept., Prov. 11:25.¶
SINGLENESS
1.
(
, 858) denotes “simplicity,” Acts 2:46, “singleness,” for which
Moulton and Milligan, from papyri examples, suggest “unworldly simplicity”; the idea
here is that of an unalloyed benevolence expressed in act.¶
2.
(
2
, 572): see
BOUNTY
, No. 2.
SINK
1.
$
(
&
, 1036) is used literally in Luke 5:7. See
DROWN
, No. 1.
2.
(
&
, 2670) is translated “to sink” in Matt. 14:30 (passive
voice). See
DROWN
, No. 3.