Basic HTML Version
$
(
!
, 1414), “to be powerful” (akin to A, No. 1 and B, No. 1), is found
in the most authentic mss. in Rom. 14:4 (some have
$
, B, No. 1),
RV
“(the Lord)
hath power,”
KJV
, “(God) is able”; similarly, as regard mss., in 2 Cor. 9:8, where the
RV
and
KJV
have “(God) is able”; in 2 Cor. 13:3,
KJV
, “is mighty,”
RV
, “is powerful”
(according to the general significance of
$
).¶
Note:
In Gal. 2:8,
KJV
,
, “to work, work in” ( , “in,”
, “work”), is first
translated “wrought effectually,” then “was mighty in” (
RV
, “wrought for,” in both
places; the probable meaning is “in me”). See
EFFECTUAL
,
WORK
.
D. Adverb.
$
(
'
, 2159), “vigorously, vehemently” (
$
, “well,”
, “to stretch”),
is translated “mightily” in Acts 18:28,
KJV
, of the power of Apollos in “confuting” the
Jews (
RV
, “powerfully”); in Luke 23:10 it is rendered “vehemently.” See
POWERFUL
,
VEHEMENTLY
.¶ In the Sept., Josh. 6:7, “(let them sound) loudly.”¶
E. Phrases.
The following phrases signify “mightily:” (a)
$
, Col. 1:29, of the inward
power of God’s working, lit., “in power,” as
RV
marg. ( , “in,” and A, No. 1); (b)
, Acts 19:20, of the increase of the word of the Lord in a place, lit, “according to
might”; (c) in Rev. 18:2 some mss. have
$
, lit., “in strength” ( , “in,” and A, No.
2), of the voice of an angel.
MILE
(
&
, 3400), “a Roman mile,” a word of Latin origin (1680 yards), is used
in Matt. 5:41.¶
MILK
(
1
, 1051) is used (a) literally, 1 Cor. 9:7; (b) metaphorically, of rudimentary
spiritual teaching, 1 Cor. 3:2; Heb. 5:12, 13; 1 Pet. 2:2; here the meaning largely depends
upon the significance of the word
, which the
KJV
renders “of the word,”
RV
“spiritual.” While
denotes “a word,” the adjective
is never used with the
meaning assigned to it in the
KJV
, nor does the context in 1:23 compel this meaning.
While it is true that the Word of God, like “milk,” nourishes the soul, and this is involved
in the exhortation, the only other occurrence in the NT is Rom. 12:1, where it is
translated “reasonable,” i.e., rational, intelligent (service), in contrast to the offering of an
irrational animal; so here the nourishment may be understood as of that spiritually
rational nature which, acting through the regenerate mind, develops spiritual growth.
God’s Word is not given so that it is impossible to understand it, or that it requires a
special class of men to interpret it; its character is such that the Holy Spirit who gave it
can unfold its truths even to the young convert. Cf. 1 John 2:27.¶
MILL
$
(
"
, 3459) denotes “a mill house,” where the millstone is, Matt. 24:41;
some mss. have
$
(see next word).¶ In the Sept., Jer. 52:11, “grinding house” (lit.,
“house of a mill”).¶