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7:40; Acts 23:20; 25:26; 2 Cor. 10:8; Heb. 8:3. See also
ONE
, B, No. 1. (3)
"
, “a part,
a measure,” preceded by the preposition
, “from,” is translated “in some measure” in
Rom. 15:15,
RV
(
KJV
, “in some sort”), and v. 24 (
KJV
, “somewhat”). (4) In the following
, “others” (“some” in the
KJV
), is translated “others” in the
RV
, Matt. 13:5, 7; Mark
4:7 (“other”); 8:28; Luke 9:19; John 9:9. Followed by a correlative expression it denotes
“some,” e.g., Acts 19:32; 21:34; see
OTHER
, No. 1.
For
SOMETIMES
see
TIME
SOMEWHERE
$
(
"
, 4225), a particle, signifies “somewhere” in Heb. 2:6 and 4:4,
RV
(
KJV
, “in a
certain place”); the writer avoids mentioning the place to add stress to his testimony. See
HAPLY
, No. 5,
VERILY
.
SON
$
(
,
, 5207) primarily signifies the relation of offspring to parent (see John
9:18-20; Gal. 4:30). It is often used metaphorically of prominent moral characteristics
(see below). “It is used in the NT of (a) male offspring, Gal. 4:30; (b) legitimate, as
opposed to illegitimate offspring, Heb. 12:8; (c) descendants, without reference to sex,
Rom. 9:27; (d) friends attending a wedding, Matt. 9:15; (e) those who enjoy certain
privileges, Acts 3:25; (f) those who act in a certain way, whether evil, Matt. 23:31, or
good, Gal. 3:7; (g) those who manifest a certain character, whether evil, Acts 13:10; Eph.
2:2, or good, Luke 6:35; Acts 4:36; Rom. 8:14; (h) the destiny that corresponds with the
character, whether evil, Matt. 23:15; John 17:12; 2 Thess. 2:3, or good, Luke 20:36; (i)
the dignity of the relationship with God whereinto men are brought by the Holy Spirit
when they believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, Rom. 8:19; Gal. 3:26.…
“The Apostle John does not use
$
, ‘son,’ of the believer, he reserves that title for
the Lord; but he does use
, ‘child,’ as in his Gospel, 1:12; 1 John 3:1, 2; Rev. 21:7
(
$
) is a quotation from 2 Sam. 7:14.
“The Lord Jesus used
$
in a very significant way, as in Matt. 5:9, ‘Blessed are the
peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God,’ and vv. 44, 45, ‘Love your
enemies, and pray for them that persecute you; that ye may be (become) sons of your
Father which is in heaven.’ The disciples were to do these things, not in order that they
might become children of God, but that, being children (note ‘your Father’ throughout),
they might make the fact manifest in their character, might ‘become sons.’ See also 2
Cor. 6:17, 18.
“As to moral characteristics, the following phrases are used: (a) sons of God, Matt.
5:9, 45; Luke 6:35; (b) sons of the light, Luke 16:8; John 12:36; (c) sons of the day, 1
Thess. 5:5; (d) sons of peace, Luke 10:6; (e) sons of this world, Luke 16:8; (f) sons of
disobedience, Eph. 2:2; (g) sons of the evil one, Matt. 13:38, cf. ‘of the Devil,’ Acts
13:10; (h) son of perdition, John 17:12; 2 Thess. 2:3. It is also used to describe
characteristics other than moral, as: (i) sons of the resurrection, Luke 20:36; (j) sons of