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3.
$
(
&
, 4709), akin to B, signifies “with haste,” or “with zeal,
earnestly,” Luke 7:4,
RV
, “earnestly,” for
KJV
, “instantly”; in 2 Tim. 1:17,
RV
, and Titus
3:13, “diligently”;¶ in Phil. 2:28, the comparative
$
,
RV
, “the more
diligently,”
KJV
, “the more carefully. See
CAREFULLY
,
DILIGENTLY
,
INSTANTLY
.¶
D. Adverbial Phrase.
, lit., “in earnestness,” cf. C, No. 1, is translated “earnestly” in Acts 26:7,
RV
, for
KJV
, “instantly.” See
INSTANTLY
.¶
Notes:
(1) For the phrase “earnest expectation, Rom. 8:19 and Phil. 1:20, see
EXPECTATION
. (2) In 1 Cor. 12:31; 14:1, 39,
, “to be zealous about,” is translated
“desire earnestly.” See
DESIRE
. (3) In 2 Pet. 3:12,
$
is translated “earnestly
desiring,” for
KJV
, “hasting unto.” See
HASTEN
. (4) In Jude 3,
, “to contend
earnestly,” is so translated.¶ (5) In Jas. 5:17 the dative case of the noun
$
is
translated “earnestly” (
KJV
), in connection with the corresponding verb, lit., “he prayed
with prayer” (
RV
, “fervently”), implying persevering continuance in prayer with fervor.
Cf. e.g., Ps. 40:1, lit., “in waiting I waited.” See
FERVENT
. (6)
*
, akin to C, No. 1,
“to fix the eyes upon, gaze upon,” is translated “earnestly looked” in Luke 22:56,
KJV
(
RV
, “looking steadfastly”); in Acts 3:12,
KJV
, “look ye earnestly,”
RV
, “fasten ye your
eyes on”; in Acts 23:1,
KJV
, “earnestly beholding,”
RV
, “looking steadfastly on.” (7) In
Heb. 2:1,
, “to give heed,” is used with the adverb
, “more
abundantly,” to signify “to give the more earnest heed”; lit., “to give heed more
exceedingly.” For the verb see
ATTEND
,
GIVE
, No. 16,
HEED
,
REGARD
.
EARTH
1. ( , 1093) denotes (a) “earth as arable land,” e.g., Matt. 13:5, 8, 23; in 1 Cor.
15:47 it is said of the “earthly” material of which “the first man” was made, suggestive of
frailty; (b) “the earth as a whole, the world,” in contrast, whether to the heavens, e.g.,
Matt. 5:18, 35, or to heaven, the abode of God, e.g., Matt. 6:19, where the context
suggests the “earth” as a place characterized by mutability and weakness; in Col. 3:2 the
same contrast is presented by the word “above”; in John 3:31 (
RV
, “of the earth,” for
KJV
,
“earthly”) it describes one whose origin and nature are “earthly” and whose speech is
characterized thereby, in contrast with Christ as the One from heaven; in Col. 3:5 the
physical members are said to be “upon the earth,” as a sphere where, as potential
instruments of moral evils, they are, by metonymy, spoken of as the evils themselves; (c)
“the inhabited earth,” e.g., Luke 21:35; Acts 1:8; 8:33; 10:12; 11:6; 17:26; 22:22; Heb.
11:13; Rev. 13:8. In the following the phrase “on the earth” signifies “among men,” Luke
12:49; 18:8; John 17:4, (d) “a country, territory,” e.g. Luke 4:25; John 3:22; (e) “the
ground,” e.g., Matt. 10:29; Mark 4:26,
RV
, “(upon the) earth,” for
KJV
, “(into the)
ground”; (f) “land,” e.g., Mark 4:1; John 21:8-9, 11. Cf. Eng. words beginning with
,
e.g., “geodetic,” “geodesy,” “geology,” “geometry,” “geography.” See
COUNTRY
,
GROUND
,
LAND
,
WORLD
.
2.
$
(
*
!
, 3625), the present participle, passive voice, of
, “to
dwell, inhabit,” denotes the “inhabited earth.” It is translated “world” in every place