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COMMEND, COMMENDATION
A. Verbs.
1.
(
#
!
, 1867), “to praise,” is an intensive form of
, Luke 16:8. It is
elsewhere translated by the verb “to praise,” in the
RV
, Rom. 15:11; 1 Cor. 11:2, 17, 22.
See
LAUD
,
PRALSE
.¶
2.
(
$ &
, 3860), lit., to give or deliver over” (
, “over”
,
“to give”), is said of “commending,” or “committing,” servants of God to Him (
KJV
,
“recommend), Acts 14:26; 15:40. See
BETRAY
,
BRING
, B,
Note
(4),
CAST
,
COMMIT
,
DELIVER
,
GIVE
,
HAZARD
,
PUT
(in prison),
RECOMMEND
.
3.
(
$ &
, 3908), lit., “to put near” (
, “near”), in the Middle
Voice, denotes “to place with someone, entrust, commit.” In the sense of commending, it
is said (a) of the Lord Jesus in “commending” His spirit into the Father’s hands, Luke
23:46; (b) of “commending” disciples to God, Acts 14:23; (c) of “commending” elders to
God, Acts 20:32. See
ALLEGE
,
COMMIT
,
PUT
, No. 3,
SET
, No. 4. Cf. No.2.
4.
(
$&
, 3936), lit., “to place near, set before,” (
, “near,”
,
“to set”), is used of “self-commendation,” 1 Cor. 8:8. See
ASSIST
,
BRING
,
COME
,
GIVE
,
PRESENT
,
PROVE
,
PROVIDE
,
SHOW
,
STAND
,
YIELD
.
5.
$
(
1
, 4921), or
$
(
1
, 4921), lit., “to place
together,” denotes “to introduce one person to another, represent as worthy,” e.g., Rom.
3:5; 5:8; 16:1; 2 Cor. 4:2; 6:4; 10:18; 12:11. In 2 Cor. 3:1; 5:12 and 10:12, the verb
$
is used. See
APPROVE
,
CONSIST
,
MAKE
,
STAND
.
B. Adjective.
$
(
, 4956), akin to A, No. 5, lit., “placing together,” hence,
“commendatory,” is used of letters of “commendation,” 2 Cor. 3:1, lit., “commendatory
letters.Ӧ
COMMIT, COMMISSION
A. Verbs.
(I)
In the sense of “doing or practicing.”
1.
(
#$ 1
, 2038), to work, is translated by the verb “to commit” (of
committing sin), in Jas. 2:9. This is a stronger expression than
, “to do,” or
,
“to practice” (Nos. 2 and 3). See
DO
,
LABOR
,
MINISTER
,
TRADE
,
WORK
.
2.
(
!
, 4160), “to do, cause, etc.,” sometimes signifies “to commit, of any
act, as of murder,” Mark 15:7; sin, John 8:34; 2 Cor. 11:7; Jas. 5:15. See
DO
.
Note:
In 1 John 3:4, 8, 9, the
KJV
wrongly has “commit” (an impossible meaning in v.
8); the
RV
rightly has “doeth,” i.e., of a continuous habit, equivalent to
, “to
practice.” The committal of an act is not in view in that passage.
3.
(
$1
, 4238), “to do, work, practice,” is said of continuous action, or
action not yet completed, Acts 25:11, 25; it is rendered “practice” in the
RV
, for the
incorrect
KJV
“commit,” in Rom. 1:32; 2:2. See
DO EXACT
,
KEEP
,
REQUIRE
,
USE
.
(II)
9
7
2
$
!