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1.
(
A$ $
, 3720) “early,” akin to A., is a later form of
. It is
found, in the most authentic mss., in Luke 24:22, of the women at the sepulchre, lit.,
“early ones” (some texts have the form
, “at daybreak”).¶
2.
(
$0;<
, 4406) or
, a longer and later form of
, pertaining
to the “morning,” is formed from
, “before” (cf.
, “first”), and used in Jas. 5:7,
of the early rain.¶
C. Adverb.
(
$ B
, 4404), “early in the day, at morn,” is derived from
, “before” (see B,
No. 2, above). In Mark 16:2,
KJV
, it is translated “early in the morning”; in Mark 16:9 and
John 18:28; 20:1, “early”; in Matt. 16:3; 20:1; 21:18; Mark 1:35; 11:20; 13:35; 15:1, “in
the morning”; in Acts 28:23, “(from) morning.” See
MORNING
.¶
Note:
In Matt. 20:1,
, “at once,” is rendered “early.”
EARNEST (Noun)
(
9: 0
, 728), originally, “earnest-money” deposited by the purchaser and
forfeited if the purchase was not completed, was probably a Phoenician word, introduced
into Greece. In general usage it came to denote “a pledge” or “earnest” of any sort; in the
NT it is used only of that which is assured by God to believers; it is said of the Holy
Spirit as the divine “pledge” of all their future blessedness, 2 Cor. 1:22; 5:5; in Eph. 1:14,
particularly of their eternal inheritance.¶ In the Sept., Gen. 38:17-18, 20.¶ In modern
Greek
is an “engagement ring.”
EARNEST, EARNESTNESS, EARNESTLY
A. Noun.
$
(
)
, 4710), akin to
$
, “to hasten,” denotes “haste,” Mark 6:25;
Luke 1:39; hence, “earnestness,” 2 Cor. 8:7,
RV
, for
KJV
, “diligence,” and v. 8, for
KJV
,
“forwardness”; in 7:12, “earnest care,” for
KJV
, “care”; in 8:16, earnest care. See
BUSINESS
,
CARE
,
CAREFULNESS
,
DILIGENCE
,
FORWARDNESS
,
HASTE
.
B. Adjective.
$
(
, 4705), akin to A, denotes “active, diligent, earnest,” 2 Cor.
8:22
RV
, “earnest,” for
KJV
, “diligent”; in the latter part of the verse the comparative
degree,
$
, is used,
RV
, “more earnest,” for
KJV
, “more diligent”; in v. 17,
RV
,
in the superlative sense, “very earnest,” for
KJV
, “more forward.” See
DILIGENT
,
FORWARD
.¶
C. Adverbs.
1.
(
#
, 1619), “earnestly” ( , “out,”
, “to stretch”; Eng.,
“tension,” etc.), is used in Acts 12:5, “earnestly,”
RV
, for
KJV
, “without ceasing” (some
mss. have the adjective
, “earnest”); in 1 Pet. 1:22, “fervently.” The idea
suggested is that of not relaxing in effort, or acting in a right spirit. See
FERVENTLY
.¶
2.
(
#
! $
, 1617), the comparative degree of No. 1, used as an
adverb in this neuter form, denotes “more earnestly, fervently,” Luke 22:44.¶