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1.
(
1 $
, 3162), “a short sword or dagger” (distinct from No. 2), e.g.,
Matt. 26:47, 51, 52 and parallel passages; Luke 21:24; 22:38, possibly “a knife” (Field,
:
7
:
); Heb. 4:12 (see
TWO
-
EDGED
); metaphorically and
by metonymy, (a) for ordinary violence, or dissensions, that destroy peace, Matt. 10:34;
(b) as the instrument of a magistrate or judge, e.g., Rom. 13:4; (c) of the Word of God,
“the sword of the Spirit,” probing the conscience, subduing the impulses to sin, Eph.
6:17.
2.
(
: &
, 4501), a word of somewhat doubtful origin, denoted “a
Thracian weapon of large size,” whether a sword or spear is not certain, but usually
longer than No. 1; it occurs (a) literally in Rev. 6:8; (b) metaphorically, as the instrument
of anguish, Luke 2:35; of judgment, Rev. 1:16; 2:12, 16; 19:15, 21, probably figurative of
the Lord’s judicial utterances.¶
SYCAMINE
$
(
: $&
, 4507) occurs in Luke 17:6.¶ It is generally recognized as the
black mulberry, with fruit like blackberries. The leaves are too tough for silkworms and
thus are unlike the white mulberry. Neither kind is the same as the mulberry of 2 Sam.
5:23, 24, etc. The town Haifa was called Sycaminopolis, from the name of the tree.
SYCAMORE
$
(
:"
, 4509) occurs in Luke 19:4.¶ This tree is of the fig species, with
leaves like the mulberry and fruit like the fig. It is somewhat less in height than the
sycamine and spreads to cover an area from 60 to 80 feet in diameter. It is often planted
by the roadside, and was suitable for the purpose of Zacchaeus. Seated on the lowest
branch he was easily within speaking distance of Christ.
SYNAGOGUE
$
(
)
, 4864), properly “a bringing together” (
$
, “together,”
, “to
bring”), denoted (a) “a gathering of things, a collection,” then, of “persons, an
assembling, of Jewish religious gatherings,” e.g., Acts 9:2; an assembly of Christian
Jews, Jas. 2:2,
RV
, “synagogue” (
KJV
, marg.; text, “assembly”); a company dominated by
the power and activity of Satan, Rev. 2:9; 3:9; (b) by metonymy, “the building” in which
the gathering is held, e.g. Matt. 6:2; Mark 1:21. The origin of the Jewish “synagogue” is
probably to be assigned to the time of the Babylonian exile. Having no temple, the Jews
assembled on the Sabbath to hear the Law read, and the practice continued in various
buildings after the return. Cf. Ps. 74:8.
SYNAGOGUE (put out of the)
$
(
1
, 656), an adjective denoting “expelled from the
congregation, excommunicated,” is used (a) with
, “to become, be made,” John
9:22; 12:42; (b) with
, “to make,” John 16:2. This excommunication involved
prohibition not only from attendance at the “synagogue,” but from all fellowship with
Israelites.¶
SYNAGOGUE (ruler of the)