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(
J
, 2246), whence Eng. prefix “helio—,” is used (a) as a means of the
natural benefits of light and heat, e.g., Matt. 5:45, and power, Rev. 1:16; (b) of its
qualities of brightness and glory, e.g., Matt. 13:43; 17:2; Acts 26:13; 1 Cor. 15:41; Rev.
10:1; 12:1; (c) as a means of destruction, e.g., Matt. 13:6; Jas. 1:11; of physical misery,
Rev. 7:16; (d) as a means of judgment, e.g., Matt. 24:29; Mark 13:24; Luke 21:25; 23:45;
Acts 2:20; Rev. 6:12; 8:12; 9:2; 16:8.
Note:
In Rev. 7:2 and 16:12,
, “rising,” used with
, is translated
“sunrising,”
RV
(
KJV
, “east”).
For
SUNDER (Asunder)
see
CUT
, No. 6
For
SUNDRY
see
PORTION
, C
SUP
(
!
, 1172), “to sup” (said of taking the chief meal of the day), occurs in
Luke 17:8; 22:20 (in the best texts), lit., “(the) supping”; so 1 Cor. 11:25; metaphorically
in Rev. 3:20, of spiritual communion between Christ and the faithful believer.¶
For
SUPERFLUITY
see
ABUNDANCE
, A, No. 2, B, No. 1
SUPERFLUOUS
(
$
, 4053), “abundant, more than sufficient,” is translated
“superfluous” in 2 Cor. 9:1. See
ABUNDANT
, C, No. 1,
ADVANTAGE
,
MORE
, B, No. 2.
SUPERSCRIPTION
(
# $ )
, 1923), lit., “an overwriting” ( , “over,”
, “to write”)
(the meaning of the anglicized Latin word “superscription”), denotes “an inscription, a
title.” On Roman coins the emperor’s name was inscribed, Matt. 22:20; Mark 12:16;
Luke 20:24. In the Roman Empire, in the case of a criminal on his way to execution, a
board on which was inscribed the cause of his condemnation, was carried before him or
hung round his neck; the inscription was termed a “title” (
). The four Evangelists
state that at the crucifixion of Christ the title was affixed to the cross, Mark (15:26), and
Luke (23:38), call it a “superscription”; Mark says it was “written over” (
, the
corresponding verb). Matthew calls it “His accusation”; John calls it “a title” (a technical
term). The wording varies: the essential words are the same, and the variation serves to
authenticate the narratives, showing that there was no consultation leading to an
agreement as to the details. See further under
TITLE
.¶
For
SUPERSTITION
see
RELIGION
SUPERSTITIOUS
(
&
, 1175), “reverent to the deity” (
, “to fear”;
,
“a demon,” or “pagan god”), occurs in Acts 17:22 in the comparative degree, rendered
“somewhat superstitious,”
RV
(
KJV
, “too superstitious”), a meaning which the word
sometimes has; others, according to its comparative form, advocate the meaning “more
religious (than others),” “quite religious” (cf. the noun in 25:19). This is supported by
Ramsay, who renders it “more than others respectful of what is divine”; so Deissmann in
6
7
*
,
, and others. It also agrees with the meaning found in Greek
writers; the context too suggests that the adjective is used in a good sense; perhaps, after