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as in 1 Cor. 7:32,
KJV
, “the things that belong to the Lord,”
RV
, suitably, “the things of the
Lord”; (c) a distinct verb, e.g.,
, “to partake of, share in,” Heb. 7:13
RV
,
“belongeth to (another tribe),”
KJV
, “pertaineth to.”
BELOVED
A. Adjective.
(
, 27), from
, “to love,” is used of Christ as loved by God,
e.g., Matt. 3:17; of believers (ditto), e.g., Rom. 1:7; of believers, one of another, 1 Cor.
4:14; often, as a form of address, e.g., 1 Cor. 10:14. Whenever the
KJV
has “dearly
beloved,” the
RV
has “beloved”; so, “well beloved” in 3 John 1; in 1 John 2:7,
KJV
,
“brethren” (
), the
RV
has “beloved,” according to the mss. which have
.
See
DEAR
.
B. Verb.
(
1
, 25), in its perfect participle passive form, is translated “beloved” in
Rom. 9:25; Eph. 1:6; Col. 3:12; 1 Thess. 1:4; 2 Thess. 2:13. In Jude 1 the best texts have
this verb (
RV
); the
KJV
, “sanctified” follows those which have
. See
LOVE
.
Note:
In Luke 9:35, the
RV
, translating from the most authentic mss., has “My
chosen” (
), for
KJV
, “beloved” (
); so in Philem. 2, “sister” (
).
BENEATH
(
1
, 2736) signifies (a) “down, downwards,” Matt. 4:6; Luke 4:9; John 8:6, 8;
Acts 20:9; (b) “below, beneath,” of place, Mark 14:66; the realms that lie below in
contrast to heaven, John 8:23; the earth, as contrasted with the heavens, Acts 2:19; with
, “unto,” Matt. 27:51; Mark 15:38. The comparative degree,
, “under,” is
used in Matt. 2:16. See
BOTTOM
,
UNDER
.¶
BENEFIT, BENEFACTOR
1.
$
(
' $ &
, 2108), lit., “good work” (
$
, “well,”
, “work”), is found
in Acts 4:9, “good deed,” and 1 Tim. 6:2, “benefit.”¶
2.
$
(
' $ !
, 2110), “a benefactor,” expresses the agent, Luke 22:25.¶
Note:
Cf.
$
, “to do good.”
3.
(
1$
, 5485), “grace,” is once rendered “benefit,” 2 Cor. 1:15; it stresses
the character of the “benefit,” as the effect of the gracious disposition of the benefactor.
See
ACCEPTABLE
,
FAVOR
,
GRACE
,
LIBERALITY
,
PLEASURE
,
THANK
.
4.
(
, 18), the neuter of
, used as a noun in Philem. 14, is
translated “benefit,”
KJV
;
RV
, “goodness.” See
GOOD
.
BENEVOLENCE
$
(
E
, 2133), “good will” (
$
, “well,”
$
, “the mind”), is rendered
“benevolence” in 1 Cor. 7:3,
KJV
. The
RV
, following the texts which have
(“due”), has “her due,” a more comprehensive expression; in Eph. 6:7, “good will.”¶
BEREAVED, BEREFT