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(
1
$
, 178), rendered “uncondemned” in Acts 16:37; 22:25 ( ,
negative,
, “to condemn”), properly means “without trial, not yet tried.” Sir W.
M. Ramsay points out that the apostle, in claiming his rights, would probably use the
Roman phrase
, i.e., “without investigating our case” (
)
7
- !
8 $
,
p. 225).¶
For
UNCORRUPTIBLE
see
CORRUPT
, C, No. 2. For UNCORRUPTNESS,
see
CORRUPT
, B, No. 4
UNCOVER
(
1
, 648) signifies “to unroof” ( , from,
, “a roof”),
Mark 2:4.¶
For
UNCOVERED,
1 Cor. 11:5
,
13
, see
UNVEILED
For
UNCTION
see
ANOINT
, B
UNDEFILED
(
&
, 283), “undefiled, free from contamination” ( , negative,
,
“to defile”), is used (a) of Christ, Heb. 7:26; (b) of pure religion, Jas. 1:27; (c) of the
eternal inheritance of believers, 1 Pet. 1:4; (d) of the marriage bed as requiring to be free
from unlawful sexual intercourse, Heb. 13:4.¶
UNDER, UNDERNEATH
1.
$
(
%
1
, 5270), an adverb signifying “under,” is used as a preposition
and rendered “under” in Mark 6:11; 7:28; Luke 8:16; Heb. 2:8; Rev. 5:3, 13; 6:9; 12:1;
“underneath” in Matt. 22:44,
RV
(Mark 12:36 in some mss.); John 1:50,
RV
(
KJV
,
“under”).¶
2.
(
1
, 2736), the comparative degree of
, “below, beneath,” occurs
in Matt. 2:16, “under.”
3.
(
# 1
, 1640), the neuter of the adjective
, “less,” is used
adverbially in 1 Tim. 5:9, “under” (or “less than”). See
LESS
.
Notes:
(1) The preposition , “upon,” is rendered “under” in Heb. 7:11; 9:15; 10:28,
KJV
(
RV
, “
(
7
”). (2) The preposition , “in,” is rendered “under” in Matt.
7:6; Rom. 3:19 (1st part). (3) The usual preposition is hupo.
UNDERGIRD
$ $
(
% 0
, 5269),
$
, “under,” zonnumi, “to gird,” is used of
frapping a ship, Acts 27:17, bracing the timbers of a vessel by means of strong ropes.¶
UNDERSTAND, UNDERSTOOD
A. Verbs.
1.
$
(
&
, 4920), primarily, “to bring or set together,” is used
metaphorically of “perceiving, understanding, uniting” (
$
), so to speak, the perception
with what is perceived, e.g., Matt. 13:13-15, 19, 23, 51; 15:10; 16:12; 17:13, and similar
passages in Mark and Luke; Acts 7:25 (twice); 28:26, 27; in Rom. 3:11, the present
participle, with the article, is used as a noun, lit., “there is not the understanding (one),” in