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2.
(
/
$
, 444), a generic name for man, is translated “persons” in
Rev. 11:13,
RV
(
KJV
, “men”).
Notes:
(1) In Heb. 1:3,
KJV
,
$
, “substance,” is translated “person”; see
SUBSTANCE
. (2) In Matt. 27:24,
RV
,
$ $
, “of this … (man),” is translated “of this …
person” (
KJV
). (3) In Philem. 12, the pronoun
$
, “he,” placed in a position of strong
emphasis, is translated “in his own person,”
RV
, stressing the fact that in spite of the
apostle’s inclination to retain Onesimus, he has sent him, as being, so to speak, “his very
heart,” instead of adopting some other method. (4) In 1 Cor. 5:13,
KJV
, the adjective
, “wicked,” used as a noun, is translated “wicked person” (
RV
, “… man”). (5) In 2
Pet. 2:5,
KJV
,
, “eighth,” is translated “the (lit., ‘an’) eighth
” (
RV
, “with
seven others”). (b) Various adjectives are used with the word “persons,” e.g., “devout,
perjured, profane.”
PERSONS (respect of)
A. Nouns.
1.
(
$
)
, 4381) denotes “a respecter of persons”
(
, “a face” or “person,”
, “to lay hold of”), Acts 10:34.¶
2.
(in inferior texts without the letter m) (
$
&
, 4382)
denotes “respect of persons, partiality” (akin to No. 1), the fault of one who, when
responsible to give judgment, has respect to the position, rank, popularity, or
circumstances of men, instead of their intrinsic conditions, preferring the rich and
powerful to those who are not so, Rom. 2:11; Eph. 6:9; Col. 3:25; Jas. 2:1.¶
B. Verb.
(
$
!
, 4380), “to have respect of persons” (see above),
occurs in Jas. 2:9.¶
C. Adverb.
(
$
)
, 678), “without respect of persons, impartially”
( , negative), occurs in 1 Pet. 1:17.¶
PERSUADE
1.
(
&
, 3982) in the active voice, signifies “to apply persuasion, to prevail
upon or win over, to persuade,” bringing about a change of mind by the influence of
reason or moral considerations, e.g., in Matt. 27:20; 28:14; Acts 13:43; 19:8; in the
passive voice, “to be persuaded, believe” (see
BELIEVE
, No. 2, and
OBEY
), e.g., Luke
16:31; 20:6; Acts 17:4,
RV
(
KJV
, “believed”); 21:14; 26:26; Rom. 8:38; 14:14; 15:14; 2
Tim. 1:5, 12; Heb. 6:9; 11:13, in some mss.; 13:18,
RV
(
KJV
, “trust”). See
ASSURANCE
, B,
No. 3.
Note:
For Acts 26:28,
KJV
, “thou persuadest,” see
FAIN
,
Note
.
2.
(
&
, 374), “to persuade, induce,” in an evil sense ( , “back,”
and No. 1), is used in Acts 18:13.¶ In the Sept., Jer. 29:8.¶
Note:
For
, rendered “being fully persuaded,” in Rom. 4:21 and 14:5,
KJV
,
see
ASSURANCE
, B, No. 2.