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the saints.” The presumption of Babylon is conspicuous in that she arrays herself in that
which alone befits the bride of Christ.¶ For examples of the use in the Sept. see No. 4.
LINGER
(
$
!
, 69), “to be idle, to linger” (akin to
, “idle”: see
,
under
ABOLISH
), is used negatively regarding the judgment of the persons mentioned in 2
Pet. 2:3.¶ In the Sept., Ezra 4:24; Eccles. 12:3.¶
LION
(
0
, 3023) occurs in 2 Tim. 4:17, probably figurative of the imminent peril of
death, the figure being represented by the whole phrase, not by the word “lion” alone;
some suppose the reference to be to the lions of the amphitheater; the Greek
commentators regarded the “lion” as Nero; others understand it to be Satan. The language
not improbably recalls that of Ps. 22:21, and Dan. 6:20. The word is used metaphorically,
too, in Rev. 5:5, where Christ is called “the Lion of the tribe of Judah.” Elsewhere it has
the literal meaning, Heb. 11:33; 1 Pet. 5:8; Rev. 4:7; 9:8, 17; 10:3; 13:2.¶ Taking the OT
and NT occurrences the allusions are to the three great features of the “lion,” (1) its
majesty and strength, indicative of royalty, e.g., Prov. 30:30, (2) its courage, e.g., Prov.
28:1, (3) its cruelty, e.g., Ps. 22:13.
LIP
(
, 5491) is used (a) of the organ of speech, Matt. 15:8 and Mark 7:6,
where “honoring with the lips,” besides meaning empty words, may have reference to a
Jewish custom of putting to the mouth the tassel of the tallith (the woollen scarf wound
round the head and neck during prayer), as a sign of acceptance of the Law from the
heart; Rom. 3:13; 1 Cor. 14:21 (from Isa. 28:11, 12, speaking of the Assyrian foe as
God’s message to disobedient Israel); Heb. 13:15; 1 Pet. 3:10; (b) metaphorically, of “the
brink or edge of things,” as of the sea shore, Heb. 11:12, lit., “the shore (of the sea).”¶
LIST (Verb)
1.
(
!
, 2309), “to will, wish,” is translated by the verb “to list” in Matt.
17:12; Mark 9:13; John 3:8. See
DESIRE
, B, No. 6.
2.
$
(
"
, 1014), “to will, be minded,” is translated “listeth” in Jas. 3:4
(
RV
, “willeth”). See
DESIRE
, B, No. 7.
LITTLE
A. Adjectives.
1.
(
$
, 3398), “little, small” (the opposite of
, “great”), is used (a)
of persons, with regard to (1) station, or age, in the singular, Mark 15:40, of James “the
less” (
RV
marg., “little”), possibly referring to age; Luke 19:3; in the plural, “little” ones,
Matt. 18:6, 10, 14; Mark 9:42; (2) rank or influence, e.g., Matt. 10:42 (see context); Acts
8:10; 26:22, “small,” as in Rev. 11:18; 13:16; 19:5, 18; 20:12; (b) of things, with regard
to (1) size, e.g., Jas. 3:5 (some mss. have No. 2 here); (2) quantity, Luke 12:32; 1 Cor.
5:6; Gal. 5:9; Rev. 3:8; (3) time, John 7:33; 12:35; Rev. 6:11; 20:3. See B, No. 1. See
LEAST
,
SMALL
.
2.
(
A &
, 3641), “little, few” (the opposite of
$
, “much”), is translated
“short” in Rev. 12:12; in the neut. sing., e.g., 2 Cor. 8:15. For Jas. 3:5, see No. 1. See
FEW
,
SHORT
,
SMALL
.