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(
&
, 1366), lit., “doublemouthed” (
, “twice,” and A.), “two-
edged,” is used of a sword with two edges, Heb. 4:12; Rev. 1:16; 212.¶ In the Sept., Judg.
3:16; Psa. 149:6; Prov. 5:4.¶
EDIFICATION, EDIFY, EDIFYING
A. Noun.
(
*
)
, 3619) denotes (a) “the act of building” (
, “a home,” and
, “to build”); this is used only figuratively in the NT, in the sense of edification, the
promotion of spiritual growth (lit., “the things of building up”), Rom. 14:19; 15:2; 1 Cor.
14:3, 5, 12, 26, e.g.; (b) “a building, edifice,” whether material, Matt. 24:1, e.g., or
figurative, of the future body of the believer, 2 Cor. 5:1, or of a local church, 1 Cor. 3:9,
or the whole church, “the body of Christ, Eph. 2:21. See
BUILDING
.
B. Verb.
(
*
!
, 3618), lit., “to build a house” (see above), (a) usually
signifies “to build,” whether literally, or figuratively; the present participle, lit., “the
(ones) building,” is used as a noun, “the builders,” in Matt. 21:42; Mark 12:10; Luke
20:17; Acts 4:11 (in some mss.; the most authentic have the noun
;
) 1 Pet. 2:7;
(b) is used metaphorically, in the sense of “edifying,” promoting the spiritual growth and
development of character of believers, by teaching or by example, suggesting such
spintual progress as the result of patient labor. It is said (1) of the effect of this upon local
churches, Acts 9:31; 1 Cor. 14:4; (2) of the individual action of believers towards each
other, 1 Cor. 8:1; 10:23; 14:17; 1 Thess. 5:11; (3) of an individual in regard to himself, 1
Cor. 14:4. In 1 Cor. 8:10, where it is translated “emboldened,” the apostle uses it with
pathetic irony, of the action of a brother in “building up” his brother who had a weak
conscience, causing him to compromise his scruples; “strengthened,” or “confirmed,”
would be suitable renderings. See
BUILD
,
EMBOLDEN
.
EFFECT (of none)
1.
$
(
$
, 208) signifies “to render void, deprive of force and authority”
(from , negative, and
$
, “might, authority”;
$
, “a lord,” is from the same root),
the opposite to
$
, “to confirm” (see
CONFIRM
). It is used of making “void” the Word
of God, Matt. 15:6; Mark 7:13 (
KJV
, “making of none effect”), and of the promise of God
to Abraham as not being deprived of authority by the Law 430 years after, Gal. 3:17,
“disannul.”
$
is used in v. 15. See
DISANNUL
,
VOID
.¶
2.
(
$ !
, 2673), “to reduce to inactivity, to render useless,” is
translated “to make of none effect,” in Rom. 3:3, 31; 4:14; Gal. 3:17 (cf.
$
, No. 1,
in the same verse), and in the
KJV
of Gal. 5:4,
RV
, “ye are severed” (from Christ). For the
meaning and use of the word see
ABOLISH AND DESTROY
.
3.
(
, 2758), “to make empty, to empty,” is translated “should be made of
none effect” in 1 Cor. 1:17,
KJV
(
RV
“made void”); it is used (a) of the Cross of Christ,
there; (b) of Christ, in emptying Himself, Phil. 2:7; (c) of faith, Rom. 4:14; (d) of the
apostle Paul’s glorying in the gospel ministry, 1 Cor. 9:15; (e) of his glorying on behalf
of the church at Corinth, 2 Cor. 9:3. See
EMPTY
,
VAIN
,
VOID
.¶