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which Christ is the Head, and Phil. 1:19, “the supply (of the Spirit of Jesus Christ),” i.e.,
“the bountiful supply”; here “of the Spirit” may be taken either in the subjective sense,
the Giver, or the objective, the Gift.¶
SUPPORT
Notes:
(1) In Acts 20:35,
KJV
,
, “to help” (
RV
), is translated
“support.” See
HELP
, B, No. 1. (2) In 1 Thess. 5:14,
signifies “to support”:
see
HOLD
, No. 3.
SUPPOSE
1.
(
&
, 3543), “to consider, suppose, think,” is rendered “to suppose” in
Matt. 20:10; Luke 2:34; 3:23; Acts 7:25; 14:19; 16:27; 21:29; 1 Tim. 6:5; in 1 Cor. 7:26,
KJV
(
RV
, “I think”); in Acts 16:13, the
RV
adheres to the meaning “to suppose,” “(where)
we supposed (there was a place of prayer)”; this word also signifies “to practice a
custom” (
) and is commonly so used by Greek writers. Hence the
KJV
, “was wont
(to be made)”; it is rendered “to think” in Matt. 5:17; 10:34; Acts 8:20; 17:29; 1 Cor.
7:36. See
THINK
.¶
2.
(
!
, 1380), “to be of opinion,” is translated “to suppose” in Mark 6:49;
Luke 24:37; John 20:15; Acts 27:13; in the following,
KJV
“suppose,”
RV
, “think,” Luke
12:51; 13:2; Heb. 10:29. It is most frequently rendered “to think,” always in Matthew;
always in John, except 11:31, “supposing,”
RV
[where the best texts have this verb (for
,
KJV
, “saying”)], and 20:15 (see above).
3.
$
(
%
1
, 5274), when used of mental action, signifies “to
suppose, Luke 7:43, and Acts 2:15. See
ANSWER
,
RECEIVE
.
4.
$
(
%
!
, 5282), “to suspect, to conjecture,” is translated “suppose ye”
in Acts 13:25,
RV
(
KJV
, “think ye”); “I supposed” in 25:18. See
DEEM
.
5.
or
(
5
, 3633) signifies “to expect, imagine, suppose”; it is
rendered “to suppose” in John 21:25; Phil. 1:17,
RV
(
KJV
, v. 16, “thinking”); “think” in
Jas. 1:7. See
THINK
.¶
Notes:
(1) In 2 Cor. 11:5,
KJV
,
, “to reckon” (
RV
), is rendered “I suppose”;
so in 1 Pet. 5:12,
KJV
,
RV
, “(as) I account (him)”; Silvanus was not supposed by Peter to
be faithful, he was “reckoned” or regarded so. (2) In Phil. 2:25,
KJV
,
, “to
reckon,” deem, is rendered “I supposed” (
RV
, “I counted”).
SUPREME
$
(
% $!
, 5242), “to be superior, to excel,” is translated “supreme” in 1
Pet. 2:13: see
EXCEL
, No. 3.
SURE
A. Adjectives.
1.
(
)
, 804), “safe,” is translated “sure” in Heb. 6:19. See
CERTAIN
, B.
2.
(
!
, 949), “firm, steadfast,” is used of (a) God’s promise to Abraham,
Rom. 4:16; (b) the believer’s hope, Heb. 6:19, “steadfast”; (c) the hope of spiritual
leaders regarding the welfare of converts, 2 Cor. 1:7, “steadfast”; (d) the glorying of the