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1.
(
&
, 2532) has three chief meanings, “and,” “also,” “even.” When
means
“also” it precedes the word which it stresses. In English the order should be reversed. In
John 9:40, e.g., the
RV
rightly has “are we also blind?” instead of “are we blind also?” In
Acts 2:26 the
RV
has “moreover My flesh also,” instead of “moreover also …” See
EVEN
.
2. (
+
, 2089), “yet” or “further,” is used (a) of time, (b) of degree, and in this
sense is once translated “also,” Luke 14:26, “his own life also.” Here the meaning
probably is “and, further, even his own life” (the force of the
being “even”). No other
particles mean “also.” See
EVEN
,
FURTHER
,
LONGER
,
MORE
,
MOREOVER
,
STILL
,
THENCEFORTH
,
YET
Note:
The particle means “both” or “and.”
ALTAR
1.
$
(
)$
, 2379), probably the neuter of the adjective
$
, is derived from
$
, “to sacrifice.” Accordingly it denotes an “altar”
for the sacrifice of victims, though it was also used for the “altar” of incense, e.g., Luke
1:11. In the NT this word is reserved for the “altar” of the true God, Matt. 5:23-24; 23:18-
20, 35; Luke 11:51; 1 Cor. 9:13; 10:18, in contrast to
, No. 2, below. In the Sept.
$
is mostly, but not entirely, used for the divinely appointed altar; it is used
for idol “altars,” e.g., in Judg. 2:2; 6:25; 2 Kings 16:10.
2.
(
, 1041), properly, “an elevated place,” always denotes either a pagan
“altar” or an “altar” reared without divine appointment. In the NT the only place where
this is found is Acts 17:23, as this is the only mention of such. Three times in the Sept.,
but only in the Apocrypha,
is used for the divine altar. In Josh. 22 the Sept.
translators have carefully observed the distinction, using
for the altar which the
two and a half tribes erected, vv. 10-11, 16, 19, 23, 26, 34, no divine injunction being
given for this; in vv. 19, 28- 29, where the altar ordained of God is mentioned,
$
is used.¶
For
ALTERED
see
OTHER
, No. 2
For
ALTHOUGH
see
Note
†
, p. 1
ALTOGETHER
A. Adjective.
(
6
, 3650), “whole,” is rendered “altogether” in John 9:34. It is sometimes
subjoined to an adjective or a verb, as in this case, to show that the idea conveyed by the
adjective or verb belongs to the whole person or thing referred to. So here, lit., “thou wast
altogether (i.e., completely) born in sins.” Cf. Matt. 13:33,
RV
; Luke 11:36; 13:21; John
13:10,
RV
(rendered “every whit”). See
ALL
, and
EVERYWHIT
.
B. Adverbs.
1.
(
1
, 3843), from
, “all,” is translated in various ways. The
rendering “altogether” is found only in 1 Cor. 5:10 (where the
RV
margin gives the
alternative meaning, “not at all” (meaning the fornicators of this world) and 9:10 (marg.,
“doubtless”). The other renderings are, in Luke 4:23, “doubtless” (
KJV
, “surely”); in Acts