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teacher, vanished from use; and there remained only the designation
, the servant’s
appropriate acknowledgement of his Lord” (Dalman).
6.
(
)
, 2519), properly “a guide” (akin to
, “to go
before, guide”;
, “down,”
, “to guide”), denotes “a master, a teacher,” Matt.
23:10 (twice); some mss. have it in v. 8, where the most authentic have No. 1.¶
7.
$
(
$
)
, 2942), “the pilot or steersman of a ship,” or,
metaphorically, “a guide or governor” (akin to
$
, “to guide”: Eng., “govern” is
connected; cf.
$
, “a steering, pilotage,” 1 Cor. 12:28, “governments”), is
translated “master” in Acts 27:11; “shipmaster” in Rev. 18:17.¶ In the Sept., Prov. 23:34;
Ezek. 27:8, 27-28.¶
B. Verb.
$ $
(
$ "
, 2634), “to exercise lordship” (
, “down upon,”
$
, “a lord”), is translated “mastered” in Acts 19:16,
RV
, of the action of the evil spirit
on the sons of Sceva (
KJV
, “overcame”). In translating the word
by its
primary meaning, “both,” the
RV
describes the incident as referring to two only. It has
been shown, however, that in the period of the
(see Foreword)
, “both,”
was no longer restricted to two persons. Ramsay ascribes the abruptness of the word here
to the vivid narrative of an eye witness. See
DOMINION
,
LORD
,
LORDSHIP
.
MASTERBUILDER
(
$ !
, 753), from
, “rule, beginning,” and
, “an
artificer” (whence Eng., “architect”), “a principal artificer,” is used figuratively by the
apostle in 1 Cor. 3:10, of his work in laying the foundation of the local church in Corinth,
inasmuch as the inception of the spiritual work there devolved upon him. The examples
from the papyri and from inscriptions, as illustrated by Moulton and Milligan, show that
the word had a wider application than our “architect,” and confirm the rendering
“masterbuilder” in this passage, which is of course borne out by the context.¶
MATTER, MATTERS
1.
(
, 3056), “a word, speech, discourse, account,” hence also “that which
is spoken of, a matter, affair, thing,” is translated “matter” in Mark 1:45; Acts 8:21; 15:6;
19:38;
RV
of Phil. 4:15, “in the matter of” (
KJV
, “concerning”). See
ACCOUNT
.
2.
(
$
, 4229), akin to
, “to do,” denotes (a) “that which has been
done, a deed,” translated “matters” in Luke 1:1,
RV
(
KJV
, “things”); “matter” in 2 Cor.
7:11; (b) “that which is being done, an affair,” translated “matter” in Rom. 16:2,
RV
(
KJV
,
“business”); 1 Cor. 6:1, in a forensic sense, “a lawsuit” (frequently found with this
meaning in the papyri); 1 Thess. 4:6, “in the matter,” i.e., the “matter” under
consideration, which, as the preceding words show, is here the sin of adultery. See
BUSINESS
, B,
Note
(1),
THING
.
3.
(
+
, 1462), “an accusation, charge,” Acts 25:16,
RV
, “matter laid
against him”; elsewhere, Acts 23:29, “charge”; see
ACCUSATION
, A, No. 3.¶