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2.
$
(
'
, 2159), vigorously, is translated “vehemently” in Luke 23:10, of
accusations against Christ. See
MIGHTY
, D.
3.
(
#
, 1537 and
#
, 4053), formed from , “out of,” and the adverb
, “exceedingly, the more,” is found in Mark 14:31, in the best texts (some have
$
, the genitive case of the adjective
, “more”),
RV
, “exceeding
vehemently” (
KJV
, “the more vehemently”), of Peter’s protestation of loyalty; the
RV
gives the better rendering.¶
Note:
For “brake (
KJV
, ‘beat’) vehemently,” Luke 6:48, 49, see
BEAT
, No. 8.
VEIL
1.
(
!
, 2665), lit., “that which is spread out” (
$
)
“before” (
), hence, “a veil,” is used (a) of the inner “veil” of the tabernacle, Heb.
6:19; 9:3; (b) of the corresponding “veil” in the Temple, Matt. 27:51; Mark 15:38; Luke
23:45; (c) metaphorically of the “flesh” of Christ, Heb. 10:20, i.e., His body which He
gave up to be crucified, thus by His expiatory death providing a means of the spiritual
access of believers, the “new and living way,” into the presence of God.¶
2.
$
(
1
, 2571), “a covering,” is used (a) of the “veil” which Moses put
over his face when descending Mount Sinai, thus preventing Israel from beholding the
glory, 2 Cor. 3:13; (b) metaphorically of the spiritually darkened vision suffered
retributively by Israel, until the conversion of the nation to their Messiah takes place, vv.
14, 15, 16. See under
UNLIFTED
.¶
3.
(
$
, 4018), rendered “a veil” in the
KJV
marg. of 1 Cor.
11:15: see
COVER
, B, No. 1,
VESTURE
.¶
VENGEANCE
(
#
&
, 1557), lit., (“that which proceeds) out of justice,” not, as often
with human “vengeance,” out of a sense of injury or merely out of a feeling of
indignation. The word is most frequently used of divine “vengeance,” e.g., Rom. 12:19;
Heb. 10:30. For a complete list see
AVENGE
, B, No. 2. The judgments of God are holy
and right (Rev. 16:7), and free from any element of self-gratification or vindictiveness.
Notes:
(1)
4
, “justice,” is translated “vengeance” in the
KJV
of Acts 28:4 and Jude
7: see
JUSTICE
. (2) In Rom. 3:5,
KJV
,
, “wrath” (
RV
), is rendered “vengeance”: see
ANGER
,
WRATH
.
For
VENOMOUS
see
BEAST
, No. 2
VERILY
1.
(
, 230), “truly” (akin to
, “truth”), is translated “verily” in 1
John 2:5. See
INDEED
, No. 3,
SURELY
,
TRULY
.
2.
(
)
, 281), the transliteration of a Heb. word = “truth,” is usually translated
“verily” in the four Gospels; in John’s gospel the Lord introduces a solemn
pronouncement by the repeated word “verily, verily” twenty-five times. See
AMEN
.
3.
(
7
, 3689), “really” (connected with
, “to be”), is rendered “verily”
in Mark 11:32,
RV
, and Gal. 3:21. See
INDEED
, No. 4.