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Galatian converts were, 6:12,
RV
; Peter was “compelling” Gentiles to live as Jews, Gal.
2:14; Paul was “constrained” to appeal to Caesar, Acts 28:19, and was “compelled” by
the church at Corinth to become foolish in speaking of himself, 2 Cor. 12:11. See
CONSTRAIN
.¶
2.
$
(
$ "
, 29), “to dispatch as an
” (a Persian courier kept at
regular stages with power of impressing men into service), and hence, in general, “to
impress into service,” is used of “compelling” a person to go a mile, Matt. 5:41; of the
impressing of Simon to bear Christ’s cross, Matt. 27:32; Mark 15:21.¶
COMPLAINER, COMPLAINT
1.
(
& $
, 3202) denotes “one who complains,” lit.,
“complaining of one’s lot” (
, “to blame,”
, “a fate, lot”); hence,
“discontented, querulous, repining”; it is rendered “complainers” in Jude 16.¶
2.
(
)
, 3437), denotes “blame” (akin to
see No. 1), “an
occasion of complaint,” Col. 3:13 (
KJV
, “quarrel”). See
QUARREL
.¶
3.
(
* &
, 157v), “a charge,” is translated “complaints” in Acts 25:7,
KJV
.
See
CHARGE
.¶
COMPLETE, COMPLETION, COMPLETELY
A. Verbs.
1.
(
# !
, 2005), “to complete”: see
ACCOMPLISH
, No. 4.
2.
@
(
# $ &
, 1822), “to fit out” ( , “out,” intensive,
, “a joint”; or
from
, perfect, lit., “exactly right”), is said of the equipment of the man of God, 2
Tim. 3:17, “furnished completely” (
KJV
, “throughly furnished”); elsewhere in Acts 21:5,
“accomplished.” Cf. B. See
FURNISH
.¶
3.
$
(
!
, 4931), “to end together, bring quite to an end” (
$
,
“together,” intensive,
, “an end”), is said (a) of the “completion” of a period of days,
Luke 4:2; Acts 21:27; (b) of “completing” something; some mss. have it in Matt. 7:28, of
the Lord, in ending His discourse (the best mss. have
, “to finish”); of God, in
finishing a work, Rom. 9:28, in making a new covenant, Heb. 8:8, marg., “accomplish”;
of the fulfillment of things foretold, Mark 13:4; of the Devil’s temptation of the Lord,
Luke 4:13. See
END
,
FINISH
,
FULFILL
,
MAKE
.¶
4.
(
$
, 4137), “to fill” (in the passive voice, “to be made full”), is
translated “complete” in the
KJV
of Col. 2:10 (
RV
, “made full”; cf. v. 9). See
ACCOMPLISH
.
5.
(
$ $!
, 4135), “to be fully assured,” is translated “complete”
in Col. 4:12. See
ASSURED
, B, No. 2.
B. Adjective.
(
/$
, 739), “fitted, complete” (from
, “a limb, joint”), is used in 2 Tim.
3:17,
RV
, “complete,”
KJV
, “perfect.” See
PERFECT
.¶
C. Noun.
(
$
, 535) is rendered “complete” in Luke 14:28,
RV
.¶